Aidan is now twenty weeks old. This week we were in Auckland, New Zealand. We spent most of the week getting over the flight and adjusting to the time difference and the wonderful sunshine.

Developmentally, the highlights of the week were Aidan choosing to sleep on his tummy for the first time, and his developing vocalisation. On the London/LA flight Aidan had 'screamed' a lot, not because he was unhappy but because it was fun to hear his own voice, and this week he developed that further. By the end of the week he was well into making "ba ba ba" and "aiyaiyaiyai" noises.

See also the diary Aidan is keeping of his trip, entries II, III, IV (click, or find it in the scrapbook).

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The Air New Zealand cot. This was far more comfortable than the Virgin Atlantic equivalent, and Aidan managed to sleep for ten out of twelve hours during this flight.

Aidan dictating his Big Adventure diary to Mummy.

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Aidan playing with Grandma Tony for the first time, on the trampoline in the back garden.

Asleep on his tummy. Aidan decided to exert his independence this week. We have always put him down to sleep on his back, but on Thursday for the first time, deciding he'd rather be on his tummy, he rolled himself over and fell asleep!

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At Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World. Aidan was awestruck as we walked through the perspex tunnel and saw fish, sharks and stingrays swimming around and above us (the fish were on the outside, and we were inside!).

On Saturday we went for a walk in the Waitakere Ranges, to try out Aidan's new MacPac 'Possum' back carrier in advance of our mountain climb the following week. It was a good chance to iron out a few problems!

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