Mommy, Watch!! ... Daddy, Watch!! ...

One of Aden's favorite's words around the house these days is "Watch!" He wants everyone to watch everything he does. Through most of the waking hours, we hear "Mommy, Watch!!", "Daddy, Watch!!" and even "Wiley, Watch!!" Now, what are we watching, you might ask. It may just be rolling one of the many trucks from his fleet (that he received for Christmas. It seemed to have been the Year of the Truck.) across the coffee table. It may be putting a book on the couch. However, the most common thing to "watch" involves balancing. Aden loves to balance things on top of other things. Recently it has been (again) one of his trucks on the arm or the back of the couch or chair. In the bathtub, it was his washcloth on his knee while he moved his knee up and down. (Don't try this at home!) By far, the most impressive balancing act that Aden has though involves his blocks. We have included some photos for your amazement. He seems to have a steady hand, and just when you think there is no way he can get another block on with it swaying like it is, he gets two or three more. His record is twelve blocks high. And that, my friends, was enough to call up the neighbors to come over to hear him say "Ah-Bu (Uncle Bill), Watch!! ... Baca (Aunt Marsha), Watch!!"