Alex is 10 months old today!

Happy Halloween! Alex turned 10 months old today...I can't believe it! We didn't do a costume this year (I went shopping too late and things were pretty picked over). But, it will be more fun for him next year, I think.

Alex just keeps growing. He's so much fun. He is getting better at letting go of furniture and standing. My mom said he did that today and was kind of rocking, like he wanted to move. So, I'm sure we need to go and buy more gates soon.

We only had a few kids knock on our door. Wil pretty much emptied out our candy dish and kept the good stuff for us!

Getting ready to walk?!?

We're not ready! Alex is practicing pulling himself up on furniture and then letting go! He can stand there for 5-10 seconds before he goes down. It's just amazing that he has learned how this works. We are just no where near ready for it! We have so much baby-proofing to do! He is nodding yes and no and just exploring everything. He studies things very intensely and I'm sure he's trying to figure out how to take things apart. He loves books and being read to...it's great! He loves all of his Winnie the Pooh books the best...especially "Guess Who?" I'm so glad that he likes books already and it's about the only way I can get him to sit still with me!

First thing in the morning! 

Crazy hair! 

Happy playing! 

October already??

It's hard to believe how fast this year is flying by. Alex is getting so big and just gets cuter and cuter everyday! He's pulling up on things and starting to cruise around...every once in awhile he'll let go of what he is holding onto and stand there briefly. He loves to clap his hands and zoom around the house. He's hearing "no" a lot. He has a lot to say and babbles quit a bit. We're working on Mama and I've heard him say it a few times. He's a lot of fun! We went for a drive yesterday up through Taylor's Falls. We didn't stop as it was so busy and no parking. So, we just kept driving looking at the colors and enjoying the great day. Today was a kind of laze around and do nothing day...although I did manage to clean the living room and kitchen, bake some apples, and make a turkey dinner. Oh well!