aiden is crawling!

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Just last week, Aiden was only able to get up on all fours and just rock his bottom. By Tuesday, he was doing a good wriggle on his belly and swim with all fours on the floor.

And tonight, as we spread out our wedding quilt on the carpet for Aiden to roll around on (thanks Ally!), he took us completely surprise by crawling toward us!

Egads - it's time to start baby-proofing the home.

We've joked about putting bubble wrap over all the furniture, but we agree that an easier solution would be to bubble wrap Aiden instead.

lick 'em!

Aiden licks everything in his path.

In this photo, he's trying to lick the felt crocodile that's sewn on his romper.

I suppose that's a typical baby instinct of discovery - to put anything new/different/shiny/noisy/tactile into the mouth.

Nothing is off licking limits to him (until the party pooper parent or grandparent interrupts him):
- my marshmallow necklace seen in the photo
- newspapers
- TV remote control
- his plastic bib
- and my favourite: his chubby foot

Kate up close

Kate's in town! And Paul & Kim, of course *grin*

This shot was taken on our Toys 'R Us escapade over the weekend when we went shopping for more 'challenging' toys for both Kate & Aiden.

Aiden seems increasingly bored with his wide portfolio of toys and has been growing increasingly keen on anything new/noisy, or that can be transformed into a pygmy-sized drum kit. Death metal baby, here we come!