Monday, March 9, 2009

Really Long Post

Lots has happened. While I won't remember everything, I'll try to catch up as best as possible. As you can see from the pictures below, Alex got another haircut. This one was a little more traumatic than the first. In the end, he looked cute. Two of his molars have popped through and the other two are coming. This has led to some less than perfect nights of sleep. We'll forgive Alex though. I'm sure it doesn't feel very good.

He had his 15 month appointment and he's in perfect health. He's gotten taller and is now in the 15-20th percentile for height, but he's still at the 3 percentile for weight. I guess Sumo Wrestling is probably out for a career option.

Alex hasn't started walking yet. He's incredibly close and the doctor says that he's doing everything right except actually walking. I guess he needs a little more confidence. He's saying a few words randomly and sometimes at the correct time like "yeah", "hi", "no" and I think maybe "dog".

We went to Portland last weekend. Jess and Rob went out alone for dinner and a show. It was very grown up of us. We saw "Wicked" which was really good. Alex also got to play with Ainsley the whole weekend which he enjoyed except when Ainsley barked (then he cried). Unfortunately, Ainsley barks a lot. I expect a comment from her parents though saying that she doesn't bark much at all.

Alex has adjusted well to daylight savings time. It's really nice getting home and there's still plenty of light out.

Today was a big day as I will document this as Alex's first kiss. I dropped him off at daycare this morning and he sat down to play with his friend Lilly. As I was about to leave, Alex started to pout and laid his head down. Lilly came over and kissed him repeatedly on the nose. It was really cute. If you read this later in life, Alex, you don't want to overuse the pouting move. It's not normally that successful.


Alex getting ready for his second haircut. He had less fun this time than his first haircut.
Alex's teachers at daycare must have been bored. They grabbed a bunch of gel and gave Alex a mohawk.
Alex with his friend Hayden. Just before this picture, they high-fived. It was awesome.