Week Seventeen At A Glance

Week Seventeen: At a glance from Monday, July 16th through Sunday, July 22nd

This week was a fairly low-key week since Daddy was away.

• Daddy came home from New Jersey - we were very happy to have him home
• Had his first bath with Daddy
• Continued to do very well at school - more teachers told mommy what a great baby Alexander is
• Still sleeps very well in his crib but moves around quite a bit around his crib
• Three mornings in a row, found him wide awake and rolled over as if he was ready to play
• Most mornings he wakes up at 4:30am/5am but there were two mornings he slept til 6a. And he slept til 7a on Saturday (that's when you know he's not feeling well)
• Milestone: Four Months Old
• First Trip to the Zoo
• Still has his cold and the phlegm/snot is 'oh-so-pretty' (sarcasm)
• Good for us, bad for him: He's getting use to the Squirt & Suck and he now only cries when he's tired
• Looks cute in a basebal hat but not a bucket hat

Weekend Update...First Trip to the Zoo

This weekend was a mixed-bag. For starters, Dan had a 24 hour stomach bug which started on Friday. He went home early, and if you know Dan that doesn't happen. When Alexander & I got home, Dan got sick. It was almost perfect timing. Dan didn't feel good that night and it carried over to Saturday. You know he's sick when he doesn't do the lawn, go fishing, or have his obligatory Friday night beer. He was pale all day. And when he did try to do something, he would feel weak or queasy, so he spent most of the day lying down.

Alexander also didn't feel great. He still has his cold - after FOUR weeks. It's starting to get a bit ridiculous. And although he would smile, laugh & humor me, I knew the little guy didn't feel all that great.


So me & my sick boys stayed home and kept a low-key profile. Beware the photo from yesterday morning is not for those with a snot-aversion.


On Sunday, we went to the Southwick Zoo. It's not that far from us and we wanted to do something for Alexander's 4 Month birthday. I also think we all needed to get out of the house since the boys were feeling a bit better. And for the record, Alexander looks very cute in a baseball hat!

We had a blast at the zoo and Alexander enjoyed his first trip to the zoo. We saw tigers, lions, monkeys, babboons, rhinos, camels & giraffes. We missed the elephants, but there's always next time. Now, I know this is bad to say but Dan & I commented several times that they must drug the animals. There is NO WAY you can have a lion lying around on the grass when people are standing around yelling. And it wasn't as if they were behind a fence. I'm sure if they weren't drugged, they'd be able to make their way to the crowds of people.

Daddy & Alexander were calling to the camels. I was just waiting for him to spit straight out. And of course every time he came up from drinking water, he'd be looking right at me.






















And judging from this picture, I'd say my son has developed his own aversion to poultry & foul, just like his mother. He has absolutely no interest in these ducks & chicken.


They even had this "Deer Forrest" that you could walk into. It was filled with deer just roaming around free. Some would come up to people to see if they had food, while others would stay far away from people. I know the deer that Dan is holding his hand out to looks fake, but I can assure you, he is very much alive. He sprinted off when he realized Dan didn't have food. And I'm happy he didn't think Alexander was a snack.













All in all, it was a great day. And to top it off while outside at the zoo, Alexander did not sneeze, cough or produce snot once. figures.

And he was so tuckered out that he fell asleep as we were getting him ready for bed

Beware of Wild Animals...

On our trip to the Zoo, we encountered the wildest of animals...


I think it was on the defense because it's hair was standing STRAIGHT UP!

To get the full effect, click on the picture to enlarge the photo

Seventeen Weeks...

Hard to believe how fast these weeks go by. Another one has passed us by. Alexander hit week Seventeen today. 17!

He's so much fun. He's coming into his personality more and more each day. He definitely will tell you when he likes or dislikes something. A few more fun tidbits...

He's starting to become very comfortable about being on his tummy. he even does a great job rolling over. In fact, he will do that in his crib and when you go get him, he's wide awake looking up at you.

He's definitely a pincher, especially when eating. He obviously doesn't mean it - but man it hurts!

He's starting to lose his hair on the sides on his head from when he rolls his head back & forth while sleeping

He laughs quite often and loves to watch people move or dance

He loves (LOVES) to be outside. He could stay outside all the time. He also likes to stare at leaves

He still loves bathtime and splashing & kicking in the water

The things we do for love...

So I thought it would be nice for when Dan came home on Tuesday, since Dan had been away for a few days, to put Alexander in a onesie especially for Dan.

This is what I do for love but unfortunately Alexander was miserable the entire time. No matter what I did to try to make him calm down, it didn't work. Poor kid had tear stains on his face because he wouldn't stop crying.

But thankfully he fell asleep. I kept him in the onesie so when Dan went to change him in the morning, he'd see it.

Thankfully Alexander enjoyed his bath with Daddy ALOT more than the NYY onesie

Daddy's Home...

YAY! Daddy comes home today!! Alexander is very excited. Last night he babbled & babbled as we were watering Daddy's garden (or lack there of) and I was telling him that Daddy would be home tomorrow.

Daddy's has been on Long Beach Island in New Jersey for a family vacation. Mommy couldn't go due to having no vacation time at work so Alexander & I stayed home. But we're looking forward to having Daddy home again. And I spoke to him last night, he sounded a bit homesick which I know is strictly due to Alexander because he never sounded like that before when he went away... well, it's good to see where I rank. (Honey, I jest)

It'll be good to have him home for many reasons but also to help with the constant coughing throughout the night. The past three nights, Alexander will have a coughing fit between 10:30-11pm where I have to lift him up so he's upright and then when he's done, I put him back down in his crib. Thankfully he's asleep throughout the entire thing. Then he has a much smaller coughing moment EVERY hour. This has been the same for the past three nights. I get up, make sure he's ok and then once he settles down, I give him his pacificer which calms him instantly. So it's made for minimal sleep...welcome home, Daddy! I'll be VERY VERY happy when this cold/sick/cough thing is over & done with.

Here are a couple pictures from last night after we watered the garden and he was still babbling up a storm.