On January 7th, our sweet Aidan celebrated his first birthday! It's hard to believe that he's already one. We're having so much fun with him! In the 10 days since his birthday, he has started walking more and more, and he is able to stand up on his own in the middle of the floor. He can be very good at playing by himself at times, but he still loves to be held, so if you leave him to play alone for too long, he'll let you know that he's over it. haha! He often reaches both hands up to gently pat our cheeks, and we think that he's trying to give us kisses when he leans in to our faces with his mouth open wide. Natalie still makes him laugh like no other. He is becoming more independent in his food choices, and doesn't like to be spoon fed anymore. Unfortunately, he is still a bit picky with his finger foods, so it's been interesting lately trying to feed him balanced meals. He has started making the cutest noises when he yawns. His smile melts my heart. I love this little boy.
I'm sad to say that the lighting on Aidan's birthday was less than ideal... He (miraculously) laid very still for the picture with the bear, but when we set him loose for the close up pictures, I just couldn't get one in focus. :(:(:( Even though the following pictures are blurry, he looks just too cute in them not to share with you.
I decided not to throw an actual party for Aidan this year. We sang "Happy Birthday" to him and let him open presents on his birthday, and I baked him a cake and did a smash cake photo shoot with him a couple of days later. Those pictures have yet to be edited, but I will hopefully be posting them soon.
