Alexander Christopher

Monday, February 15, 2010

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, February 8th - Sunday, February 14th, 2010)

Weekly Glance...

Weekly Glance (Monday, February 8th - Sunday, February 14th, 2010)

Sleeping was 50/50 this week...some nights he would sleep in his room the whole night, other nights he would wake up at various times, calling for Mommy
Lately has a tendency to fight bedtime by asking for several tuck-in's & switching it up between Mommy & Daddy
Had a good week at school
Screams when he's frustrated and can't express what's wrong or he's not getting what he wants
School closed early on Wednesday due to the "snow" storm which ended up being a bust and we probably got 2" - So Daddy & Alexander hung out at home for the afternoon (Alexander even napped)
Valentine's Day photo shoot at home on Wednesday night - he wanted to participate but wanted to do it on his terms
Had a Valentine's Party at school on Thursday & got lots of cool valentines from his friends
Went to Target with Mommy on Thursday and while at first he was well behaved, he thought it was hysterical to take off & run while in the store. I had to run after him and even a few times grab his coat to get him down to the floor. (It must have been a sight!)
Friday *early* morning, Alexander woke up and did not call for Mommy but instead came into our room and climbed right on top of Mommy's head to get into bed
On Saturday, Mommy Daddy & Alexander went to the Cheesecake Factory for a Valentine's lunch and then walked around the mall.
Alexander even got two new Disney friends during his trip to the mall: Dumbo & Stitch
Fought nap time Saturday afternoon despite being very tired, falling asleep in the car & waking up at 4am
Rested with Mommy upstairs for a bit and then going downstairs to play
Family dinner on Saturday but Alexander wasn't all that hungry/interested
Played with Mommy on Sunday morning with his Valentine's presents - bowling in the kitchen
Went to visit Grandma & Pop-pop at uncle Steven's & even got to watch cousin Chris' basketball game
Thankfully, took a nap for about an hour & half on Sunday
Played at Steve & Carolyn's with the kids & bella, then had dinner
Favorite new snack is celery with peanut butter
Loves the "Heigh-ho" song by the Seven Dwarfs

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Valentine's Day...with Photoshoot

For Valentine's ...we celebrated a bit lowkey. We had a family lunch at Cheesecake Factory on Saturday (trying to avoid the Valentines crowds), then we walked around the mall for a bit.
On Sunday, Mommy & Alexander had some breakfast & then opened his valentines presents. Which we then proceeded to bowl in the kitchen. Then Daddy & Alexander headed to uncle Steven's house to visit with the clan as well as see Grandma & Pop-pop who were up visiting.

But, it wouldn't be a holiday without a photo shoot of some kind in our house. So to prepare for Valentine's Day...we had our own photo shoot.

Favorite Song...

This is currently Alexander's favorite song...he can't get enough & would watch this over and over if I let him.

Happy Valentine's Day...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love Always,
Alexander

Friday, February 12, 2010

Made With Love...

To: Alexander

*Made with Love*
Love, Mom

This is what his lunch looks like for today

Monday, February 8, 2010

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, February 1st - Sunday, February 7th, 2010)
Here we are practicing our emotions (happy, surprised, mad, etc)then he took a picture of his monkeys

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, February 1st - Sunday, February 7th, 2010)

Weekly Glance...

Weekly Glance (Monday, February 1st - Sunday, February 7th, 2010)

Had a good week at school with no issues
This week at school, they talked about shapes - each day was a different shape
Sleeping was pretty decent this week - most days he stayed in his bed til 5:30, other nights he woke & slept with Mommy despite trying to get him to stay in his bed
Did have a red bum a bit during the week but thankfully didn't get sent home from school for it (I'll spare you from specifics)
Took pictures on Monday but didn't know the memory card wasn't in the camera - silly Mommy!
Woke up from both nap & night on Monday with 'pins & needles' because his arm was asleep
Had the worst morning ever on Tuesday but did a 180 and had the best morning on Wednesday (see separate post)
Went to Target with Mommy on Thursday - excited to see his Target friend again
Definitely has learned stalling tactics for going to bed as to when to cry and when to call for Daddy
Alexander called Mommy beautiful, completely unsolicited, Saturday morning with a "Mommy you look buuutidul"
First trip to Maine
Went to Maine for Papa's surprise 80th birthday party
Had coffee for the 1st time
Had a great time at the hotel sleep over with Mimi & Papi
Ate very well for breakfast & then loved running around before heading home
Even though tired and could benefit from a nap on Sunday, he fought it by coming out of his room and standing at the gate a few times saying "oh guys....."
Finally, Daddy & Alexander took a nap together
Loves watching Chuggington still

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Weekend Activities...

