BABY GYMNASTICS

This morning Bryan and I took Aidan to The Little Gym for a baby developmental gymnastics class. There were some other babies there, and a lot of equipment and other things that Aidan wasn`t so sure about because he had never seen them before. He chased bubbles, did two somersaults, climbed over a balance beam, played ring around the rosie on a rubber ball, played peek a boo on the bars, and danced to the alphabet. He was worn out and took a good nap, but we all had fun.

Aidan enjoys the exersaucer and being able to jump up and down in it, so I thought that it was time to get him to spend time in his Johnny Jump Up. Before, he would slump down in it and swing around and look at me like "Why`d you put me in here, Mom? I don`t know what to do in here." Now that he knows what to do in it, he has a blast in there every time. Yay! Maybe now I can get more housework done that I`ve found a new element of distraction. Thanks Mama and Daddy!

When Bryan was born, his dad built a cradle for him that was passed to down for Aidan to use. Since it is a part of the Zingmark family history and so important to Bryan, I thought that I would put some pictures on here of the two of them in their cradle.

I`ve been trying for awhile now to get Aidan to make this adorable yet goofy face that he is so good at without being distracted by the camera and wanting to eat it(a common occurrence) and today, by making the face myself about a 100 times, I finally managed to get a few. One of the things that I just adore about this face is that it is similar to one that Bryan made when he was a baby(and sometimes still does.) This is just another perfect example that Aidan looks so much like his Daddy.

Today I finally managed to get a video of Aidan trying and succeeding to reach a book that was out of his way. This is something that I have been trying to capture for about three weeks, so now I just need to get one of him chasing a ball and I`m all set.

Every Halloween each individual unit in our church has a Trunk or Treat to create a safer and more wholesome environment for kids. This year it was held out at my parents` house, and since it was way out in the country, there was a big bonfire, a hayride, pupmkin throwing contest, and a costume judging(that we are proud to say Aidan was a winner for his age group.) It was a lot of fun to experience Aidan`s first Halloween, as well as see my nieces and nephews all dressed up and see a lot of people that I grew up with, most of which have only seen Aidan once or not at all.

Aidan sure is a busy body these days and very determined to move as far as his little arms and legs will take him. Won`t be long and we`ll be chasing him everywhere!