http://beautifulinmyeyes.net Happenings of Aidan with musings by his lucky parents Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:16:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This kid is getting more and more daring.  I left the room for not even 2 minutes to use the bathroom and I came back to this. So cute and getting so sure of himself in his body and trying new things. Like climbing up onto things not anchored to the ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/103 We have had a couple of really nice outings with Nathan and Preston and their mom Kim in the last week.  Nathan and Preston were born at the same hospital as Aidan, about a month earlier than him.  They were about 10 weeks early weighing in at 2 lb 12 oz ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/102 I went off this weekend and had my very first weekend away from Aidan since the day he was born.  (a much more thoughtful post to follow)  I really felt ready to do it and it was a ton of fun!  I went over to see my college girlfriend Lisa.  ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/101 For most of my life, much ado has been made by parents I knew about the "terrible twos."  I heard about the tantrums, the whining, the lack of flexibility, the do-it-myself attitude, and the transformation of an adorable baby to a tyrant of a toddler. Are you ready for this one?  ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/100 "PG-13:Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13."  This is the explanation of the MPAA's PG13 rating for movies.  After what I witnessed on Sunday, I think perhaps we should develop a new rating system to try to figure out which parents need the guidance.  I went to ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/99 Aidan slept in a bit late yesterday morning.  It was nearly 8 before he graced us with his cute little smile and numerous requests to play.  Seriously...how can kids go from zero to 60 the way they do?  Sleeping one minute and inside 30 seconds, pulling your hand to drag ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/98 Julie, over at A Little Pregnant, wrote one of the best rants I have ever read.  For anybody who has ever suffered from infertility, miscarriages, prematurity, or complicated births only to have above harrowing experiences minimalized by a clueless granola cruncher...this post is a MUST read.  http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/97 I was feeling under the weather yesterday.  I think I got some remnants of Aidan's illness and it all hit me overnight on Sunday and into yesterday.  I had a fever, chills, muscle aches, sore throat, and upset stomach.  This morning, it is all gone but the sore throat and ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/96 That is the word to describe my little man.  He is growing SO fast and I get to watch it all happen every day in front of my eyes.  I measured him today because I felt like he had shot up again.  Sure enough, he is a shade over 40 ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/95 We spent a lot of Aidan's first year and a half in relative isolation.  He was, after all, a 28 weeker that had been vented for 7 weeks and was coming home on oxygen in December.  Any parent of a preemie that had lung issues will relate to how scared ... http://beautifulinmyeyes.net/archives/94