9 Months Old!

Wow, this month has flown by and Alexander has been busy as a bee! He is so mobile now, it is scary! He loves to hold on to your fingers and walk around! He can crawl and definitely gets moving when there is something he wants! He loves pulling up on stuff and walking while holding onto furniture. I know, I know, It is not too long before he will be walking around the house on his own. When he wakes up at night, instead of laying there waiting for us to come get him, he is sitting up, tapping his knees begging us to come get him! He has started a habit of waking back up at 3am...hopefully this is just a phase!!!

Alexander enjoyed a surprise visit from his Uncle Billy, from NY! It was quick, but always a joy!!

We are finally healthy...just fighting allergies! Alexander battled pneumonia at the beginning of the month. Yes, even that was scary for a mom that is a nurse! It is so different when it is your child! After 5 days on steroids, breathing treatments and 10 days of antibiotic, he was back to his normal self!

(Enjoying the sun in papa's lawn tractor!)

It is so nice listening to him babble. And of course, we know exactly what he is saying. He will say "bye-bye" and wave as we go. He hasn't said "mama or dada" and as soon as we start "practicing" it, he sticks his pacifier in his mouth! For now, we will just enjoy the excitement he shows when one of us walks in the room.

He is starting to like his walker that Nana bought him. Loves standing at the back door and watching the outdoors. Not sure what is so fascinating...isn't it nice to just enjoy the little things! Still enjoys his music table & motor cycle. He is becoming less and less fond of his exersaucer as that is stationary and he doesn't like sitting still very long!

Alexander still loves to eat! We are enjoying trying different fruits. He loves peaches, pears, blueberries, bananas, mangoes, yogurt and so much more! We even enjoy things that are sweet, and probably shouldn't have -- nilla wafers, ice cream....and the list goes on! We are still waiting on teeth so we can explore more!

With the nice weather, we have visited the park a few times. We let Alexander experience sand for the 1st time, against Daddy's wishes! He liked it at first, but then realized it was "yucky".

For Easter, the Easter bunny brought Alexander a gigantic stuffed animal duck, a couple toys and books. He enjoyed them all, but wasn't very fond of the Easter grass! I think he will be like his Daddy, and not want to get dirty!

We have our 9 month check up coming up in a couple weeks. Will love to see how much he has really grown!

Alexander gets to meet our God-son this weekend--Nathan. Should be a blast and can't wait to post more pictures!!

More later--

Am I Cute or What?

Here are just a few pictures of our little man hanging out, playing.

He loves to stand and bounce!

Isn't much a fan of his sunglasses....he likes to chew on them though!

Still trying to crawl, if he is determined enough, he will get to it, one way or another!

We tried playing with bubbles! This was fun for a few minutes until he got really frustrated when the bubbles kept popping and he couldn't "hold" them!

I knew the day would come that he would be "on the go" all the time. My sweet boy is very much a busy body....He wants "up", then down. He wants to crawl, then be held. He wants to hold your hand and walk. He wants you to play with him, by his side. Don't dare think you are going to go do something else, while he plays in the floor. :-) Even as much of a busy body that he is, he still likes to have the occasional cuddle. Here he is with Auntie Toni...boy does he love her!

Everyone always says "the time goes by so fast!" And boy, does it ever!! I can't believe how "grown up" Alexander already is. He has such a personality. He lets you know what he wants, when he wants it. He holds his arms out for you to pick him up. Gives the best kisses (drool and all!). He can even say bye-bye and wave. I don't think Eric and I ever realized the joy we were missing out on until we had Alexander. We are SO in love with our little man!

8 Months Old!!

Wow!! Alexander is 8 months old! That slipped up on us fast! We'll be planning a 1 yr old bday party before we know it!

We don't go to the doctor again until our 9 month check up so I don't have a weight or height on him, but I am sure you can tell....we are growing! What a big boy!

Alexander loves to play with his toys....blocks, rocking motorcycle, pretend handyman toys...you name it, he will find a way to bang them together and enjoy the time for a few minutes! We bought him a "push toy" that you walk behind. He likes it, but doesn't like walking away from you. He likes to hold your hand and walk much better! He still isn't crawling unless there is a remote or cell phone to get....we're working on it! He is still in scooting mode!

With the nice weather, we are all enjoying being outside. Whether it is time out on the deck or time spent in the park, we are soaking up the rays and can't wait till Summer when we can be out at the pool!

