Happy Christmas!

Aidan had a very good first Christmas week. He got all sort of wonderful gifts from his family. As you can see here he is sporting his raindeer hat he got from his Cousin Harrison, Uncle Conrad, and Aunt Campbell.

Joanne got a special Boxing Day present when Aidan said Mama to her for the first time. That made her day!

We are off to England today and we hope to have some fantastic pictures of Aidan's return to the UK very soon.

I know I left a cookie in here somewhere. . .

Aidan has a great time discovering Granda Diane and Grandpa Roger's kitchen. Aidan has a second word as well, it is Kitty (although it sounds like kiki, but we know what he is talking about).

Guess what's new???

Well after several weeks of relatively no new news Thanksgiving came and Aidan decided to start showing off new tricks. Starting just before Thanksgiving, Aidan has now learned to sit himself up. This is now a simple task.

About a week after Thanksgiving Aidan has taken to crawling. His proficiency of this skill has been developing all week. While this skill is one that is reserved for only getting to things he is highly motivated to play with (keeping rolling to the items as the lazy way to get where he going), he is gradually moving more with the crawl and less with the roll.

He is also starting the cruising a bit as well. The newest trick is to stand on his own. This one is very very new, and he is very very novice at it, and it only happens for a couple of seconds at best.

Aidan also had his first meeting with (Grand)Father Christmas. The pictures turned out quite nice. When we see you in the coming weeks we will be very willing to share them with you, but you have to keep the identity of this Santa a secret.

Other things that have happened since Halloween: 2 new teeth (uppers), Dada was his first word, he has taken a strong liking to Sam the cat (Grandma Diane's kitty), and has gotten close to saying kitty (although mom and dad haven't witnessed this yet).

Boo!

This isn't Aidan's halloween costume (which many of you have seen), but Aidan is ready to celebrate the festivities of the fall.

Bath time

This is Aidan just getting finished with his bath on Sunday. He was having a great time splashing and playing in the water.

Rainy Days

Aidan and mommy getting ready to go out one rainy day.

Aidan's visit to OMSI

On Daddy's birthday we went to OMSI. Aidan had a blast. He saw a bunch of other kids and got to explore with a whole bunch of things. There was an aquarium that was very interesting, a sand box, a tub of plastic balls, a water fountain, and a lot more. Aidan seemed to enjoy the climbing blocks as one of his favorites.

That time at the park

Couple of weeks ago we enjoyed a nice early autumn day at our local park. Aidan loves his swing!

6 Months Old

On Thursday, Aidan turned the big 1/2 year(s) old. He is sitting in his chair that he associates food with. We told him about cake on birthdays, but didn't grasp only full years count for the cake rule. He was treated some very mushy pears that evening instead.

Rock 'n Roll Superstar

Aidan was catching some tunes the other day. . .

Chillin' Out

Aidan took a nap one morning while daddy got ready for work.

Aidan went to the doctor for his 4 month check up (at 6 months due to scheduling conflicts with the doctor) on Thursday and he is 27 inches long, and 17 1/2 pounds.

How did Mommy make this?

Aidan was having his first bits of rice cereal here. He really enjoys it made with Mommy's milk, but will eat it if is made with water.

Cruisin'

Sorry that there has been no new info in a bit. Aidan and Joanne are currently on a cruise to Alaska. We are hoping to get some new pictures from that adventure. Last week Aidan met his cousin Harrison. It was a very exciting meeting, even if Aidan didn't acknowledge it for the most part. Keep tuned, we should have some new pictures shortly.

Red Rover, Red Rover. . .

. . . and Aidan rolled right over. Altough technically he did already rollover (in his 2nd week), Aidan did a much more deliberate rollover this afternoon for his mommy on Mothers Day. A mere 5 minutes earlier we had a 10 minute video session in which he came quite close, but it wasn't until the pressure of the came was taken off before he showed off his skills.

SWM seeking some food

Aidan today had many adventures. He went to another new church for him, where he was a hit (Salmon Creek UMC). He visited his Great Grandma Stajgr for a while. He got in his toy car that his Grandad Keith bought him three times. He also had some good exploring time on his tummy.