Santa Came!

Olivia and Alex definitely had a wonderful Christmas! Olivia was so "into" it this year, she loved to go see Santa at the malls and enjoyed doing her several avent countdown activities. Olivia loved to decorate and we had fun making a gingerbread house. Everytime she would pick up a tree ornament, she would say "Closer, closer, closer, perfect!" as she hung it on the tree!
She was so funny on Christmas Eve when we put out Santa and Rudolph's snacks. She was afraid they would still be hungry so she kept going into the fridge pulling out more food for them to eat. There was a mound of food on the plate, it was too cute! Then she couldn't fall asleep that night and everytime she heard a noise, she would say "Is that Santa?" I told her he wouldn't come till she was sleeping so she would close her eyes and say "I'm sleeping now!" Her favorite gift of course was her playground, as she calls it! I will never forget the look on her face when she looked out the window and saw it!
Alex is enjoying all his new presents as well! He loves the little rocking horse from Mimi and Pappy and his circus train toybox that Pappy made for him is being put to good use! Now the hard part, where do we put everything???
I think Olivia was a little sad when we took down our tree and decorations. She kept hugging and kissing it all as we packed it away. I think she even misses her Elf on the Shelf, Emmett! Hopefully Christmas will be as fun next year as it was this year!! I was even sad to see it end.

7-8 months old!

Alex has really changed and grown these past few months! He is such a great eater and now prefers regular "people" food over baby food! My little food snob! He loves anything we give him including all fruits, vegetables, meats, and even pasta! It's hard to believe that he is still so lean even though I call him Bubbalicious! At 7 months, he weighed around 15-16pounds and at 8 months he is probably around 17 pounds. He has his 9 month old appt next week so we will see!
He started crawling at 7 and 1/2 months and now he is loves to pull himself up holding onto anything! I think it is a matter of time now before he gets brave enough to take a step. He is definitely an active little guy. Olivia never crawled so I am still adjusting to this whole phase!
He finally got a tooth on top but it is not one of his front teeth so he looks like a little vampire! We call him snaggletooth or fang! He is getting in one of his front teeth now but not the one next to the "fang" tooth. So he will have a gap in between. Our little hillbilly boy!
Alex is still so sweet and always smiling! He loves to hear himself talk and his favorite word is DaDa, even though he is a Momma's boy! Little Bubba is still not sleeping thru the night, help!! He is so crazy about Olivia and loves to play and take baths with her. Loves to tear apart her toys and play with everything she is playing with so the sibling rivalry has started, yay.

6 months old!

At 6 months old, Alex is sitting up alone and has two bottom teeth! He is now 26 and 1/4 in long (50th percentile) and weighs 14lb 9 oz (10th percentile). He is a great eater and is loving all of his fruits and veggies! He still enjoys his cereal and also started some baby yogurt this week. He is always trying to grab the spoon from you but I keep telling him he is too young to feed himself!
Alex is still crazy about Olivia, always watching and laughing at her. He loves to play with her toys, especially any kind of ball. We definitely have a "Mommy's boy" as I can't seem to be in a room without him wanting me to hold him. He also enjoys pulling off his socks and sucking on them, yum! Looks like his hair is going to be blonde and his dimples seem to be getting bigger everyday! He is always so happy and content and loves to smile and laugh. He is very ticklish especially under his arms and on his back. He loves to be outside just sitting up in the stroller looking around. He had a great time on Halloween dressing up as a duck!! We are looking forward to our first holiday season with Alex!

5 months old!!

