Alex Flashback

Alex at 1 week old

Remember when he was this tiny, I don't. He is still a very petite baby but there was a day when he was only 5 pounds. I can't believe how much he has grown and changed.

Alex and I are having a good weekend, except for the heat factor. This is the first real heat wave that we have had that has lasted longer than one day. He was doing fine until yesterday afternoon when the house started to warm up and he was having trouble falling asleep. He went all day with only 2 very short naps until he finally crashed at 5:30 and he was out for the night. Of course he then preceded to wake up every 3 hours throughout the night. Hopefully tonight will go smoother since tomorrow I have to get us out of the house by 6:45 so I can take Alex to daycare and make it to work by 8.

Sorry for lack of posts

To our faithful readers, we apologize for the lack of posts and serious lack of recent pictures. It has just come to our attention that the thing that connects our camera to the computer is broken so sadly we cannot get any of the recent pictures we took out of our camera until I drag myself to the store (which is not high on my priority list because the sun is finally shining).

Alex is doing great. He is a growing boy and very giggly. He is sticking his little butt in the air and sometimes drags his face on the ground (a scary sign that crawling might not be that far off). He loves dad right now and he always makes him laugh.

Rob is off to New Orleans this weekend leaving Alex and me alone for 4 whole days. This will be the first time we have been alone for more than a day. I have lots of fun activities planned for us. When Rob returns I will get some updated pictures up for you (he is taking the camera with him).

Ba, ba, ba

Tuesday night Alex spit out his first "b" sound. It took him a really long time to get it out and he was concentrating very, very hard but he finally managed a "ba". It was very cute watching him concentrate and Rob and I couldn't help but laugh at him as he pushed his lips together for what seemed like ten minutes before he got the sound out. He has also improved on his sitting. He is not perfect yet but he manages a good amount of time before falling down.

Food in belly, baby is happy

Alex has been one happy dude lately now that we're filling up his belly with solid food. He seems to be finally gaining some weight again. So far he loves rice cereal, seems confused by carrots but still eats them, is a bit allergic to sweet potatoes (boo), and just gobbles down bananas.

The weather has gotten a lot better after a pretty miserable spring. We spent this weekend outdoors as much as possible. Yesterday we took a drive to Snoqualmie Falls which is pretty cool and then wandered around the town which is not really that cool. We hiked down from the falls observation point to the river which was about 3/4 mile and some pretty serious elevation. Alex loved all of the trees and plants and did his excitement scream most of the way. Then Dad realized that going 3/4 of a mile back up with a heavy incline is not too much fun with a baby strapped to his chest.

Today Alex made me breakfast, made me a card and framed a picture of himself for Father's Day. Best of all, he was in a much better mood than he was for Mother's Day (take that Jess). After breakfast it was off to the Edmonds Art festival. Alex loves being outside. It was so exciting that he finally crashed for a 2 hour nap.

Rain, rain, go away

It is June, yet it doesn't feel anything like it. It rained more the other day than it did the entire month of May. It is very depressing and it means Alex can't get outside to play. Luckily there are plenty of things in the house that entertain him, including Sampson.
Every time Sampson comes into the room Alex's face lights up. He especially enjoys it when he gets a big, wet kiss from Sampson (though we try to keep that to a minimum). He is also enjoying eating solid foods. He seems to be happier and is definitely sleeping better at night. Rob and I also think he is getting a little chunkier, but that just may be wishful thinking.

All in all we are doing well. May was a whirlwind of guests and a trip to the beach so we are enjoying having some time at home.