Irony...

Alexander managed to get through the first five years with minor incidents. He had the croup a couple times and did get a cast but that's about it. He's never had an ear ache or ear infection. That is until he turned five. He woke up, crying, the night of his birthday complaining of a sore throat and that his ear hurt.

He did have a little cold during the earlier part of the week (cough/sniffles) so that turned into a bit more. We stayed home today to rest as he wasn't feeling well and both ears ended up hurting. I called the doctors and they agreed it was good for us to go get checked out.

We met with Dr. D and she examined Alexander's ears & throat. He does have a minor ear infection in both ears. She said it was extremely small infection as there wasn't a lot of fluid but certainly would cause pain/discomfort.

Alexander & Mommy headed home to rest for the afternoon. We picked up his medicine and went home to cuddle & watch a movie. He did get a low-grade fever in the afternoon but once he took his grape medicine, he was starting to feel a bit better and fell asleep quickly tonight.

Here's hoping it passes quickly for the little guy.

To be or not to be - Sick...

Hopefully I haven't jinxed myself by typing this but it appears we have escaped through the traditional "sick" week.  Every year since Alexander has been born, he has gotten sick the 2nd week in January.  In the past, I've been able to watch it progress from a small cough to a full fledged flu/bug complete with fever.

This year, he had a slight cough in late December but nothing that stayed more than a few hours on a couple of mornings.  The annual sick week has come and NOTHING.  No coughing, no fever, no illness!

An interesting point to note is that after talking with his pediatrician in the fall, we decided against the flu shot for him this year.  Coincidence?

Fingers crossed that he continues to stay as sick-free as possible this winter!

Sick Day...

As you may or may not know, this coming week is the week that Alexander notoriously gets ill. And with no surprise, he is nothing if not consistent. Alexander was congested/phlegmy all weekend and when it was time to leave for school Monday morning, he wasn't feeling all that great. He had no appetite and his face was a little pale.

He was all bundled up, ready to go and he complained that his stomach hurt. I brought him in to give him medicine (more for his cough) and he started to heave and then threw up (mostly phlegm) all over Mommy. Needless to say, we kept him home in case he got sick later on. There was no fever or additional throw-up but it was better to be safe so that he could rest and not stay sick.

Thankfully it was the only day he was sick!

Sick Day...

Today, Alexander & Mommy stayed home as Alexander had a case of the croup cough. Thankfully it was a very minor case only lasting one day but it still kept him up throughout the night coughing.

We hung out in our jammies, played in the Thomas tent, & cuddled on the couch. He was even a trooper and did the steam medicine (nebulizer) by himself at one point.It didn't last very long as the cough was pretty much gone by the end of the day.

Sick Time...

For the second Friday in a row, I got a call from school that Alexander got sick. This time was a bit different.

He was playing around and not listening so he was getting really frustrated. He started to throw something so Ms. Lindsay asked him to sit down to calm himself. He was crying & screaming quite hard that he got himself sick. This is very unlike himself as he's never cried so hard that he made himself get sick. Ms. Lindsay tried to calm him down by a hug and noticed he was quite warm. After a temp check, he had higher than normal fever. He went to cuddle with Ms. Jenny in the office until Mommy got there. He fell asleep on his little mat in the office and just wanted to cuddle once Mommy came to pick him up.

We headed home to rest. Of course, when we got home, he wanted no part of sleeping although he couldn't keep his eyes open at school. However he did spend most of the afternoon resting. We rested for a bit in Mommy's room, then we had lunch (which he kept down), and then I told him that after lunch he was going to have naptime. He agreed - which seemed odd.

After lunch, we went upstairs & read some books and I tucked him in. Then he told me he didn't want to sleep. I told him that because he came home sick from school, he needed nap if not resting. So he agreed to sit and read books quietly. I went downstairs and heard him reading his books for awhile and then it got quiet so I figured he fell asleep. Finally, an hour & a half later I heard a couple bumps upstairs I go up to check it out and he's coming out of our room. I asked him what he was doing. He said he was lying in Mommy's bed watching tv. Oh my. It was very funny/cute how he explained it, as if that's how everyone naps.

This was him right before bedtime, after explaining to Daddy how he "don't feel really really good":
He pretty much had a low fever throughout the day/night but Motrin helped reduce it. Then around 1:20am Saturday morning, he walked into our room crying for "Mommy" and then as I'm asking him how he's feeling he vomits at me. Yes, at me. I try to keep him in one spot so it doesn't get everywhere but he keeps walking around and threw up a few more times. It was late and dark so I had no idea where it was going. We changed jammies and put blankie & monkey in the hamper to get a tubby in the morning.

