Aiden's First Christmas! December 2008

Apologies that it's been such a while since our last update, or any new photos! It's now 2009! We hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas and an excellent New Year's Eve! Happy New Year!!! Wow, how the time flies. As of this very moment, Aiden is 5,539 hours old- Which comes out to 7 months and 3 weeks! ha! The holidays were really fun, we had a great time with his curiosity. Grandma & Mike gave into Aiden a little bit early a few times and let him open 2 gifts before Christmas. We had quite a bit under the tree and it was definitely trying for the little guy! Every day Alex & I were pulling him off the gifts, only to turn our back a moment later to find him in them all over again! So needless to say, by the time Christmas day finally arrived, he was glad to be able to rip into all the temptation that had been teasing him for so long! By the time Christmas had passed, we were all pretty wiped out. This year we celebrated a total of 4 Christmas' to be sure we had time with all of our family. It's great to share time with everyone and connect, but my goodness, I have to admit- I am happy that the hustle and bustle is behind us for now! Though, I’m sure I will be all ready for it again by no later than July! That's usually when the Christmas Spirit tends to kick in with me! :] All that craziness brings us right up to date [better late than never, isn't that what they say?]- approaching the 8 month benchmark with flying colors! He is beginning the process into walking. Currently, Aiden is a crawling maniac, pulling himself up onto anything he can! He can stand in place by himself without support for a moment or so- smiling the whole way through! Quite a little ham! He has two bottom teeth that are in motion to making a full debut. One is about half way up & the other, trying to play catch-up with the first! Well, that's all for now! Time for Aiden's dinner! Hope that you enjoy the photos AND... VIDEO!!!!!!!! Mommy got a video camera for Christmas! Thanks Alex!!! :]