Books & A Close Up

Alex is getting more interested in books. In addition to chewing on his books, he will actually look at the pictures now. We keep his board books where he can reach them.
The photos in the yellow shirt were taken on 2/9/10 and the other photo was taken on 2/11/10.

11 Months

Here is Alex's 11 month photo with Shrek taken on 2/13/10. It is getting harder to get a picture of Alex sitting still. I may have to go back to taking photos of Alex sleeping.

Cruisin'

Alex took some steps today while holding on to the coffee table. He was going for the remove control. He has also been crawling up on all fours.

Getting used to a Sippy Cup

Alex woke up sleepy and hungry from his afternoon nap yesterday. When we tried to give him his sippy cup with his food, he was mad and had no problem expressing his feelings.

Alex's teacher gave me some good advice about transitioning from a bottle to a sippy cup. She suggested giving him the sippy cup with his food. If he does not want it at first, try it again later when he is more thirsty. This worked for us yesterday. He still gets a bottle first thing in the morning and in the evening. My goal is to box up those bottles on his first birthday.
photo taken 2/6/10

Getting Some Pictures off of my Camera

The photos with Alex wearing a white shirt are from 1/27/10. We try to give him mixing bowls to play with instead of the dog bowls. The photos of him playing in the blue shirt is from 1/31/10.

Growing Up

Alex is now 11 months old. He are working on getting him ready for table food, and yesterday he tried a sippy cup. Recently, John mentioned that I do not want Alex to grow up. At first I denied it, but it is a little true. My little baby will soon be a toddler, but I am not sure if I am ready for that.
photos taken 2/4/10

Sometimes I have to remind myself

that I am now 30. This morning I wanted to wear my "funky monkey" socks since they match my pink work polo. Is this appropriate work attire for someone my age? I opted to skip the fun socks and go with brown loafers instead. Even though it is casual Friday, I still had a meeting to attend.

A Little Bit of Chaos

I wanted to share a story from a few weeks ago...

It was late afternoon on a Sunday in January (2/24/10). Kat and Sharis had come over for our monthly lunch and scrapbooking. Kat had to head home, but Sharis was still over. My parents had come over since my mom cooks us Sunday dinner each week. The dogs seemed back and forth from sleep on the couch or chair to wanting food and attention. At some point, John went to change Alex's diaper, and Alex peed all over himself. No problem, he needed a bath anyway. (Somehow, I get splashed a lot when Alex takes at bath, which is now in the regular bath tub.)

Alex got out of the bath and into clean clothes. The day seemed to be winding down and calming down at this point until Alex quickly crawls over to the dog bowls, some of his favorite "toys." The water bowl was down, so Alex found that and got his clean outfit wet and dirty. Oh, well. I am learning to accept a certain level of chaos in our house.

We now have a baby and two dogs. My parents live nearby and get to visit Alex regularly. We have made friends here in San Antonio. Life is good. (cliche, I know)

I am adding a random photo of Frida taken on 2/6/10. She has taken the added chaos in stride.