Master of the Stairs

After several months of climbing up the stairs AJ learned to scoot down the stairs by himself. I'm not sure how he learned it because I've been too nervous to allow it. I carried him or held his hand while he walked down beside me. Perhaps his Dad taught him or maybe he was imitating his older brouzin Justin. Nonetheless, I am glad that he has mastered the stairs. No more worry about him falling. Life in a home with multiple toddlers is stressful but it gets a little less nerve racking as they become more independent and self sufficient.

Terrible Twos... 4 Months Early

Dr Hirsh warned me that Terrible Twos actually begin at 18 months. Let the record show that Aiden's began at 20 months. His tantrums don't last long but they are dramatic. When will he get sick of hitting his head on the floor from falling out backwards? He gets mad when I turn the cartoons off TV for a few hours or when he can't have GoldFish crackers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Funny AJ

Aiden just learned to clap his hands and follow along as mom plays Indian Chief and Donkey Kong. This is too cute but hard to describe. You have to come over and see it for yourself.

Next Word

Aiden says ball while playing with his Little Einstein soccer ball.

Walking

Next Word

AJ loves his cat Enzo and in a week has gone from calling him Dat to Cat.

First Step

Hip hip hooray. Aiden took his first step today, 3 times today to be exact. My pooh is growing up.

Say My Name

I am so excited to finally announce that Aiden is saying Ma. Not only does he say ma but he recognizes that I am ma. I've read that babies begin saying ma and dada indiscriminently. It is good to know that my son knows who he wants and how to get what he wants. "Say my name say my name, lalala" (Destiny Child lyrics)

More Cruising

AJ loves to walk around the room as long as he is holding on to a piece of furniture. He will be walking on his own before I know it.

Cruising

Sippy Cup

Standing Around

Pulling Up

AJ stood up , yesterday, on his own by pulling up on the sofa. So far today he has done it twice...trying to reach my laptop.
Aiden gets into so much more things as he becomes more and more moblie
I have to admit that I love it when he follows me around the house. I've got my own personal minnie me-tag-a-long. Its nice when I don't have to d the chasing....after him and his brouzin.

Crawling

I see it

After several months of teething, 1 tooth is beginning to pierce through. Poor Aiden has been miserable for a weeks. Hopefully the following teeth won't hurt so bad.

Ready...Set...NotQuiteGo

Check out the latest progress in Aidens attempt at crawling....FOWARD. He can already crawl backwards but I have not caught this on video yet.

Almost

Yay, Aiden is ALMOST crawling. Today he was strong enough to get on his hands and knees and soon he will learn to move foward.
Don't get it twisted, he's been getting around for weeks. He manuevers around the living room floor without crawling. No, he is not scooting on his back like his brousin Justin. What AJ does is called creeping and he combines it with rolling and scooting on his tummy. It tickles me to see him in action.

1st FingerFoods

First Word

Aiden has been saying dada for 24 hours. I just bought him a Baby Einstein DVD that encourages speaking and saying mama. I thought my son would make history and break records by saying mama first. Guess not.

Sitting up