Getting the Gear On

Bill has been busy getting his hunting trips in before the holidays since he will be on lock down after the New Year with Baby expected in January.  Alex keep saying "Alex go hunting" so Bill has decided to take Alex to a friend's lease this weekend.  Of course, Alex has to get some new camo gear so Bill had a field day picking things out...Baby Girl King also benefited from the trip with a camo & pink onesie and bib and burp cloth.  Hopefully, they will send me pictures of their weekend. 

This is my first weekend alone since Alex was born and probably the last for the next year or so.  I did travel to Atlanta on a business trip for one night but that was only for one night...we will see how much I miss the morning snuggles...!

Thanksgiving Recap

Alex came down with a bug before Thanksgiving and so kindly shared it with me before we drove to Houston to meet up with Bill and to spend time with my side of the family.  Here's the sick boy...

 So pitiful...

 Jack, Alex and Ivy preparing for nap time in Grammie & Paw Paw's bed...this must be when Alex shared his germs with everyone...sorry Shillington household, Grammie & Paw Paw!

 another day of delaying nap time...

 Alex wearing his Bear Hat on the drive back to Ft. Worth.

Thank goodness we were both on the mend.

 I tried to get a full body picture of Alex in this outfit.  He's wearing TCU basketball shorts, Crocs, a pajama shirt and his camo hat.  He is ready to go hunting with Bill. 

Long Overdue Update

 26 weeks pregnant

 Alex loves the baby...he is full of hugs and kisses for everyone including her. 

He likes to feel her kick.

 My sweet friend Megan sent Halloween goodies.  Alex LOVED his skeleton shirt!

 Listening to a TCU game on a pretty day with Daddy! 

 One of Alex's favorite things right now...peeling bananas. 

I got home from work and found this stack on the kitchen table. 

Alex trying on some of Tyler's boots. He LOVES wearing boots.   If you look closely, you will see that these are two left feet but that didn't slow him down.

My mom came in town this weekend and helped paint the nursery and dining room.  Thank goodness for her help!  Now I need to find crib bedding and a rug and maybe I'll enlarge the watercolor painting of the pink elephant framed on the zebra stripes.  

Jammin'

Alex found Bill's headphones and decided to wear them around to listen to music.  He was jammin'...even though the headphones weren't plugged in.

Fun Pictures

A couple weeks ago Alex and I took a trip to see my parents, Grammy & Paw Paw for the weekend. He had a great time playing with play dough, climbing the stairs and spending time with Grammy & Paw Paw.  Of course, we made it back home without getting any pictures of Alex with them but we did manage to get one of him in his pj's with Elmo... 



 

Shopping for Big Boy Bedding

With Baby Girl on the way, we decided to transition Alex in to a Big Boy Bed.  Basically, we took the front of the crib off so it looks like a daybed.  He will eventually move to Tyler's room and his full size bed and Tyler will move to the guest room.  Alex has been pretty good about going to sleep at night in his bed but nap times are horrendous at home.  He will not lay down or stay in his room for naps during the weekend.  Naps at school are not a problem.  SO, I decided to take Alex to Target to shop for Big Boy bedding.  It was clear that he was interested in all the sheets but he liked the train sheets (Thomas the Train, although he doesn't know who Thomas is) but they didn't have full size sheets in Thomas.  Alex didn't seem to really care about picking out sheets because his focus quickly shifted to "hiding" in the shelves.  He moved sleeping bags out of the way so he could "hide".  The other moms in the aisle loved this!  I thought it was pretty cute so I took a picture.  Needless to say, we didn't end up with any Big Boy bedding...that will have to be conquered another day.

Baby Girl Pictures