Sunday, May 20, 2007

He Speaks!

So much has happened since I last posted! Alex has picked up a few new signs- "all done" and "diaper/diaper change", and he points to everything now. He has started dancing, so we listen to all kinds of music all the time. Well, everything but country. It's so funny to watch him. He'll stand and hold on to things and bounce to the music, and when he crawls, he'll stop for a minute and rock back and forth, crawl a little further, and then rock some more.

But the greatest thing is that he said his first word!! Last Thursday (May 17th for those of you keeping track.) he said "mama"! Clear as day- I couldn't believe my ears. Alex can get very frustrated- yes, the tantrums have already started- and he was trying to get my attention, so I told him, "you need to say mama"... so he did! The exact same thing happened this morning, and luckily, Omar was here to hear it. We are so proud!

Enjoy the pics- they are from Mother's Day weekend. I had a great day with my boys; very relaxing. Breakfast in bed courtesy of Alex and Omar, some family time outside in the beautiful weather, and then some nice steaks on the grill after Alex went down for the night. And Daddy helped Alex to sign my first Mother's Day card with red finger paint!



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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

10 Months Old

Terrible to post his 9 month stats on his 10 month birthday, but here they are...

Stats as of 4/17/07
27 1/2 in tall
18 lbs 15 oz


We've been spending a lot of time outside in the nice weather. As you can see, Alex is becoming acquainted with the lawnmower. Omar says that he'll be out mowing the lawn in no time. We've planted a vegetable garden and are enjoying watching everything grow. He loves to play soccer with us, and likes his new golf clubs. He actually hits the ball!


What he can do...
Alex is climbing everything now- the steps (he's made it all the way to the top- gulp!), the dishwasher, the bed...
He stands up on his own without realizing it, but isn't quite ready to really do it for real yet.
He walks all over, as long as he has something to hold on to.
His signing repertoire has grown- his favorite sign is "light". Still signing for "milk", "kitty", and of course, waves "hi/bye".
Alex is using his pointer finger to touch things now. Not quite pointing at things yet, but I'm sure that's not far behind.
I've started giving him Cheerios, but he just tries to stick his finger in the hole.
He gives mom big open mouth kisses (with tongue!?) and a giggle.
Alex loves learning the names of the animals in his room- his favorite is the Zebra. It's hard to get him to settle for a nap when he is going crazy over the animal pictures. Night, night Zebra!
Almost forgot- his favorite song right now is "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". He likes the "Down came the rain" part the best. His favorite song used to be "The Wheels on the Bus"; still a close second though.



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B&B @ 1420


It's been awhile...
We've had lots of visitors these past few weeks. Our friend Chris came, and then Christina (hence the fabulous pics! and I promise to post more of 'em), and then the next week, my cousin Chris came for a few with his girlfriend Lisa. There were multiple Ikea trips with both Chris "Chef Mckenzie" and CCD, and a trip to the vineyards with Chris and Lisa. Alex is going to make a fine vintner with all this experience- and a little help from Grandpa and Chef!

A great time was had by all, and we look forward to the next round for Alex's birthday in July!


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