7 Weeks!

Aidan turned 7 today. The past two nights he's slept till 5:30, which is a first and we're clearly hoping that keeps up.

Congratulations to the University of Kansas, and a great basketball game. My brother's best friend, Ryan who also has a newborn, is an alum of Kansas. I'm sure he's happy for a couple of reasons now. Heather and I are hoping Aidan brings our alma maters the same luck that Ryan's newborn has brought him.

Happy Birthday Aidan!
It's absolutely amazing how big he's getting.
We Are......sucking my thumb! Yep, Aidan found his thumb. And yes, he looks fantastic in Penn State blue.
What more can be said about this photo?
"My little rubber ducky." Is he Bert or is he Ernie? I think he looks like Bert.

Guess Who Came To Visit?

April and Ali came for a visit over the weekend, and properly spoiled Aidan. Not that we're complaining, in fact it was great. Heather and I got to have dinner and movie and a full night of sleep! Oh, and I think they like him.

While Heather and I were out we decided that Aidan was in better hands with them then with us. Aidan was clearly fascinated with them, and we think he had become bored with looking at us all the time. I'm not sure if that's possible but it sure seemed like it, he was definitely putting on the charm.

You'll notice how happy Aidan looks in all of the pictures with April and Ali.
Passed out.

Full and happy.

Have I said I love Aidan in his hats?

6 Weeks!

Aidan turned 6 weeks old today, and yes it's gone fast. I think Heather would agree but it seems like he's always been here. I'm not sure if that's how most new parents feel, but that's the way it feels right now. April and Ali get to meet him for the first time this weekend, I'm pretty sure everyone is excited.

Heather took this batch of photos and it's clear she does a better job than me. We love this one.


The power of running a blog, putting silly pictures of your brother up.
Want to give Annie and Geoff a shout out, thanks for the shirt-although it's tough to see.

Aidan Goes Hunting

Aidan got a bear from Uncle Clyde and Aunt Pam, we named him Cowboy after the University of Wyoming's mascot. Today, Aidan went bear hunting.


It didn't go so well at first, Aidan was suprised at home.
Aidan getting owned by Cowboy.
Oh oh, Aidan using all 11 pounds to finally get the advantage.
It's the victory dance.
And don't come back to my house!

Quick Friday Update

We had one great night this week. On Wednesday night he slept from midnight to 5:30. Fantastic! Of course Aidan hasn't repeated, but we're keeping our fingers crossed. Also, he had a check-up this week. He's perfectly healthy, weighs over 11 pounds and is almost two feet long, and the doctor is impressed with his head control.

One of the funny things that happens to me when I do the middle of the night shift is I sometimes get a random song stuck in my head. It's terrible. I've been singing anything from Aerosmith, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Millie Vanilli, although I'm not sure the last one should count as singing. What usually happens is I sing made up lyrics to a Pearl Jam tune, it seems to be the only way to get the random/awful song out of my head. Heather caught me one time and thought I was crazy, probably still does.

This picture reminds me of pictures of chimps hanging on to people's necks.
One side effect to Aidan getting bigger is that he loses his birth hair. He's almost bald up top but still has long hair in the back. Awkward.
Almost two feet.

Happy Easter!

Aidan got to experience Easter today. And by "experience," I mean he stayed at home with daddy while mom went to church. Later in the day we went over to Kevin's where he and Leigh made a fantastic brunch. Overall, it was a great day except for the fact that Georgetown lost. As Mark said, "oof."

Cute little Easter egg.

The Waners on their first Easter.
After brunch.
Brad stopped by yesterday for the Duke game, and got to meet Aidan for the first time. Some stranger was passing by and got in the background.
Clearly, I love Aidan in his hats. It kills me.
If I were Monet and got tired of painting water lilies, I'd paint Aidan in his hat.

Aidan Turns One Month.....Two Days Ago!

Aidan turned a month on Wednesday, and it shows. He looks like a baby now, and not a newborn. I hope that makes sense.

I know I said Aidan would be in his tournament favorite onesie, but Georgia lost yesterday before we could get a picture. Penn State isn't in it, currently Tennessee is losing to American...who(and how is that for real time blogging)? Also, I don't think Heather would allow that, the only school we have left is Georgetown, maybe Uncle Mark can help out.

"Hey, Aidan, how old are you?"

I think he hates wearing his hats.
This picture was taken on Wednesday and for scale I put our tv remote control next to him. I wonder what he'll look like at 2 months.