The many faces of Aidan

Dear Aidan,

Both mommy and daddy are so tired today because we slept really late last night. It was game 3 of the Canucks vs. Kings. The Canucks lost btw. Daddy kept swearing in frustration that's why mommy couldn't sleep) and you woke up at 4am crying. I can sort of tell by your cries now if you can soothe yourself back to sleep or you need to be checked on. This cry was a 'I'm awake and I'm hungry' cry. I quickly changed your diaper and tried to feed you to get you to fall back asleep, but by this time you were wide awake. I thought that putting you to bed with us would make you fall asleep, but no it wasn't so. You were rolling around, trying to climb on top of us and you even bit mommy a few times. That's why we are so tired. You, on the other hand, were full of energy. Must be nice! I wish you can take more naps during the day so mommy can have some alone time. Today I literally had to force you to take a nap. You weren't happy about it. I put you in your crib and held you down until you cried yourself to sleep. I cannot do it any other way! I know people tell me that their babies take 2 naps during the day for an 1 or 2 at a time, but you literally sleep for like 15 minutes and then you are up. I think because you were crying you slept a little longer today. I think crying to sleep takes a lot of energy out of you. I need to figure out a way to get you to nap better...

When you awoke from your nap you were in a pretty good mood. You were very playful and that's when I took all these photos. As I mentioned yesterday in my post you are a very expressive baby. You do so many things that really enchant me. So even though you can be a handful at times I can't deny that you also make my heart melt.