Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, March 23rd - Sunday, March 29th, 2009)

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, March 23rd - Sunday, March 29th, 2009)

Weekly Glance...

Weekly Glance (Monday, March 23rd - Sunday, March 29th, 2009)

• Had a good week at school
• Went outside to play a few times this week at school
• Has begun to dress himself - loves to put on pants but not shirts
• Apparently in a "No-shirt" phase
• On Thursday, he fell down when running and bumped his head on the shelf
• Slept fairly well and definitely was able to go down
• Mommy & Alexander went to Target for our weekly hot dog and walked around well-behaved
• Got his baseball beanbag chair from Daddy and he loved pushing it around and then diving on/off it
• Helped celebrate Daddy's birthday on Friday - helped blow out candles
• Was supposed to have his 2 year check-up but it was rescheduled
• Had a sleep over with Mimi & Papi and did very well (slept til almost 7a!)
• Went with Mimi to the store/mall and was very well behaved as he walked around
• Gave the Easter Bunny a high five and wasn't afraid at all
• Got his new drum set and played with them and seemed to understand what to do
• Loves watching golf & baseball
• Ate very well this weekend - had his own cheeseburger
• Had some pudding (which he doesn't have at home) but loved it
• Helped us sing Happy Birthday to Daddy, loved wearing the birthday hat and then blew out the candles
• He's actually been starting to say "please" versus 'ah da' for please
• New words: please, right there
• Still loves the vacuum & watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Weekend with Mimi & Papi...

Mommy & Daddy went to Boston for the night to celebrate Daddy's birthday and Alexander went to spend the night with Mimi & Papi.

He did a great job of making his own peanut butter & jelly sandwich, with minimal help.

While there he did some arts & crafts, vacuumed & played with his new drum set from 'Ahnee'. He also went to the toy store and the mall with Mimi. The first time the two of them have gone on an excursion by themselves.

Thankfully, he also slept well. Woke up at 5am but then fell back to sleep with Mimi until 6:45am! I'm just happy he slept well because I would hate to have him wake up at 4am when someone else is watching him.

Celebrating Daddy's Birthday...

Friday the 27th is Daddy's birthday. To celebrate, Mommy made a special ice cream cake. Basically, instead of buying an ice cream cake, we used cupcake holders and put different kinds of ice cream scoops in the different holders.

The only thing that Alexander wanted to take part in was the blowing of the candles...but we had fun and they enjoyed themselves.

Then we celebrated yet again on Sunday at Mimi & Papi's house with ice cream cake & candles. Alexander was very excited to wear the hat & blow out the candles - yet again!

Bump Bump...

This morning I got a call from school telling me that Alexander fell and bumped his head on a shelf. They said he didn't cry and was in good spirits. They were putting ice on it but he appeared fine. There was no action we needed to take they just wanted to make us aware of the situation

They then called Dan because they didn't get in touch with me and since they spoke to him they said they were going to take a picture to show us. He asked if he was groggy or his eyes were glassy to check for a concussion and they said he was fine, in his normal mood, and his eyes were fine. They were going to keep ice on it and keep us posted as the day went on.

Here's the picture of the poor little guy...

Look

Last night, Alexander showed us that he's learning something new. He is now able to dress himself. It might not always be perfect and he may need some help - but he knows the overall gist!

He took off his pants, and then wanted to put them back on. This took place SEVERAL times. The first time he put them on backwards and couldn't figure out why they didn't pull all the way up. But then he took them off and put them on the right way. Again, this happened several times.

Then he helped to take off his shirt and was able to do it without choking himself. However, rather than wanting to put on a shirt MULTIPLE times, he wanted nothing to do with a shirt. He was much more content to just have his pants on, but with no shirt.

When we tried to get his pajamas on, he wanted no part of it until we asked him to put his pj pants on himself. Then he was into it - but again, took them off and put them on. Multiple times.

Do you see a pattern?

Well, the shirt "thing" is apparently the latest phase. He doesn't want to wear a shirt. There's a lot of conversation around getting a shirt on. And I'm not going to lie - sometimes some tears are shed.

In fact, even this morning, he wanted nothing to do with a shirt. He was fine with the diaper, pants, sock, & shoes but once it came time to put on a shirt - he fought! So he sat downstairs, eating breakfast without a shirt.

Guess we'll see how long this phase lasts...but on the positive side, he's learning to dress himself!

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, March 16th - Sunday, March 22nd, 2009)

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, March 16th - Sunday, March 22nd, 2009)