Gotcha'

I've stated previously on this blog that Aiden is now in a stage where he is laughing and smiling, a lot. Everyone knows that baby laughter is second only to ice cream on the world wide list of  'things-we-all-love-and want-more-of-in-our-everyday-lives,' so of course I've been doing my best to capture some of these moments on video.  

For this reason I've been keeping the camera close at hand- poised to quickly capture a moment of baby mirth for all to see.  Sadly however, I've found that it is easier to photograph an Ivory Billed Woodpecker ( I Googled "worlds most elusive bird") than to get concrete evidence of Aiden's giggles.

It is not that we are for want of opportunities.  Oh no, in fact Aiden wakes up laughing nearly every morning.  The problem is that once Aiden sees the camera he instantly goes stone-faced.  You can almost see the tiny gears in his baby head turning as he practices his pre-teen eye roll, and thinks "Oh come on Dad... the camera again?  Get a life!"

But don't worry- all is not lost!  Today, at last, the wisdom of age has prevailed over the eye-rolling sarcasm of youth.  We were able to capture Aiden in full-on guffaw, not once... but twice! Hah! 

Enjoy these videos.  But also pay attention to the one basic, fundamental truth that they can teach us about the human condition:  little boys absolutely think that fart noises are funny from the very, very beginning.