The Baby in the Mirror...

Every day on our way to and from Frankfort Alex keeps me entertained by talking to the "baby in the mirror". I have a mirror hanging on the seat so I can check on him. After we moved him into the bigger car seat, he sits more upright and can see himself as well. So just about every morning and every afternoon he will talk to the mirror. I tried to capture a little of his talking on video. he was really chatting before I was able to get the video going but you can hear a little of his "talking". I am assuming most of the time he is telling stories about daddy since "da-da" is the majority of the conversation.

Working on Walking...

Daddy set the little man up with a "walking area" this weekend so he can work on figuring out how to walk. Between the support of the couch and the ottoman and the bribery of puffs mommy set at the end, he did really well. I took a video of his second attempt and you will see a small tumble at the begining. Mommy and daddy convince him it is okay and he keeps on trucking.

Oysters, Basketball and Good Friends...

Every year we plan a "Rumors" day with our good friends Debbie and Dan Lucas. This outing has been happening for longer than I can remember but before I got involved it was a Valentine's Day gathering. Well I am not a huge fan of Valentine's Day so it became a game watch party to get me to attend, that just happens to be around the middle of February. Every year the group seems to grow but we are the "more the merrier" kind so it is always a good time, even on the rare occassions when the Cats don't pull off the W. This Saturday's game wasn't much of a nail biter for we got to enjoy everyone's company and not worry about our boys in blue too much.


The 2012 edition of the Rumors Day welcomed a new member - Alex. Thankfully he was his usual good self and everyone was able to enjoy themselves and some good food. Reagan had at least 8 oysters within 30 minutes of walking in the door! More power to her because I think they are gross!

She is such a daring eater. So proud since she will try more things than me!

Down it goes!

Alex and his Debbers 

Attempting to Crochet...

As I have mentioned before, I am learning to crochet. I feel as though I am finally getting the hang of it and am working on the baby blanket. This is going to take a while since it is going to be 35"x35" once it is finished. Mine may take a little longer than the others in the class since I have so much "help" when I am working on it:

I didn't get a picture of Alex "helping" but he has also helped me with the blanket as well. I just don't know what I would do without all this help...probably already have a finished blanket!


But on a fun note, Reagan has asked me to teach her so I am looking up some beginner patterns and will be teaching her how to crochet with me. Such a fun mother/daughter activity!

Almost 8 Months Old!

I know I say it all the time but I am just in shock at how fast the little man is growing up and changing. He is into EVERYTHING and I know most of my friends and family are not shocked that my child is nosy and mischievous. 


The video I tried to post of him crawling a couple of weeks ago was too big so here is another one from a few days ago. He just wanted to play so I moved him away from his toys to get him to crawl back to them but you can see how he is getting the hang of it. The bad news is that now he will crawl until he can get something to pull up on and up he goes. He can go from crawling or sitting to standing in no time and has gotten better about balancing himself and learning to move around holding onto things. So mommy fears that walking is getting closer and closer by the minute.

He is doing extremely well with eating, to the extent that he could care less about his bottle. Since he still needs quite a bit of his formula each day we are having to try new ways to get him to take it. The nurse at our doctor's office suggested a sippy cup so I handed him one the other day just to see what he would do with it. This is what he did:

How does he already know what to do with a sippy cup?!?!? Now we are just working with him to learn to suck on it because if you take the stopper out, we end up with milk all over Alex and everything around him.

He also has really gotten interested in books and loves it when you read to him. Nana and Poppy got him a new book for Valentine's Day and he loved it!

And sissy beware, he is already getting into Reagan's stuff. She has a beaded curtain type thing hanging in her doorway that she got for Christmas from my sister and loves. Alex also loves the beads but doesn't understand to be gentle so he can't play with them. Mommy was also getting sissy's baking supplies out for her so she could go to GQ's Sunday afternoon to learn to bake a pie. Alex decided he wanted to check everything out:

I also had to share a couple of bath time pictures from the other night. If these don't scream blackmail one day, I don't know what does. :)

He is just such a big boy!!!

Juno again...

