'Bye, Tia Nina

This week was Aidan's last day at Tia Nina's daycare. She has been amazing and has helped Aidan transition from being a baby who nursed on demand and didn't know how to put himself to sleep without nursing, to a big boy, who is okay with not always being the center of the universe, and enjoys going to "work" to play with his friends for three full days a week, while Mama and Daddy do their own work. It has been quite a transformation! Aidan is starting up a new daycare, which is very close to our house and has Montessouri program with all sorts of great toys, and we think he will like this new "playschool" once he gets used to it. But transitions are always tough, and he's going to miss Tia Nina, her family (especially Adia and Nina) and his friends (Cira, Gita, and Genessa) at "work"!


This week was a good one until Aidan got sick. Daddy took him on the Staten Island Ferry on Thursday, which meant he not only got to take a train (his favorite) but also got to run around a gigantic boat, while checking out the Statue of Liberty!




On Friday night, Aidan came down with a low fever and a phlegmmy caugh and cold, and had a miserable night; he was so miserable that he actually woke up at 11:20PM and wouldn't go back to sleep for a few hours - which is the first that has happened in ages! Fortunately, he fever was gone by Saturday, and his caugh and cold became more manageable, too.



On Saturday, Aidan was acting normal en0ugh that we all (Mama, Daddy, and Aidan) went to the Bronx Zoo (which has become a favorite of ours). This time was the first time that we visited the "Children's Zoo" there; Aidan loved petting the goats, climbing up the tree house jungle gyms, and running through the prairie dog tunnels! That night, since Aidan still seemed to be doing okay, Mama and Daddy decided not to cancel a date that we had planned, and Aidan had fun playing with Laurie while we went out for wine & cheese and delicious desserts on the Upper West Side.


On Sunday, we all took the train uptown to the Innwood parks, where we played in the sprinklers (Mama and Daddy as well as Aidan - it was HOT!) and Aidan jumped off short and medium-sized blocks.


After we got home, Daddy said goodbye, and took a train to the airport: he is going to Australia for two weeks for a conference. We will miss him! Aidan is supposed to start out his new daycare Monday, but is going to go to the doctor instead. We will have to see how things go. We may just go to the Catskills to visit Grandma and Grandpa Ruane early, and start the new daycare next week. We'll have to see.