The Epic Naps

Grandma and Aiden
This picture is from a visit in February, but seemed appropriate since it is of them snuggling after a nap, and napping is about all he did today.

Last night we finally got around to installing a heavier shade over Aiden's window, as he's been waking up at six thirty with the sun rise. He still woke up at six thirty, but he went back to sleep after Sean left for work and slept until ten thirty! I was surprised but figured he needed the rest. Well, after he ate lunch he started getting sleepy again, so I laid him in his crib thinking he might just rest for a bit without really napping, but alas, he slept for four hours more.

I think it was a combination of the pitch black in his room and the fact that it was once again pouring rain, and Brooklyn is much quieter in the rain.

When I told my mom this on the phone she asked "Well why didn't you wake him up?!". I don't know, waking a sleeping baby always seems like shaking a bottle of soda and opening the cap. Just don't do it. Not to mention I was way too busy enjoying the blissful silence to realize just how much time had passed.

Aiden seems to have enjoyed his ridiculously long naps today, and I'm thinking that the worst case scenario is that he's up all night. Luckily Sean's home so it'll be his turn.

Action Packed

Now imagine a soundtrack of "Ohhh!" "Woooow!" and the constant thudding of his fork against plastic.

We're back in Brooklyn after a long and lovely Easter visit with our family. The weather was a little chilly, and we were living out of our suitcases in a house with no furniture (since we've moved it all down here) but it was so wonderful to be near everyone. Plus, Aiden loved being able to make all of the noise he wanted, whenever he wanted, as opposed to apartment living where you try not to cough too loudly lest your neighbors complain.

We knew we'd been missing home, especially now that the weather is getting warmer and we have no front lawn for Aiden to play on. However, when we finally arrived there and had two whole days of visiting our friends and family we realized that we truly hope to come back and give Aiden a future there. So much, including jobs and housing, are still up in the air, but with Sean and I graduating, and the wedding coming up, we are working harder to figure what we can do to make sure Aiden has the opportunity to grow up in a good community near his family, the way we did.

Interior Design, Courtesy of Aiden

We will frequently find a random piles of toys in the strangest places. We've had a Duplo truck in our spice drawer, a beach ball in the cabinet next to the pasta, board books carefully tucked under the covers on our bed and many other little surprises.

We are just now starting to collect items on our wedding registry, and these little piles of toys we find have inspired us to pick out more colorful dishes/towels/decorations then we ever would have chosen if Aiden weren't around. I figure we can either spend twenty out of twenty four hours in the day picking up his stuff and carting back to his room, or we can adapt and accept that these are little inevitable reminders that we have a child, and a least feel comforted by the fact that the Yookidoo playhouse will match the dining room placemats.

He's So Excited, He Just Can't Hide It

This is a taste of 6pm at our home and the 15 or so seconds between when Daddy unlocks the door, takes off his shoes and makes it up the stairs. I just have to point out that many dog owners will recognize that their pet greets them in a very similar fashion.

Clothing Optional, Pt. 2

Whatcha Lookin' At?

Upon entering my darling son's room to retrieve him from his nap, I realized he had shimmied out of his pants at some point between when he woke up and when I got to his room. Should I start worrying?

Snuggle

A rare moment of serenity.

Airing Our (Clean) Laundry

Last night, as Sean and I scrambled to finish our various tasks, we realized at about 11pm that we'd forgotten to get the laundry from the basement dryer. No problem, we figured, it's probably extra dry and fluffy now. Well, Sean came back up from the basement with an entire laundry basket full of soaking wet clothes. Apparently, the dryer had broken AGAIN and I ended up hanging our whole load of clothes throughout the apartment. Aiden woke up to a veritable jungle, with jeans and towels and tee shirts and socks hanging from every available space.

I was worried he'd see the new decorations and starting yanking them down as fast as he could, but instead he wandered around staring at them and then staring at me like "Is this a new holiday? Trees for Christmas, Pumpkins for Halloween and Laundry for Tuesdays?".