Happy Birthday Party

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Alex had a great time today. Thanks to all the friends and family who shared our day with us.

My hungry boy

For dinner, Alex ate 5 fish sticks, a fruit cup, fruit snacks, then just asked for "crackers cheese" which is his name for Lunchables. I did not want to waste one so we made our own crackers and cheese. I wonder if he's going to eat all 6 crackers.

It's almost a nightly struggle for him to eat his dinner and tonight he's wolfing all the food down.

Here are some other pictures from past few days.

This is how he woke up....with all of his cars in bed.

Photo of the Day

When I tell people that Alex tortures Oreo, this is what I mean.

Hold On

1) Alex was talking to Granny on the phone and I had just started a new Tom and Jerry episode. Alex wanted to dance and mimic Jerry so he told Granny, "Hold On" and he put the phone down on the table and started dancing.

2) The other night Alex did not want to finish his dinner (chicken nuggets). Daddy was eating chips and Alex wanted some. Patrick told him to finish his nuggets and he could get chips. Well as soon as Patrick left the room, Alex gave me the nugget and told me to eat it. When I told him no, he threw the nugget behind the couch and told Patrick he was done.

2 jellybeans!

When we started potty training we did 3 jellybeans for pee. That quickly became expensive so we droped it to 1 jellybean for pee and when he pooped I gave him 3. Well today I invented 2 jellybeans.

We left the house and went to the gas station then to Sonic to redeem his free birthday Wacky Pack Kids' Meal. On the way home he said he had to pee. I told him to hold it and he did for about 5 minutes. When we got out of the car, he was literally holding his pants at his penis. I guess that's where the boys get the holding from....when their parents tell them to hold their pee.

I was so excited that he didn't pee in his pants! For that, he got 2 jellybeans.

Photo of the Day

Not even a picture can deter me from watching Tom and Jerry. Alex is enjoying his Free Birthday Wacky Pals Meal from Sonic.

Photo of the Day

"Mommy, look at my hat!"

Photo of the Day

365 and some Lagniappe!

My first 365 photo project

http://365project.org/babynoble1/365

And for the New Year, a new name

Baby Noble 2 will be Ross Lucien Noble.

My dad's middle name is Rossell. Rossell was the last name of his father who passed away when my dad was an infant. It was also Lulu's first husband. Ross is from Rossell. Lucien is Patrick's great-grandfather's first name and his great uncle's middle name.

Love it or not, Ross Lucien it is.

My New Year's Eve Resolution

or some sort

I want to take at least one picuture of Alex every day 365 project. Patrick will likely think it's dumb, but I don't care.

Happy New Year

Happy 3rd Birthday, Alex

Oh, the embarrassment of Terrible Threes

Okay. What is the deal? He doesn't listen. He completely embarrassed me in the shoe store. I had to go out and get his stroller and strap him in. He dismantled the baby gate going to the upstairs in the shoe store, walked in the back where they carry shoe inventory, and just completely ignored me.

Then, for whatever reason, I decided to go to another store after and he did the same thing in there- throwing a fit because his stroller tray was snapped in place and he didn't want it like that. Once I tried shoes on him, he ran into the clothes dept. and I just had it.

This better end soon.

oh, but it doesn't end.

After I wrote the above, he peed on his scooter inside the house. About 20 minutes later, peed in his seat while eating dinner. The pee seeped through his booster seat on the kitchen chair and onto the floor. Then he used the 409 I had out to clean up the pee and he covered the table including our Mac, my laptop, his Leapster and some books with it. I just put him in the tub and waited for Patrick to get home. I need respite from today.

Yay, #2

Alex just pooped on the potty totally by himself. The downside was that he did it totally by himself.

I was eating lunch and he was playing in his room...or so I thought. The next thing I know he comes in stark naked and tells me he poo-pooed. So, I run in his room expecting to see a pile on the floor and it's not there. He's not in there either. I run to the bathroom and he's looking into the toilet. He has poop smeared on his leg and on the outside of the toilet. There's even a turd on the floor that fell through the hole in his step stool.

He didn't tell me he had to potty, but I guess that's just something you want privacy for. I had to bust out the wipes and clean him all up but he was so proud he went on the potty.

Happy New Year

Baby May 15, 2011 Ultrasound

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

We had a great day visiting family. While we were leaving Patrick's uncle's Christmas get together, Alex puked all over Patrick and their kitchen. Then he puked on the way home. I had to use my jacket because I couldn't find the bags they gave me for just-in-case. He slept until 5:30am Christmas morning. Once he saw what Santa left him he was NOT going to bed. Check out the Shutterfly link to see the Christmas madness.

After every present he opened, he wanted to play with it. Patrick opened every present as Alex opened them. He loved all of his toys. Santa left him a Cars bike. In the middle of opening presents he started singing Happy Birthday.

CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES after it uploaded, they seem to be backwards, so the first pictures shown were not the first taken....not that it really matters.

8**Apparently when I uploaded it duplicated the pictures. Don't know why, but there's 2 of each. Sorry.

It's A ???????

Notice the color of the ribbons on their shirts. At the last minute, Aunt Steph changed to Team Pink.

pics

18 weeks pregnant and some pictures from a soon-to-be revealed photo shoot

A potty milestone

Today, Alex pooped on the potty for the first time. It's been a week since we first started potty training and I guess today was a good time to poop on the toilet.

