Our baby boy is 8 months old today! Aidan is crawling like crazy! He loves to hold our fingers and walk around the house, and he has started to use his little walk-behind toy, but he whimpers the whole time he is walking because he is scared of falling. He loves to eat food with his fingers, and he is a big fan of Cheerios and Gerber Cheese Puffs. Aidan has been going to bed at about 7:00/7:30 every night and waking up between 5:00 and 6:30 in the morning.
Aidan has become very good at pulling himself up, but he's not so good about sitting himself back down :) He is beginning to get clingy with Mike and I when we get home from work, and I think it is just because he misses us.
Aidan has been staying home for the last two weeks from daycare with my mom. My mom is determined to get him saying "Grandma" before she leaves, and he has the /g/ sound pretty good... but I think this is just coincidence.... He is still not even close to saying "Mama"...
In January, we started daycare at a new home. Aidan had been going to Andria since he was 10 weeks old, but before Christmas break, they moved to the Iowa City area... We were so sad to leave her, Andria was absolutely wonderful! She put this new Mama's mind at ease because she took such great care of him! Now, I feel so lucky to have found a second daycare provider who we just love as well! Aidan is now going to Susie's house during the day, and he just loves it there too! I honestly feel so blessed to have had 2 great people caring for Aidan while we are at work :)
And yesterday, I learned that the school board approved my position for a contract--which is AMAZING! It has been a long wait, but I love my job, so I stuck with it :)
Enjoy some pictures of Aidan :)