How quickly the past month has flown by! Aiden will be 36 weeks old tomorrow and has changed so much in the past month. His little personality is starting to bloom and so is his curiosity! Here are some recent pictures of my little bug:
Going for a ride on Daddy's shoulders. Aiden gets a kick out of the view!
My handsome little boy waking up from a nap. I have come to realize that the better he naps during the day, the longer he sleeps at night! Nap away, Aiden!
Aiden has become so sturdy over the last month. His ability to sit independently has improved so much that we started using highchairs when we go out to eat. It is much easier to keep him entertained when he can sit with us and bang spoons on the table.
Since he can sit so well now, I feel more comfortable giving him some space to play on his own (still within my view, of course). Shout out to my friend Kristie for giving me some great advice when I was pregnant. She told me to make sure Aiden got some alone playtime every day... and boy did that pay off! Aiden can keep himself entertained for at least 20 minutes! Just enough time for Mommy to clean up a little, enjoy a cup of coffee and a magazine, or eat lunch!
Tee-hee-hee. Aiden is definitely a happy and cheerful baby. He is always laughing (he especially finds how Daddy says the word "whoopsie" quite hilarious!). My absolute favorite sound is hearing Aiden laugh, there's no better sound in the world.
And.... he's mobile!! Aiden has officially started army-crawling on his belly. He's pretty quick too!! We have to keep a sharp eye on him, it only takes him a minute or so to get into something. I think we're in trouble now!
Aiden is now enjoying 3 solid meals a day. His favorite foods are carrots, bananas, sweet potato, corn, apples and chicken, and pears. Aiden does NOT enjoy peas, green beans, vegetable beef and mixed veggies.
We took a family trip to Larriland Farm last weekend to pick up pumpkins for Halloween. It was a gorgeous day and Aiden enjoyed his visit!!
My pumpkin in the midst of pumpkins.
Yes... I think Aiden will be upset about this picture when he is older. Come on, we couldn't resist!
Sitting in a calderon....
... surrounded by witches!! Yikes!!!
Hanging out with Daddy by the lake at the Farm.
Aiden has discovered grass!!! And... tried to eat it more that once!
Cheese!! =)
Mommy and Aiden at the pumpkin patch looking for our family of pumpkins!! We picked out 4, one for each member of our family (including Rocky).
It really was a memorable first trip to the farm. It's so fun watching Aiden discover and enjoy the world around him. As he gets older, Vic and I are having fun toting him around to new places. Looking at the world through his eyes makes me see things in a different way.
New Developments:
1. Object permanence- Aiden has realized that each time he drops his toy on the ground, while sitting in his highchair, that the toy is still there... and Mommy and Daddy will pick it up.
2. Passing toys from one hand to the other
3. He's starting to prop himself onto his hands and knees and bounces gently back and forth.. precursor to crawling?
4. His favorite thing to say? "Dadadadadadadadadada"! We don't think that he actually understands that Vic is "Dada", so we're trying to encourage him to associate Vic when he says "Dada". Poor Vic... he's constantly having to respond to Aiden when he calls... and he calls him a lot!
5. No more pacifier! Aiden has self-weaned himself off his Binky. He does have a new lovey though... Vic and I call him "Teddy". Aiden loves curling up and cuddling with his stuffed bear. He falls asleep so nicely when he is able to hold "Teddy".
It's hard for me to believe that I have a 9 month old baby. He's such a little boy now and I love him more and more every day. I can't wait to see what this next month brings! =)
