Pictures, Pictures, Pictures...

Here are more pictures from last week since my internet & blogger are friends again with open lines of communication... I love the fact that he's really getting the hang of sitting up by himself. And even tonight, he did a really great job without slumping forward.

And check out his cool moccasin type slippers - he's one cool dude. Girls at school *loved* them and wanted a pair for themselves.

Week Twenty Seven: Pictures

Week Twenty Seven Pictures: (Monday, September 24th - Sunday, September 30th, 2007)

At the moment, blogger is having a hard time uploading pics... so here are a few to hold you over.

Week Twenty Seven: Pictures...

Week Twenty Seven Pictures: (Monday, September 24th - Sunday, September 30th, 2007)

A few more...

Week Twenty Seven Pictures

Week Twenty Seven Pictures: (Monday, September 24th - Sunday, September 30th, 2007)

Here are a couple of shots of Alexander using his sippy cup for the first time. He got the hang of it pretty quickly. He seemed to be enjoying himself because everytime I tried to move the cup to help him drink better, he would pull it away from me.

Week Twenty Seven: At A Glance

Week Twenty Seven: At A Glance (Monday, September 24th - Sunday, September 30th, 2007)

• It was a fairly lowkey week...
• Alexander drank out of a sippie cup for the first time!
• He is getting much better at sitting up by himself and for a decent amount of time
• Small cough has returned along with the wheezing (we'll check in with Dr. M on our next visit)
• We got his Halloween costume - here's a hint: He's going to be two different variations of James Earl Jones
• Had a good week at school - for the most part spent a great deal of time laughing, took decent naps & went outside almost every day at school to enjoy the last bit of summertime weather
• Mommy & Daddy dropped him off and picked up him together Tuesday - Thursday
• Still did not duplicate an outfit to school
• Ate & loved carrots this week at school
• Diaper rash is all but gone and his eczema is clearing up nicely
• I'm not sure if he's cutting a tooth yet because he has always nawed on different things but this weekend he seems to be biting down a bit harder. Plus, I wonder if the lack of napping is also because of that.
• Continues to love baths, plays with the bag rather than the toys that were in the bag during bathtime
• Usually wake up time this week was around 5-5:15am. A couple mornings, we were able to get another 30 minutes of sleep out of him by bringing him into bed with us as Daddy gets ready for work
• Played with his new toys as well as his animal train from Grandma
• His laughing is so contagious and quite loud when you really get him going
• Went to our first "Official" Photoshoot (Pictures in separate post)
• On Saturday, Mommy, Daddy & Alexander went for a drive. We were planning on going to the zoo since it was nice out but Alexander fell asleep and he was in desperate need of a nap so we decided to drive around instead. We ended up visiting Auntie Alyson at work, who was VERY excited for the surprise visit. Then we went to Grammie & Grampie's for a few hours, who also were very happy for the surprise visit.
• On Sunday, Alyson & Grammie came over to visit but more importantly to go to his first official photoshoot. At first, Alexander didn't want to nap so I was worried that he wouldn't be in a good mood in the afternoon for his pictures, but he proved me wrong. He took 2 small (very small) naps and ended up doing very well at the photoshoot.

First Official Photoshoot...

Today we went for Alexander's first "official" photoshoot. We went to Kiddie Kandids and had our 6 Month photos taken. Alexander was VERY well behaved (especially for the minuet naps he took all weekend). He gave some great smiling faces and even let the photographer try to pose him in different poses - however he showed off his stubborn side by not keeping his hands or arms crossed when she tried to cross them.

I'm very happy for how the pictures turned out and can't wait for his next shoot! Probably for around the 9 Month timeframe (which will be around Christmas time)...

Here's a peak at his pictures. Please do not copy or print from these as it is illegal! I'm working on getting pictures out to people, so again, please do not copy & print these pictures.

Ode to Moms...

My friend Tammy sent me this and I thought this was soo cool!

How bizarre...

I find it remarkable that the same child can look like one parent one second and then the other parent the following nanosecond. I find it even more remarkable that this happens when the parents look nothing like each other!

Alexander = Daddy

Alexander = Mommy

Week Twenty Six: At a Glance...

