Aiden enjoyed his first Easter, although I don't think he got the concept of the Easter Bunny. He seemed to have fun destroying the baskets!

Water Boy

Aiden loves water, no matter if it is real or just a toy!

Easter Egg Hunt

My MOM's club had an Easter egg hunt and visit from the Easter Bunny for all of the kidlets. Aiden didn't seem to impressed or phased by the whole event. There's always next year!

Everything is bigger at Buca

We all went to Buca di Beppo for my birthday and even Aiden enjoyed the giant portions! Mommy enjoyed the wine =)

Swinging fool

This boy loves to swing! We need to get one installed in our house.

Tooth #3 for our foodie

Aiden has been having a tough time the past couple of nights...he has been up crying hysterically for no apparent reason. Well, it looks like his third tooth is popping through, so hopefully this is the reason for all of those tears. He is also showing quite a bit of interest in table foods, so we have been branching out with his feedings. Aiden now loves trying to gum down all types of solids. He is working on his pincher-grip while he tries to eat little fruit/veggie puffs, baby crispy sticks, fruit, and teething cookies!

What he does best

Aiden loves to goof off!

Crawling and Standing

It is official: Aiden is into everything! He began crawling about a month ago and is perfecting it. He has the hardest time when he is wearing clothes because he is small and his pants/pajamas are large on him...he gets all caught up in the fabric and trips himself! Without pants, don't leave anything on the floor!! In the last weeks he is obsessed with pulling himself up on anything that will (and some things that won't) support his weight. He is scooting along the edge of things and even trying to move from one object to another. He isn't that great yet, which results in a lot of falling. He has bumped his head pretty good on several occasions. Maybe we will get him a helmet....

6 Month Stats

Aiden is a little over six months and we have just come back from the doctor:
Height: 26.5 inches, Weight: 15 lbs 2 oz

The doctor says that he is small for his age, but it is probably because he is so active! He spends most of his time trying to crawl and cause trouble. He almost has crawling down. Just another week or so and we will need to do some serious baby-proofing!

My Two Front Teeth!

We finally got a good-ish picture of those two bottom teeth. Everytime we tried, Aiden would close his mouth and whine. These teeth both popped through at around 5 months...within two weeks of each other. We think he might be getting some top teeth shortly...all the symptoms of teething have returned!!

First Hike

We took Aiden on his first hike and he loved it! He is always happiest when he is outside. We took turns carrying him in the frontpack and have decided that we need a backpack because he is getting heavy!

More Pics

See "Vegetables & Vitamins". As you'll see more food ended up on his face than in his mouth, but we're getting better everyday. He loves his veggies (sweet potatoes, squash, peas, carrots, green beans) and fruit (pears), but hates his viatmins. He makes the best "sour" face I've ever seen. It's hilarious.
We've had a couple of rough weeks recently, we were all sick. Aiden did okay with his first cold and still managed to stay pretty chipper. Mom and I were a different story. We're all feeling better now and have been enjoying a couple of very average and uneventfull weeks. We needed it!
P.S. Aiden is growing his first two teeth (bottom fronts)
Hope everyone is doing well. We miss you.

Picture Update

When it rains it pours. With such a busy year end something had to give, but we're back on track and have uploaded several sets of pictures. Thank those of you who kept the bug in our ear to get this done.
The traveling was hectic at times but it was great to see everyone and we're really happy the times we had were so enjoyable.
Christmas was bittersweet. Although very special for us and a great time to spend with Aiden, we missed all of you and wanted nothing more than to be together. You are in our hearts and we really love the excitement everyone showed for our new family and our lil' guy.
New Years was a wee-bit different with a 4 month old. Apparently he didn't get the memo telling him that Mom and Dad were up late partying and to help out by sleeping in. Instead Aiden insisted on joining the party upstairs, waking just before midnight, again at 3am, and at 6am. We haven't had a night like that in months. Although it took a few days to catch up on sleep, we're feeling good and excited for the new year!

Halloween Pictures

See "Two Months" and "Trick or Treat We Will Go". Love you and hope you're doing well, The Siddalls!

Aiden's U.S. Tour

Following a visit by Grandma and Grandpa Waltemade (Izzy and Papaw), we unexpectedly hopped on a plane to Chicago. We spent several days there, an afternoon in Michigan City, and several days in Knoxville, TN. Go to the Photos page to see these latest pictures.

Introducing Aiden Robert Siddall

Born at 6:03pm, weighing in at 8lbs-1 ounce, and 20 inches long please say hello to our beautiful baby boy! Mom and baby are doing well. More pics and details coming soon.....

The big day...but no baby!

Well, today is the due date. We are ready....but where is the baby?! We are off to the doctor this afternoon to see if this baby will be born anytime soon. We tried to rock it out last night when we attended a Jamie Cullum concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Nothing doing. Apparently Kirstin's belly is just too comfortable. Perchance it is all of the ice cream that she eats?

Nothing yet...

We are two days away from the due date, but nothing yet! It is getting pretty difficult to wait! The doctor says if nothing happens, we will be induced next Thursday or Friday. Within ten days we will meet this little one...