It has been just days shy of 6 years, but I well remember the day - and my first impressions. I remember Court calling me from an interior room of the hospital to announce the birth. "It's a..." he managed before the connection was severed - twice! For the first five minutes of life, all we knew for sure was "baby," but not the predominate color or name! Finally, on the third attempt - a full sentence, "It's a boy!" (A singularly common occurrence at that point in time.) Grampa and I made our way to said hospital to meet the newest baby blue. I just remember thinking that being born is a hard thing to do - for both mother and child - and he should be tired. But he wasn't. His eyes gaped at the world, taking it all in, and staying open for hours when he should have been sleeping after a long day's work. Adian wasn't then, and isn't now, apt to let anything pass his notice!
He may grow up to be a doctor or an architect or an astronaut or a teacher or a cowboy. The world is his oyster. He, at least in part, he has spent the first 6 years of his life as an actor. Aidan will never be contained on the small screen - his personality is too big for that. If he is to continue his acting career, it should be on the stage. His expressions have already earned a Tony in my heart! 
I'm not sure if you should be sorry or grateful that, I am challenged by the likes of UTube. Imagine what I could do if I could figure out how to upload videos. Believe me, his personality doesn't shrink when the pictures moves. Maybe the silver screen is the place for his personality after all!
Wherever else he finds himself, whenever the world discovers this body of personality and possibility, however else the world attempts to contain this larger-than-life bundle, he will always be - first and foremost - a major love of this Granma's life.Don't stop now, Aidan! Keep taking the world by storm! Share your smile and wit and antics with all who cross you path. With much love - sometimes to the point of exhaustion - happy, happy birthday to you! Enjoy the cake!
