Smile

This weekend Aidan had the beginnings of his first responsive smiles! On Friday, he was playing the "Gimme Five - Hooray!" game with Mommy on his lion mat, when he smiled a big huge smile after he batted Mommy a "high five" with his tiny hand a couple of times. He seemed very proud of himself! And then over the weekend once while he was nursing, he pushed Mommy away to stare at her for a few minutes, and then gave her two gigantic smiles in a row! Mommy smiled back after the first one, and then melted at the second, which seemed to confirm that the smile was directed to her (rather than being the results of gas). (Aidan has an absolutely gorgeous smile. :) )

Mommy and Daddy finally were brave enough to clip Aidan's finger nails this weekend. We all survived well, and now Aidan's face is protected from tiny (but previously very sharp) nails! This is great, because it means that Aidan no longer has to choose between wearing mittens all the time or having a scratched up face. Hooray!

Aidan is also getting better and better at lifting up his head while doing tummy time. Here's a picture of him on his lion mat while lifting up his heavy head - what a strong baby boy!