Week Twenty: At A Glance

A look back at Week Twenty - Monday, August 6th to Sunday, August 12th
Pictures to be added in a separate post as that has become much easier to do...

• Started off the week fussy due to lack of sleep over the busy weekend
• Still has not duplicated an outfit to school
• Played hookie from school on Thursday as Grammie & Alyson spent the day with him
• Showed Grammie & Alyson how we swim & kick in the bath
• His cold/cough came back and even developed a small fever on Thursday which went away that evening
• Mommy is under the belief that Alexander is allergic to A/C because everytime we put it on in his room, his nose is runny & his cough comes back.
• Sleeping was not great this week, especially for Mommy & Daddy. He seemed to wake up every night a few times and would have a hard time going back to sleep.
• His morning wake up time this past week was anywhere from and early 4am to an acceptable 5am.
• Had quality Daddy time this week
• Daddy brought him to a going away party after school on Friday for a little bit where people from work got to ooh & ahh
• Tried cereal in his bottle for the first time, I noticed this has a tendency to make him spit up as he is not one to spit up often or alot.
• Had bananas on Saturday & Sunday - I don't think the taste is the #1 reason for enjoying this new pasttime as he really seems to like sucking & biting the spoon.
• Attended his first funeral. My Aunt Betty passed away on Tuesday and the funeral was held on Saturday. He behaved fairly well with a few moments of fussiness, which then Daddy took care of him the back of the church
• We relaxed & took a well needed nap on Sunday
• Seems to becoming ticklish on his feet and under his arms, but not always
• He's laughing so much and it's now coming from his belly alot more than before
• He giggles with Daddy
• When he's eating, he'll put his hand over his eyes and then with the other hand, he'll rub my face
• Started to grab my face & hair and will just put his face in my hair

Week Twenty: At a Glance Pictures

Here are some pictures of the past week - Monday, August 6th to Sunday, August 12th

B is for Bananas...

Today was a big day for Alexander - he tried solids for the first time! We started him with bananas and he did okay with it. I don't know if it was the taste or the fact that he was able to bite & suck on the spoon, but he seemed to like the concept.





Here he is trying bananas for the first time..




Here is Daddy feeding Alexander...

This looks like such a fake smile but it was a genuine "look Ma, I'm making a mess"





And here he is sucking on the spoon - he seemed to like that best.

A fun day...

Today, Grammie & Alyson came over to spend the day...

They played, took naps, went to Target & played outside. Alexander loves the outdoors - he'd stay outside as long as you let him.

He had a great day despite his mini-cold and a very very small fever (which the doctor said that 100.9 is hardly a fever and told me to just keep an eye on his disposition and eating, plus it's gone now).

And we ended the day with a bath & trying some cereal in his bottle for the first time. He fell asleep before he could really drink the bottle, so we'll try more cereal tomorrow.

Tubby time...

Alexander loves tubby time! As you can see in the right side picture, he's swimming! He knows to kick his legs and move his arms around. I know he doesn't realize what I'm saying but he will be perfectly still until I say "kick" and then he kicks and when I say "swim" he moves his entire body. It's quite interesting. The kid is a natural swimmer...I can't wait to get him into swimming classes because I think he'll love having more room to move around.

He also doesn't mind getting his hair cleaned, but it is usually at the end of rinse phase that he gets annoyed and wants out. So usually I try to not to dally. I'm waiting for the day where he eats the shampoo and realizes he's just tasted something different. That will be fun to watch.

Take a Bite Out of Crime...

You have the right to remain silent...

Everthing you say & do will be held against you in the Court of Alexander...

Officer Alexander demands that you smile and giggle or you will be given a ticket...

Our town's Police Department was holding it's National Night Out for Safety event right across the street from us. Dan couldn't wait to bring Alexander over. We picked up an Id kit which has a photo id & finger prints kit. Alexander got to meet McGruff the Crime Dog - and then he received his Junior Officer badge.

He's ready to fight crime against poopy diapers and drool.