All I want for x-mas is my two front teeth

Aidan popped in her second tooth two or three days ago and today I noticed the third is coming in. The funny thing is that the teeth are the two "canines" the ones beside her front teeth... so she's going to look like a vampire. Haha

It's a Girl....Again!

So, it turns out that Ainsley in on the way. Aidan and Ainsley. I love it. I wasn't as dissapointed about the sex as I had expected. However, I and John were really upset just thinking that the next one would be a girl as well.. Anyway, I'm happy about it now. I still feel sad and wanting when I see a little baby boy. I probably always will until I have one. This picture of the two girls runs in my head a lot. I see John walking down the mall halls on Sears picture day with one little girl on either side of him. Both are wearing matching Christmas dresses and shiny black shoes with fancy white socks. Their shoes are tap tap tapping across the floor. Why this picture has stuck with me I don't know but it makes me happy.

Aidan just turned 11 months yesterday. She is walking now. (and I mean really walking) No, she's not ready to go for a stroll down the street for 20 minutes but she walks all over the house etc. I'm very proud of her. So, she took her first steps barely into her 9th month and she was walking walking at 10! What a wonderful girl she is! She just lights up all our lives. The last two days she's learned to clap. Mutti and I yell "Yayyy" and she just grins and claps. Everyday I put her in her room for an hour or more and she plays so nicely by herself. When I come to join her she just walks to the door and says happily "MamamamaMama" We've started reading to her a lot more and she's now actually interested in the books. She'll point to a picture and I'll tell her what it is. Before, she'd either be bored and whiney and try to shut the book. Miss Thing is still a ham.. she's always trying to do funny things to make us laugh. Yes, she usually succeeds.

I really cannot imagine loving any other baby in this way. I just watch her and "drink up" all her little movements and expressions and actions and there seems to me No way that I could do that for the second, third, fourth kid. Mutti claims I will but logically I think I can't because I won't have the time.