The Whole World In Our Hands...: Everyday Something New

    I swear, everyday Aaden does something new or perfects something different or discovers something else he's able to do. I feel like right now he's growing up soooo fast, he's developing by leaps and bounds it seems. Tonight, he pulled himself up on his own! It seems like it came out of no where. We were at my mom's and he was down on the floor next to a big plastic bin and all of a sudden he reached up and grabbed the top and started trying to pull himself up. The bin had a lot of stuff in it so it was weighted pretty well but my mom held it down anyway. The first few times my mom helped him pull himself all the way up and then he did it on his own a few times! Aaron got there just in time to see him do it the second time. :)
Just this week he started scooting. He's not fast yet and he hasn't gotten it completely down but he's able to move across the room. He's also perfected rolling. He finally rolls from his back to his front. We keep finding him in his crib rolled over onto his tummy, up on his elbows, playing. We just moved the coffee table out of the living room so he has more room to roll, scoot, and eventually crawl. I don't think crawling is too far off either. He keeps leaning forward and is almost up on all fours but one foot keeps getting caught under him and so he ends up face-planting. But, he will be mobile before we know it! Good thing I just bought stuff to start baby proofing, we're gonna need it! This boy has so much energy, he's a busy little monkey! He really is, he reaches and grabs for everything in sight. I can only imagine what he'll get into once he's moving around.
     He's starting to try new foods pretty regularly. So far, no problems *knock on wood*.  He had soft apple chunks today, he did pretty good but his face was priceless. He looked very concerned and serious like he was concentrating really hard every time I put a chunk in his mouth. I think he's just not used to the texture yet. He tried yogurt for dinner and he absolutely loved it! The only things he doesn't seem to like too much so far is squash, green beans, and avocado. Everything else he's had he's liked.
   He's also becoming more and more verbal. In fact, on Monday, April 4th, he said his first word! He said "Baba" and it wasn't just a babble. He said it clear as day and it was when I was holding him and putting his bottle in the microwave! It was so freakin' cute!! I really can't wait to hear him start talking more. I keep trying to get him to say "Mama" and he really tries. He totally mimics my mouth movements when I say it but he doesn't actually say anything. It's so cute. I know my heart will melt when I hear him say it for the first time!
    Aaden can now pretty much hold his own bottle. It's pretty convenient. We lay him on his boppy and he just kicks back and feeds himself. Gives us a few more minutes to get other stuff done. We switched him back to regular formula and he's doing pretty good on it. I think he must have outgrown his milk allergy. It's weird though because right around the time we switched his formula, he started weaning himself from breastfeeding. I would try to nurse him but he would just keep pulling off and crying. And it's not like he wasn't hungry because I would offer him a bottle right after and he would take it. He'll only nurse now in the middle of the night or early in the morning. So I'm down to nursing just once per day. It's fine by me, I made it past my goal of nursing him for 6 months so I'm happy (the extra freedom is nice too!). Plus, I think it's easier for both of us for him to wean himself than having to go through the torture of trying to force him to wean, I can only imagine how hard that would be.
   On one hand, I'm excited that he's becoming more independent, but on the other hand, it's going too fast! Slow down, baby boy!!