Daily Aidan

Sorry for the delay (again) - Aggie's last note put me out of the mood to blog for a while.

Happy New Year and love to all of you!

12/1/08: not so sure about peas!

A note from Aggie

Dear Earthlings,

I have grown tired of composing my journal entries and dealing with the ever-growing curious "baby" that has taken over my domain. My escape plan is now complete, as I have been working on it for a while now. I have invented a condition called a "brain tumor" and figured out how to stop eating and drinking, knowing I am promised a better life involving unlimited warmed salmon fed by spoon, spaghetti sauce, gravy, and post-it notes and pens to bat around.

It has been my unique pleasure to be acquainted with you, and I hope to see you again in another life.

Very Truly Yours,

Agatha Helen Pennington

5/1/01 - 12/19/08

Monthly Aidan

...and our 200th blog post!
Aidan is six months old today. What???

At six months, Aidan...
-sleeps 9-10 hours each night
-is finally starting to take regular long naps
-no longer uses a binkie - those are for babies!
-has a favorite blanket that he sleeps with
-has two teeth!
-visits mom's diner for milk 4-5 times each day
-eats cereal and homemade veggies or fruits twice each day
-loves carrots and avocado the most; thinks peas and bananas are all right; hates green beans
-weighs 18.5 pounds and is 27.75" long
-wears 6-12mos clothes
-blows raspberries
-thinks his jumperoo is about the coolest thing ever
-found his feet
-doesn't scream in the car anymore!
-sleeps on his left side
-is trying desperately to roll from back to tummy
-is learning how to pet Agatha
-can sit up with a bit of help
-really likes mom & dad's water bottles
-melts our hearts every day!

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11/28/08: in an outfit from Desiree G

11/29/08: Watching the Jayhawks with dad

11/30/08: New favorite activity: holding animals in hands and feet at the same time

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11/19/08: Check out the love handles! In a cute romper from Miss Heather

11/20/08: one of my favorite pairs of PJ's

11/21/08: Agatha is thrilled that she is no longer the lone member of our household who is entertained by miscellaneous dangling objects

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11/14/08: first day in the jumperoo - it's an instant hit!


11/15/08: tub time is fun


11/17/08: the picture he'll hate us for someday

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11/9/08: fun in the exersaucer


11/10/08: worn out after Kindermusik


11/11/08: in an outfit from Grandma P and cousin TJ

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11/6/08 (North Carolina): Captain Adorable's super powers include turbo milk consumption, supersonic flatulence, and melting the hearts of everyone he meets.

11/7/08 (North Carolina): Hanging out in our hotel room

11/8/08 (North Carolina): handsome dude - on our way to his first formal dinner

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11/2/08: Definitely a Handsome Devil

11/3/08: Rooting for the Jayhawks is hard work

11/4/08: At KCI getting ready for our first flight!

Piper Halloween Party

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10/30/08: Hey Ladies...

10/31/08: First Halloween - taken with Grammy & Granddaddy after we visited Izzi & Elliott for pizza. He was DONE with Halloween!

11/1/08: After performing his civic duty

Pumpkin Patch 2008

From October 12...
We had so much fun at the Powell Pumpkin Patch. It was way far away - down by Louisburg - but it was a beautiful fall afternoon and we had so much fun picking out pumpkins for each of us (even Aggie!)
Funny story, we got there and realized we had no cash, no checkbook, only debit cards. I got out of the car to ask if they accepted debit cards and the lady working just laughed and said "We don't have electricity out here!" I let her know we'd just driven 45 minutes and were very excited to visit, and she said "Just give me your address, I'll give you my address, and we'll catch up. Pick out whatever you'd like and take it home." Do you know anyone who would do that for a complete stranger? What a blessing! We are going to make this trip an annual tradition!

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10/27/08: Aidan's Halloween Party at Kindermusik, with Jonah the Dragon

10/27/08: Covered in cereal, wearing a bib from Katie J.

10/30/08: Our favorite pumpkin in a onesie from Aunt Neece and the Arkansas Gang

New pictures of our BOY

OMG...I am so excited to share these pictures with you!!!
Click here to view...password is penningtona

What do you think???

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10/23/08: in a bib from Grandma P


10/24/08: with Shelly (Martin) Stilger, a dear friend from long ago. Who knew she owns a YARN STORE in Wichita???

First Vegetables

We've been trying vegetables at our house. It's been super fun to make Aidan's food and puree it. I'm buying organic jarred carrots because of the danger of nitrates, but everything else has been homemade. Here's the track record so far:

11/25/08: Carrots. Took a bite, stopped cold, then belly laughed and lunged forward with his mouth open. He LOVES his carrots! We do not love that the contents of his diapers now look like said carrots. The contents do not smell the same as said carrots!


11/29/08: Green beans. Refuses to eat them. He is definitely related to me. Anyway, he spits them out. If I mix the green beans with cereal, he will swallow the cereal and spit out the green beans. We'll keep trying!


12/1/08: Peas. He made the same disgusted face as the green beans but ate everything I gave him. We have high hopes for peas!

Soon we're going to try sweet potatoes and avocados. We'll keep you posted!

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Dear Mizzou,
Kiss my Jayhawk!

Sincerely,
Aidan Pennington

Happy Thanksgiving!

I can't find my camera, so I had to take a picture of Aidan on Thanksgiving with my webcam. Sorry for the bad quality!

We have so much to be thankful for...
a happy, healthy baby boy
wonderful parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews
dear friends
gainful employment
a beautiful home
pumpkin pie! :)
and much, much more.

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you. May the gift of gratitude fill each of your hearts, today and every day!

Daily Aidan

10/20/08: first rice cereal - he LOVES it!


10/21/08: first day in the exersaucer


10/22/08: You can't go wrong with WryBaby...

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10/16/08: fat guy in a little sink

10/17/08: in a cute Halloween outfit from Ben B.

10/18/08: we bought this shirt shortly after we found out we were expecting our Nugget. It's so fun to see him wear it now!

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11/21/08: playdate with Ava and Nathan (also Lucas and Dylan, not shown)
Busy babies = fuzzy pictures!

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Three days in a row - can you believe it? :)


10/9/08: Super cute in a darling darling sweater knitted by Nikki's mom, Lynn


10/13/08: tummy time is finally cool


10/13/08: Being this cute should be illegal. Thanks to AmyB for knitting this cuter-than-words sweater vest!

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9/26/08 - my boys

9/29/08 - we love this shirt from the Mitchells. On the back it says fun stuff like "Open 24 hours" and "Two convenient locations" :)

10/9/08 - just after a nap

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Still playing catch-up...


9/23/08: loves to suck his fingers


9/24/08: in an outfit from our friends Tom & Claudia


9/25/08: little fatty