Saturday was a bit better...he still had a low fever but no vomiting. And after some motrin before bed on Saturday, he was back to normal. He slept in his bed all night and woke up feeling much better.

Sick Time...

This afternoon I got a call that Alexander got sick during naptime. He was fine in the morning and right before nap. However he woke up an hour into his nap and got sick all over EVERYTHING. His nap sheets/blanket, sneakers, jeans, sock however he missed most of his shirt. How he managed that I don't know.

He had a peanut butter & jelly sandwich for lunch so the only thing I can think of was maybe the banana didn't sit well (that's what I cleaned up a lot). There was no sign of fever and his mood was upbeat & happy when I got there at school.

In fact, he said he was ready to go home with his sick belly and rest. We went home, laid down together on the couch and just relaxed. But he was fine - there we no other signs that he had gotten sick. And he hasn't gotten sick again.

Weird.

Little Sickie...

Tuesday afternoon, I got a call from Miss Lindsay saying that Alexander got sick during nap. I headed to school to pick him up and I could hear him crying from the door, poor guy. He was sitting with Miss Alexa and had just gotten sick yet again. Miss Lindsay mentioned that someone else got sick too so it might be a stomach bug going around.

We headed home and the poor guy got sick TWICE during the car ride home. I felt so helpless as he was scared & had no idea what to do or what was going on. I had to tell him to spit it out because he didn't know what to do.

We got home and I got him changed into some PJs. I called the doctor and Nurse Lee did say there was a 12 hr stomach bug going around and the fact that he's gotten sick so much so quickly is probably good that he'll go thru it. She said not to give him a lot to drink as that will set it off (which she wasn't kidding!)

We cuddled in bed but then he got sick and didn't want to throw up in the bucket, only a towel. So then after getting changed, we headed downstairs for some more cuddling. We headed up to bed earlier than normal, and after a couple of books, he got sick again. He just couldn't get comfortable - whether it was on his bed, in my lap, on my shoulder, on the floor, sideways, upside down. This lack-of-sleeping went on for the ENTIRE night. When he would finally fall asleep he would wake up screaming/crying for water. Of course every time I gave him a drop, like clockwork, he would throw it up.

It was a long night for everyone because he felt awful & couldn't get comfortable and then when he finally did, he would wake up screaming for water only to get sick again.

Wednesday, Mommy & Alexander stayed home and rested. Thankfully the vomitting didn't carry over and we had a cuddle-filled, lowkey day. Plus he took a nice 3 1/2 hr nap! However by the time Daddy got home, he was ready for someone else.

Here is my little sickie as we cuddle on the couch on Tuesday...

Update...

As of this morning, Alexander's just fine. We went to a follow-up appt at our pediatrician just to make sure he was fine and that the croup was running it's course. I didn't tell Alexander we were going because I didn't want to upset him earlier than I had to. I even pulled up a different way so he didn't know we were at the doctor. But as soon as he knew we were there, he started to tear up.

We had the first appt of the day so that made it easy, no waiting. He was a little whiney/whimpery once in there but there was no major crying episode or vomitting so that's a plus.

Dr. D checked out Alexander (Checked his chest, back, ears, mouth, stomach) and confirmed that the croup was on its way out and that he now just had some congestion in his nose, high upper chest which is why he still had a bit of the cough. He hadn't had a fever in two days so she said just let the cold run its course and everything should be just fine.

The best part besides the 'ok' from Dr. D was that Alexander did not freak out. It might also be that it was because it was Dr. D and not Dr. M. But needless to say, it went well. He even walked out, picked out a sticker and waved bye to the ladies in the office.

Then after the appointment, it was back to school!

Family Cookout...

We had a family cookout on Saturday and because Alexander didn't feel well, he was hardly himself but the party was still a success nonetheless.

Of course it was downpouring rain then oppressive humidity for the party and I'm thinking that when we have parties there's always something. At least we didn't have to use the big blue tarp. I'm also thankful it didn't rain during the actual party but man it was hot!

When Alexander did not want to cuddle, he did play with the girls by kicking around the ball. He also played a short game of ladder ball with cousin Brian. I wish Alexander felt better because there were so many little kids for him to play with who were his age. There's always next year!

