Cute stuff

Alex has a new tooth. His 5th one cut through. It's the tooth to the left of his top middle teeth.

Tonight after his bath, I pulled the towel off his head and he had a mohawk so I had to take a picture. Then I realized he was posing and smiling. Check them out.




P.S.- Sorry about the sideways picture and the baby porn. I thought I had his penis all covered. Oh well.

Some firsts

Alex went to the park for the first time yesterday.Link to pictures....click me!

He said "Mama" tonight.

He's been standing on his own up to 20 seconds at a time.

I have some video I will try to upload.

Updates

It's been very hard the last few weeks to keep up. Alex is crawling and is into everything. He loves cords, laptops, cell phones and remotes. I wonder if we used his toys all the time if he'd still like our things.

He's also standing by himself for a few seconds at a time. He's growing up so quickly. Last year at this time I was pregnant and now I have a baby who is close to walking.

He's starting to eat finger foods. He LOVES graham crackers. Today at daycare, he ate a whole pancake. He only likes his turkey or chicken mixed with fruit. He will not eat it otherwise. He loves cantaloupe but hates avocado. He can throw a mean temper tantrum too. Tonight I took his graham cracker away because his mouth was full and he wailed. Next time I'll have to get it on film.

His hair is growing fast too. At 6 months he hardly had any and now it's like an inch long.

JCPenney Pro Pics

If you want the link to order, email me. Here's the pics from his 9 month photo shoot.

My photoshop handiwork

I just created a collage. Hope you like it. Starts in the top left corner and goes counter-clockwise.

A new trick

I taught Alex how to do something!


Isn't it cute?

Video

Alex is progressing VERY quickly. 2 weeks ago he sat up on his own and since then he has crawled and pulled himself to a standing position. This video catches all 3.

He crawled!!

Last night we went to Ms. Doris' for Uncle Vincent's birthday dinner. Nan and Uncle Chuck were there too. Alex really wanted either my flip flops or the plant and he turned around and crawled, coordinating his hands and knees. I didn't bring my camera so I don't have it on film...shocker, but I'll get some footage today...I hope.

Our First Trip to the E.R.

Thursday night I thought I noticed a little wheezing from Alex. He didn't have fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and he was acting totally normal. So I put him to bed. Friday morning he was fine. Friday afternoon I picked him up from daycare and I noticed him wheezing. Friday night, I was feeding him dinner and it got worse...louder and closer together. I called the dr. and the on call nurse said "Pick your hospital because you have to bring him in." So, we picked Children's. We got there at 6:40pm Friday night. The nurse checked Alex and said she heard wheezing the first time then didn't the next time, but "hopefully the dr. will hear it." The dr. came and didn't even take out his stethoscope at first, he wanted to observe Alex's chest and belly. He noticed labored breathing. Then he checked him with the stethoscope. He heard wheezing, ordered an xray and breathing treatments.

The xray didn't show pneumonia so the dr. said he just had bronchitis. We asked if he had asthma and he said at this age they don't diagnose that and it's more of a family history diagnosis. No one in our families (that we can recall) has or has had asthma but I have horrible allergies and Patrick has horrible sinus problems, so poor Alex inherited one, if not both issues.

After the Xray, Alex fell asleep. 6pm was his bedtime and now it was after 7 and he was so tired. A lady came down to give him a breathing treatment and he did so good with it. Next, someone came to suction snot out of his nose with a high powered syringe. It was a hose hooked up to air on the wall. Alex and mommy did NOT like that. They were going to test his snot for RSV and other illnesses. The RSV test came back negative.

The dr. came back to check on him and said the breathing treatment helped so he ordered another one. They also gave him a dose of Orapred (steroid) to help with inflamation.

In addition to the bronchitis, Alex also has an ear infection and a throat infection. He's on amoxicillin for those.

We left Children's at 9:45ish and Patrick and I were starving. Neither of us had eaten since lunch....and ya'll KNOW I was starving if that's the case. So we bring his rx's to Walgreens and then go to Taco Bell for dinner. I get a large Sierra Mist and as we pull off I taste the drink and it's 90% carbonation. Yuck! Then we get to Walgreens and the girl said insurance didn't cover the rx's because his birthdate was wrong. So really long story short on that one. The girl was new and didn't notice the "RX" sign on the card. Our rx don't go through our normal company they go through a prescription company. The next day I brought in a statement from Humana with Alex's correct birthday on it and the new set of workers at Walgreens caught the error and I got a refund. Yay! But, add the rx mistake with my gross Sierra Mist and it was not a fun night.