Week Twenty Six: Monday, September 17th to Sunday, September 23rd

• Besides the major milestone, it was a very, very quiet week.
• Alexander had his first 1/2 birthday and turned Six Months old!
• Got a cake to celebrate
• A few mornings he would sleep to 6a and then other mornings he would be up at 4:15-4:30am
• Played with his first pumpkin
• Mommy was sick on Tuesday & Wednesday. It was Daddy to the rescue. He was Mr. Mom and put him to bed on Tuesday and dropped him off at school on Wednesday
• Then it was Daddy who was under the weather on Saturday & Sunday so Mommy was on duty for the weekend
• Still has not duplicated an outfit to school - a few teachers at school commented that Alexander is by far the best dressed kid at the entire school and they check his outfits out every day
• Had a good week at school - went outside every day and Miss Linda said he loves it. They put him in first seat in the buggy so he can look around
• Continues to nap well at school for the majority of the week
• Didn't eat solids this week to see if that helps with the diaper rash, so we put a bit more in his bottles to make up for no solids during the day
• Diaper rash is finally gone
• The last two baths, he seems to be testing himself. He'll lower his head very close to the water and will put his mouth in the water and then pull it away to see how bad it was. The first time I had no idea what he was doing, but I figured it out the 2nd time. It's very cute and since I'm in there holding him, he has no chance of doing it for more than a second.
• We tried carrots on Saturday, he loved them and did very well with those. We'll see what the effects are, if any
• Ran errands with Mommy on Saturday while Daddy rested
• Watched Daddy outside on Sunday while he played in his exersaucer. Alexander loves to be outside.
• He was in a super mood all weekend and took great naps. Must have been because he was up at 4:30a!
• Watched the Pats win (nice way to start the season 3-0, hopefully they don't tank out like the Sox are)

Week Twenty Six: Pictures...

Week Twenty Six: Monday, September 17th to Sunday, September 23rd

From Birth to Now...

It's amazing that we can go from this tiny, tiny little bundle of joy...... to the past Six Months which have FLOWN by!

I forgot to take pictures of Alexander in Dan's glove two out of the six months and pretty soon he really won't be able to sit in it. But it's so cool to look at the differences between Months One & Six. His features, personality, development - it's all so cool & surreal to me!

Enjoy - I know I do.

Six Months...

Developmental:

A lot has happened in 2 months
-Such a happy baby! He is always happy and smiling. Daddy can get him to belly laugh quite often

-His eyes changed color and are hazel

-He doesn't have a ton of hair but has a bald spot in the back from where he lays down. Some days the hair is really dark, other days it's as light as peach fuzz

-Babbling constantly and really getting into finding his voice

-Rolls over both front: back and back: front

-When holding someone's hands, he can pull himself up into a sitting position and immediately go into a standing position

-Can wiggle himself around the floor but still doesn't understand the concept of crawling/scooting

-Discovered his feet and but hasn't "discovered" his hands

-Puts everything in his mouth, eats his feet and fingers all the time. He can also pick up and put his binky in his mouth correctly

-Will sleep on his back and then roll onto his tummy where he puts his arms under his belly like Mommy does

-Starting able to sit up by himself in just the past few days, holding himself up and able to reach out for objects

-Mommy & Daddy think he has allergies but we're not sure from what. He wheezes OFTEN and alot of times will have a stuffed up nose. We put a air filter in his room and that definitely helped his congestion

-He can reach out and grab stuff

-He's learning how to reach out and then push things off a table or what's in front of him

-He loves to play with my hair

-Started cuddling (I LOVE THAT)

-Loves to bat things around that are in front or above him

Sleeping:
-Sleeping is going very well
-He sleeps in his crib every night
-Typical wake up time is 5a, but there are some mornings where he'll sleep til 6a. And recently he slept 12 full hours and woke up at 7am

-During the day he will take 2-3 naps, usually one long nap (anywhere from 1-3 hours)

-Bedtime is around 7p and most nights goes down without a problem. He hardly ever wakes up during the night and if he does it's usually an episode of crying, we think he's having a nightmare because he stays asleep and after a big of cuddling will go back down

Clothes:
-Wearing Size 3-6 and almost everything in that size fits him well

-He can still wear size 3 months with onesies, but some 3/ 3-6 month pj's are too tight in the feet
-Still has yet to duplicate an outfit to school

-Haven't looked at his Size 6 months clothes yet
-Diapers: Size 2 Swaddlers

Feeding:

-5-6 bottles a day (24 oz - 32 oz per day)

-Morning bottle before school (4 oz)

-3 bottles at school (6-7 oz) and if he's extra hungry/fussy he'll have a small 4 oz bottle for late afternoon but he doesn't always have that one

-Last bottle (4-6 oz) at bedtime, around 7p

-We started solids of bananas & sweet potatoes. We also did some cereal. He liked them all and ate well but he developed a pretty nasty diaper rash so we took solids away for a bit to see if they caused a reaction. The diaper rash is gone so we started carrots today.

Pumpkin Patch...

For Alexander's 1/2 birthday, we went to get some pumpkins and flowers. Alexander wanted to play with the pumpkin, how could I say no. We sat on our lawn, played for a bit and just enjoyed the Indian Summer. He's just so cute and I've really noticed how bigger his cheeks have gotten this week. He looks like he has a mouthful of pumpkin. I can't wait to bring him to a real pumpkin patch, now that will be fun!

I can't get over how little he looks next to the planters...