The Best Little Helper

Eric asked me if there was anything we could do to make the dishwasher less interesting to Aaron... I replied that time will do that - once we have to ask him to do the dishes, suddenly he will not have any desire to open it... but for now, it's cute that he tries to help with the dishes...

No, my son does not have a tail ... he simply is wearing a onesie with broken snaps. :}

Anything to Be With Dad

Aaron will do anything to be with Dad ... even sleep in a position like this.

Does this look comfortable to ... anyone ...?

Recognizing Us

Aaron's getting really good at recognizing us... If I show him a picture of Eric he knows it is Dada and will tell you so.  If I show him a picture of me all he does is get excited... and if I ask if it is Mama or "where's Mama" he'll point at me. The only time he'll say Mama is when he realizes I am there and wants to be held (which is so adorable)

High Five

Sorry the angle is odd - I woke up sick this morning and had no desire to be in the video... Anyway, Aaron's getting pretty good at this high five thing. :}

Aaron's Accomplishments

In the past few weeks, Aaron has grown leaps and bounds! He is so smart!

• He has solidified his knowledge of "No." If he is doing something he really enjoys (like playing in the fireplace) when I say no, he'll still do as I ask and leave what he is doing, but he'll get very upset. He also will parade around the house saying "na, na, na" - three in a row, the same way that I say "No, no, no."
• He is even better at coming when I call him.
• He will throw up both arms and look at us expectantly when he wants to be tickled (it is in a different way than when he wants to be held...).
• When he has a grip on my hair (usually), all I need to say is "Let Go" and he will!
• He used to like grabbing faces and scratching them but we've been working on this... now he gently strokes faces! And if I ask him to be gentle, he will reach up and stroke my face. So cute! This is great as he plays with his cousins and with other babies. We recently went to a gathering where there were 3 other babies, and they grabbed his face and all he did was stroke theirs.
• He puts his hand in the air and mutters something - requesting a high five. And if I put up my hand and ask him for a high five, he'll put his hand up on mine (we're still working on the hitting part of a high five).
• He loves to dance - if he's on all 4's he'll rock back and forth in perfect rhythm with the music. If he's standing, he'll bounce.
• The movement isn't quite right, but he comes up to me making kissing sounds! He wants to give Mom kisses!
• He loves hugs, like, loves them. He'll wrap his arms around you and snuggle in close.
• He is back to sleeping 6-8 hours. Hallelujah!

The Bathroom

Heaven only knows why, but Aaron's favorite room in the house is the bathroom. If I close the bathroom door, he will wander the house, play in his room, then come back to me in the living room. However, if the bathroom door is open, he will go and play in there and not come back. He likes to try and climb in the tub and attempt to lift the toilet seat...

When I am doing my hair, Aaron likes to be in there with me (whatever Mom is doing, he wants to do also.). If I am doing something that does not require 2 hands, I will plop him up on the counter beside me and let him play with my clips, combs, etc. (Apparently whatever Mom is using is infinitely cooler than any of his other toys) If I am working on my make-up, I have to hand him whatever I am using after I'm done with it so that he can try too... He doesn't get to be up there often, but he LOVES it when I allow it.

Today, I found him in there (I forgot to shut the door) and instead of calling to him to come out (which he will do) I went to him instead. When I lifted him, he saw himself in the mirror and got all excited, so I sat him on the counter and did his hair with Eric's gel (if you look closely in the pictures, you can see a small mohawk...).

Itty Bitty Pretty One

Eric has a drum that is a hollowed out log with deer skin stretched over it ... Aaron loves it, even more than his bongos sometimes!




Today, I was trying to work on Aaron's quiet book and he was determined to help... Which is cute, but I can't have him eating my felt and playing with the scissors... So I pulled out the log-drum and the video is what then occurred for the next little while. Aaron really likes music and definitely enjoys dancing (a boy after my own heart!). I think it is SO cute! This is not the only song he danced to, but it is the only one I bothered to get a video of.