We got home at 10:45 and were in bed by 11.

Then we had to- or I- woke up to check on Alex's breathing at 3am. He was fine, but he woke up at 4am so I had to feed him since he didn't eat a lot yesterday. Then after the crying he needed a treatment. Then he went back to bed.

New Videos

What Alex looks like after HE feeds HIMSELF.

He's starting to crawl

Is your baby ready to move to a forward-facing carseat?

New Pictures

Here are pictures from evacuation. Alex turned 8 months and belated giraffe pictures are in there as well.

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We're home

This trip took the normal time. We didn't have traffic but we were with many cars on the road. Everyone went the speed limit and it was fine. We drove through some showers.

On the return trip it was just me, Patrick and Alex. Ms. Doris (Great Grandma) left with Ms. Debbie (Granny) earlier in the day. Patrick and I didn't decide until later on that we would return home. Knowing we wouldn't be able to wash dishes, take showers or flush the toilet until possibly tomorrow was better than having 2 adults, a baby, 2 cats, and a dog and our luggage in one small hotel room. We have electricity so we can microwave the meals we bought in Alabama. We stocked up on food and water before we came home so we don't have to go out and wait in lines like most everyone else.

The trip was about 6 hours. We left around 12pm and got home around 6pm on Thursday. We had to stop for gas and to feed Alex. Alex slept the first 3 hours of the trip so we made good time then. After he was up he needed to eat twice. The second feeding was done on the side of some neighborhood off I-12.

So, we're home safe and sound. The pets are happy, the baby seems happy and the parents are happy.

DirectTV was not working so Patrick set up the bunny ears. One must NOT miss the first regular season game of football.

Hurricane Gustav

Long story short:
We left home at 4:30am on Sunday morning. We arrived at our final destination at 11:30pm Sunday night. To save you from math that's 19 hours.

Long story:
We made plans to leave at 4:30am and after those plans, JP announced that they would start contraflow at 4am. Because we didn't know if Alex would wake up at night we didn't want to push up the leave time. We had no problem on the WBank Expy or the CCC. When we got to I-10 we hit traffic. From there we went 90 miles in 10 hours. We didn't get out of Slidell until 3:30pm. I-10 was blocked off going East so EVERYONE who wanted to go to the coast of MS, AL, FL, or GA had to go up I-59. The traffic was absolutely a nightmare.

Ms. Doris entertained and fed Alex in the backseat. He was an angel. He didn't cry at all.

Patrick found some shortcuts in MS so we didn't have to sit in I-59 traffic more than we already were. We stopped to eat and that took about 30 minutes. Around 7pm Ms. Debbie started getting tired so we tried our hardest to find a closer hotel. Nothing was available. Then I remembered that my cousin Tracy was in Tuscaloosa and I called her to see if her hotel had an opening. They did....one room. So Ms. Debbie and Ms. Doris stayed to sleep while Patrick, Me, and Alex continued on another 2 hours to our hotel.

7 miles from our hotel exit Alex started crying. It got worse. There was nothing I could do so I was going to wait it out. At 3 miles from the exit, he vomited and gagged from crying so much. I pulled over to take care of him and console him. I was scared to death someone was going to hit me because there were no lights on that stretch of highway and cars were going upwards of 70mph. Finally, I had to put him back in his seat and listen to crying for 3 miles. When we got to the hotel I took him out and held him for the rest of the night. We arrived at 11:30pm and finally got to bed around 1am.

This morning Patrick woke up early to get his mom and grandma and about 20 minutes later he called to tell me the Tuscaloosa hotel had a room. So he came back home. We packed up and decided to drive the 2 hours again. At least when we go home it SHOULD be a shorter drive. Personally I'd like to wait for the bulk of the people to return home so we can avoid traffic again but money will be an issue and we'll have to leave when we can come back.

I'm not looking forward to returning!

Patrick and I are finally getting to take showers....48 hours later. I think we'll burn our clothes. We're in our new hotel room now.

