How early is too early to buy Aidan his own video game system? Not that I am saying we will buy him one soon, it is just he has a fascination with anything with buttons and he particularly likes the video game controller that his father plays with.

We have tried giving him his “own” controller (one of the PS1 controller we still have) but he still prefers the one his dad is using at the time. Anthony has tried to “play” with Aidan’s controller to give Aidan more interest but it doesn’t seem to be working too well. Aidan keeps looking at the paused screen and back at the controller. I think he understands that it is not plugged in and therefore not doing what he wants it to.

Aidan will play with his own controller when the video games are not on, but not when Anthony or I are playing games. It is funny to see Mommy try to dance around Aidan on the DDR mat. It will be interesting to see him when watching us sing and dance together. (I hope they have a freestyle mode for “Karoke revolution” as well.

Anyway, maybe we will be getting Aidan the V-tech “laptop” for his birthday. I know that they are geared toward the 3-4 year olds but if Anthony was reading by 3 I don’t see Aidan being far behind. We will keep you posted.

I have started to take Aidan into his room to play for a while each day. We have mostly baby-proofed it and we would like it to be a good place for Aidan to play. He likes it and has had great fun pulling things off the shelves and playing around the freezer and diaper pails.

Today Aidan discovered that with the crib railing up he can crawl under his bed. This he did, and like the ostrich with its head in the sand I don’t think he thought I could see him. With him like this I ran for the camera.

He didn’t seem to notice while I took some pictures of him this way and I didn’t need to turn him around until I heard the dial tone. Aidan had found the phone that we still need to move and pressed the speaker phone button. Anyway when I turned him around and called to him I was able to get some very cute pictures. I swear If I wasn’t his mother I would still think so. :)

Can you see me?

Aidan and I took advantage of the rare sunshine and went to the playground near the seawall. Tell me do you think he liked his first time on the swings?

Gwen’s itching for sunshine, apparently. And cursing us too. First about the sun, then about the no rain. Heh. Well, it’s raining now.

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