Aidan

Life is Like Playing Blocks

Written on November 23, 2009 by William Lehman in Creativity, Family, Life

That is, if you have to use all the pieces. Not all of the pieces are quite the ones you wanted for the project. Sure you can get the basic structure built, but what do you do with the extra blocks then?

I built this little farm firehouse for Aidan (so he could tear it down). I wanted to use all his blocks and make something large enough to continue to draw his interest. I couldn’t duplicate it if I tried. He was goofing off in his swing while I worked on it. Then I gave him free reign to do with it as he wanted. It took me about 15 minutes to build it and it took him 5 to tear it down. Like Godzilla on a rampage of downtown Tokyo, Aidan left his pile of rubble and moved on to try to grab the camera out of my hands as I took pictures of the carnage.

Life is like playing blocks…. or is life playing blocks?

I am going to go for the second one.

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Daddy Reflections

Written on March 16, 2009 by William Lehman in Life

I am still getting used to being a daddy to a little one. Today is my first day as a Stay-at-home-dad. I even get to take him to the doctor today for his first vaccinations. Since this new stage of life is a part of who I am, I have decided to add it to my daily blogging routine. This is the face I woke up to this morning. I can deal with this every morning.

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Father – a pictorial definition.

Written on January 14, 2009 by William Lehman in Art, Family, Humor

I caught sight of myself in the mirror tonight when I came home to finally get some sleep. I looked like I might have been sleeping on the streets for the last few nights. Haggard, worn out and stressed, I decided to sit down and recuperate mentally before I recuperate physically by drawing a little. Above is a self-portrait of the mess I am at the moment. I think if I was one of the nurses walking into a room and seeing me there, I might have been a little freaked out.

Goodnight all. Signing off at 8:53 pm. Exactly 1 day and 1 minutes since Aidan arrived here.

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Live Blogging Baby Aidan

Written on January 5, 2009 by William Lehman in Family

Some information about the names we chose – Aidan Wesley Alan Lehman

The boy’s name Aidan \a(i)-dan\, also used as girl’s name Aidan, is pronounced AY-den. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is “fire“. Anglicised form of the ancient Gaelic name Aedan, a pet form of Aed. Name of a bishop of Ferns (seventh century) who was noted for his kindness and generosity. Saint Aidan (Ireland, seventh century) established the monastery of Lindisfarne, one of the great centers of learning of its time. Actor Aidan Quinn.

Aidan has 11 variant forms: Aedan, Aidano, Aiden, Aidyn, Aydan, Ayden, Aydin, Edan, Eden, Eidan and Eiden.

Wesley

The boy’s name Wesley \we(s)-ley\ is pronounced WEZ-lee, WES-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is “western meadow“. Place name; variant of the English surname Westley. Used in honor of brothers John and Charles Wesley, 18th-century founders of Methodism, a Protestant Christian denomination. Actors Wesley Snipes, Wes Bentley.

Wesley has 5 variant forms: Wes, Wesly, Wessley, Westleigh and Westley.

Alan

The boy’s name Alan \a-lan\ is pronounced AL-an. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is “precious“. From Adal. Also possibly derived from the Gaelic “ailin” meaning “little rock“. Introduced into England by Breton followers of William the Conqueror, such as Alan, Earl of Brittany, who was rewarded for his services with vast estates in the newly conquered kingdom. Popular in the Middle Ages, with a boom around the 1950s influenced by the popularity of actor Alan Ladd. Alun is a Welsh form; Alain (al-LAYN) is French; Alano is Spanish. South African author Alan Paton; lyricist Alan Jay Lerner; playwright Alan Bennett; astronaut Alan Shepard; actors Alan Alda, Alan Cumming; poet Allen Ginsberg; basketball player Allen Iverson.

Alan has 25 variant forms: Ailean, Ailin, Al, Alain, Alair, Aland, Alann, Alano, Alanson, Alen, Alin, Allain, Allan, Allayne, Allen, Alley, Alleyn, Alleyne, Allie, Allin, Allon, Allyn, Alon, Alun and Alyn.

Lehman

He’s our baby so
he has our last name….lol.

Here is also a song about a baby Aidan. A good song by the way. I think it fits too.

Update: Anyway, he might come later. We may be sent home. We’ll know in a little bit.