In the first week, Aidan decided that he was ready for underwear! Daddy bought him a bunch of Thomas Train and Superhero underwear, and then we had him try a pair on last Sunday (which he was skeptical about), just to try them. But then on Monday morning, he asked to wear them! Even though a first day of underwear at playschool was NOT the plan, we let him put them on. Then we proceeded to be amazed when we picked him up at 4PM that he spent the whole day in dry, clean, underwear (even through naptime), asking to use the potty when he needed to, without accidents! It was amazing. The rest of the week, the trend continued: he had some accidents, but minimal and understandable (for example, his teachers didn’t respond fast enough when he asked for the potty on Tuesday, so he had to change into one new pair), and he is now totally into wearing “big boy” underwear! We celebrated the transition by getting “big boy” sheets for his bed (red and blue car sheets), which Aidan loves, and continue to be amazed by the transition!
In other highlights from that week, there was another big snowstorm, so we had some more fun with snowballs and sledding in the park; Daddy took Aidan to the transit museum downtown, and he was thrilled to “drive” the busses and see a K train (there are no K trains working today); and we continued to have a blast with puzzles (Thomas Train and Dinosaurs).
The second week, Aidan and Daddy hung out together while Mommy went on a “big adventure” to Los Angeles to defend her dissertation. Aidan was sad to see Mama go, but had a lot of fun with Daddy, until he got sick on Saturday (fever and vomiting). He rotated between cheerful and sick for the next few days, but was happy to see Mommy Monday night when I came home. In the mean time, I was worried about him, but still had a really nice trip:
The dissertation defense went great: now Aidan has TWO “Dr. Ruane” parents! And afterwards, my mom (Nana), dad (Pop-pop), and Frances met me with leis and champagne to celebrate; and my dissertation advisor (Ann Tickner) had us over to her house, along with my other IR committee member (Nick Onuf), his wife, and a couple of my friends (Catia and Christina), for a celebratory dinner and another dessert (salmon, pasta, salad, and three different kinds of cake, as well as wine for everyone else). Everyone enjoyed themselves, and it felt wonderful to have everyone there for such a great celebration! The next day, Nana, Pop-Pop, Frances and I all visited the La Brea tarpits (where some amazing fossils continue to be dug up). Then we chilled out with ice cream and coffee and dinner at the airport until each of our planes headed off. On my way home, I stopped through Knoxville, Tennessee for some “girl time” with my dear friend Julia, and the celebrations continued! It was a wonderful way to celebrate finally getting through the Ph.D.
Monday night, we all got back together again, which made all of us happy. I had missed my guys! Aidan was a trooper, but was still battling bouts of being sick, so it looks like we're in for another rough night. But at least we can work it out together.
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