Present Perfect

We have finished celebrating Aidan's first Christmas, a two-day extravaganza of presents, food and visitors. Dan and I confirmed what we had begun to suspect during Hanukkah -- that Aidan loves opening presents. He likes to eat the ribbon, tear off the paper to hear it crinkle, and to insert his gift into his mouth immediately! Sometimes he will stop to play with the wrapping paper for quite a while before getting to the gift itself. Overall, he loves everything about presents. Smart little guy, isn't he?

An update on the teeth. He now has two! Both of his bottom front teeth have come in about halfway ... and he has two little bumps on his upper gums. Strangely his sleep has improved a lot since the teeth actually came through, so maybe at least some of all that waking up has indeed been about teething. I must stop writing about better sleep immediately or I'll jinx it.

We have yet another first as well. Aidan has made his first attempts at crawling. Right now he gets on his hands and knees, and becomes very excited at this new position. There's no real moving yet, but it's an exciting start. Dan and I are going to start babyproofing the house this weekend because once he is mobile, who knows what will happen next.

Introduction

Hi everyone!
There is so much going on with Aidan Michael right now, and he has so many family and friends who love him and who want to keep track of him. So it seems like a good idea to start a blog so that all of you can check in on him easily. I also want to have a record of this precious time. He is growing up so fast, and I want to record all the changes before they slip by us. Creating this blog was inspired in part by a big first that occurred this morning. When we woke up, it appears that Aidan's first tooth has broken through the gum. After all the months of pre-teething, the first one has arrived, and soon that adorable gummy, toothless grin will be filled with teeth!
I'll leave you with the picture above for now. It's recent and shows Aidan while he is being carried in a wrap by Mom. Look for more updates soon. I hope to check in at least a few times a week.