I caught Lexi in the act of pestering Juno so I thought I would share as a follow up to my earlier post about Juno being the most tolerable cat. This looks like a sweet kitten "loving" on the older cat but those licks turn into bites and the video started after Lexi had ran up to a sleeping Juno, batted her in the head and jumped on top of her. Juno just sits there and puts up with it. Such a good cat!

Super Bowl...As a Mom...

Everyone tells you that your life changes drastically when you become a mom. I agree. But I can honestly say, that how your life changes depends on how you become a mom. I know that sounds weird but I will explain.

Three years ago I became a mom. I married the love of my life and became a mother to a wonderful 5 year old. My life changed drastically but since Reagan is an extremely well behaved and independent little girl, life as a mother was relatively easy. Our standing Super Bowl plans were to get together with our Versailles crowd for snacks, fun and a little harmless gambling. All the kids would play while us adults watched the game.

Then we come to this year's Super Bowl. The one that was 7 months after having Alex. Now I can say "my life changed drastically" because obviously babies aren't independent. So let me share the story of my Super Bowl 2012.

We planned to go to the Padgett's around 4. After falling asleep cuddling with the little man on the couch and waking up at 3:45 we realized that wasn't going to happen and into rush mode we went. We managed to fix our appetizers, get freshened up, dress the baby, and pack all his junk and get out the door by 4:30 so not too bad there. Funny how a nap takes precedent over being at a party on time.

The break down of me "watching" the game goes something like this:

Pre-game = Matt and I working together to get some dinner into Alex without making a terrible mess.

First quarter = rocking Alex in hopes of him sleeping a bit in order to make it longer than normal that night. Giants first touchdown woke him up and there was no turning back from there.

Second quarter = sitting in the floor watching Alex play with Baby Jack who is 2 weeks older than him. Jack was trying to teach Alex how to crawl and it just about worked.

Halftime = moving to the much quieter upstairs since it was bed time and Alex was getting fussy.

Third quarter = driving home (after making sure Matt and Reagan had a ride home) and changing, feeding and putting the little man down for the night.

Fourth quarter = emptying out the Jeep and cleaning up the kitchen, retiring to the bed with 8 minutes left in the game and watching the rest of the game and the post game show while crocheting.

Not quite like any Super Bowl I have ever experienced but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Matt had a good laugh when he came home to find his 29 year old wife in bed crocheting while watching the post game show.

Bathtub Antics...

One last post for the day but this one was too funny not to share. Last week we had entertainment during Alex's bath time. Thursday night I decided to put Alex in his bath ring rather than his infant tub. With the infant tub, you only fill it with water but with the ring you fill the whole tub. I guess I should have tried to explain this to Lexi. She has always been very curious about bath time but has never tried to jump in. Any other night she would have been fine because the tub would have been dry. However she decided to give it a try the night I used the ring and had the tub filled. Before I knew what was going on, she was up and over the edge of the tub and into the water. She quickly decided she didn't want to be in there and tried every way to get out except back over the edge. She she was sliding and trying to climb up the walls. Alex and I just sat there dumbstruck for a minute in shock at what we were seeing. I finally grabbed her and a towel and rescued her. I toweled her off as best as I could but she was ready to get out of that bathroom. I just didn't want water all over the house. Needless to say, that was one of the more entertaining bath times we have had in a while!

Juno, Most Tolerable Cat Ever...

I had to do a quick post about Juno. She may not be the brightest crayon in the box but she has gone above and beyond being tolerable with Alex and especially Lexi. She will be sleeping on the couch and Lexi will run over and pounce on her, jumping on her head, chewing on her ears, and Juno will just sit there and take it. occasionally she will start playing too or will just get up and move. She very rarely gets rough with her.


As for Alex, she is very protective of him. For a while now we have noticed that she will sit on the edge of his play mat or near his jumper while he is playing and is always in the bathroom during bath time. Now that he has noticed the cats and can sort of move toward them, she has learned to stay right out of arms length to avoid losing a hand full of fur. Once Alex gets a hold of one of them, he holds on for dear life. Lexi has either not learned to stay away or is just too stubborn to care. She is constantly getting too close and we have to pry Alex off of her. She will meow and sometimes bite at him but he doesn't seem to care, and will laugh even. So hopefully he will figure out that being bitten isn't good, or Lexi will figure out to stay out of reach. Will we see who wins the most stubborn award.

