10 months

Okay, I'm a little behind. Aidan was 10 months on the 4th, but due to some nasty sickness I have been experiencing, I have just not gotten around to posting this update until now.

So.... 10 months. Wow! I cannot believe that Aidan is already so near to the one year mark. It seems like time just flies by too fast.

Aidan is doing all sorts of new and exciting things and getting to be such a big boy. He is so close to walking, but surprisingly still a little bit timid about it. He took 8 steps by himself yesterday so we are thinking that mastering this ability is right around the corner. He loves to feed himself and eats all sorts of fun things. He loves black beans, peas, Cheerios, crackers, bread, eggs, olives, bananas, and pears. He also loves to drink out of his sippy cup. I bought him a Baby Einstein video recently and he really loves to watch it. He laughs at the puppets and makes the funniest faces at the t.v. One new and absolutely lovely thing is that Aidan "talks" constantly while he plays. He makes all sorts of fun noises and expressions and loves to "talk" to us too. His favorite word is "da-da", but he also says "ma-ma" and sometimes "haaa" (hi). He is so full of laughter and joy. He loves to play in his room with his noise machine and will play in there for a long time every day. He also loves to go "bye-bye" and will cry if you leave him.  He enjoys looking outside while he rides in the car now so Mommy doesn't have to entertain him anymore (yay!). He is fascinated with the bathroom since he is not allowed to be in there, but he is learning how to obey Mommy and Daddy when they tell him "no". He is very stubborn though and sometimes throws a fit when he doesn't get his way. He still loves his crib and blankie, but doesn't take the best of naps right now. He is still sleeping almost 12 hours at night which is always a blessing. All in all, we are so blessed to have such a fun-loving and adorable little baby boy. He brings so much joy into our world.