Great Weekend!

Grandma & Paw Paw (my parents) came in town this weekend.  Bill and I had a wedding to attend so Grandma & Paw Paw baby sat Alex on Saturday night.  

This was Alex's first Halloween.  At school on Friday, they had a little parade around the neighborhood so I took the day off so I could push Alex in his stroller.  It was in the 50's but Alex was pretty warm in his ducky outfit.  Of course we had to dress Alex up as a duck!  He wore it again tonight at the neighborhood Halloween Meet and Eat before we Treat.  Approx. 50 families met in the cul da sac across the street from our house for pizza before setting out to trick or treat.  Bill and I got a kick from watching the kids ring our door bell.  Wouldn't you think that the people across the street from the party would be at the party.  It made us laugh!

Bath time!

Alex really enjoys taking a bath. He loves splashing around with his feet. Once he gets his legs going...its hard to get him to stop.

Inch Worm

Alex is an inch worm in his sleep. He starts the evening off parallel with the crib railings but ended up perpendicular this evening.

Double dimpler

Alex is a happy baby every morning. This morning I spent time with him before dropping him off at "school". It's market time so I have to work a little late so Bill and I switched shifts. Alex was too cute this morning so I had to take some pictures!

I finally got it! I caught the double dimples on camera. I love when he gives us the "double dimpler!"

3 months old

Alex is three months old today. I know I say this every month, but where has the time gone? It seems like I was just pregnant waiting to meet Alex. I enjoy watching Alex as he discovers new things everyday. You can tell that he is absorbing as much as possible. He has really outgrown the newborn stage and is really more of a baby.

This past weekend Alex officially got his first cold. I'm not sure if I gave it to him or if he gave it to me but we are both pretty stuffy. Tonight Bill and I will have to put a pillow under his mattress to elevate it. Also this weekend, I discovered that Alex loves to stand on my lap...of course you have to support him under his arms. When he is standing he looks around and really enjoys himself. He smiles constantly.

Farmers Market

Since Alex and I were up early this morning, we made a trip to the neighborhood Farmers Market.  Its just down the street and only has approx. 10-15 booths but we found some good stuff.  I got lots of veggies, some organic bread and a muffin plus a fabulous pumpkin.  All for less then $20.  I plan on putting the veggies in some homemade Minestrone soup.

Here's a picture of my two pumpkins!

Wonder Week 12

In my previous post I mentioned that this was Wonder Week 12 for Alex. Well, I LOVE this Wonder Week. It was a WONDERFUL night last night. Alex ate at 6:15, had a tubby then was topped off before falling quickly asleep by 7:15. He didn't wake up until 1:45am then again at 5:00am. All of this without him having a gassy tummy or grunts and groans. What a wonderful night! I hope this is his new nightly routine. Feeding Alex once a night works for me!

12 weeks old

Alex is now 12 weeks old and I cannot believe how quickly time has flown by. He was a bit more fussy this weekend. More so than he has ever been. Week 12 is a Wonder Week (growth spurt) and one of the signs of a growth spurt is fussiness and little sleep. We sure experienced both this weekend. Even though I was up Saturday early morning from 1:45 am to 4:45 am and every 40 minutes after that until 8:30, I can't help but enjoy it. When I show up along side Alex's crib, he gives me a big grin. How can I be annoyed? He isn't going to be this little for much longer so I try to enjoy every second of him.

Last night I went to a cooking class with two of my best girlfriends so Bill and Alex spent some time watching football. I was shocked when I got home at 7:15 to a wide eyed baby. Hmm...he's usually falling asleep by 7pm. He ate around 7:30 and was quickly sound asleep. I was preparing myself for a another long night but was pleasantly surprised that he didn't wake again until 2 am. I woke up at 1:45 and had to make sure he was doing alright because he was sleeping so long. I'm not sure if it had to do with his growth spurt or the wine I had at the cooking class. I'm not sure if this is a new phase or if I just got lucky...we will just have to wait and see how tonight goes.

11.5 weeks old

We had an exciting weekend of going to Austin to celebrate Cousin Ivy's first birthday. Alex met his Cousin Jack and Uncle Shawn for the first time. I'm so happy that Austin is fairly close so hopefully the cousins can grow up together. I don't have any pictures right now from the weekend but hope to get some from Paw Paw or Lindsay.

In the meantime, here are some pictures I took of Alex's many facial expressions.