i haven't updated Aiden's blog pretty much since we hopped the pond, so i thought i would try to add a couple things that my scrambled brain can actually remember.
last weekend i wasn't feeling very well, Aiden had caught a cold about 2 weeks ago and graciously shared with us all.. shared so much his doctor thought he might of had mono, but everyone is pretty much better now except for me.
so me and Aiden are sitting in the downstairs watching TV, and he says to me, "c'mon mommy lets go lay down and i will make you feel better"
we go into the bedroom and he has me lay on my side, then he proceeds to give me a rub down/massage with a "krabby patty" , it is in actuality the top and bottom half of a plastic bun for his kitchen set..
regardless it was very sweet.
then on Sunday, i had robin get him up as i still had the plague, and while robin was upstairs making his oatmeal, Aiden runs into my room, with his boiler suit footed pajama's on..and his stethoscope :) he climbs up into bed.. has me breathe while he listens to my belly, makes me say "achoo".. then says "Hmmmm" climbs down off the bed and then turns to me at the door and says "you wait right here, i will be right back with something to make you feel better!" i think he was side tracked by breakfast because i didn't see him anymore for a little bit. it is still lovely of him to be so attentive and kind.

now today was sunny and semi-warm so we were outside a bit, playing with his F-150 taking a walk and him riding his trike. he was on his tricycle which he had coasted down the hill of the drive and couldn't pedal it up the rest of the drive because it is too steep and turns to me "mommy I'm going to Walmart!" he trie's and trie's to get up the hill on the gravel but no cigar.. "Mommy, I want to take this push bike to Walmart!"
good man.. he likes to shop!

Also while eating dinner the other night.. he leans back in his chair, rubs his belly and says.. "mmm the baby likes it!" we keep trying to explain, only mommy's can have babies in the belly :)

Halloween 2009

dressed as a fireman aiden went trick or treating for the first time yesterday, it was a very joyful experience. as we were walking out the door, he said, "we cant go, its dark outside!" trying to understand why he was getting to go outside when it was dark, the first few houses we knocked at aiden actually tried to go in their houses, which was adorable, they opened the door, he said trick or treat and started to walk on in their house.
he was quite unsure about what we were doing, we knock, they give me candy... after about the 4th house aiden was really in the spirit,, like it sunk in, "oh i knock, they give me sweets!" and he was ready to go!
"lets go to the next house!" he would say. i explained houses that were dark with no lights on, meant no one was home. and pretty soon he was pointing out the houses on the street that had lights on.. "the light is on there!" every one loved his costume and commented on it. people would get down on their knee's to get to his level to offer him the bowl of candy to choose from, and then he would kneel too, it was too cute.. everyone was , Oh you don't need to get down too sweety.. but he would just kneel on the front steps and pick out his candy, quite a few people gave him more than one piece, and some people just had open bowls of gummy sweets and would offer them to him, and he would grab one put it in his mouth then go for another one, he was really enjoying himself.. after about 45 mins in, he could barely contain himself and wanted to run to each house, he decided he would knock as well, using his tiny fist or even banging his candy bucket on the door..
he was afraid of the children with scary monster masks or skeleton masks, i had to explain it was just pretend and they were costumes, i even had one little boy lift his mask to show aiden he was just a boy and not scary at all... another boy's mother made him show aiden his face because he tripped over a plant pot walking backwards trying to get away from him. but he got the picture and would say, "its ok, its just pretend, they're just costumes"
we went to one house where you had to go around the back through this "spooky" side passage, and there was a big group of kids behind us who were very noisy.. and aiden said "i don't like this" and then about 2 houses down, he said he wanted to go back to the spooky house :)
all in all it was a great night, we went out for about 1 1/2 hours and aiden's bucket was so heavy by the end i was carrying it, his fire hose and the flashlight.

