Picture Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, August 11th - Sunday, August 17th, 2008)

Weekly Recap...

Weekly Recap (Monday, August 11th - Sunday, August 17th, 2008)

• Had a decent week at school - a few times got a bit fussy before nap or wouldn't eat all of us lunch
• Had a few meltdowns this week at night before bed/nap
• The mini meltdowns caused some noncooperation to which we ended up having mini picnics on the kitchen floor a few times rather than sitting in his seat
• Daddy put him to bed on Tuesday because Mommy was stuck in traffic
• His new favorite food is eating a slice of bread (thankfully it's whole wheat) - he'll go over to the fridge and tug on door until I open it and then he will pull the loaf of bread out and hand it to me. He'll sit on his bum and wait for you to hand him a slice
• Does really well with a spoon & fork
• Words are starting to come more frequently and when they're supposed to (Example: He says "Hi", with a wave, when he walks into a room and sees you or if he wants to come up onto our bed in the morning he'll walk over put his arms up and say "up"
• Says JoJo (his teacher is MaryJo), and Aa-den
• Took a short nap on Saturday and got fussy later because of it - thankfully he went down for a 2nd nap (because he needed it)
• Had a few people over on Saturday for a small cookout (Grammie, Grampie, Alyson, Grandpa, Grandma & his cousins)
• Alexander proceeded to eat his birth weight in cheese puffs and was covered in faux-orange cheese
• Loved playing with the boys and throwing the ball around
• Played Ladder Ball with Grandpa and got very excited when he put a ball on the rung
• Grammie & Alyson gave him a bath and then he went to bed @ 9pm due to having company over (thankfully he got his 2nd nap which allowed him to stay up that late)
• Took his walk with Daddy on Sunday morning for breakfast, walk at the gazebo & some playground time
• Took a 2 1/2 hr nap on Sunday (which could be because he went to bed so late the night before)
• He got a scratch on his arm and now knows to call it his "booboo"
• Went on a special trip with Mommy & Daddy today (August 17th)
• After our special trip, we went to Castle Island where we watched planes take off, doggies run by, and birds swoop in - we had some french fries & a hot dog and then walked around the Sugar Bowl. Alexander loves watching all the doggies run by

Castle Island...

Dan, Alexander & I went to Castle Island this afternoon to enjoy the beautiful weather (not a rainy cloud in sight)!!

We ran into a bit of traffic so the poor kid was very good since he probably just wanted to get out of the car. However once out he was so excited to see water, dogs, and people on bikes! Everytime a dog would be in view, he would scream with delight.

We went to Sullivan's and got some food and found a perfect spot on the grass to eat where we could watch the planes from Logan Airport take off. Nothing like a hot dog for Alexander, cheeseburger for Daddy, and french fries w/vinegar for Mommy. Everytime the plane would go above us both Alexander & Daddy would look up and follow the plane.

After lunch, we played a bit on the grass and then walked around the castle. As we walked around, Alexander was torn between looking up to see the planes overhead or watching the doggies walk by. After the walk, it was time to head home since the little guy was starting to rub his eyes non-stop.


Next time, we'll have to bring him on the playground and let him run wild! The more and more we go, hopefully the more he'll love this place as much as Mommy does...

CHEESE PUFFS...

Alexander tried Cheese puffs for the first time last week at Uncle Steve's house and I thought "hey why not..." So I bought a bag for him for grandparent-cookout (that's what I'm calling it).

He would have eaten them CONSTANTLY all day if given the opportunity.

Whenever he could he would grab one from anyone who would hand him one and just knaw on it. Whether it felt good on the gums or just tasted good - he was in heaven.

We did have to take them away otherwise he would have been grown an orange-tint to him.

Do you notice that with each of these pictures he has a cheese puff in his hand???

Cookout...

As mentioned, we had a very small cookout on Saturday.

Normally, we have a huge cookout (50-60 people) but this year due to other things going on and everyone else having a crazy schedule, we decided to keep it very small. For the most part it included our parents, my sister and Dan's nephews.

Hopefully next year we'll be able to go back to our big shindig. But I will say my house was neat & clean a lot quicker than usual...

Alexander enjoyed himself despite the length of nap in the morning but you could tell he wouldn't be able to make the whole day, it may have been the cheese puffs keeping him amped up!

Words...

Here is just a quick list of words that Alexander either says all the time or has said occassionally

• dada
• mama
• up
• apple
• turtle
• JoJo (His teacher's name is MaryJo)
• Aiden (aah-den)
• Hi
• Moo
• Quack Quack
• woof woof
• Yah
• Bye

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, August 4th - Sunday, August 10th, 2008)

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, August 4th - Sunday, August 10th, 2008)

Week Glance...

Week Glance (Monday, August 4th - Sunday, August 10th, 2008)

• Long, yet busy week
• Most nights he went down to bed quickly
• Had one of our worst nights sleeping in quite some time - combination of teething & congested can do a number on a little one
• Wednesday night, previously mentioned, was long & tiring, he would fall asleep and then wake up screaming. The only thing that seemed to work was sitting on his floor, rocking him...made for a long night for Mommy
• Because he didn't feel that great this week, he wasn't in the best moods at school either
• Went to the National Safety Night Out across the street from us...sadly, no McCruff the crime dog, but there was a real crime dog and Alexander got a whole hot dog to himself
• Didn't nap or eat well at school and even Motrin didn't always help
• Mommy had to pick him up early on Wednesday
• Friday night he refused to even get into the bathtub even though he seemed pretty excited about the thought of taking a bath
• Went for his weekend walk on Saturday with Daddy to Dunkin' Donuts, the gazebo & the playground
• Saturday, we went to Uncle Steve & Carolyn's house for Will's birthday party
• We got to visit with cousin Michael who we haven't seen since Christmas (they'll be moving up here so it'll be nice to Alexander to have a cousin close in age living around)
• Got his first ice cream from the ice cream truck and wanted NO PART of it
• Was all excited to go into the pool at Uncle Steve's but once up there and actually faced with the pool wanted no part of it, not even to dangle his feet in
• Loved playing with the boys & crashing through the blocks
• Went for a good long walk with Mommy on Sunday morning
• Says: Apple, Hot Dog
• Starting to get into hitting people in the face even though he knows he's wrong, he'll pout at you - we may be starting 'time-outs' a lot sooner than expected
• Wouldn't nap on Sunday
• Grammie & Grampie came over to watch Alexander while Mommy did some cleaning & Daddy did some yardwork
• Went out to brunch with Grammie & Grampie and flirted with all of his lady friends at the restaurant
• Loved eating and tried new foods on Sunday: ham steak, potato-thingys, dried papaya (loved the papaya)
• Finally took an afternoon nap on Sunday
• Played bubbles, etc outside with Grammie & Grampie
• LOVES to chase Daddy around the house and then subsequently have Daddy chase him around - that gives big ole belly laughs for that
• Although he was exhausted he didn't want to lie down and go to sleep...he would only lie down if you stood next to him

Sunday...

On Sunday, Grammie & Grampie came over to hang out with Alexander for a bit so Mommy could get some stuff done around the house. They went out to brunch and then after he took his 2 hour nap, they went outside to play.


Playing with bubbles

Helping Mommy clean (he loves the vaccum)














Taking a bath and showcasing his new shark towel

















Resting on a makeshift bed as he threw pillows on the ground