First Christmas

We celebrated our first Christmas with Aidan by taking a whirlwind tour of California!  We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Ben's parent's house in Sacramento, enjoying a delicious feast with lots of Ben's family.  Aidan wasn't thrilled with the loud crowds, and had a hard time adjusting, so we had to spend a little quiet time in another room every once in awhile to calm him down.  But he ended up having a good time and loved all the new toys he got.

On Friday, the day after Christmas, we loaded up the car again and headed down to Bakersfield to spend a few days with my parents and exchange gifts.  My parents' claim that they only had "one gift for Aidan" turned out to be more like seven.  Aidan didn't mind, though!

This week, Aidan really started walking.  He had been taking a few steps here and there for the past few weeks, but now he can walk a pretty good distance.  His walk is getting slightly less Frankenstein-ish and he's getting more confident in his walking abilities.  Next thing he'll stand up on his own and run down the hall.  Then I'll really have my hands full!

Today, on our way out of Bakersfield, we stopped at the zoo and Aidan got to see all the animals.  He liked watching the birds - there was a pelican exhibit, bald eagles, golden eagles, lots of hawks, and a roadrunner.  There was also a mammal exhibit with bobcats, racoons, foxes, and a big black bear.  I think that he's going to really love going to the zoo the older he gets.