This weekend we headed up to Maine to celebrate Papa's 80th birthday. We had a surprise party for him with family & friends. Papa was surprised and had a great time seeing everyone! We stayed over in the same hotel which made things so much easier overall.

Alexander did a great job in the car ride, loved running around the party and in the hotel lobby/cafe areas. He even got to ride around in the luggage trolley which he thought was his own personal train. And before the party started he was so excited to help the nice lady vacuum.

At the party, he ran around with the other kids and was so excited to see cousin Sarah. He was so excited to have cake but when it was time for cake he only wanted one bite and then was over the whole cake thing.

The funniest part was that he wanted to have some coffee (he's never asked before) so we gave him a little drop thinking he'd hate it ...but nope, he loved it. Thankfully it was only a little so it didn't make him more rambunctious than he already was! After some pizza and a bit more running around, we headed up to our rooms to get ready for bed. And only one book into story time, he was done and wanted to sleep (he was asleep around 9:05)!

And regardless of a long, tiresome day Alexander was still up at the crack of dawn! We all got ready & headed down for some breakfast before it was time to head home. He did another great job in the car before we got home, had some lunch & then Daddy and Alexander took a nap together.All in all, a nice weekend.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Two-stepping...

Alexander getting his groove on at Papa's party ... while the girls were doing some good ole fashion two-stepping. There were a few moments that Alexander got a few of the moves right on beat!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Extreme Mornings...

Tuesday morning was probably the worst mornings we have had as parents. It was a morning filled with meltdowns, screaming, yelling, and just plain not listening. We have no idea where it came from except for the fact that he woke up during the night and then proceeded to kick Mommy all night.

We started the morning fine but when it was time to get dressed he just broke down. Nothing we could do was right. He would run, scream, slam his bedroom door, and then just cry. He ran into his room, threw himself on his bed saying he wanted to go to sleep on his big boy bed. It was 35 minutes of constant screaming/crying/whining. At one point, it was so bad where he wouldn't listen to either Mommy or Daddy that we let him cry in his room and we both went downstairs. Finally, he was calm enough to come downstairs, have some breakfast & watch Chuggington. Then it was another battle getting his coat on and into the car. He spent the *ENTIRE* 45 minute car ride crying that he wanted to go back home and go to sleep.

At one point I felt so bad for him because he seemed so sad. But once we pulled into school, he was happy as a clam! He walked into class without any problems and proceeded to have a great day.

Then Wednesday morning was the complete opposite: he was picture-perfect! He was incredibly cooperative, happy & a few times even came over to me while I was getting ready giving me hugs & telling me that he loved me. It was very sweet but so bizarre in the sense that the day before he was a crazy-child!

Very low-key yet nice week
No incident reports at school in fact, got a prize from Ms Sarah for helping clean up
Sleeping was 50/50 - some nights he made it through the night in his bed, other times woke up at varying times & then slept in with Mommy
One night he woke up crying with pins & needles because his arm had fallen asleep but Daddy was able to get him to fall back asleep (in his bed no less!)
Here we thought we were lucky that just reading books in bed & he would stay because he has been... he's starting to get out & test his boundaries
Wednesday night was the first night that after reading books, he got out of his bed/room several times. We had to put him in bed several times & he kept getting out thinking it was funny
One morning he pulled on the fireplace screen door and it hit him on the finger so after a full inspection to see that he was a-ok, Mommy gave him a George bandaid and he was good to go
Thursday night, Mommy & Alexander went to Target - his Target friend wasn't there so it was a pretty quick visit
Friday night, Daddy & Alexander went to Burger King for their little dinner place (Mommy went out to dinner with Bridget)
Weekend was very low-key but relaxing despite no naps either day!
Saturday hung out at home - played with Daddy in the morning and then relaxed with Mommy in the afternoon (in lieu of nap)
Mimi & Papi came over on Sunday for a visit - Alexander & Mimi played grocery shopping, played with Thomas, used the doctor kit with Papi & went outside with Mimi looking for pine cones
He fought yet another nap so after about an hour he relaxed with Mimi while watching Chuggington (new favorite show)
Dinner then tubby with Mimi
Mommy introduced Alexander to John John - the little boy from Sesame Street all those years ago (see separate post) & he cracks up at some of them!