However, about 2 minutes later he peed in his underwear. Baby steps.

Almost a week

**It's almost week of potty training. He's getting better. A few accidents here and there. Most accidents are when he's playing and doesn't want to stop to go.

**He's now allergic to medications with Sulfa in them. He has a touch of sinus infection and was prescribed Septra. About 4-5 hours after taking the medicine he got a red face, was not wanting to eat, he said his belly hurt and his back hurt, he was so lethargic and loopy. He also had a low grade fever.

**Alex helped me make a Gingerbread house. I need to upload those pictures and get the pictures of him helping me from Nana.

**Alex really needs to not nap. It's 10:30pm and he's talking to himself in bed. When he naps, bedtime is horrible.

**In less than a week we find out if I'm having a boy or a girl. Stay tuned for video on that revelation :)

Gingerbread Houses

"Mommy, I have to potty"

Finally, it's sinking in. We've been trying to potty train for MONTHS. Lately he's been saying when he has to pee. Today we're using real underwear. Not pull ups, real cotton, leaky underwear. I'm using my friend's strategy and setting a timer for every 30 minutes so I can ask Alex if he has to go. The thing about him is, if you ask him he'll tell you "no". Going to the bathroom has to be his idea.

wow, almost a month

You'd think with me not working I'd have something at least every week. Oh well.

Here's my belly right now. I'm sad to say that this is the first belly picture I've taken. It's at 17 weeks, or 4 months, 1 week for those who hate math.


And here is Alex's new trick. It's quite annoying. I need to find a lock he won't be able to figure out.


Speaking of locks, he's able to open any door and lock. I need a baby lock for the back door...the one in our bedroom that leads to the backyard. This boy's a free spirit who doesn't listen to right/wrong. I often find him outside on the slide. We also have a baby handle on our bedroom door but he knows how to open that too.

Wheels on the Bus

He waits for the song to start before he runs.

Grandpa and Nana visited

Alex was showing Grandpa proper push-up form.

Goodnight Train

Here, Alex, almost 3, is reading his FAVORITE book. It is The Goodnight Train by June Sobel.


He knew I was filming him and he wanted to see himself so that's why he stops and says, "See Alex."

Here's what he's saying in case you can't understand him:
book: The Goodnight Train gets set to roll. It's being shined and filled with coal.
Alex: It's set to roll. Being shined full coal.

book: Wash the cars off with a hose.
Alex: Wash car in the hose.

book: All aboard! The sun is down. The Goodnight Train is leaving town.
Alex: Sun is down, goodnight train leaving town.

book: Climb right up your bed is ready
Alex: Bed is ready

book: Pillows fluffed. Now close your eyes.
Alex: close your eyes

book: Slumber, lumber up the hill
Alex: slumber slumber up the hill

**from here I start to read it after so you can understand

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Pictures galore

Here's our recent doings. We went to the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival. After Alex went on the Pirate boat, the pirate gave him some treasure. Alex quickly chunked it in the Tchefuncte.

Granny...thanks for the playset.

If you all look carefully, you can see the progression of Alex getting the lawnmower up to the top. He's a crafty, smart little sucker.
Alex's New Pictures.....click here

Teaser pics:

Some Pumpkin Patch Pictures

Updates....wow

It's been almost an entire month.

Some cute things Alex says:
*when we go over a bridge he announces it.
*He knows the Tchefuncte River, Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain. You can understand pretty much all of them.
*He says, "I hold you" when he wants us to pick him up.
*He loves tickling and torturing Oreo...still.
*Alex is obsessed with trains, buses, and trucks.

Everything is going fine with my pregnancy. I actually haven't been working since Sept. 28 because I told my principal/boss that I didn't feel comfortable restraining children...which is part of my job because I teach children with emotional and behavioral disorders. So, the solution was to demand that I go on sick leave until a doctor's note cleared me for all duties. They will not accept me being able to do partial abilities. Anyway, 2 lawyers and the union president later, I'm still on sick leave and there's nothing they can do. So, here I am.

In 2 weeks I go back to the doctor, hopefully they'll do another ultrasound but I doubt it since they usually schedule those separately from regular appointments.

Baby #2

On May 15th, 2011

Alex will be a brother!

After a long 11 months we have another baby who will join us in 9 months.

I had my ultrasound today and its heartbeat is 139 bpm.

Some Vids

Alex seems to be a very accurate thrower.


Before he jumps off the couch, he says, "TO Infinity and Beyond".


And this is why the videos are becoming few and far between. I have to sneak them and once he sees me recording, he demands to see the footage.

speaking of this boy

Alex has been wreaking havoc on the dog. He "hugs" him, which really is a choke hold. He pets him nicely, which really is a beat down. The dog walks in circles to try to get away from Alex.

At 6:15 this morning the dog is scratching at Alex's door. Why? If someone tortured me that much I'd want as much quiet time as possible. Not our dog.

this boy

He was throwing a ping pong type ball at the dog's head. I asked Alex to give me the ball. He said no. He walks away, I hear it being thrown into the sink then Alex says, "Ball all gone."