Helping with laundry

Aiden has been very 'helpful' lately.  He loves the laundry basket, and he tries to use it to stand up.  Here are a couple pictures of Aiden helping...

"Hey Mom, look what I found!"

"I think I can use this to stand up..."

"Well, that didn't work out. Oh well!"

"I made a mess!"

Daddy got all the laundry put back in the basket.

Sitting in the Crib

Now that Aiden can sit himself up, we have to worry about what he can get into.  The other day he was fussing after we put him down for a nap, so I went to check on him.  To my surprise, he was just sitting in his crib, see below.  I of course called Doug in to witness and we both decided it was time to lower the crib.  Here's a few picture of Aiden 'chilli

"Get me out of here!"

Cords

Aiden loves cords!  If he sees a cord, he immediately heads for it- even if it's not in an easy to reach area.  A few days ago he had a cord in his hands, and as I went to pull it out of his hands, he grabbed on tighter.  He then pulled himself up to standing, as if he was skiing.  It was too cute.  Here are a couple shots of him going for the cords.

Aiden reading a book

Aiden loves books.  Reading them, eating them, and especially turning the pages.  Here he is reading his book (upside down).

Aiden Chattering

Aiden has been more and more vocal.  Here he is talking to himself.

Aiden Standing

Aiden is loving pulling himself up.  He even tries to grab things that don't support his weight, like blankets.  Here he is using his toy to stand up.

Aiden crawling

Right now Aiden does an army crawl, just dragging his feet behind him.  He is now learning to crawl on his knees. He's not very graceful, as you can see, but he's learning.  He has also taught himself to sit up from crawling.  I didn't even see the practice to this- he just started doing it!