Here is Alexander playing with the girls

Here's Alexander helping us put bottles in the recycleable bin. Not drinking but throwing bottles away...

Sick Day...

Today, Alexander stayed home from school.

He wasn't really sick but the school rule is that if the child has a fever, they have to be out of school for 24 hours. And Alexander had a fever last night because of his teeth so unfortunately even though he's fine, he couldn't go to school, even though he did not have a fever when he woke up...

Daddy stayed home with Alexander and the two of them had a very busy day! They went for a walk, went to the playground, went to the lake and threw rocks in the water, had naptime, ate lunch, played outside, did some painting, played catch!

By the time Mommy got home, Alexander was running around as if nothing bothered him just 24 hours before...and to finish a Daddy/Alexander filled day, they watched MASH on the couch. (I like how Alexander is imitating Daddy with his legs...)

Sickie...

Tuesday afternoon, I got the call that Alexander had a fever of 101.5 and had to be picked up. This was the description I was given "He was clammy & cold and had no energy". But since it's the school rule to be picked up with a fever, we had to go get him.

He was napping so thankfully they let him finish his nap before we had to get him. Dan picked him and hung out with him that afternoon at home. I called the doctor and they didn't have an opening slot until 5:20pm and it didn't make sense to wait 2 1/2 hours or go home and come back, so I made an appointment for Wednesday morning. Might as well get the little guy checked out...

Alexander was in good spirits that afternoon but you could tell the little guy was sick. Snot, little appetite, sneezing, coughing. He went down to bed immediately - in fact he's been asking to go into his crib the past 3 nights. He's been waking up extremely early which is when the coughing fits kick in and since he had a fever the day before, he couldn't go to school on Wednesday. It was going to be a Daddy & Alexander day.

We brought him to the doctor on Wednesday to get looked at. Dr. M was out of the office so the doctor, Dr. D, who has begun sharing his practice checked Alexander. She was very nice, pleasant & helpful. At first Alexander seemed hesitant and he didn't want to go into the room but once she pulled out the bubbles he calmed right down.

After checking his ears & listening to his breathing/chest, she said he had your typical winter cold. His lungs were fine, with no fluids. He did not have pneumonia. His ears were a little red on the inside, but nothing significant. She gave us some drops to help with his ears, although he hasn't shown any indication of irritation with his ears. She also gave us a prescription for antibiotics, however we don't have to fill that unless he gets worse. She'd much rather wait & see if it runs it course and not just medicate him for the sake of medicating. Again, she was quite pleasant.

While there, we tried to get Alexander to stand on the scale even with the bubbles but he didn't seem interested. The quick moment on there was about 25.4, so he's still a wee thing, if that is in fact even close. Of course the whole day, Alexander had no fever but really didn't want to nap until late in the afternoon.

He went to school on Thursday, with no fever and Ms Debbie said he had a good day. He also ate more of his lunch than he has all week, so that's a good sign...

Coincidence...

Last Friday, Dan & I were reading Alexander's school journal as his teachers write in it throughout the week and it's always nice to review how his week was. Dan happened to go back and read older entries when he noticed something interesting.

Last year, it appears that Alexander got sick (fever, cold, congestion, snot, whole nine yards) during early January - even stayed out of school for two days!

Well, fast forward to this January, and Alexander got sick (fever) again! Almost a year to the day too... thankfully he wasn't as sick this year as he was last year, but it is strangely odd that he got sick the same time. He also stayed out of school for two days this year... funny how things work.

Guess we'll have to wait a whole year to see if he gets sick in early January 2010...

First Time for Everything...

Last night, we ran into a situation we have yet to encounter with Alexander in his 20 months. Getting sick in his crib - we actually had to change his pj's & sheets! We've never had to do that. We've been very fortunate in the fact that Alexander never had an major incidents/accidents during the night. There may have been one or two times where I changed his damp pj's but thankfully it never leaked onto the sheets.

Last night was not that case.

At about 11:45pm, Alexander started crying. I didn't know what time it was and I was thinking it was probably around 4/4:30am. I let him cry a little bit to see if he'd calm down and go back to sleep. Dan got up a few minutes later as Alexander wasn't stopping. I think Dan's intent was to rub his back and put him back down. Turns out the poor little kid got sick. He had thrown up all over his sheet. Thankfully the majority of it ended up on the sheet and little anywhere else - nothing in his hair, just a bit on his pj top.

