2008 - so far

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Mango!

I bought a bag of frozen mango chunks yesterday and Aiden just tried them. He had banana mango mash for breakfast and made lots of yum yum sounds.

Yucky

Aiden just grabbed my hair and put it in his mouth. He got a strong "yucky" face, let go and moved on to more tasty items like the pillow and his own hand.

The Pants

Breaking News: Teeth

Okay, tooth. Actually the VERY beginning of a tooth. I just felt the tiniest little sharp point where his right bottom tooth will be.

Mama Made These!

I've been getting into the culture of chic cloth diapers but can't stomach paying $35 for some of the more popular models. I own a sewing machine and I know how to read so I thought I'd try making one.

I came across a pattern for flannel pocket diapers requiring one pin to close. Rita's Rump Pockets are EASY to make and turn out trim, soft and cute. The soaker pattern uses an old wool sweater. I bought the sweater for about $5 at Goodwill and I think I'll be able to make four soakers out of it...not bad! I'm also working on a pair of wool longies (cargo pants style) using the sleeves of the sweater...I need to add the elastic and the cargo pocket. I also need to hem the pants. As with any sewing project, I learned a few things about each pattern and the next models will be much improved.

Right now Aiden is field testing the diaper and soaker. He had prunes and sweet potatoes for breakfast. I'll let you infer what I mean by "field testing".

Friday Extravaganza

The Passing of the Keys
This morning we noticed Aiden passing an object from one hand to the other. He was just sitting in his bumbo playing with the plastic keys (and working on a dirty diaper). He dropped them on his right, bent over to pick them up, passed them to his left hand and passed them back to his right. Dr. Ally told us to expect this at his 4 month appointment and we'd been waiting.

Bad to the Bone
We went to Kid to Kid the other day and I found three items for $11! Aiden scored two new pairs of Baby Gap pajamas and a seersucker romper. The jammies had a "spring 2008" tag inside meaning they're pretty dang new, they retail for about $20 each so I was excited. Our favorite new item is the skull suit you see on the left.

Jumping for Joy
Mr. Man is quite mobile. Have I already mentioned this? He doesn't crawl but he does roll and he moves fast. Because of this we've had to find ways to contain him a bit. A jumperoo has been the answer; we found it on craigslist for $10 and Aiden loves it. There's no way to describe how much he loves it so I will take a video next time he uses it.

Sleeping Arrangements
Mr. Man is quite mobile. We put him to bed on his back but he's always in a different position in 5 seconds or less. Frequently we find him sleeping the short way in his crib. Last night we got a good picture to illustrate this.

Granana!
Aiden's Great Grandmother Sue (Granana rhymes with banana) and Great Aunt Liz are coming for a visit in September. Adam and I have tickets to see Jim Gaffigan (he's a comedian) so Sue and Liz will be supervising Mr. Man in our absence. We'll also be doing other things during their visit but I'm fairly certain this particular weekend was chosen because they'll get some solo time with Aiden.

The Road Trip
You may remember we drove to McCall the other day. By the time we got home Aiden had spent a good chunk of the day in his car seat and was anxious to get out. He started rolling around like a crazy man the moment we took him out and he played with intensity for a good 30 minutes. We took a few videos; I will edit and post them a little later.