Ayden's first raya.

Going house hopping with a 4 month old baby in tow is no easy feat. But Ayden surprised me and surpassed my expectations (as he always does!) because he behaved like an angel and 'socialised' well with relatives and anyone who wanted to hold him or coo at him. Of course there were the occasional crying whimpers, but only to signal if he needed to be fed or was sleepy. Which, is why I think the baby sling is a GODSEND. Whenever he felt like he was overstimulated or had enough of being fussed over, I'd whip out the sling, put him in and he'd start zoning out because he'd feel safe in his own little cocoon...and give or take a few minutes, he'd fall asleep in my arms. Minus the strain it puts on my left arm after a while, I love when this happens, every single time :)

Here are some photos of him when he's wide awake (the sling makes an appearance in a lot of our raya pics, which aren't here):

First day of raya, in his Superman getup, complete with red cape at the back!

Watching The Glee Project at Maine's!

Darling Maine was kind enough to change Ayden's diaper too. What an awesome hostess ;)

Maine's mum with Ayden!

Ayden checking out a vid of himself on Yasir's phone

Random silliness before my sis flies back to Vevey this Sunday

All in all, what an awesome Raya!

Sloppy kisses,

'Aainaa