We don't really know why he got sick but there was certainly some left over lunch to clean up. He was in a great mood and didn't really seem upset or phased at all. In fact he seemed like he was ready to play. We were a bit worried if he would go back down. Dan changed & cleaned up Alexander while I changed the sheets and started laundry. Dan read a couple of books to him and put him back in his crib. The whole thing took about 30 minutes (thankfully) and he did actually go back to sleep - in his crib.

Keep your fingers crossed that it was a one-time situation...

Update: Sickeroo...

Wanted to post an update on the little sickeroo...last night showed all the signs of a potentially long evening. I'm happy to report that Alexander only had the one moment of crying/screaming before 8:30pm. The rest of the night, he slept right on through & in his crib!

He also slept until 6am! (wooo hooo)

He was in a good mood this morning, it wasn't until I tried to get him out the door and into the car that he wanted no part of it. He cried, kicked & screamed. I felt so bad for the poor guy. He spent half of the car ride to school upset and the other half trying to fall asleep.

Thankfully once at school, he was fine. He sat there and ate his pancakes and was quite happy. And then once Ginny walked in - I was old news! So it's good that he's on the mend...

Sickeroo...

Last night was a pretty rough night. Alexander appears to be teething full-throttle even though I can't feel anything even close to breaking through. It also doesn't help that the poor kid has a cold. He's congested, runny nose and just overall miserable.

School called me yesterday saying Alexander was miserable and just wouldn't stop crying. The little guy just wasn't himself, so I went to pick him up early. He was miserable the entire car ride home but seemed to be okay once we got home and into our routine. We had dinner, took a bath, and even read some books before bed. He was asleep by 7:05pm!

But then it reared it's ugly head again... He woke up screaming @ 8:30pm, then again at 10:30pm. The only thing that would calm him down and back to sleep was by sitting indian-style on the floor rocking him. You couldn't sit in the chair and even walking didn't work. He fell back asleep in his crib both times but eventually kept waking up. Then he was just waking every hour. At one point (don't even know the time), Dan brought him into bed with us but that didn't help because Alexander was miserable. He kept moving, crying, and not able to fall asleep which also meant neither did we.

Around 2:30am we tried to give him Motrin (he loves taking medicine) and he wanted no part of it - that's when I know he's miserable. He kept gagging because he was crying so hard...I was waiting to be thrown up on. Isn't it evitable as a Mom?? He slept some but I don't know just how much (I know I didn't sleep)...he went to school today and they said he was better than yesterday but still not 100%.

He was fine for Daddy at home (Mommy was stuck in traffic) and went down for bed without a hitch however as I started to type this he woke up screaming again so fingers crossed that we don't have the same night as last night!!

Cold Update...

Wanted to post an update on Alexander's (really bad) cold...I'm happy to report that he's much better. He is still not 100% but he's better than he was earlier in the week. Monday & Tuesday he stayed home from school and on Tuesday afternoon we took him to see Dr. M. He went to school Wednesday & Thursday however he was not a happy camper. He still felt really crappy, coughing, wouldn't eat nor nap. Afternoons really seem to be the worst for him. He gets MISERABLE. He won't nap, eat, and he cries pretty hard. You can be holding him and trying to comfort him, but he still will cry & scream. His slight fever came back Thursday afternoon.

We've been doing the neb treatments twice a day and depending on how he feels will decide how much he fights it. But I do feel that it's been helping the wheezing. After talking with some of the teachers in Alexander's class, I found out that one of the little girls has been out all week, the other little boy has the same cold Alexander & left early on Thursday with a fever. So it's definitely going around in full force. Because his fever came back and he wasn't feeling great, he stayed home again on Friday. This time, Auntie Alyson came over to spend the day with him. He still wasn't eating all that well but he was sleeping. That's when you know he's under the weather, because he turns into a champion sleeper. He slept for 90 minutes in the morning and then for 3 hours in the afternoon. Then he had an afternoon freakout moment but ended up freaking out enough to make himself fall back to sleep. He slept much better last night and didn't have a fever.

Since he was in much better spirits, he & I went out for a Mommy & Alexander day. We went to the Outlets & Target and he was in a great mood the entire time. He was even waving to women in Coach who kept calling him cute - he's a little flirt. I'm hoping he's on the mend and not in a small relapse which will then get worse. I'm hoping the cold is on it's way out. Fingers crossed.

Here are a few pictures of us giving him his neb treatment. We tried to do it while he was in his jumperoo - sometimes not all that easy. Especially when jumping.

Firsts...

Today was certainly a day of firsts, and many of them...