I need tires too. As soon as we pulled in to the Tuscaloosa hotel parking lot my tire rolled over something and began losing air. Then Patrick inspected my tires and we decided it would be safe if I got all new tires. So that's a pretty penny too.

If there's any more, I'll add it down here....I think that's all, I'm pretty sleep deprived. I have driven 21 hours in 2 days and had 6 hours of sleep...and anyone who really knows me, knows I need more than 6 hours of sleep.

Just thought of this so I'll add it. I'm so glad and LUCKY that Alex was so good. When I say he didn't cry until 7 miles from the hotel, he really did not cry. I couldn't believe it. I know he reached his limit of spending time in the car seat. Heck, I reached my limit of driving around the 4 hour mark. At least I know if need be, I can drive 19 hours straight....but I'll never do it again unless I absolutely have to. I'm so proud of my little man.

Final post before we leave

We're evacuating early Sunday morning. We have a hotel room in Northern Alabama. We've packed (or should I say I) so much more. I have a whole rubbermaid container for pictures and Patrick doesn't understand why. Since we're on the westbank and the news is saying we're so vulnerable, I'm prepared to lose the house. It's very sad to know that's a possibility. With Katrina, I don't think anyone ever thought it was a possibility but we've had 3 years to deal with people with loss and it's sunken in.

I'm not looking forward to doing bottle and nipple stuff in a hotel sink. I'm not looking forward to being quiet in the room while Alex naps. I'm not looking forward to taking the dog out for walks instead of letting him roam free in the yard. But I'm looking forward to the fact that we will have electricity, food, and water.

To those of you who choose to stay. I hope that things go well for you. I have many people that I LOVE who are choosing to stay and I wish they wouldn't. But they don't live on the westbank and could be safer.

As Gustav is a category 4 now, I don't see how anywhere in his path will be safe. But that's my opinion.

I'm sure I'll post when we reach our hotel and tell about our joyous adventure of evacuating with an 8 month old baby. BTW, tomorrow Alex makes 8 months.

HE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!!!

This used to be a regular occurance, pre-teething. Last night he slept from 6pm-...he's still sleeping at 640am.

Maybe the virus is going away and the formula is what he needed.

YAY.....I hope this continues.

OMG he's still sick

Today I made a dr. appt. The dr thinks Alex has lactose intolerance so he told me to switch to soy formula. Try that until he has normal poo and for a week after that. Then give him regular formula and see if he gets diarrhea again. If he does, then Alex is lactose intolerant.

So, on to the fever mystery and all that sleeping. Alex has coxsackie virus. It's quite gross. That's the reason he had fever, whiny, snotty nose, cough, sleepy, etc. They took a blood test and the virus is in his body full force.

Poor baby. Hopefully tonight he will sleep through the night. Last night Patrick was up with him from 1230am to 330am. I hope the new formula makes a difference.

Video

In this video, Alex was very sleepy. Patrick was trying to put him to sleep but he kept popping his head up. Then once I took out the camera he put on even more of a show.


In this one, everytime Patrick would sniff his nose, Alex would get startled and pop up. Before this video Alex was doing raspberries on Patrick.


Alex's fever is gone today. He took a nap from 930am until almost 1pm. He woke with a temp of 97.2. Let's hope it stays away.

sick baby part 2

So last night Alex woke up so much. He had 101.4 fever last night and this morning, and then it went down to 100.8, and then around 3:30pm today it went up to 103.3. He was lethargic, clingy, and sleepy. All he wanted to do was cuddle and whine. I called the dr., they said give him Tylenol and if the fever gets to 104 to call them back. They also said to give him a bath to cool him down and give him some water to drink.

Since then he's been much better and he's playing and laughing and talking. He has had some gross diapers but not as many as he's had in the past week. I'll probably still be taking him in on Monday to get his poop tested if he keeps having these loose poops.

He had a gross loose, but not diarrhea diaper today.

Here are some pictures of our visit with Lulu today and our first and probably only picture of Aramis with Alex. Aramis is never near Alex....ever. So this was a special occasion.

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When baby ain't happy, ain't nobody happy

For the past 2 weeks, Alex has had diarrhea. It started 2 Fridays ago. I called the dr. office and they said to have him come in on Monday for stool cultures. This morning he had a regular bm. So I guess I'll wait and see on Monday if diarrhea starts and then I'll call back.

