Aidan is now twenty-one weeks old. We spent the week touring around the North Island, visiting friends and family. Highlights were Aidan beginning to socialise with Rachel and Amy, beginning to get the hang (!) of the door bouncer, and us repeatedly being stopped by strangers in the street to say how cute he was!

See also the diary Aidan is keeping of his trip, entries V, VI, VII (click, or find it in the scrapbook).

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Look - I can get my head, chest, and legs all off the ground at the same time! I'm flying! (at Great-Auntie Elspeth and Great-Uncle David's place in Wanganui).

My Wanganui relatives. Back row: (left to right): Daddy, Great-Uncle David, Rachel, Bridie, Garth. Front row: Mummy, me!, Great-Gran, Great-Auntie Elspeth, Karlene.

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Playing with my second cousin Rachel. It was great to see Aidan interacting and beginning to play with other children on this trip.

Amy, Aidan, and Melanie in Havelock North.

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All dressed up and ready to climb a mountain. Aidan in his back carrier and ski suit, looking rather fetching.

On top of the world! This picture is proof that Aidan made it to the very top of the Pinnacles! (759m). It's a long way down - beyond the ledge is a drop as steep as the one you can see in the middle of the picture! But Aidan took it all in his stride.

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