We started off the day with Alexander's Six Month doctor's appointment. Everything went well and his weight/height growth was very good. Dr. M was happy with his progress. Height, Weight & Head cm all look great with good progress.

We talked about the flu shot, immunizations, and asthma and Dr M's wife (a RN) explained that they do not recommended the flu shot for babies/children, unless they have asthma. We commented that we believe Alexander may have asthma because he is constantly wheezing and has coughing episodes nightly. Plus, Daddy had asthma as a child. She said that if Alexander does have asthma, then we will more than likely be giving him the flu shot. So we'll see...

And as strange as this may sound, to our delight, Dr. M was finally able to hear Alexander's wheezing. Last time we explained the wheezing but Alexander didn't want to cooperate & wheeze for the doc. As he was listening to him, Dr. M was concerned but not overly concerned. He & his wife made a comment about a friend of theirs who is a chiropractor who we may want to visit with (chiropractors can do something which will clear the ears and allow for the breathing passages to open - ????? - I have no idea if I understood her correctly). Then Dr. M noted that he wanted Alexander to have x-rays taken. X-rays?? Our little guy is going to go for x-rays?? But he's only little! He handed us a sheet with the orders for the x-rays and said for us to go after the appointment.

We finished with our appointment and headed to the hospital for the x-rays. Thank goodness it wasn't a Sunday. I don't do hospitals on Sundays. We were headed there but decided to take a long way there because Alexander had fallen asleep and the more sleep he could get the better. Once at the hospital, I check in at the radiology/lab desk while Dan parked the car.

After we checked in, it was probably a 15-20 minute wait. Daddy was a bit freaked out because he kept picturing Alexander lying on a table. Mommy was surprisingly fine until we actually got into the room with the x-ray machine and then I couldn't imagine seeing Alexander up there. Daddy also was letting Alexander sit on a chair by himself (yay) but he slid over to the left and bumped his head (awww), but he's a trooper and cried for 3 seconds.

They called us in and explained that one of us would have to hold him on the table. We had to take his clothes off because he had snaps on his shirt so he sat there with just his diaper on. The first one, he sat with his back to the film and I stood behind him, holding his hands straight out to the side. Then the next one, he had to sit to the left with his arms straight up but sitting. Every time I lifted his arms he tried to stand up. So Daddy came over to help hold him. I held his hips down, while Daddy held his arms up. He did pretty good although he was starting to squirm. Thankfully, we got the picture before he squirmed so we didn't have to take anymore.

She asked us to wait outside to make sure the radiologist didn't want another view. We started to feed him and a few moments later, she popped her head out and said that we could go and thankfully it came back negative and he does not have pneumonia. Well that's good to know. We're not exactly sure what Dr. M would be looking for on the x-rays but at least we know he doesn't have pneumonia. She said that they're not suppose to tell us first and it has to come from the doctor but because it was negative she felt she should share. Dr. M may call us with something completely different - guess we'll have to wait and see.

So he finishes his bottle and sleeps the entire car ride home. He's a bit fussy which could just be from the long day, so we try to put him down for a nap. He wouldn't lie in his crib, in his swing, in his pack & play or with me. Daddy decided to take him for a drive and that seemed to work very well, he slept the whole drive.

Once he got home, I decided to try cereal. We tried it several weeks ago but it was around the same time as his diaper rash, so we only tried twice but stopped to clear up the diaper rash. He was playing in his exersaucer as I made his cereal and a bit of formula in his sippy cup. Then he started to get really fussy so I picked him up and noticed his back felt wet. Okay, let's change your diaper. OH NO! He didn't pee, he pooped. He pooped everywhere. It was all over his back (passed his shoulders) and caked everywhere. I brought him to the sink and had to hose him down. The shirt was unsalvagable! I have never, ever seen that much from one little baby. It was crazy. It took a good 15 minutes to hose him off and clean him up.

Then after that, we tried the cereal. He didn't seem to love it, but he wasn't pushing it away either. He ate the whole thing but didn't seem interested. He also didn't want the formula in the sippy cup. We were getting closer to bed but still far enough away that I didn't want to put him down just yet. He was getting even more fussier. Then I could hear his belly start to gurgle. He didn't look good, his face was pale. He started to gag all the while his belly is gurgling. He ended up throwing up on me, and not just your typical spit up. But full fledge throwing up. The poor little guy was so upset, you could tell he didn't know what was going on. He kept looking around as he was crying. That was more upsetting to me to watch then the x-rays.

