Aiden

Aiden maintains the Stronger Baby title in our house. The thousands of push-ups are paying off as he can now pivot around on the floor to grab a toy out of reach. He prefers to pivot to the right. He'll carefully study his hands or a toy for minutes; slowly rotating them, opening and closing his fingers, studying different perspectives. When he meets someone new or someone he hasn't seen in a while, he gets a little overwhelmed and breaks out into a strong, scared cry. Just as quickly, I can calm him down. I think he needs the opportunity to size things up first. He prefers sucking his left thumb and sleeping on his tummy. While he has my dimples, I think Aiden looks a lot like Eric. He's a messy eater and managed to sneeze out a mouthful of carrots yesterday. Eric sent me a picture text of the aftermath (1st picture below); it made my day. He likes to watch me fix their bottles. He has the biggest, most beautiful, blue eyes. He likes to give me kisses. This involves putting his mouth up to my cheek; sometimes he just slobbers, other times he gives out a little snort. He recently discovered that his voice can reach new higher octaves and decibel levels. He is good natured and loves to talk to us.

Aiden brings us much joy.