Monday, March 19, 2007

Weekend fun


We were going a little stir crazy in the house with the bad weather so Alex discovered that he loves to play with my measuring cups and spoons - very noisy and very fun! I also decided he needed a bubble helmet when he was getting a bath - too funny!

We wanted to give a big shout out to Beyer Lawson Roberts and wish her a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fun at Grammy's house





Last weekend we went to Grammy's to celebrate her birthday. Alex got to see all of his family and had a great time with his cousin Evan. Great Grandpa was teasing Evan with cake - bad Great Grandpa! Alex's new favorite thing is to take fruit out of the fruit bowl and just have at it. He is also very good at waving "hi" and "bye" which you can see in the picture with the red shirt and overalls - he's got my sunglasses in one hand and he's waving with the other.

Monday, March 05, 2007

Big News!!!

So, the most exciting thing that has happened in the last week is that Alex has taken his first steps!!!!!!!! We knew it was coming soon, but it was so fun when Sam, Dreux, and I got to witness the actual first steps! He took 3 and then went down, but he's very happy with himself and has been practicing a little every day. I haven't seen more than 3 steps yet, but just wait! The other piece of news is that he is off formula and bottles! Only whole milk from a sippy cup for the big boy!

Weekend Fun!




This weekend was a lot of fun. Let me first explain the bad luck I hda on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, my tire was low when I left my field site so I filled it up and was on my way home. I made it about 25 miles and I got a flat tire - really bad section of 3A where there is no breakdown lane and cars are flying by. After an hour, a guy came and put the donut on and had to put air in that as well. That night, Sam spent about 2.5 hours getting me a new tire - very slow at Sears. The next morning, on my way to the office at 6:30am in the pouring rain, got another flat tire! Not fun, but especially for Sam who had to put Alex in the car in his pjs with no breakfast, come find me on the exit ramp just before Route 3, and put the donut on the other side of the car... in the pouring rain. So, after much deliberation, I decided that I needed to stay home and clean the house instead of going to work. I didn't want to risk getting stuck again in the pouring rain with a donut on one side and another flat tire - obviously I ran over something. So, Saturday morning, Sam went and got me 3 more tires so now I've got 4 new tires, we're about $350 lighter, and I had to use a sick day. After all that nonesense, we had a few friends over on Saturday afternoon, and then on Sunday we went on a hike around Ellisville State Park (which is about 3 miles from our house) and Sam did some work on the deck. So, all is well in the world!

Sledding!




OK, so we didn't get a lot of snow, but we wanted to get Alex on the sled before he got too big and before Spring. He had fun with Daddy one morning last week. Thanks for the sled, Grammy and Grampy!!! And thanks for the snowsuit, Beyer and Jackson!

Fun with Daddy!




Alex has adjusted very well to his new environment. He loves his room and knows exactly where the toys are. He even has his own playroom!

Playground!


Before:
Alex is not a fan of getting all bundled up and smooshed into the stroller.

After:
It's all worth it when he gets on the swing!!!