Pictures of Alexander

Here are a couple of pictures of little Alexander.

This one was taken last Wednesday (4/11) right before we went out for errands with Grammie. I bought the outfit from The Gap and I fell in love with it, but obviously it's still too big for Alexander. But he's still so cute.

This one is of Alexander asleep Friday morning (4/13). Don't worry he doesn't sleep with blankets up around his face like that - but I was sitting next to him and he looked cute all bundled up for a moment.

This is another picture from Friday when Daddy came home from work. Alexander & Daddy bonded while watching Daddy's favorite show (M*A*S*H). I love how Alexander looks so comfy & cozy on Daddy's chest.

And then here is a sneak peak from our home photo shoot on Wednesday.

It's the little things...

I have been keeping a journal of Alexander and the different events/items of each day since he's been born. I started it while in the hospital and have continued every day. This has been helpful to capture things that happen during the days and allows us to easily look back.

I figured I'd type up a recap of the previous week's happenings...

• Diaper rash bad in the early part of the week but almost gone by Sunday. Having the diaper rash makes him dislike bowel movements or having his diaper changed
• Makes noises as if telling a story and grunts while he's going the bathroom
• Still receiving packages & finally Mommy was able to finish all Thank You cards
• Snores a little when he sleeps
• Watched the Red Sox Home Opener with Mommy
• Started to not take his afternoon nap but will sleep well in the morning
• Ran errands with Grammie on Wednesday and behaved very well (slept the whole time)
• Makes the cutest faces
• Holds his head up a bit
• Has found his thumb a few times
• Received his Social Security card
• Received some of the official hospital pictures (didn't get the whole order)
• Both Daddy & Mommy read Dr. Suess a few times
• Slept well at night in the early part of the week, not so well in the later part of the week
• We introduced a pacificer for a small amount of time on Sunday
• Had our first home-official photo shoot (pictures to come)
• And we used our boppy pillow for the first time which he loved

Happy Hump Day

Dan & I were talking tonight how Alexander will be three weeks old tomorrow! Three weeks! Time really does go by really fast. I still have yet to finish typing out our delivery/hospital events. I've started five different times but get interrupted, but I guess that's Motherhood.

Despite this time warp we live in, we had a good day today

• Grammie came to visit and we did some shopping and ran some errands
• We got in some quality sleep time in the afternoon
• Alexander's official - his social security card arrived in the mail
• We think we witnessed his first true smile - Daddy was making noises at Alexander and he looked up at him and smiled. It was too coincidental to be gas, so we're counting it as his first smile!
• He's even starting to make noises as if he's trying to tell a story (I know he's not actually speaking but work with me people...)

All in all a very nice hump day on the eve of his Three Week "birthday"

Take Me Out To The Ballgame...

Here's Mommy & Alexander enjoying his first Red Sox home opener baseball game. No, we weren't at the game, we did it from the comfort & warmth of home but it was fun none the less.

I don't know whether it's the fact that Harry Connick Jr was there to sing "America the Beautiful" or that Alexander watched the game wearing his Red Sox shirt but it was probably a mix of both that gave the Sox luck to win the game!

And to keep thing fair, we may just have to get a picture of Daddy & Alexander in a Yankee shirt - although this little boy is not a Yankee fan - until he's old enough to make up his own mind and so chooses Daddy's team.