September 2003
7th: Aden now blows raspberries, rubs our hair against his face in laad, and is generally adorable. 11th: Rabia said that when Aden woke up this morning, he didn’t cry, but kept hitting his hand on her face until she woke up, then gave her one of those beautiful innocent smiles. 21st: This weekend was another Aden-based one, and he’s SO CUTE that it’s now really painful to watch him go. He’s now at the age where he enjoys playing silly baby games with us. And he talks so much, and when he’s feeling ladla he shrieks at the top of his lungs while curling his mouth in an adorable “O”. He also revolves his feet in opposite directions, like he’s conducting an orchestra, and his thumbs are indescribably cute, and he can sit on his own for short spurts of time. I would just lie next to him and baby talk back, and he was sooo happy! Mama says he talks to me the most 😊 and seems to recognize me and her more, probably because of our many trips to Columbus. 29th: Aden does so many c...