3 months old!

We can't believe that Alex is 3 months old! He is growing like crazy and has been trying to sit up for about a month now! He is always pulling up his head to see if he can do it! He is starting to grasp things more and roll onto his side. Blowing bubbles is something fun he likes to do too! He is still a very happy and content baby, always smiling and laughing! We got his 3 month old pictures yesterday and they came out so cute, we had a hard time picking them!

Alex got his first taste of baby cereal yesterday. He wasn't thrilled with it, kept pushing it out with his tongue but we will keep practicing. That is a few weeks early to start food (he has seemed hungrier lately) so maybe he will like it more with time. His eyes are still blue and his hair has a little bit of a reddish color to it now.

Olivia and Alex took their first bath together last week! They were so cute as Olivia showed him all of her bath toys! Alex still loves the water so I think he is old enough to try the pool this week. He loves to watch Olivia and I know he is anxious to be able to play with her someday!

2 months old!!

I can't believe Alex is now two months old! He is getting so big which makes Mommy so sad :( He now weighs 12lb 2 oz and is 23 & 3/4 in long. He is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. Alex seems to smile more and more everyday and he has started laughing out loud! He has put himself on a little schedule, usually ready for a morning nap around 9-10am for about 30 mins or so and he is always ready for bed about 8pm. He is not sleeping thru the night yet, Olivia slept thru at 6 weeks but I didn't think we would get that lucky again! He gets up around 2am and then around 5am and usually will sleep till Olivia gets up after that. He is pretty much alert the rest of the day except for occasional cat naps here and there. My kids are definitely not sleepers!! Alex is enjoying his swing, activity mat, and bouncy chair. Of course being held in Mommy's arms is his favorite spot! He also still loves being naked and taking a bath!! He is still very sweet and the best little cuddler, definitely a shoulder baby like Olivia was! Alex is starting to watch Olivia more and he seems to get a little excited when he sees her. He will be taking his first vacation to St. Augustine Florida this week for the 4th of July!!

Baptism

Alex was baptized on Saturday June 7th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He wore his great Pap Cole's handmade christening gown which is now 89 years old! It has been worn by almost all family members over the decades including Grammy, Mommy, Auntie, and Olivia! He was perfect during the ceremony, slept thru most of it. I think he had more water put on his head then he gets during a bath, but he didn't mind it at all! The ceremony was very nice and there were four other boys being baptized along with him. We had a small family lunch at our house afterwards and it was a very special day for Alex!

Funnybone!

What is so funny Alex?? He loves Olivia's bean bag so that will definitely be on his Christmas list from Santa this year, of course one that is not pink! Everytime he sits in it, he just smiles and laughs! Must be something that we don't see! He makes the cutest laugh type sound, like he is doing a big gasp of air! Those dimples are getting bigger everyday, yay!!!

That's My Baby!

Olivia has grown to love being a big sister! She is the best little helper and Alex now has two Mommies! When we go for walks, she wants to push "her baby!" When it's time for a diaper change, she loves to take the diaper off, put on the pee-pee guard, and ask EVERY time "What's that called"? We all know what she is referring to! Alex is not a big pacifier baby so when I try to give him one, she tells me "He doesn't want it"! She likes to help burp him and says "I be very, very, gentle!"


The things she says these days completely crack us up! She is so expressive and even though she is a little tomboy right now, I think we have a big drama queen in the works! She wants ice on every little bump she gets! When she yawns, she will say "That was a BIG yawn"! We will be playing and out of the blue she will say "Mommy, a popsicle would sure make me feel better"! Food making her feel better already, just like a lady! Then she will say "Nothing else!" like she is mimicking me! If she sees something special, like candy, that she really wants, she'll say "Hmmm, let's see what's over here!", like we don't know! We have been practicing on how to ask people nicely to do things because we have been hearing too many phrases such as "Come here right now"! Sassy girl! She has learned everyone's first names so she will say "Let's go to Nancy's house" instead of Grammy's house! Daddy and Olivia go "driving" in his car every night and she loves it! She loves to call people too and leave messages but all she says is "I'm leaving (Grammy or whoever) a message"! We were laying in bed yesterday and she told me she was getting married. I told her she would have to leave Mommy and then she says she's not getting married! Slow down Olivia, don't grow up too fast on me! :(

Say Cheese!

We figured out that Alex gave us his first smile this past week, at 6 weeks old! We weren't sure the first day or two if it was just a coincidence, but I realized after a few days that he is definitely smiling at us now! It was hard to tell at first if he was just doing random smiles like he has done since birth, especially when he is sleeping. He has the biggest, cutest, "gummy" smile! His eyes squint up as he opens up his little mouth with the best grin! Almost reminds me of a little old man without any teeth! He has been making little "giggle" type noises too! We are all having fun with him and it helps us get to know the things that really make him happy!

King of the Jungle!

A few people have asked about Alex's nursery so I wanted to post some pictures of our little safari! The same lady who did Olivia's mural came back to do his room. He seems to really like it, he likes to lay in his crib and stare at the animals on his mobile and bumper pad. I figured he is going to want sports, cars, or something "blue" for the rest of his life so I decided to start out with something "cute"!