aidan's thoughts

stuff i think of

Sunday, June 22, 2003

i'm a big boy now!! mommy,daddy, grandma, and me went to toys r us to get me a new car seat since my feet hang over the edge of my other car seat. not only did i get a new car seat but i got a high chair so i can sit at the table instead of on the table in my bouncy chair. mommy also picked out a cool toy for me called an exersaucer. it's kind of like a walker but it is stationary. it has things that squeak, light up, rattle, and a mirror. it's pretty cool but i can only handle hanging out in it for about 10 minutes or so.
my gums have been bothering me again. i drool a lot and i chew on things a lot, too.
i think my tummy situation is getting better. mommy and daddy give me drops before bed to help with my gas. it doesn't taste too good but i open my mouth and take my medicine like a good boy.

Friday, June 20, 2003

it's friday!
grandma raymond is coming to see me tomorrow. i can't wait to show her all of my new tricks. especially the one where i blow a rasberry. i may squeal and scream for her to, if the mood strikes me.
i've been having so much fun lately. everyday i laugh and laugh, and smile and sometimes i get so excited I can't contain myself and i just clench my fists, straighten my legs and shake. mommy calls it spazing out. i call it having a good time.
my hair is getting long and it often seems to have a reddish tint. but there are some really blonde hairs in there too, so we'll have to wait and see how it turns out.
my eyes have stayed blue and have lightened a bit to a beautiful color.
blonde hair, blue eyes . . . ladies watch out!

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me-ee, happy birthday to me.
wow, can you believe it. it has been 5 months today since i was forced out of my warm, dark, cozy spot. a lot has changed:
then: sleep all day with a few hours awake here and there
now: awake all day with a few hours of sleep here and there

then: mommy had to help me to get in position to eat
now: i help mommy get into position to eat

then: always slept on mommy or daddy
now: almost always sleep in mommy and daddy's bed

then: needed my head constantly held to keep it from whipping around
now: whip my head around like i'm at a metallica concert

then: grabbed and squeezed fingers
now: grab, pinch, pull, squeeze, yank, and jerk fingers, noses, hair, ears, cheeks, lips, nipples (daddy's too), shirts, hats, cups, towels, burp clothes, . . .

then: constanly had an expressionless stare
now: constanly contort my face into smiles, quizzical looks, looks of concern, and looks of excitement

then: made very little noise, mostly little grunts
now: make lots of noise, screaming, yelling, squealing, laughing, cooing, and crying

then: laid in one place when put down
now: roll all over the floor until an obstacle stops me

then: fell asleep on every car ride
now: fall asleep on few car rides

then: stayed at home a lot
now: go out and meet other people and babies

then: made the "o" face
now: no more "o" face, but many others (see above)

then: pooped on mommy after first bath
now: take baths with mommy, no accidents since first

then: had no idea other creatures existed
now: love petting doggies and kitties

then: mommy and daddy always home
now: daddy mostly gone

then: mommy and daddy got up in the middle of the night to feed me in the rocker in my room
now: mommy rolls over, gives me food, may or may not wake up

then: all of my clothes either fit me or were too big
now: most of my clothes are too small

then: a lot of people coming to visit
now: no one comes to visit

then: gave clear cues that i was hungry
now: make mommy and daddy play guessing game

then: it was cold
now: it is hot

then: bouncy chair was lots of fun
now: bouncy chair is sort-of fun

a lot has changed in 5 months, and this list is not complete. just wait until i am a year old. mommy and daddy . . . get ready!

Friday, June 13, 2003

i love to roll over and over and over!