He threw up three more times along with another dirty diaper and then finally we felt comfortable to feed him and but him down to bed. I wasn't all that comfortable putting him in his crib alone, but he seemed to be much better. After his bottle, he was in his crib for probably 20 minutes before he started coughing. I then decided I couldn't have him in his crib alone if he was going to get sick. I brought him into bed with me and I laid down with him. I wasn't planning to go to sleep for the night, but that's just what happened.

I wasn't necessarily comfortable or slept soundly but at least I knew he was sleeping and okay. Overall, a very long day with a lot of stuff going on for such a little guy. We'll wait to see what Dr. M has to say...

AAAAHHHH CHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Last night Alexander continued to be congested, so much so that he kept coughing and waking himself up. He would cough pretty hard, cry, wake himself up, go back to sleep...only to repeat that 30 minutes later. He was coughing hard and wasn't getting anything up, and he seemed so frustrated. At one point, when he was coughing I picked him up and rocked him only to find that the coughing would subside when he was upright. It doesn't take a genius to know that being upright would help, but when you're trying to help the little guy to sleep, you don't think to do that.

He was congested thru the night and it was starting to creep into his chest, which was a bit worrisome but nothing urgent. This morning, I thought that I'd see how he was sounding before making any decisions. He kept coughing and it was evident that he was still rather congested in the nose. Decision made. I was calling in sick to work to take Alexander to the doctor to err on the side of caution.

Dr. M had an opening at 12:40pm so Alexander was able to take his morning nap. He took a small one at 9a, and then after a bottle he went down at 10am. Unfortunately, I had to wake him up to leave for the doctor because he was still sleeping.

He was well behaved at the doctor's. However he did fuss & cry a little when Dr. M listened to his chest and back. He also didn't like to have him looking in his ears. I explained to Dr. M his symptoms (the coughing, the congestion, the Squirt & suck, and his chest) and after he examined him he said that it's just a minor cold which will pass. He said that we're doing the correct things with the saline, suction, and propping the mattress up. He said although his chest has a little congestion, it's truly nothing to worry about. I asked if having AC on at daycare all day was a concern or something that would prolong the congestion and he told me absolutely not. He also said that although he's not a big supporter of sleeping in a car seat, it wouldn't be a bad idea if he'll stay in it to help keep him upright. Just to make sure he's buckled in... as if I wouldn't buckle him in.

He also weighed him to make sure he wasn't loosing weight from the cold. Alexander is now a whopping 11 lbs 13 oz. He gained a pound and 10 oz in just 2 days shy of a month. Dr. M is very happy with his weight gain - he's right on track from his birth weight and not gaining too much or too little.

So all in all he's fine he just has a crappy cold that is more of a frustration than anything else.

Week Fifteen: At a Glance

Week Fifteen Glance (Monday, July 2nd - Sunday, July 8th)

• Rolled over and Mommy was able to get it on camera
• Celebrated our first 4th of July in Boston with Mommy, Daddy & Alyson
• Wore my American Flag shorts like Daddy
• Walked around Boston to the point of exhaustion but seemed to really enjoy myself and liked waving at the people (Ok Daddy made me wave, but they seemed to like it)
• Went to another restaurant and behaved extremely well
• Got sick for the first time - really congested in the nose and had to use Saline in his nose and then suction it out ("Squirt & Suck")
• Propped up his mattress with pillows to help with drainage
• Daddy had pick-up duty at school on Tuesday
• Completed the third week of school and have yet to duplicate outfits (Alexander is very lucky & blessed)
• Rolled over 3x times in a row - the first time Daddy's been able to see it
• Still loves bath time, and loves to swim & splash
• Used the umbrella stroller for the first time and Alexander wasn't as small as Mommy thought
• Did very well on Saturday and took 3 naps and even woke up late
• Alyson, Grammie & Grampie came for a visit on Sunday
• Everything is truly all set/ordered for his Christening except for the RSVPs
• We set up the jumperoo but Alexander still is a bit too small. He didn't seem all that interested in it.
• Barely napped on Sunday which made it very easy for him to become fussy or upset.

Get Me Out Of Here!

Alexander playing with Chicita

Daddy & Alexander in front of the Boston Public Library on the 4th of July

A stuffy Alexander sits in Daddy's chair

The poor little guy all upset after having his nose cleaned out

How freakin' cute is he in this vest!!

Daddy & Alexander chillin' in daddy's hammock