We had a historic event happen this week: on Wednesday night, Aidan slept for 8 hours straight (8:30PM-4:30AM) for the first time ever! He usually wakes up, nurses half-asleep, and then falls back asleep multiple times during the night. But this time he didn't even make a peep until 4:30AM!! (Mommy was amazed!) Grandma and Grandpa Ruane had driven in to see a play and visit with us, and they brought Daddy's cousin Kevin and his wife Sarah. We all went out to dinner at Coogans restaurant, and Aidan ended up falling asleep after dinner and then waking up on the ride home - so his normal night was definitely off! But apparently something went right, because then he passed out and stayed asleep for the longest time ever! :) Aidan did not duplicate the performance the next night, but Mommy and Daddy are thrilled that it happened at all.
In other exciting news this week: on Tuesday, Aidan climbed *up* an orange twisty slide *all by himself*, with Daddy only spotting him! He stood in the middle, held onto the edge, and scooted up sideways bit by bit till he made it all the way! He also has been kicking his green ball around, is starting to get scarily interested in running, and has become determined to play basketball with the high-school boys in the court next to the playground! Once he gets focused on the basketball court, Mommy has had to resort to leaving the playground to avoid the distraction, because Aidan refuses to consider playing with any of the baby toys once he gets his eye on the big boy toys!
In terms of language, this week Aidan used the sign for "cold" for the first time, said "up up" to have Mommy pick him up, and is definitely starting to do more and more with words! Aidan also finds his shoes and tries to put them on all by himself to let us know when he wants to go outside (which is just as good as a sign)!
This weekend, we all drove up to the Catskills to visit Grandma and Grandpa Ruane, and we had a great time. Aidan now recognizes and is excited to see them when we arrive, which is much more fun than his stranger anxiety phase, and he loved playing in the stream, with the chickens, and around the house with both of them. He also got to bang on the piano, pick wild blackberries, and even got a tricycle ride with Daddy! On Sunday, we drove to Belleayre Mountain Beach and Aidan had fun wading in the cool water, pounding on the grounded kayaks, getting his feet buried in the sand, playing on the nearby playground, and watching, transfixed, as Daddy and Mommy did jack-knifes off the floating dock into the water. It was a wonderful way to spend a beautiful afternoon!
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