Funny Face...

I had to do a quick post about some of the funny faces we have been seeing lately.


Mimi calls this his warrior face:

Here is a quick video of him making some really funny faces while eating some puffs after dinner last night:

We also discovered that he doesn't like the flash on the camera and our camera has an orange light that comes on right before the flash. He knows this means the flash is coming and will start closing his eyes or squinting. This equals some really funny pictures. 

Trying to get a picture of him out at dinner.

I hate that flash, mommy!

Dino Popper - Fun for All Species...

Alex got a Dino Popper toy from his Aunt Kimmy, Uncle Mike, Cameron and Tony for Christmas. We gave it a try that night and it scared him so it stayed in his room for a while. We decided to give it another try the other day and it was a huge hit, for both him but also for the kitten, Lexi. Alex has gotten very good at picking up objects, like the balls, and putting them where they are supposed to go. He has a big toy at Mimi's that he puts balls on a ramp and knows they roll down and into the bottom. He loves that toy too. I took a video of Alex, Reagan and Lexi playing with the popper the other day. Lexi was having the most fun I am pretty such but Alex thought she was highly entertaining as well. 

On the Move....

Wow! I can't believe I am blogging about Alex being on the move already. He hasn't quite mastered crawling yet but it is just a matter of time. He can get on all fours in no time and is ricking, scooting and moving backwards. So it will just be any day now that he puts it all together and is gone! I know most moms get excited about this new step but as I watch him and see how nosy he is, I fear he will never again sit in one spot for any amount of time and I am not sure I am ready for that. 


Although, I guess I better be prepared because it is also just a matter of time before he takes off walking. He is pulling up on EVERYTHING. Loves to stand at all times and has gotten better about moving around while holding onto things. If you let him take your fingers he will take off walking. It seems like just last week he couldn't figure out how to take steps and now he is practically running by just holding fingers. So walking is also just around the corner! Matt and I were both early walkers and I don't know if that is genetic or not but he seems to be on the same path. The doctor also said at his 6 month appointment that based on how he was pulling up and standing she thought he would be walking when he came in for his 9 month appointment. I guess I better be hitting the gym and getting in shape because he will be non stop!

Getting So Big!

Sorry I haven't updated the blog lately! Things have been busy at home and work and I just haven't had a chance to post anything. 


The little man has gotten so big and has changed so much lately! He is doing fabulously with his foods. He loves sweet potatoes, apples, bananas and avocado. He also likes butternut squash, pears and occasionally zucchini. He is NOT a fan of peas and summer squash. I think I will try the summer squash again, the first attempt was a bit too runny so if i can make it a bit thicker I think it will be okay. The peas are a horrible texture so I am not sure what to do with those. Green beans and peaches are up next to try in the next couple of weeks.


He has now gotten so big and good at sitting that he is able to sit in high chairs at restaurants and in the grocery cart at the store. We bought him a "big boy" car seat so he is sitting more up right in the car and gets carried in and out of the car now instead of getting packed into the infant carrier. I think he likes this so much better. He has also out grown this infant tub and is using his bath ring in the big bath tub. We will have a lot to sell at the yard sale this spring and mommy has moments of sadness at how fast he is growing but it is exciting to see him develop and learn new things. I will post separate blogs on some specifics like his attempt at crawling.


Here are some pictures of our big boy:

First time riding in the grocery cart like a big boy!

Trying out the new car seat! It makes his look so big and so little at the same time.

Eating! He does a great job of eating and of making a complete mess.

Sissy put this hat on me and now Mommy is going to post it to the blog so everyone can  see how silly I look!

The "month" picture but this picture is getting harder and harder to capture since he hates laying down so who knows if we will make it to 12 months or not!

Such a big boy in the tub now!

Loves his bath toys!

Out to dinner with the family. He actually behaves really well so that makes things nice.

First measurement on sissy's chart!