12 month check-up

Aiden went for his 12 month check-up today. He is still proportionally off the charts, but you will be happy to know that he has slowed down a little. He is currently 33 inches and 29 pounds which means he has gained 20 pounds and 11 inches since birth-- not bad for the first year! Everything checked out great, except for a left ear infection that he was showing no signs of having. We starting introducing whole milk tonight so we'll see how that goes over. Aiden now has 8 teeth, 4 on top and 4 on bottom. He is just starting to run, has learned to kick and has recently learned to open doors (he can only do ones that push inward, he hasn't figured out pulling yet thankfully). He loves to wrestle with Boss and his dad or anyone else who happens to lie down on the floor. He "talks" non-stop sometimes, but still likes to sit quietly and observe what is going on around him. We are looking forward to a wonderful second year!

Here is a little Aiden story I forgot to relay with the birthday post. I know that I've mentioned that Aiden likes the remote control, but I don't know if I've mentioned that he knows what it's for and how to use it. At his birthday party at Memaw and Papaw's (Andy's parents), sometime in the middle of the party while everyone was just sitting around visiting, Aiden walked over to the end table and picked up the remote. He then pointed it at the TV, which was on football, and changed the channel to Cops. One of Andy's brother-in-law's thought that was the funniest thing he'd ever seen. He couldn't believe Aiden knew what to do with the remote. I just thought it was funny that he put in on Cops.

I was trying to get a picture of his Santa shirt but he kept hiding Santa.

Here are most of his teeth.

Playing the keyboard.

Playing AND singing.

Relaxing in his chair.

He made the paper Christmas tree ornament on the tree above his head at preschool.