Aidan "No-No" Miah

If there is something to be said about Aidan..it's that the word "No" means nothing to him. I have never met a kid so eager to get into trouble in all my life. Take the instance not too long ago, where he nearly severed his tongue in half! Doing what.. is still a mystery that only HE knows. I still remember the moment I walked in his bedroom during nap time to find not only him, but the carpet, and bedsheets covered in blood. I still remember feeling like he was gone, as he lay nearly lifeless wrapped in his 'Cars' blanket. Of course, the numbness and shock quickly turned to panic and fear when I discovered the reason for the blood and slow breathing. I still can't believe he never cried. Not once did I hear him cry on the baby monitor.  Rushing him to the ER and explaining to the doctors and staff what I found without any explanation as to HOW it happened was quite nerve wrecking as well. They brain stormed several instances. Everything from him trying to climb out of his bed, and slipping/falling on the rail, to eating glass, or possibly biting his tongue during a grandmal seizure. No one was able to give a correct answer as to how a 15 month old with no molars, and only 6 teeth, could do something like that. I just thank God Spencer was there to hold him down in the operating room so the doctors could sew it back together as I waited in the "quiet room" listening to him scream at the top of his lungs because the numbing medication didn't work. Oh the joys of what's to come!

Since then, he has tried to stick his toy car in a light socket, swam in the toilet, attempted to climb inside the oven, walked right out the front door AFTER he unbolted it using a toy tool box to stand on, climbed to the kitchen island using the computer chair, only be to be found STANDING, munching on an apple and a shear grin of pride on his face. I could be here all day listing all the crazy things this kid has done..and he's only 18 months old.

Recently, Alex has started calling him "Aidan No-No Miah" which is quite perfect if you think about it. As much as I go crazy telling him "no, Aidan don't touch, "no Aidan, don't do that", I appreciate his strong, stubborns to learn. They say it's a "boy thing" but gender isn't the reason. It's pure genetics. I guess I had what was coming to me lol. Between, myself, the tom boy of sorts who got into everything imaginable as a child, and Spencer the kid that seemed to always get hurt, we've created a monster. With Alex, we got lucky. That's all there is to that. PURE luck and grace of God. He's been smart enough to know so far, what could happen if  you stick your finger in a light socket or drink Orange glow floor cleaner. Unfortunately, though he can be quite dramatic. But that's an entirely different blog. :p

I don't know when the next to trip the the ER will be, to mend a broken bone from falling  out of a tree, or stitch up his forehead from jumping on the bed with the ceiling fan on. What I do know is, I'll keep telling him "NO", and he'll keep giving me mini heart attacks. I can only hope one day, when he becomes a father, Spencer and I can watch in amazement, and amusement as he struggles with his son or daughter teaching the word "No".:)