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

i had a big weekend. i woke up puking on friday . . . again. mommy and me were supposed to go to work with daddy because of something called skyshow. well since i was sick mommy and me stayed home. i was fine the rest of the day so daddy came home and got us and we went to the stadium. i was supposed to go to grandma's but with all the running around mommy and daddy were running late so they took me to the tailgate party, and then mommy was going to go to grandma's with me when the game started. it turns out i should've gone to grandma's from the beginning. at the tailgate party i was fine at first, but then some fireworks went off and i wasn't too sure about that. there was a lot of commotion going on, i hadn't got my naps in that day, and aunt christina and her friends kept sticking their faces in my face and talking really loud to me. after a while i just started crying cause i didn't know what else to do. so mommy took me to grandma's and i could tell that she and daddy felt bad for subjecting me to all that.
the latest on me is that i can now roll from my back to my tummy left or right with just as much ease, and i can also roll from my tummy to my back pretty easily too although i don't do that as much.
i am also really interested in these things at the end of my arms. they open and close and open and close and wiggle. mommy calls them my hands. i could stare at them forever . . . they are really cool.

Wednesday, June 04, 2003

i've been getting a lot of comments on how out of date this is. truth is i need a parent's lap to sit on to reach the computer, so don't blame me. mom and dad are busy (i make sure of it) so you can't really blame them either.
let me try to remember everything from the last couple of weeks.
after mastering the rolling over from my back to my tummy (going left only) i became a rolling fool. mommy and daddy just couldn't put me down without me rolling over. lately i have managed to roll over going right a couple times, but i don't have that mastered like the left roll. i have also been on my tummy and lifted my head really high, then next thing i know i'm on my back. i guess i rolled over from my tummy to my back, but it is quite by accident, i don't really know how to do it on purpose . . . yet.
i have been trying to be more mobile. when i'm on my tummy i get my knees underneath me with my butt up in the air. sometimes i'll push my legs back and move forward a little bit, but i haven't figured out how to get the arms to work with the legs . . . yet. i am getting better though cause now i lift my chest up off the ground, so that helps . . . less drag.
back on may 20th i had another vomiting episode in the middle of the night. this time i only vomited once, so mommy and daddy didn't bother to take me to the doctor. i was fine after that one time. the funny thing is that daddy had an interview at cal poly that day. he also had an interview at cal poly the last night i vomited when i go the tummy flu. i'm not sure what that is all about.
over memorial day weekend we went down to campland to see gran (daddy calls her granny) and papa. it was a lot of fun. i was in a good mood and papa had a really cool bright orange jacket that i liked to look at and touch. while we were there i saw some ducks. they made me laugh when mommy fed them.

after campland we went to uncle bobby's house for a bbq. his mom and dad came over to see me, but by then i had had a long day so i was a little fussy with them.
i had my four month check-up last thursday (05/29/03). everything checked out. i weighed 16lbs. 4oz., and am 26 1/2 inches tall. that puts me in the 75 percentile for height and weight.
they gave me more shots, and although i cried for a minute when they gave them to me, once mommy picked me up that made it all better. i didn't cry after that. the nurse was impressed. since i was her last of the day she said it ended her day on a good note.
mommy asked the doctor lots of questions. ever since i had the tummy flu i have been having gas and poop problems. i am a lot more gassy and my poop sometimes skips a day. when that happens it is really smelly by the time i go, and it usually overflows my diaper because it is so much. i also writhe around and grunt in my sleep sometimes. the doctor said all of this is normal. the tummy flu messed up my intestinal lining and these are side effects. he said it will take a couple months for the lining and me to get completely back to normal.
some current interests of mine include grabbing/touching things. this includes kitties, doggies, and faces. faces are especially fun to grab, and i really like grabbing noses. as far as the doggies and kitties go, the doggies stay away from me, and so do most of the kitties. there is one kitty though that has claimed me as his own. he lets me pet him, and when he rubs on my feet it makes me laugh. he is really annoying mommy though because he is always where i am and he thinks my room is his room.
a couple weeks ago i started doing this really funny face where i would squint my eyes, wrinkle my nose and sniff in and out really fast, like a dog sniffing something. sometimes i would even snort. mommy and daddy really thought that was funny. now i like to stick my tongue out and make funny noises and faces. they say i look like a monkey.
i really need to update this more often so that i don't end up with these really long entries.