So I wanted to write a little about the biggest pride and joy in my life-my son, Christopher Aidan. We call him Aidan. He is the most precious gift I have EVER received, and I cannot, cannot imagine my life without him. Life before him is even a vague fog at times, because he totally consumes my thoughts, attention, and affections. Well, him, and Chris, too! So on to a little bit about my little man!
Aidan is 6 months old, and will be 7 months old on 3-9-09 (which I just realized is next Monday!-wow!). He is able to sit up on his own, and is crawling around like you wouldn't believe! It's so neat to watch him develop his motor skills and put them all together to do something so simple but yet profound for him (and for us watching him, too!). I like watching him crawl, and then push himself up to a sitting position, look around him to see what's going on, and then move on to something else that catches his eye. He goes all over the kitchen and family room, and has ventured out into the hallway some, but usually those rooms fascinate him. He's even been opening drawers in the kitchen and pulling stuff off the fridge that's at his level. I don't think Aidan's just content with crawling; he's also now trying to stand up. I love watching his reasoning on how to stand. He usually has his hands out in front of him, and then pushes his bottom up in the air and spreads his feet apart and pushes up on his hands, and then the poor boy runs out of steam and collapses back on the floor, where he lets out some yells and babbling that sounds like he's frustrated and complaining that he can't stand and walk yet. Every time we hold him, he loves to stand in our laps and walk up us. He can also pull himself up to stand, and does this all the time when he's in his crib. Note to self: take mobile down tomorrow; Aidan tries to eat the animals on it!
Aidan went to the doctor on 2-17-09, and he weighs 18 lbs, 11 oz, and is 27 inches long. He's getting so big so fast, and it doesn't seem like it's been nearly 7 months since he arrived into this world and we first laid our eyes on this blessing from God. He is eating solid foods three times a day now (cereal with fruit in the morning, veggies and fruit at lunch, then veggies/meat and sometimes fruit at supper), and then gets a bottle in between meals, and a good 7 oz. bottle before bed at night, which he usually gulps down. He seems to love everything he eats, although he seems to down the fruits much faster than the veggies. I want him to be a good, healthy eater and to prefer fruits and veggies above other foods when he gets a bit older...so far he's on the right track!
Aidan does great with sleeping at night. He sleeps all night, which is a great thing for us, and usually wakes around the same time each morning. I'm glad he's on a good routine with sleeping and eating...it makes life so much easier for someone like me, who is sometimes a little too dependent on routines! He is a great baby...he really doesn't cry or fuss much unless he's hungry or sleepy. He is a happy baby, and I hear that all the time from others who meet him and spend even just a few minutes around him. It's true...he is a very happy baby and we have been very blessed that he is so good and happy! He goes to daycare while I'm at work, and he seems to do well with sleeping and eating there, although there are some times when he doesn't sleep as long as I would like or eat as much as I would like. Those are the times the most when I wish I could stay at home with him and be there, taking care of him myself. I feel good with the care he receives at daycare, I just know that no one can take care of him like his mama, and I hate so badly that I have to work right now. It's my goal in a year or so, once this student loan is paid back, to be able to stay at home with him, and hopefully another little Donovant, if it's God's will! I just want to stay at home with my child so badly! I do enjoy my job and teaching those little ones with special needs, but I just want to be at home teaching my own baby more than anything! It's a prayer and a hope for the future! God has a plan, of this I am sure!
I love seeing Aidan's personality blossom as he gets older. He is such an observant baby, and watches things/people around him all the time. He studies faces that he sees, and will usually give a big, dimpled smile to familiar friends and even new friends . He is obsessed with moving, and now standing and crawling. He is always happy to see me and Chris, and will greet us with the biggest smiles and gurgles of laughter. I love hearing his laugh more than any sound in the world! He smiles more than he laughs, so when I get a giggle or a big laugh out of him, I feel as though my day has been made! It's always something different that gets him laughing, so trying to find what will make him laugh that day is a personal daily goal for me! I think Aidan's a thinker just like his Daddy...he always seems to have something on his mind and is trying to figure out how to implement his plan and get where he wants to go. This doesn't stop me from being silly, loud, and making sounds to him...even if he doesn't laugh, he always smiles and seems to enjoy my goofiness! Glad someone does!
