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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videos

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.