after nap today we were both laying in bed, eating some crackers "having a nice picnic" says aiden, and aiden looks at me all lovey dovey eyed and says
"you-are has-some"
with the you and are running together to sound like yuuuArrr
me : you want me to have some?
"you-are hassome"
realizing he does not want me to have more crackers.. i take a few seconds to churn over what he is saying...
Oh, you think mommy is handsome?
"yes, i love you"

let the cuddles commence!

aiden can count up to 20 now, 1 out of 5 attempts is spot on at least :)
and when we go for walks we count the numbers on houses, and aiden is able to read each one exceptionally well.
two two is 22
two three is 23... seven six is 76.... etc.
we are very proud, but to bring us back to the reality that he wont be 3 until next month, he also "reads" every day objects, such as:

shoe shoe is shoety shoe!

ahh bless him!

would like to add last nights oct 14th..

red red is reddity red (and) green green is greenity green.

Potty training um notes.

This is really just a personal note for me, to mark down Aiden's future history.
We stared potty training full on yesterday, instead of using his potty once in a blue moon. I moved the furniture around to take out his own upholstered chair, shoved the couch (which i covered with blankets) up against the radiator so he couldn't hide behind it, and used the large baby gate to block him off from the computers, table, his dining chair and rocking chair. Then.. I took his pants, nappy.. all! half naked boy all day.. if you want to "go" you got 2 options the floor or your potty chair. He went in his potty 12 times yesterday!! 12! he had 2 pee accidents in which he realized he was going, shot up and finished on his potty! and he did pinch one off on the floor while i was upstairs, but i did notice he tried on his potty but wasn't positioned right so gave it up as a bad job and finished on the floor! What i am doing since stickers, candy, and outright trying to make him go doesn't work for him... i am wrapping up his hotwheels that have been upstairs for months, since we rotate his toys, and giving them back to him as a present every time he uses the potty. We have bought some cheap generic ones as well to wrap up. He will get a present every time he goes this week, then next week he can have one at the end of the day if he uses the potty all day. and then eventually will phase it to end of the week, which at 20-50p a car really isn't costing me much since I'm saving 32p a nappy :)
I'm so proud of aiden, he is really doing fantastic! today we are trying underpants instead of bare butt, and he has managed to take them off all on his own, if not a bit clumsily, but he has got them off in time today so far 4 times... exactly how much does my son wee? seriously! hahahaha

We were reading "Happy Worm" today, and when it comes to the part of the book where the Princess Kisses the Frog.. well this is how it goes:
(me reading) Before the Kiss...
aiden.. jumps up in my lap and plants a big one on me, with full Muuuuuaaaaah! sounds.
aiden: i want to kiss your cheek!, Muuuuuuaaaah!
and the other one.. Muuuuuuaaaah!
I want to kiss your nose! Muuuuaaah
Kiss your hair! Muuuuaaah!
And kiss your ear! Muuuuaaah
and the other ear! Muuuuah
me: Ahh I love you Aiden You're Gorgeous!
aiden: I want to Kiss Your Happy!..
and he kisses my huge smile :)

while watching 'Bolt' before bed time.. aiden decided i was no longer mommy, but i was 'Mittens' from the movie..
'mittens!'
im not mittens i am mommy
'no you are mittens'.. mittens! mittens! mittens....' he kept saying mittens over and over with a huge grin on his face.. he would grab my chin and steer it towards his face and exclaim... 'Mittens!'
i am mommy not mittens.. he grabs my chin with one finger, and whispers 'pssst mommy' i turn and look at him...
'you are mittens!' ... i give in.. ok then you better watch out or my claws will get you!

this obviously reminds him of "Where the Wild Things Are"

and he goes on a rant intertwining Bolt, and the book

'And They Roar their terrible roars.. Raaawr! and they gnashed their terrible eyes, and they gnashed their terrible teeth, and they gnashed their terrible claws!'

he has taken certain liberties on how the book actually goes, but it is hilarious.. he goes on like this for quite a few minutes, ....intermittently calling me mittens..