Nana's House...and a day with Grandma

(This picture is worth clicking on if you want to see a GREAT BIG Alex smile!)

Alex got spoiled today...spoiled with attention AND with gifts. What a lucky, LOVED little boy!


Grandma Purdy & Mommy took him to the bank to meet Grandma's co-workers. Alex pretty much slept through that part of his adventure.


After that, we headed up to Merrillville to shop for a Pack n' Play for Grandma's house. Grandma couldn't resist buying a cute little outfit for Alex. It won't fit until summer, but it's definitely going to be Mommy's favorite summer outfit for Alex. THANKS, Grandma! Grandma picked up a pair of cute OshKosh blue sweatpants to go with a shirt that Alex has at home, too. Mommy also got Alex a pair of teeny little denim jeans! So cute!


Next, we met Nana & Melissa at TGI Friday's for lunch. Yum! We headed back to Nana's house to give her some quality time with Alexander. Nana got her first Alex smiles! :)















Nana wanted to get Alex a special toy for his crib, and she knew just what she wanted. She stayed home, but Grandma & I headed to Burlington to look at more Pack n' Plays and to pick up the gift from Grandma. It's a little rainforest lights & music toy for the crib. It's just adorable! Thank you, Nana! I'll have to take a picture of it on the crib tomorrow...


After a few more stops to look at Pack n' Plays, we headed for home. Wow, are we tired! :) Thanks for a great day, Grandma & Nana.





















(By the way, Grandma, Keith says if you're spoiling us, he wants a flat panel TV. I told him he wasn't cute & cuddly enough to get a present like that from Grandma, so he said Alex wants the TV... Ha ha!)

Presents? Playmate? Ignored?

Rawhide bones. This is what I find in the baby's room almost every day. I have no idea why. I pick them up, put them away, and they magically appear again by Alex's crib.

I've also found Maggie's tennis ball in the bouncy seat or swing while Alex is sleeping in these places.

I wonder if Maggie is giving presents to the baby. I also wonder if Maggie somehow believes that a 7 week old baby is going to play with her.

Have I ignored my dog so much that she's resorted to playing with a helpless infant? Perhaps I ought to make an effort to pay attention to my dog for 5 minutes a day? LOL!

Auto Show

We knew we wanted to go to the Chicago Auto Show, but we weren't 100% sure about bringing the baby. Dad had offered (with mom, I imagine...) to keep Alex while we went to Chicago, and we did consider it. Finally, we decided to go ahead & give it a try. Alex won't always take a bottle, and we didn't want to be an hour away if he was screaming for food. It worked out GREAT, though!

A man in the elevator hinted that Alexander was too young to be at the auto show, and said he should be wearing a hat or he'd get cold. (Never mind he was indoors & in his stroller with his carseat cover up to his chin...)

Another (very nice) guy walked up and handed us a free ticket for the show while we were waiting in line. He saved us $10! Now THAT'S the kind of stranger we like! ;) As a side note, in the past 7 weeks, I've learned that people often do kind things for people with babies. WOW!

Keith noticed it's funny how your focuses shift as life changes. This year we didn't even glance at concept cars or sports cars. We did see every mini-van and small SUV. We especially liked the Honda Odyssey & the Ford...um...Escape, I think. Keith can correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, Alex was a perfect angel & we enjoyed a great day out!

the rest of the week

matching haircuts & shirts for the cousins...

Daddy came home on Friday night, and we're so glad!

Thursday was haircut day, and then lunch with Aunt Donna & Aunt Deb. (Grandma had to work at a luncheon at church.) We had a nice day!

Poor Joshua didn't have such a great day, though. My nephew broke his ankle yesterday afternoon & got his cast on Thursday. I'd accuse him of trying to miss a few days of school, but I know that he ended up missing out on a family weekend of fun. Poor kid!

We hung out with Grandma and Grandpa until Keith came home on Thursday night. What a fun time we had this week!

Friday we had a busy day. We went to McDonald's with Bonnie & baby Sam for 2.5 hours! (Guess who's camera stayed at home?) Grandma P came to visit. We went to Daddy's v-ball game.

Pittsburgh...yuck, Grandma's...yay!

Daddy is in Pittsburgh for work. Mommy & Alex went to visit Grandma for a few days. We've had visitors...Phonesavanh, Bella, and Gabe...Uncle David, Auntie Janice, Kate, Josh...Aunt Deb...and more to come, we think! At least we're not too lonely waiting for Daddy to return.

Happy Birthday Nana! (Sunday)

Olive Garden, which was too dark for good pics

Happy Birthday Kyle (Saturday)

Kyle's 9th birthday party...we'll let the pictures speak for themselves :)