Last night Alex woke up very often. Patrick took care of a few wake ups before 11pm. At 11pm I got up and Alex was burning up. I took his temperature and he had a 101.4 fever, which the dr. says is an uncomfortable fever but not one to worry about. So I gave him Tylenol and he was up a few more times in the night with gas and such. At 530am, bright and early, he was up. He still had a fever of 101.4 so I gave him more Tylenol. I'm so tired...I just want to sleep in.

Patrick was up with him yesterday from 4am until 530am when he had to wake me. We had to tag-team on a diarrhea diaper....this involved the shower head and a bath, oh, and a stripping of his bed. Since Patrick did yesterday I have today :( How much are live-in nannies? j/k

I love the time I can spend holding him since I am back at work. When Alex gets home from daycare he has about 2-3 hours and then he's asleep. So I love the weekends even though I can't sleep in.

The new look in baby wear

I was letting Oreo in from outside and he tore through the living room. Well Alex was on the ground and he started screaming. I scooped Alex up and checked all over to see if I saw paw marks. I took his clothes off and he was ok. I guess he just cried because Oreo scared him. Well a few minutes later I noticed a scratch on his arm. Oreo did hurt him. I called the dr. and they said to put neosporin and a long sleeve shirt. Since it's so hot I cut the sleeve off one side....thus, the new picture.

My friend Connie has a baby blog and she inspired me to give a mini update on Alex.

For the past almost 2 weeks Alex has had diarrhea. We're changing about 10 diapers a day, 8 of them being poo. Yesterday he went through 4 outfits. Since he has diarrhea, he has been on bananas to "clog" him up. Now when we feed him anything but fruit it's a challenge to get him to eat. Last night he was up every hour from 9pm-3am. I guess it was because of the Peas I had him eat. Tonight he refused to eat his Garden Vegetables but he ate up all the bananas.

He loves daycare. He's happy when I drop him off and when I pick him up.

He's teething and it's not fun. He's so cranky and fussy. Over the weekend he got Motrin a few times. He chews everything, drools on everything and gnaws on his pacifier rather than sucking. I try to find the tooth but he starts to eat my finger and I can't see anything.

So far Alex is sitting up unassisted. He is getting on all fours and rocking but then falls flat like a pancake. He hasn't picked up how to crawl from daycare yet. We're hoping it comes....but then hoping it doesn't. If you know what I mean.

Alex loves petting Domino. Oreo and Aramis really want nothing to do with him. Oreo, at least, comes by Alex. Aramis is never seen. All pictures I have with him in the pets it's just Domino and Oreo...no Aramis.

Well, gotta go. Alex is crying. There's probably some poop in store for me and he needs a bath.

Oh the joys of daycare

Alex started daycare last Monday. Since then he had vomiting on Wednesday, I had the same plus diarrhea on Friday, then Alex started with diarrhea Saturday. Today he had it so bad it came out of his clothes.

Can someone tell me what else I have to look forward to? I already know...chicken pox, the flu, ringworms, stitches, busted lips, etc.

Monthly pictures

Someone's 7 months old today!!
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New Pictures

Fun with Aunt Meggie, Mimi, Uncle Evan, Great Grandma, Emma, Kylee and Bella.

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Mommy @ 6 months

So funny

Sippy Cup

New pictures

Here's what we've been up to. We went to a birthday party, had fun with Domino, and drank from a sippy cup.

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Mom is excited to start back to work so Mr. Spoiled can learn how to not be so spoiled. Currently he's fighting sleep.

Something New

I was on the treadmill this morning and Patrick came running in the room. He told me I had to get off the treadmill right away and come see...but be quiet.


He said that a while went by and he didn't hear Alex making any noise. So he got up and sure enough he had fallen asleep in his jumperoo.

Happy 4th of July

So I forgot to put this up on the 4th. Oh well.

New pics

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Alex started holding his bottle and can you see two teeth at the bottom??

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

For the last two weeks bedtime has been a struggle. We're trying to get to the point where he understands what to do after his jammies are on. I don't put his p.j.'s on until he looks tired. So, after he looks tired we put him in his crib and tell him "it's sleepy time". We haven't rocked him to sleep or given him a bottle. Tonight is the very first night he's gone down awake and not made a sound and he put himself to sleep. I just went in to check if he was watching his aquarium and he was asleep.

