Aydan and his cute self

Aydan went to the doctor this morning. He is growing up just fine, as we suspected.

But, apparently we don't know our kid as well as we thought we did. Mark told the doctor that he just has a few words that he says, but he babbles A LOT. Well, she got a book out and he pointed at a bunch of things and said them by name...horse, milk, cow...and could say "all done"...I don't know what else. But, Mark still could not understand Aydan...but the doctor was very adamant that those were the exact words he was saying. I know that he understands a lot more than he can communicate right now. He will point to a banana and say "bah" and I know what he means. Or sometimes, he will say "ma" while standing in front of the fridge when he wants milk. And I have heard him say "na na"...for night night. But, I guess we didn't realize that all this plus the babbling was considered "talking" and we can start adding up all the words he knows...even when the doctor and the nurse are the only ones that can understand him;) The kid does like to have conversations with everyone.

He weighs 20 lbs 3 oz now - 69%. And he is 32-1/4 inches tall - 85%. He also got four more shots today and has to have blood work done sometime this week or next. I always hate taking babies to get their blood drawn. It is just a bit scary for some reason. They usually take it in stride though.

Life with Aydan is progressing...he is turning so much more in to a toddler. Now that he can walk pretty good, he gets around everywhere and in to everything. He likes throwing things away and getting in to cabinets. He likes taking the cover off the heat vent. He likes crawling up on things...even though he may not be able to get down. He plays with everything his sister has...he is very curious. He loves talking on the phone and loves to be outside.

He is eating well and likes milk just as much as his sister. He is sleeping through the night finally! He has been doing this for a little while now. He goes to bed at 7pm and gets up at 6:30am. He has been like clockwork lately. So, that helps me out with my sanity. I guess I will get a few months of uninterrupted sleep before the next baby comes;)

Aydan has also learned what a temper tantrum is. His consist of a high pitched scream and an arched back. He will straighten his whole body out. If you are holding him, he will arch his head back as far as he can. And if he is sitting on the ground he will plop back on his back and scream for a while. I try my best to ignore every little rant and rave...hopefully it doesn't last too long. Ha! A girl can dream, right? The hardest is when we are putting him in his car seat and he screams and arches his back. It is really hard to get him buckled in that position.

We just love watching that personality of his come out even more so as the months go by.