My 9month old

APPEARANCE:   My big strong curly haired boy is as adorable as ever and seems he has eyes that change colour between brown and light hazel, a def mix of his dad and I (brown and light green)

PERSONALITY: Aidan is such a busy body! He is always chatting and moving around and trying to escape from any door he can find. He cruises along furniture and crawls so fast you need to be crazy aware of him at all times. He is also at that “take out and take off” exploring age which can be exhausting, like yesterday when he was sitting on floor of our room while I packed my gym bag, turn around and he had wiped my cream blush all over the floor and himself…EVERYTHING was pink. He is so fearless too, he kept crawling to the bathroom to play in the bin(kids are strange) Rob switched light off to discourage him but he just continued playing with discarded toilet paper tubes.
 
ROUTINE:  He sleeps much better BUT eating is a fight and a half!!! He could just not be bothered, even drinking he does as fast as he can then he throws bottle away to get up to play and in evenings and mornings when he is breast fed he wants to sip and play sip and play, NOT my idea of fun

LOVES: The outside and getting all messy – stereotypical little boy

DISLIKES: “Weird” textures, like he wont pick up any foods that are to wet or mushy and if he plays in the sand he wipes his hands on his top (same kid that will happily play in mud-go figure)
 

MOM:  Doing okay, just wish cleaning lady could come back from her holiday, never knew how messy such a young kid could be

Guess who is 8 months old

It took me forever to get a halfway decent pic on the chair
APPEARANCE:   He is a big boy, tall and heavy and looks set to have a whoooole lot of curly hair

PERSONALITY: Aidan is still VERY into music, he even hums himself to sleep sometimes. He also plays “drums” along with any tune, like if there is a show on tv he will play around with his toys but when an ad with a jingle comes on he needs to stop, “bang his drums” and dance until tune is over. It is so cute. He is also very chatty and even his cries are wordy…he doesn’t just cry, no its mamamamama nananana (and what sounds like eina) He crawls like a champ and is sooo proud of himself. But is also quite a danger to himself as he pulls on everything and gets into everything. Climbing is his thing, LOVES IT!
ROUTINE:  He spends day with my mom and is learning a lot. Feels like everyday I come home and he has learnt something new. He is at that clingy stage  though and to be honest I wish he would play alone a little more, like when I pack my gym bag, because as it is he just wants to hold onto my leg.

LOVES: New found independence of crawling around and dancing

DISLIKES: He seems to be against the basics of babyness… he doesn’t like sleeping, eating or being changed, which I thought  is what babies do

MOM:  Could do with a nap

We don’t like to “sit nicely”

No more pictures mommy!

A friend reminded me how I used to joke that once Aidan is born he would be the most photographed baby ever, uhm looks like that premonition is coming true. . . oops

(don’t worry I intend to respect his privacy when he is a little older,hehe)

Brag book:look what I made,hehehehe

Every now and again every mom wants to just be like, ooooooh look at my cute kid! soooo LOOK AT MY CUTE KID 🙂
Even though he exhausts me, has wayyyy too much energy,doesn’t sleep and can even throw tantrums, I could not love him more if I tried so I thought I’d share some of my recent favourite pics….

Rare sighting of a sleeping Aidan

Get me out of here

Ohhhh I’m so crafty I made a person (saw that on pinterest and thought it was cute)

7 months and counting

Aidan and his bday buddy Lilitha are 7 months today, how time flies!

Wow can’t believe how big he is now
APPEARANCE:  The jury is still out regarding who he looks like , but I think he is just the cutest thing, all cheeks and eyes

PERSONALITY: Aidan is soooooo busy and he is getting “naughty”, tests the waters by crying for stuff but in general he is such a pleasure. He responds to music now too, and drums along to any tune playing or even when you sing (this includes lullabies, unfortunately)and he dances and sings too, very cute!

ROUTINE:  He sleeps less plays wayyyyy more and is such a danger to himself, thinks he can stand so will pull himself up against things, but since he isn’t strong enough yet you have to watch him like a hawk- he is also learning to crawl, give him a week or so and you wont be able to stop him!

LOVES: rolling around and banging everything , my lil musical prodigy 😉 – feel like he needs a drum for Christmas , but I in fact don’t need him to have one, hehehe

DISLIKES: Sleep! Still doesn’t want to sleep, ever! Also doesn’t like having to wear clothes


MOM:  Feels super guilty for him falling off the bed yesterday. Shame man, he seems great though, very resilient, I’m the one still in shock.