Appropriately Named Blog

This blog is appropriately named. It's been a boring week! (And that's okay!) We've mostly stayed home to try getting Alex into more of a routine & to save gas. We went to Bible study, the grocery store, the dry cleaners, and the neighbor's house. That's it. That is why I haven't blogged. What would I write?

I gave Alex a toy to hold for the first time today. I was reading my own baby book (I found it, Mom!) and saw that my mom had given me rattles around this age. I was curious what Alex would do. He gripped it well, but didn't really seem to care too much about it. He did get it to his mouth one time just by chance. We'll try again another day. I'm in no rush.

We did his 10 week bear chair pic today. Not as cute as last week, but that's okay.

Alex enjoys "talking" to himself in his little mirror, but only for a few minutes. Mommy has to stay nearby or he cries.

Yep, that's our week. Not too exciting, but I was glad to stay home! :)

With A Knick, Knack, Paddy-Whack Give A Boy A Bed...

Grandma & Papa bought a Paddy-Whack for Alexander. We went over for dinner on Saturday & Alex tried out his new bed. (Yes, it's a Pack and Play. Papa calls it by a few other names!) Their Pack & Play is nicer than ours...Mama's a teeny bit jealous ;)

I may be biased, but he's just too cute!

The Shrinking Bear Chair

We take a bear chair picture every week. (That way, we can watch the chair shrink...becuase I *know* my boy isn't getting big!) Here is Alex's 9 week photo. I'll make a new slide show in a few weeks, but I can't resist sharing this week's picture. Yes, that is a real Alex grin. It melts my heart!

Also, Alex went backwards on the bottle thing. He's been refusing all bottles, screaming like the bottle is the nastiest thing ever. He'd rather go hungry. I bought a different bottle that was recommended, and Alex took a bottle for Deb yesterday. We'll see if Daddy can get him to take one tonight. It's not that we need the bottles now, but it would be nice if we could go on a date at some point...I know a few Grandmas who would love to babysit! ;)

(By the way, we had lunch with Deb & Donna at the mall. It's nice seeing my sisters every week!)

I got my driver's license renewed yesterday, so I'm no longer an illegal driver. Someone from church just happened to be in there, so I had a "babysitter" while I took the vision test & got my photo taken. That was the easy errand of the day.

Then we went to the Government Center in Crown Point. If you've been there, you know that the parking lot isn't exactly close to the entrance. You also know that there are a number of steps to climb. I knew all this. What I didn't know is that cameras aren't allowed in the building...and I happened to have mine in the diaper bag.

After trekking through the parking lot, up the steps, and into the building holding that darn heavy carseat, the security guard made me go BACK down the steps, out to the parking lot, and return my camera to the car. THEN I turned around, headed across the parking lot AGAIN, up the steps AGAIN, and to the security guard AGAIN.

It took a whopping 5 minutes to get upstairs, get the birth certificate, and get out. I sure got my exercise for what should have been a simple errand! ;)

I don't say this to complain...just to ask one question. Why are cameras not allowed if it's okay to bring your cell phone, which most likely has a built-in camera? What's the difference?

Just because...

He's such a little man. I love him in his little blue jeans!

Weekend...

Daddy threw away Alexander. He got tired of him. Just stuck him in the trash. Anyone want a baby?

No, really...he just set Alex there as he was opening the car door. Don't call Child Services on us, please! :)

We stayed home most of Saturday. By Saturday evening, Alex wasn't fussy anymore, so we went to Menards to order cabinets for our laundry room. We keep putting it off, but finally did it because we're afraid they'll discontiue that style. Alex slept through the trip, and also slept through most of dinner at Applebees. It's so easy to take him out for dinner at this stage! We'll take advantage of it while it lasts.

Alex did NOT sleep from Saturday through Sunday. Sunday was Mommy's first day back to teaching Sunday School. Wow, I was tired for that...oh well, that comes with having a baby! Daddy stayed home with Alex while I taught, and he found out how tough it is to get out of the house on your own with a baby. Good job, Keith!

Grandma & Papa came over to visit Alex on Sunday night. They saw us, too, but we know the real reason they came! ;)

Alex got back on schedule on Sunday, so Monday should be a pretty good day. We'll see...

Ouch! (Friday's post)

Alex had his 2 month checkup on Friday. I'm awfully glad it was on a Friday, too. Poor kid fussed all night. I thought watching him get the shots was bad...but watching him feel miserable all night was a million times worse.

I'm calling the pediatrician to reschedule Alex's 4 month vaccination appointment. It's scheduled for a Wednesday. We're definitely rescheduling for a Friday so Daddy is around to help if Alex has another few fussy days...and so Daddy's work-night sleep doesn't get interrupted by a sick, crabby boy.

Happy news: He's 100% healthy and growing too fast for his mama's liking! :) At 2 months, he's 11 lbs, 7 oz and 23.5 inches long. That's 50th percentile for weight & 75th for height. He's a cute, chubby little thing now.

After his appointment, we went to Target & had lunch with Aunt Deb. (Yes, at Target...Pizza Hut!) After a little shopping, we met Aunt Donna at work. No pictures this time, but Alex was definitely a hit around there. I think Donna's co-worker Carol might have taken Alex home with her if I didn't keep an eye on her! ;)

Daddy had volleyball, but Mommy stayed home with fussy Alex this week. He didn't give us much sleep at all this weekend, but as Im writing this on Monday, he seems to be feeling much, much better. Thank goodness!