New Pictures

I posted new pictures of Alex at his Babiesonline website. Just click the link to the right.
We got a new pickup truck this weekend. Well, not new, but new to us. It's a 2001 GMC Sierra 4 door. It only has 38,000 miles on it and just as clean as a brand new one. It's so nice that we can all get in it and go somewhere with plenty of room leftover for a bunch of other stuff!
Alex continues to make our days shine. His smile just lights up a room!

Ready to move!

Alex is on his way to crawling. He gets up on all fours and rocks. Sometimes he gets up on his hands and feet like a bridge...it is too cute. You can tell that he just wants to get moving so badly. He's liking his baby food more. Carrots seem to be the favorite so far. Squash, sweet potatoes, applesauce and bananas are okay too!
Not a whole lot going on. Just trying to stay cool in this near 100 degree weather. Our poor yard is in desperate need of attention, but it's just been too nasty. I'm ready for fall!

Babbling

Alex has been saying Mama and Baba and Gaga a lot. He just chatters away. It's so cute. He did say mama first, but I don't think he knows what it means yet. He did say it while looking at me, but he also said it while looking at everything else.
Wil's birthday tomorrow. Auntie Patty is going to babysit tonight so we can go out for some fun.

Happy 4th of July!

It's been a nice long weekend so far. It's been fun just to hang out with Alex and Wil. We found out that Alex doesn't like bananas so much, but did like the applesauce we gave him at Cracker Barrel.
We tried to do a drive in movie Saturday night, thinking that Alex would just sleep through it. Not a chance! We saw about 20 minutes of the show and then went home.
Wil and I went to see Robert Randolph and the family band last night at the MN Zoo. They are a fun group to see and we had a great time.
I think today will just be a laid back day for us. We've had a pretty busy weekend.

Alex is 6 months old today!

I can't believe how much time has flown by! He had a well baby checkup today and is healthy as can be. He's 26# 15oz and 27.75 inches long! The doctor was very impressed by how healthy and happy he is. Alex barely winced for his shots. We met daddy for lunch since I had the day off. He tried some squash tonight for dinner. He seemed to like it at first and then got over it. We'll try some more tomorrow.

A partial government shutdown started today since the fools up on the hill can't get it together. Luckily, my job is safe as it is deemed "critical".

Sad news today- one of the greatest singers in the world passed away today. Luther Vandross died at the age of 54. He was one of my favorite singers and I got the chance to see him in concert once. What a terrific singer/performer. He will be missed!