Saturday morning at Ashland

We spent saturday morning at the Henry Clay estate taking some pictures of Aiden. Here are some of the better ones.

Helmet has arrived.

Aiden's cranial molding helmet finally arrived and he is taking to it like a duck to water. The only time it bothers him is if he gets hot since it makes his head a little sweaty. Here are some pictures from the past couple weeks. The last picture was taken tonight when Laura went to check in on him before bed, he had a long day.

Mr. Curls!

Here are some pictures after tonight's bath. As you can see red and curls are now permanent.
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Update for August

Aiden is almost 8 months old, but is almost as big as a one year old! He is tipping the scales at 20.5 lbs.! He is approximately in the 75th percentile of height and weight and 97th percentile in head circumference. He has reached many milestones in the past few weeks. He is now sitting without support for longer stretches of time (several minutes). Some nights Aiden looks like a steamroller rolling across the living room floor, although he much prefers rolling so his left ear is down against the floor. He is learning to “speak” new sounds, including the long i sound and the h sound (which is a very quiet sound, so we’re quite pleased.) He can randomly say mama and dada, although he doesn’t use it referring to us yet. Sometimes, when he’s really cranky, it sounds like he is saying “I want my mama.” He’s done it on several occasions and it always gets us tickled! He is a quite a flirtatious and giggly little boy. He loves to smile and laugh all the time.

Most of you know, Aiden has plageiocephaly (it sounds worse than it is, it just means a flat head). He has a customized helmet on order to help alleviate pressure on the back of his head and apply pressure to the sides. This will help his head shape become more “normal.” UK fans will love the new look – just in time for football season. Pictures of his helmet will follow, once he is suited up ready to take the field!

Can't get enough bluegrass

We found out something interesting tonight. Aiden loves music, especially bluegrass. We plopped in front of the Grascals on KET tonight and he was hoooing and haaing all over the place. Here are some recent pictures including his Grascals obsession.

Long Day

This is what a long day looks like.

Shakertown

We visited Shakertown today for breakfast. We went for Laura's brother's 24th birthday. It was a beautiful morning, not too hot with a little breeze. Here are some pics of Aiden's first Shakertown visit.