Where is the time going? I can't not believe it has been over 5 months now since Alex's surprise arrival. He is now 14lbs. 3oz. and 26 inches long. He has become our little roller and can pretty much get around just rolling! He is still doing great on his cereal and he had his first taste of some applesauce and baby pears this past week. He is definitely going to be a great eater like his Mommy! He has adjusted well to the sippy cup and loves cold water and juice.
Alex is still so happy and always smiling. He is still enjoying his saucer, activity mat, swing, walker, and Bumbo chair. He prefers to sit up as much as possible especially in the stroller. No teeth yet but that constant chewing and sucking on everything is making me wonder if they are about to make an appearance! He is so crazy about Olivia, his face lights up when she walks in a room and they enjoy playing together in his crib. He will sit up for a few seconds alone before falling over but it seems like he is getting better at it everyday! He is so strong and coordinated that I think it will be no time at all before he is mobile! Yay.
We are still not sleeping thru the night even after trying every possible trick I can imagine. If he would only take that pacifier...So I guess I have to accept the fact that neither of our kids like to sleep! Thanks guys! I heard that kids who don't sleep much as babies tend to be very intelligent, so Olivia and Alex had better be some geniuses! Just wait until you are teenagers and try to sleep all day, Mommy will remember this! Outside of the sleep issue, Alex is really a wonderful baby, always so sweet and content, and a true Momma's boy!!

A trip to the Beach!

Mommy, Olivia, Alex, and Grammy went on vacation to St. Augustine Florida for 4 days in September. We had such a great time! Yes, Grammy actually survived a six hour ride with my "wonderful" car riders! The weather was perfect and we had fun staying at Grandpa Pugh's beautiful condo on the beach. Olivia loved the water as usual and was fearless even when the waves would knock her over! She even told us the salty seawater tastes "good"! Alex also loved being outside by the pool and ocean. We pretty much had the beach and pool to ourselves. We spent one afternoon walking around the beautiful town of St. Augustine and we took a train tour as requested by Olivia. Two hours later, both kids were sleeping and Mommy and Grammy were still sweating and sitting on that train! It was a good tour though and we learned some interesting things about St. Augustine. We were sad to leave and Olivia is already asking to go back to "Grandpa's house"!

4 months old!!

Little Alex is getting so big and he is the happiest baby! He is always smiling, even at complete strangers, and he is so easy to make laugh! He had a doctors appt today so he got more of those wonderful shots. He did pretty good though. At 4 and 1/2 months, he is 25 and 1/4 inch long (50th percentile) and 13 pounds 12 ounces (20th percentile). The doctor said he looks great and said he is a "little charmer".

He is still trying so hard to sit up and he is holding his head up so well on his own. Alex will touch your face and grab your hair now when holding him! He also discovered his little feet this past month and likes to pull on them! He loves to play, his favorite activity is the exersaucer! He also likes sitting in his Bumbo chair with a tray full of toys. He's at that wonderful stage of putting everything in his mouth. I thought this meant he was teething but the doctor said it is just a normal thing at this age. He started cereal at the beginning of this month and he is doing really well on it. We are getting ready to start with the sippy cup now. Some of the places he went to this past month include some amusement parks, a water park, the pool, and a birthday party. He is so easy to take out and is pretty much content anywhere!

Alex's face lights up when Olivia walks in the room and he can't wait to play with her! He gets so excited when she sits with him and plays. They love to take baths and riding in the new double stroller together. I think they are going to be the best of friends, I hope!

Come and Get it!

We spent an afternoon at a little pond feeding some ducks, turtles, and fish. Olivia had a ball throwing in the bread pieces! She was more than willing to get in the water to hand-feed the animals so we had to keep a tight hold on her! There were so many turtles swimming in the water, even little baby ones with their Mommies! Some of the fish were really big too and they scared Mommy when they splashed the water with their tails! Olivia fed them an entire loaf of bread within about twenty minutes and when the ducks swam away, she said "They are full"!

Olivia turned 2 and 1/2 earlier this month and she has been a great big sister! She started ballet two weeks ago and loves it. She is so cute, pretty much does her own thing. I think she wants to dance fast so I think jazz may be more up her alley in the future. She is going to start soccer next week. She loves to run so I think she is going to enjoy it. She is always making us laugh with the crazy things she says! She amazes me at times with the things she has learned. A few weeks ago, we found out she can count to ten in Spanish! Thank you Dora and Diego!! She is now potty trained and doing awesome with it!! I tried before Alex was born and I guess she wasn't ready. Within two weeks of trying again, she was pretty much out of diapers! We've been talking about what she wants to be for Halloween so we will see what she picks out!