Video Update

Thanks to Uncle Mark we have a new camcorder. I'm still working on it, but hopefully there will be better videos on the way. I think you get the point of Aidan's mobility. You can here my old man grunt when bending for the remote. However, it's really tough to get Aidan to do something when the camera is out, he knows we're waiting for him to do something. That's why we entice him with goodies, such as phones, remotes, computers etc...

If you haven't noticed, I've been really bad at getting posts up this month. I think it's a combination of things, but I'll try and do better. We should have some new videos this week...

Aidan turned 7 months last Friday. It's almost impossible to get him to stay still for the remote picture now, but here you go.
This is one reason why my blogging has been slow. He ends up in funny places and I have to keep track of him more and more.
Ditto.
Speaking of ending up in funny places, Aidan got his first tour of Georgetown on Sunday. Uncle Mark has already promised tuition help if(I should really say when) he gets in.
It's a good thing there's no malaria in DC, because Aidan got attacked by some vicious mosquitos. You can see the worst ones here, but there's one on his neck, ear, ankle and hand.

Last of the Oklahoma Pictures

Aidan's moving right along, literally. It's to the point where he's so mobile that he'll whine if we take something away or don't let him get to an object such as, my dirty shoes, the trash can, computer cords. Basically anything a baby shouldn't touch Aidan goes after.

When we crossed back into Oklahoma after family vacations we would sing the state song. Everyone knows the song, whenever I meet someone new and I tell them where I'm from they sing the song. It's pretty much the only thing they know about Oklahoma. Here's Aidan landing in Oklahoma for the first time. Not sure if his expression is appropriate or not.
The is one of my best friends, Dan, who got to meet Aidan for the first time. What a flirt! Not Dan, but Aidan. Although Dan is popular with the ladies.
Dan's mom Susan. Aidan loved her, and I think the feeling was mutual.
The Waner family! Believe it or not, after four days of being there and multiple guests we had to set the timer on the camera the morning we were leaving to get all five of us.
After bath time Aidan has great hair.
One last note. I can't believe we didn't get a picture of the Shannons(and as I found out loyal readers of the blog). They are friends of my parents and the parents of one of my long time friends, Ryan. They watched Aidan one night so the four of us could go out. My apologies, and thanks again for watching Aidan.

More Oklahoma Pictures

We made it through Tropical Storm Hannah, and I have to say I was disappointed. I was hoping for a little more umph. For those of you in Oklahoma, a normal thunder storm was worse then what we experienced.

Aidan had a great time and got a new friend out of the trip.
This is what the weekend encompassed. Four adults, sitting around a baby just watching and trying to get his attention. I wonder what the ratio of adult weight to baby weight is.....
Not only was it his first trip to Oklahoma it was his first college football weekend too. Penn State won.
Georgia won too.....
Grannie won too!

Back From Oklahoma

We got back Monday afternoon after a long weekend in Oklahoma. The visit was great, and a lot of mom and dad time and a lot of Grannie and Grandpa Joe time.

Aidan did really well on both flights, despite giving myself an ulcer. The only time he got upset was on the way back and we didn't take off until well into his nap time. There are many pictures so don't be surprised if you see a few entries regarding Oklahoma.

Whatever we fed him out there seems to have been something special because he has four teeth coming in up top, that's a total of six.

Working off some nervous energy while waiting to board.

I hope they got my bag.
No movie?!
I think I see Memphis.

Getting Ready For A Trip

It's been about a week since the last posting. I think that's the longest time between posts we've had. Sorry, we got caught up in the Olympics. In fact, after Aidan's six month check-up he was disqualified from future events. He measured in at 20 pounds, a big head and 30 inches long. He's got a big head and he's heavy, just like dad.

We leave for Oklahoma tomorrow, my mom is already at the airport, she's that excited. It's been too long since Aidan has seen his grandparents. I drive Heather crazy with being places on time, in fact if there's a phobia for being late I'm pretty sure I have it. With us flying for the first time with Aidan I'm afraid to admit how early we're going to get to the airport.

Aidan can really move now, and he just gets away from me.
Aidan isn't as fascinated with the camera so we're getting some "different" faces.


This is a picture of him eating sweet potatoes for the first time.

6 Months!

It's hard to believe Aidan turns 6 months old today. Not to be cliched, but it's gone really fast. In fact, it almost seems like Aidan has always been a part of our lives. It's not that Heather and I don't miss the chances to go out to dinner or a movie, etc., when we want, but he's been so much fun that, honestly, it's a really good trade off and that's an obvious understatement.

Speaking of him being fun, there are almost daily changes now. He sits up without any support. And that happened over night. He's talking....a lot. A lot of da da, ma ma, ga ga, na na, it's pretty cute. I'll try to get a video. Today I had him siting in his crib with his hands holding the rails. I turn away for a second, turn back and he's standing, still holding the rails. He pulled himself up. And I almost forgot. He has a third tooth coming in, this time it's on top.

We had to take a break from the Olympics to lower his crib. Here's the last picture of the crib at it's original height. I think you can see why we had to lower it.
Pizza at Uncle Mark's. We love the Greek pizza, and Mark loves his tan.
While we liked the pizza Aidan liked his bottle.
This is the crib at the new level, Aidan looks angry about it.
The monthly remote control picture. I think I've said this before, but he loves remotes and phones. I had to take this one in a hurry.