Alex is 9 months old!

Well, officially tomorrow. He had his checkup today and is very healthy. He weighs 29# and 10 oz. and is 31.25 inches long. He is off the charts! Everyone at the office were all over him and he loved it! The doctor noted a little heart murmur, but he said there was absolutely no reason to worry, that it's pretty common and he'll likely grow out of it. Alex is always busy crawling around and pulling up on stuff and trying to get into anything he can! Auntie Patty is coming over to babysit tonight so Wil and I can go out to a movie.

Apples

We went to the Apple orchard on Saturday with Aunt Patty. We went out for breakfast at Perkin's and Alex had a couple bites of my pancakes. I'm not sure if he really liked it or not. It ended up being pretty cold and rainy, so we just went in the building and got some already picked apples and sat by the fire. Alex liked the old player piano they had going and then we listened to Cactus Willie sing a little. He sounded JUST like Willie Nelson!! We saw some horses and were allowed to pet them. One tried to eat Alex's stroller. We had a good time!

I liked the State Fair! 

New Pictures!

There are some new pictures on Alex's babies online website...just click the link to the right!

Jamaica!!

Yesterday was our 1st anniversary. Wil has been taunting me for weeks about our plans and not giving me any hints! So, Patty came over yesterday to watch Alex (somewhere along the way he went to Grandma and Grandpa's) while we went to a movie (March of the Penguins), dinner at the first place we met at (Sunshine Factory), and then to Whiskey Junction to see our favorite band, The Kurt Jorgenson Band. It was a great afternoon/evening. About midway through the bands set, Kurt announced that it was our Anniversary and played "Willin'" for us. When we got back to our seats, there was a paper on the table that was our confirmation email for our trip to Jamaica in February! I was absolutely speechless. So excited to go!!

Growing too fast!

Alex managed to pull himself up to standing today with his Jeep walker. He has been on his knees for the past couple days. He just grabbed on and up he went, feet flat on the floor! Of course, this only lasted for a couple of seconds, but he did it!! I'm just amazed at how fast he is growing!
He's getting a couple more teeth, so it looks like 8 in all coming in.

I do have pictures of Alex in his first Vikings jersey. Will post as soon as I can!

First road trip!

Alex was such a trooper on our long trip to Indiana. He did extremely well! He pretty much slept all the way there and all the way back. Leaving in the late afternoon was a good choice. We barely heard him fuss or cry at any point. Did a lot of driving and it's good to be home. Alex got to see his "southern grandma" and his great aunt and uncle. Wil and I went to Indianapolis Saturday night for a date at the Slippery Noodle Inn. We also took Alex on Sunday to see the sights and had a nice drive.

We paid as much as 3.19 a gallon for gas in Illinois and Indiana!

Back to work tomorrow. I'm still not recuperated!