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alex

This is what I was coming on to post but forgot about. I'm pretty sure he knows his name. About a week ago, my friend, Jennifer, called Alex and he looked up. I didn't know if it was a fluke or not. So I've been calling his name at different times. When he's distracted or not. He's looking!!! I even said bogus words to see if he turned at any sound and he doesn't.

Today he fell asleep in my car around 5pm. Since I didn't want him to sleep I called his name and he woke up. His eyes closed again, I said some nonsense words and he didn't move. I called his name and he opened his eyes again.

We're creating a monster!

As I was coming to blog, Alex screamed. I looked over and he smiled. Hmmm, what to do now? Earlier today he was on his blanket and he was worming his way on to the carpet after the cat. I picked him up and moved him back to the blanket. He cried hysterically. We left him on the blanket for a while because it was ridiculous that he cried because I moved him. Then when we realized he wasn't going to stop crying and it was getting louder, Patrick picked him up.

Here are some pictures of our little trouble maker.

Whatcha' doin' Mommy?


Best Buds

the good and the bad

Alex sleeps for 10-12 hours. Mostly it's around 11-12 hours. That's the good. The bad is that he goes to bed at 6:30pm. This means he wakes up between 5:30-6:30. I got lucky yesterday. He woke up at 5:30, but when I went in his room I just rolled him on his belly and stuck the pacifier in his mouth. He went back to sleep until 7:30. This morning I attempted to do the same. Didn't work. So now we're watching Blue's Clues. It's 6:15am and we've already been up for 45 minutes. FUN FUN! If anyone has tips on getting him to go to sleep later...let me know...lol.

The cutest and best picture EVER!

We got these at Children's Place and wanted to see if he would wear them. He doesn't seem to mind them at all. I guess it helps that daddy and mommy wear them and he sees that.

Swimming pictures

This is Alex's first time in a swimming pool. He loved it! He kicked his feet the whole time. He did not like being laid on his back. I think it had something to do with the sensation of water covering his ears. The other baby is his girlfriend, Kylee.

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Someone's getting teeth!

Alex has 2 teeth coming in at the bottom. Everytime I take a look he follows my finger with his tongue.

He's been so crabby and stubborn lately and I really hope it's because he's teething :)

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Things Alex is doing now

Alex takes a long afternoon nap. On average it's 2 hours. He goes down around noon. He takes a smaller nap in the morning and around 3-4.

He's also recognizing cameras. Mommy takes so many pictures he's used to it. When someone new takes pictures, he looks at the camera and freezes (poses) and sometimes smiles.

He's also scooting. On his belly, he pushes his legs under, buries his head in the ground and scoots. It's so cute.

I have video of this, just waiting to upload it....he's chasing the cat's tail. Domino doesn't mind it. It's quite surprising because she can be temperamental. She loves her little brother. The other day I went into Alex's room (and for those who don't know, we have a baby gate to keep the animals out. Well I didn't close the gate all the way and Domino came in. Then Oreo tried to come in. Domino hissed and batted Oreo's face and scared him away. Domino then took guard at the door and everytime Oreo passed he cowered away.

Holding stuff

Alex has been reaching for toys and his bottle. Today he held his bottle for a couple of minutes. He fed himself! Lately he's been taking out his pacifier, looking at it, turning it around and putting it in his mouth. Sometimes it's backwards and sometimes it's right. He's so inquisitive and loves exploring new toys.

Also, when he sees his bottle his eyes get really wide and he kicks his legs fast.

He started eating Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Bananas, and Pear Juice. He doesn't really like anything except the juice. To get him to eat the other food I have to mix it in his rice cereal. Then sometimes he still "locks me out". He won't let the food go in. He puts his tongue in the way and won't move it.

sitting and playing

Alex is trying to sit.


Jumperoo Fun!

Pictures

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busy, busy, busy

Right after school was over we had to go to Virginia for a family wedding. We spent 5 days there. When we got back we had 2 days to get our house ready for a showing. Yep...we're moving to the Northshore. We put our house on the market the day before we left for our trip. Here's the house if you haven't seen it http://www.prudentialgardner.com/content/PropertyDetail.asp?listingNumber=N745528 .

