Dearest Buggler Boy,

Today you turn TEN months old! You are such a little person now. Changing and discovering new things everyday! The biggest accomplishment this month has been hands down your mastery of crawling. You are such a silly little guy, Dad-Oh and I were beginning to think that crawling wasn’t for you and that you would head straight for walking. You gave us no signs that crawling was in your future. No rocking, scooting, comando crawling, nada… The morning of April 29th Dad-Oh came upstairs while I was still sleeping and says, “Hey, you might wanna wake up and come downstairs, your son is down there crawling.” Of course I thought that was just a clever way of him telling me to get up, but sure enough you were down there crawling like a pro. I am still astonished how you went from nil one day to total perfection the next.

You have had several play dates with Jazzie and Carly Jo since all the Dad-Oh’s have started fishing again. It’s great for the three of you to get together and practice sharing and playing nice, and it’s even better for us Mommy’s to get together and talk about things other than The Backyardigans and nursery rhymes! Each time we all get together there is a mass photo op, but needless to say expecting a soon to be six month old, a ten month old, and a twenty seven month old to sit, smile, be nice and produce a studio style portrait is asking a bit much! Yes, sadly this is the best Momma got! Somebody got the picture where they were all looking, but alas it was not me!

You are beginning to understand and obey my requests…well sometimes anyway. You have “more” nailed down! I can be across the room and say, “Aidan, more” and you instantly turn and come crawling my way. When I come home from work we sit on the floor and share a yogurt, and when I tell you “on your bum” you plop down and start signing “more.” It’s adorable! It’s amazing how young you are and yet how much you understand! We were visiting baby Everett a few weeks ago and his Mommy was feeding him a snack and you crawled right up to her and started signing “more” until you got your own bowl of goodies! Such a clever little devil! We are currently working on the sign for “drink.” You’re getting there, and seem to understand what it means but you still haven’t done it back to me. Today in the store we were talking to some friends and I said, “Aidan, say hi” and you began flapping you little hand happily in the air and then she said, “alright, give me five!” And believe it or not you slapped her hand perfectly. I don’t think anyone has ever asked you that before and you knew just what to do! I’m pretty sure my baby is a genius! Okay, a little over-the-top Momminess for ya!

In celebration of your ten month birthday today, we went to the local “toy store” (I put it in quotes because it’s FAR from a KB) and picked out two new toys. I know, toys are the last thing you need when you have the dog water to play in! But since I still had some credit left I thought it would give us something fun to do. You picked out this really cool ball-blower-popper-up thingy. It plays music and forces air up through a tube that pops the balls out and then they land on a little tray, and spiral back to do it all over again! Technology these days I tell ya! We got it home and played for a while and you were mesmerized, you kept trying to catch the balls as the popped out the top! Dad-Oh would be so proud!

Your world of food continues to expand daily. New menu items this month include: string cheese, yogurt, deli turkey and ham, pickles (thanks to Grammie), refried beans, chicken tenders, noodles, asparagus, broccoli, pineapple, and rice. I’m sure there are more, but these are a few of your faves!

Last by certainly not least we should talk about your new little chompers you have sprouting up in your mouth. The two bottoms are fully cut and can be seen pretty easily. By the way you have been acting the last few days I think you might be starting to cut one on the top. Yippee! Don’t worry I have the Tylenol and teething tabs at arms reach at all times!

I can’t even believe I have only one more The Buggle Times to write before your first birthday! The time has flown by, and while I am sad to see yesterday go, I am eagerly awaiting what new and exciting things tomorrow will bring!

Bunches of Love,

Momma