Celtics Champs #17...

CELTICS BRING HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP!! #17!


What an exciting game - I didn't sit down at all during the first half, I was too excited. It was an unbelievable game with so many wonderful highlights. I don't even know where to begin.

Ray getting poked in the eye then coming back out later in the game and just nailing those 3 pointers. Rondo with his constant steals. KG being aggressive yet still working the defense. And then Pierce was just all around the complete package during this series. There's a reason he picked up the MVP.

Way to go, Celtics!
Of course Donnie & Joe were at the game so between my excitement for the Celtics, it was just compounded by the fact that Donnie was there soaking in every moment!!At one point, he was even taking pictures just like a normal fan. So nice to see...
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/16638583/?taf=bos

GO GREEN...

GO GREEN! (this instance I'm not referring to the environment, but my beloved Celtics!)
It's Game 6 - Celtics vs. Lakers and it's time to for the Fat Lady to make an appearance and belt out a tune! I'm so ready for them to wrap up the Series with a win...I was so pumped with excitement all day! I even found my Reggie Lewis t-shirt from back in the day!

Keep your fingers crossed for a Celtics win #17 (my favorite number!)

GO GREEN!

Trip to the Zoo (Father's Day )...

This past Sunday was Father's Day, in the morning Daddy got some time in where he could go fishing. Then Grampie & Daddy decided that they wanted to spend their special day at the zoo. It wasn't the greatest weather as it was a bit on the chilly side but everyone still had fun.

I think it helped that we went recently so Alexander was very excited when he saw animals, however I won't lie and say that he wasn't more excited about the lion carved out of wood than the real one. Grammie took him on his first poney ride and he seemed to get a kick out of it towards the end. I wasn't sure if he'd like it or not but he seemed fine, no tears were shed!

Of course, Alexander saw the slide at the playground and immediately headed over - he got immense joy from going down the slide.

ROWAR!!!

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, June 9th - Sunday, June 15th, 2008)
(it was REALLY hot out)

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, June 9th - Sunday, June 15th, 2008)

Week Recap

Week Recap (Monday, June 9th - Sunday, June 15th, 2008)

• Fairly quiet week
• Did well walking & began pushing himself up to standing
• Did much better in his new room this week, less clinging onto my leg
• Heat wave in the beginning part of the week
• Went outside to play at school when it wasn't so hot
• Each day took One nap, they were usually 2 hrs long
• Woke up around 5:30am every morning, sometimes would play in his crib, othertimes he would just scream until we got him
• Most nights went down immediately and was asleep by 7:15p
• Diaper Rash & eczema made a return visit - I believe the eczema came back due to the change in temperature/weather as the poor kid has my skin which is also affected by temperature
• Had pasta and enjoyed it and would actually eat it again (alphabet pasta w/sauce)
• Went for a walk again with Daddy Saturday morning, then later after his nap went to visit Daddy's friend, Jay, while Mommy went to cousin Sean's wedding shower
• Celebrated Daddy's 2nd Father's day by going to the zoo with Alyson, Grammie & Grampie
• Loved the zoo & checking out the different animals, he really seems to understand where to find the animals
• Went for his first pony ride at the zoo with Grammie, happily enjoyed himself
• After a 2+ hour nap, went out to dinner where he did very well, he flirted with all of the waitresses
• Ate his grilled cheese & french fries all by himself

Posts...

1. Father's Day Zoo Trip
2. Restaurant

Work in progress...

FYI...

Heads up:
Due to Game 5 of the Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals Sunday night, the blog may not be updated to the normal level of posts you would expect.

I'll do my best to get it all done but I'll be going in & out of the game and will most likely go to bed immediately after the game.

Standing...

Just a quick update as I'm heading to bed...but since Tuesday, Alexander has been going from sitting/crawling to standing up all by himself. He's been doing this all on his own - no furniture, hands, legs...nothing!

He started out shaky and did it once for Daddy. He showed me on Wednesday and I guess he was standing up like a mad-man at school all day on Thursday. Now when we ask him to sit down or stand up he does exactly what he's told...most of the time.

It's a work in progress.

Picture Recap...

Picture Recap (Monday, June 2nd - Sunday, June 8th, 2008)

Picture Recap...

Picture Recap (Monday, June 2nd - Sunday, June 8th, 2008)

Week Recap...

Weekly Recap (Monday, June 2nd - Sunday, June 8th, 2008)

• First full week in the Transition Room
• Walking all over the place and improving each day
• Did well with brushing his teeth on his own
• Only had 1 bottle this week at school on Monday, then I switched to sippy cups the rest of the week
• Working on transitioning him off of bottles completely
• Woke up early almost every morning (5am) - I thought this new room was supposed to tucker him out?!
• Some days only had 1 nap at school
• Ate pasta!! Gave him alphabet pasta with some sauce and he actually ate it and wanted more
• Really likes grilled cheese & pizza
• Played in his kiddie pool on Saturday after the afternoon at the mall with Daddy (Mommy had a baby shower)
• Went to the playground/Dunkin Donuts/walk with Daddy early Sunday morning. The men had breakfast at the center of town gazebo (awww)
• Had a great nap on Sunday and then it was a heat wave
• Went grocery shopping with Mommy and was very well-behaved (he seemed to wave at people randomly)
• Played in his kiddie pool again as it was so hot! Even Alexander was sweating...
• Loved playing in the pool, splashing and making big waves. He even started to climb in and out of the pool and liked it because he was able to make a big splash
• Went next door to Neighbor Jon's and went in his bigger pool - wasn't sure at first, but really got into it. Next time, Daddy will have to actually go in with him
• Had hot dog with ketchup for dinner and would be upset if I gave him the fork with hotdog on it but no ketchup
• Was asleep before 7pm on Sunday - the sun & the fun really tuckered him out. Thankfully he as the AC in his room so he'll be able to sleep comfortably

Heat Wave...

Today was another scorcher. It definitely felt a lot hotter than yesterday. We were all sweating so we broke out the kiddie pool again. The water was super cold but because it was so hot out but man, did it feel good once you got used to it! Alexander had a feel day playing around, thankfully this little one is not afraid of the water. He was splashing like a mad-man and even plopping down in the water to make more waves (which in turn helped to keep Mommy cool).

We also went over to Neighbor Jon's because he has a mini pool for his kids. We put Alexander in for a little bit to see what his reaction would be - and he loved it! He loved being swayed from side to side in the water. It very well might be time to sign the kid up for lessons or at least a Y membership.