Photo Recap...
Photo Recap (Monday, February 8th - Sunday, February 14th, 2010)
Monday, February 15, 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.
Friday, February 12, 2010
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
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!
Monday, February 1, 2010
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