We have tried applesauce, bananas, Gerber teething biscuits and continue to love our veggies! With NO teeth, it is kinda yucky to have to puree everything, but we are trying to chunck things a bit for him to gum! Eric fixed pancakes a few weekends ago and made baby pancakes...Alexander loved them!! I am excited the weather is changing and we will have the opportunity to introduce such yummy fruits! We won't try meat for another month or so, but we will do breads, pasta, you know....the yummy things!!

We were invited to our first birthday party, coming up this weekend and are super excited! Our friend Isaac will be 2....will Alexander get a small sample of birthday cake?? We shall see!

Well friends, all has been well for us. Eric has been busy with work. I am finally off orientation and on my own (phew! that is worth a prayer in itself!) Hope the same for you! I don't usually ask this, but please place a friend of mine in your prayers. Pray for Tiffany & Matt....a full length, healthy pregnancy--here is to 9 good ole' months (at least!) and a healthy bouncing baby!!

More later!

The Park

The weather was spectacular this weekend and we used it to our advantage! We introduced Alexander to the park and he had a ball!! We initially were going to just play on the swings but the park we chose to visit didn't have swings, so we tried out the slide. He loved it!


After we slid down the slide about 100 times, we bounced on the "bouncy critter". He loved that too but Daddy was afraid he was going to bust his mouth on it since he kept rocking back and forth so hard!

We are looking forward to many more fun times at the park!

Here is a new toy Daddy bought Alexander tonight. It rocks back and forth and eventually is a riding toy (once his legs get long enough to push himself around!)

More later~

"Happy 4 year Anniversary Mommy & Daddy!"

Alexander loves horsing around with Daddy!!

Alexander is 7 months old now and such a big boy! We have added squash, sweet potatoes and carrots to the list of veggies that he loves! I have pinched off pieces of banana for him and he seems to like that too. We tried the Gerber finger food things...they melt in your mouth, but crunchy. He loved them one day and hated them the next so we will see about that! I can't wait, as the weather warms, the more yummy fruit will be in season!

Alexander enjoys playing on the floor more and more. He gets up in a crawling position and will scoot a little but, but the gets very frustrated with not getting far fast and just throws himself over and looks at you like "aren't you going to help me?"


We noticed tonight after we got back from Costco that he enjoys standing and pushing large objects. This was a first. He got further pushing the large bulk package of toilet paper than he does scooting on the floor! Classic--and I promise we will invest in a new toy and stop letting the child play with toilet paper wrapped in plastic!


Alexander has his 3rd ear infection. We put him on Omnicef just this last week and by the weekend he had a really bad stomach virus. I don't know if it was the medicine or another bug, either way, I don't want that again! Poor thing was pitiful. I have never seen this child not want to play, but Saturday he just wanted to be a cuddle bug and that we did. Quite frankly, I am tired of him catching everything that blows by the window of daycare!
Here is what we say....GO AWAY BUGS!!

Until next time.....

Happy Valentines Day!

Its been a while...We've been so busy, I have forgotten to blog!

We had our 6 month check up on the 4th of this month. More shots, including a Flu booster! Alexander weighs 18 lbs, 2 ounces! He is short...only 24 inches long. I think he is shrinking! :-) He doesn't like to straighten his leg when the measure him so that makes it hard! His head has shrank to the 91st percentile as well!

We are continuing to introduce foods and he is loving every minute of it! We did butterbeans. Daddy fussed more about it than Alexander did. They certainly were not a favorite but he did great with them. He absolutely LOVES his sweet potatoes! He has also tried bananas. Depending on the day, he either loves them or hates them! We will continue trying new things. The list is so long! Alexander is still toothless so we are still pureeing everything pretty well, he is learning to gum a few things though. I can't wait till he has some teeth so he can have noodles and cheerios!

He still loves playing in his exersaucer and beginning to enjoy more and more floor time, especially if you get down there with him!

He has rolled over since the last time we blogged. Just all of the sudden one day....flop! Like he had been doing it forever! He can get on all 4s, but gets stuck since he doesn't crawl yet. He just kinda sits there and bounces back and forth. He has started scooting backwards. It is so cute to watch because he is going after a toy so hard, but going further and further away! He enjoys sleeping on his side now at night. We put him down, on his back, all swaddled up. An hour later, I check on him and he is unswaddled and rolled on his side!

We are working on getting him to use the sippy cup to drink water. He loves the cup but won't drink the water. I think he just spits is out because it is so much thinner than his formula. The doctor says if we continue to offer it, he will eventually love it! We'll see about that!

Here he is in the shopping cart! He is a big boy now and does not like staying in his carrier and he does a great job sitting up and getting into the groceries!! The child doesn't even know what cookies are but you would think....

Horsing around with Daddy! He thinks he can hide in those pillows!