Flying with a baby is very difficult. Flying with Alex was just o.k. He was a good traveler, but just imagine entertaining a baby and trying to keep it quiet in a 2ftx2ft space. Not fun! And all the stuff you have to bring. It's ridiculous. Now, his bedtime is all thrown off. He goes to bed anywhere from 5:45 and 8:00. Before he was going to bed right before 7:00.

A little later, I'll post some pictures of things that have been going on. Hmm, there's a lot of pics. I'll do a shutterfly link

Updates

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. School is officially over. Yesterday was my last day. Alex is doing so much now, but I really haven't taken many pictures. My friend's blog reminded me of how much Alex is doing.

Currently he's talking to the TV...screeching and blowing spit bubbles. He loves to eat his fingers and soak his bib. We go through about 5 a day. He's eating rice ceral twice a day and last night he slept through the night....well at least from 8:30-6:30.

Alex is also rolling over both ways...belly to back and back to belly. He's interested in grabbing things put over his head and he loves standing. We're convinced he's going to walk before crawl. When he's on his belly he screams and just lies there, then he realizes he can actually roll back over.

Alex has several tickle spots and he has the cutest laugh. He also laughs when you laugh, it's the funniest thing. At times I think he's getting a bit spoiled because if you put him in his bouncy seat and walk away, he cries. But as soon as he sees you he stops crying. I've come to the conclusion that it's really hard to tell when they need you and when they want you. It seems to be very easy to spoil babies because they're so darn cute :)

Here's a picture of Alex rolling from under his bear playset to about 3 feet away facing the opposite direction.



He also discovered that he can touch Oreo.

And he likes playing with his feet.

oh...and...

Alex is starting to roll the other way too. He's rolling from belly to back, which is harder than back to belly. I think he's going to be crawling sooner than normal.

And today we went to the ENT for me and he talked the whole time. The nurse and the doctor got a kick out of him. So, along with crawling, he'll probably talk too.

Eating

It's been one week and Alex is actually eating. We're swallowing more than is on the bib.

I tried to feed him around 5pm and he was sooo hungry. I put in two bites and he spit them at me. So, I gave him a bottle. After a bath I tried feeding him again and as soon as he saw the spoon he opened his mouth. For each bite he was moving his mouth and trying to eat before the food got there. My little man's getting the hang of it.

Now I'll make a little more and a bit thicker cereal and see how we do.

2nd feeding

Tonight's feeding went a lot better. Alex is starting to understand he needs to swallow. The feeding went quicker and he ate more.

First feeding with a spoon

Alex ate rice cereal tonight. More definitely got on him and his bib than in his mouth. I think he swallowed a total of 3 times and I put the spoon in his mouth 100 times. I think he kind of liked it but was weirded out...."what's this spoon thing?"

4 months

Well I'm a day late, but yesterday was hectic. He got his 4 month shots. I got to the appointment and the lady said I didn't have one. I scheduled it at his 2 month apt, so I guess something happened because it was so early in advance. My appointment was for 4:10 and we didn't get home until close to 6. Alex was so tired that he slept from about 3 minutes after the shots until we got home. I changed his clothes to put him in pj's. He was a bit fussy so I gave him some bottle and he knocked out.

He woke up at 4:30 am with a fever so I gave him some Tylenol. Then he slept until 7:30 am.

Needless to say I didn't have a picture opportunity then.

Today was hectic but not as much. After his bath I remembered I needed to take 4 month pics so I rushed them. They're not too cute, but they'll do. As soon as I laid him in his bouncy seat from the photo shoot he crashed.

Surprise!

No thumbs for me

New Pictures

Alex with Grandpa: Grandpa was surprised at Alex's strength. Alex was standing with the support of Grandpa.

He rolled over

This morning he woke up at 4:45 for a bottle. I gave him the bottle and put him down on his back around 5:15. When I got him out of bed this morning at 7:45 he was on his belly. He rolled over!!

New Things

Alex has been mocking sounds. Patrick does a "boo" sound and I do a "motorboat" and he tries it. It's so cute! I tried to catch it on video, but he doesn't do the sounds right after we do it. It's a delayed reaction.

Alex is pointing to the best team in baseball.


Got tickets to the gun show?

Grandparents

We visited Great Grandma and Great Grandpa over the weekend.



Daddy bought Mommy flowers. Why? Because he can!