He enjoys playing in his exersaucer, but not so much now since he is more mobile and is fascinated with moving. He enjoys toys that make noise, like his Baby See 'N Say, and his rainforest friends piano. He likes to bang his toys on the floor, table, high chair, anywhere he can to see what noise it will make. It seems to fascinate him. He also enjoys putting everything he can into his mouth and chewing. He has his two front bottom teeth in, so that must explain the urge to chew. At about 3 months old, Aidan began losing interest in his pacifier. It was a loss to us, since we relied on it to keep him, well, pacified, but in a way I guess it was good since he wasn't addicted to it and we weren't facing a struggle to wean him from it in the future! He just chews on it now, which I guess still serves a purpose of keeping him pacified.
Aidan also loves the water and enjoys bath time. He loves to splash the water with his hands and gets it everywhere, including on me. It's just cute to watch him explore it. Songs and music seem to get Aidan's attention...which I am so thankful for! I am a HUGE music lover, and glad I can share this love with my son (hopefully it will continue to grow and he will love it like I do!). He loves to hear me sing to him, especially while we are reading books that could be songs too (like Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?, and nursery rhymes). I will always remember when Aidan was about 2 months old and I was singing "Hey Jude" to him and he began cooing along with me. Touched my heart!! I kept trying to sign while crying so he would continue to sing with me. It was a memory treasured in my heart and such a bonding experience with my boy! He loves books too, and looks at the pictures, tries turning the pages, and then in the mouth they go! He is babbling a bunch, and is saying "Mama, ma, ma, mmm, mama!" Yes, he's saying "Mama"...sometimes I think he puts the association together of that word and me (he looks at me when he says it...maybe wishful thinking on my part), but I don't think he has fully made the association. I think it's more of a "I say this string of sounds together, and Mama comes to get me" thing. Who knows though!
When Aidan was born, his hair was strawberry blond. I wondered what it would look like at 6 months, and now I know. It's brown, and getting coarse and wavy like Chris's. His eyes are one of my favorite features of his-they are a mix of blue, brown, and green. We usually get comments and remarks like "Look at his eyes!", "Such beautiful eyes!". I agree. His bright smile and dimples are another thing I love. Melts my heart every time he smiles!
I can't wait until the weather gets warmer and we can go out and do more outdoor things with Aidan. I think he will have a ball exploring the outdoors and all the new sights, sounds, and smells it brings. We are planning on buying a wagon for him to ride in, and I can't wait to put up this horse swing my parents got for him and watch him have fun swinging. I know he will grow and change so much in the near future...even tomorrow he will change and grow and learn something new. So at this moment, my mother's heart pours out all my love, gratitude, and fascination for this 6-month old, drooly, smiling, constantly moving, baby boy. Even a month or two from now, this blog will tell of all the new things Aidan is doing, but for now, and even in the future, I can look back and remember ALL about my son at this stage of life. This precious, marvelous, amusing, learning stage. And as much as he is learning, I am learning so much from him. Learning much about patience, appreciating laughter and silly moments, quiet moments, being one step ahead, and making right choices and decisions that I know would benefit my son and would be something I want him to learn and appreciate about me. I love being a mama more than I ever imagined I would, and I longed SO much for this amazing joy, to be a mama to the sweetest baby boy. I love motherhood, and I love watching my husband bond with our son and play with him, and talk to him and tell him how much he loves him and how special he is.
Yes, long blog entry I know, but it's been on my heart to write about my heart, my Aidan. Each day is a new adventure, a new joy, and I love him more than my life. More than I've ever known. It's a different love than that I have for Chris, a love that has consumed me completely. I am a truly blessed-beyond-belief woman. To have a healthy, happy son and a loving, faithful husband...wow. I'm speechless. To God be the glory, great things He hath done!!
On My Mind, At This Moment:
"...Before you cross the street
Take my hand
Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It's getting better and better
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy"
from "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" by John Lennon
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