http://beautifulinmyeyes.net Happenings of Aidan with musings by his lucky parents Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:11:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow!  It has 2 months since I have done any kind of remotely comprehensive update.  I don't know why it has been so hard to find time to blog.  I have to chalk it up to life gliding along in a really lovely normal way right now.  There is a ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/143 Oh my!  I promise we are ok!!!  Will update with a better post soon, but wanted to reach out and say hi to my blogger friends. Until then, here is some eye candy from a recent park outing with some of Aidan's friends.  Enjoy.  :-) http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/142 Before I was a parent, I would never have believed some of the things that give me such joy.  One of the most amazing things to witness right now is Aidan blossoming socially.  Watching your 3 year old develop these new friendships that are fun, fierce, silly, and awkward.  It ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/141 We had our first parent-teacher conference last week.  Aidan's preschool teachers like to meet with the parents in the spring and talk about your child's development. We were so pleased at our meeting. They said he keeps up well physically with all the other kids and is always willing to try ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/140 Bad blogger.  But I have a really good excuse.  My whole family has been sidelined by one of the worst GI bugs I have seen.  Aidan brought it home and got sick first about 9 days ago.  Lots of vomiting that finally led to his pediatrician giving him some Zofran ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/139 Not a lot substantive to say right now.  I just wanted to write about a couple of cute moments before I somehow forget them! Recently when we were shopping in the grocery store, Aidan started wiggling and kicking his right leg.  He had been sitting in the cart a while as it was ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/138 I know there is a lot of controversy out there about children and television.  Brandon and I fall somewhere in the middle of the two extremes.  We did not get rid of all of our TVs when we had Aidan, but we also do not let him watch TV very ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/137 I am happy to report preschool is going very well.  Aidan looks very forward to going.  He loves his 2 teachers and greets them enthusiastically when he comes in.  He is doing totally fine with me not being there except for the 1-2 times a month when I am one ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/136 Even on the days when motherhood is tiring, you seem to find a way each day to remind me how damn lucky I am.  You are the best Aidan. In the video, Aidan has just woken from his nap and discovered that his cat, Daphne, had crawled under his covers and ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/135 The last few weeks have been a sobering reminder that life can be so short and our moments with loved ones so fleeting.  A couple of posts ago, I wrote about my friend R taking her own life.  On January 1 I was shocked by the sad news that one of ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/134