This has been a bit of a crazy week for us. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Aidan woke up, ready to start the day, at 4:00AM! Daddy was an amazingly good sport about it and played with him while Mommy slept, and then Mommy took over and let Daddy nap. But we are definitely not planning on moving to Europe (or adopting their time zone!), so neither of us were very happy about Aidan's strange time-change. Later in the week we played with sleep: we delayed Aidan's bedtime by an hour (7:30PM instead of 6:30PM) and had a few nights where we spent hours trying to get him to stay asleep (he really wants to sleep ON us right now and keeps waking up when he is in his crib). Finally, he changed his clock around, has actually slept for 4 or 5 hours straight for 3 of the last 4 nights (5 hours was a first since the day he was born!), and has been waking up late at 8:00AM!
We think the crazy sleep stuff might be due to big developmental changes going on. This week Aidan started scooting, which has been really exciting! He will hold a crawling position for a few seconds if we put him on all fours, and now face-plants on the floor, pushes his bum into the air, and pushes himself forward. He can move at least 3-4 feet in length with this new method. He can even scoot OVER Daddy, if he starts by leaning against his chest, and can also turn over once he is done scooting.
The other new thing this week is that we have started feeding Aidan two solid meals a day: this week it has been pears for lunch, and carrots or avocados for dinner. Aidan loves the carrots, and the pears are making it easier for his little bowels to process the solids. But the first time he tried avocados he hated it! He refused to swallow and left the avocado on his tongue until he could spit it out! Mommy hopes he changes his mind on avocadoes - she thinks they are delicious.
On the social front, Aidan had a playdate with his friends Jack and Grace on Thursday while Mommy hung out with their mommies (Jeanie and Sara), and we all had fun. Aidan and Jack sat next to each other and exchanged toys over and over again (the blocks went round and round and round!), and Aidan looked like he was trying to kiss Grace for a while (or at least munch on her round little cheeks!). On Sunday we all had a potluck at Aidan's friend Dakota's apartment, and the parents enjoyed talking and watching while the babies played on the floor. It is so nice to have such a wonderful community here!
We think the crazy sleep stuff might be due to big developmental changes going on. This week Aidan started scooting, which has been really exciting! He will hold a crawling position for a few seconds if we put him on all fours, and now face-plants on the floor, pushes his bum into the air, and pushes himself forward. He can move at least 3-4 feet in length with this new method. He can even scoot OVER Daddy, if he starts by leaning against his chest, and can also turn over once he is done scooting.
The other new thing this week is that we have started feeding Aidan two solid meals a day: this week it has been pears for lunch, and carrots or avocados for dinner. Aidan loves the carrots, and the pears are making it easier for his little bowels to process the solids. But the first time he tried avocados he hated it! He refused to swallow and left the avocado on his tongue until he could spit it out! Mommy hopes he changes his mind on avocadoes - she thinks they are delicious.
On the social front, Aidan had a playdate with his friends Jack and Grace on Thursday while Mommy hung out with their mommies (Jeanie and Sara), and we all had fun. Aidan and Jack sat next to each other and exchanged toys over and over again (the blocks went round and round and round!), and Aidan looked like he was trying to kiss Grace for a while (or at least munch on her round little cheeks!). On Sunday we all had a potluck at Aidan's friend Dakota's apartment, and the parents enjoyed talking and watching while the babies played on the floor. It is so nice to have such a wonderful community here!
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