First Day of Day Care

Alex survived his first day of day care! We checked him in around 8, gave him a quick tour of the place, and left him sleeping in his new crib. Michele returned to pick him up at 5. The report from his teachers? He "was very alert and smiley" and "didn't sleep very much." He's been awake the past hour, too, so perhaps he'll sleep tonight.

Here are a couple of pictures of Alex on an evening walk last Friday.

Mid-week Update

Here's Alex finishing up a bath. Lately he's been enjoying them, possibly because of the olive oil massage he gets afterwards. Won't be all that long till he's standing on his own....

As of Sunday (two days ago), he's grown to approximately twelve pounds. That's 24 ounces in two weeks, for those of you counting!

More of Alex, Outside and Active

Alex went for another walk around the neighborhood Sunday. He got to sit in the backyard swing, too.

Open this picture, then view the next six using the Picasa Web's "next" button (arrow pointing to the right just above the photo). He was quite "wiggly" on Monday!

Alex Goes Outside

Apparently, Michele had some fun with the camera when I was out earlier this week -- apparently Alex didn't mind.

Since the weather was so nice yesterday, we took Alex out for a walk to the park. He's having no trouble holding his head up, so we think he's big enough for the stroller without the car seat! Here he is about to leave.

Two-Month Checkup

Alex is officially 10 lbs 8 oz as of this morning. A little cranky, but doing very well overall after receiving three immunization shots and one oral vaccine. Michele reports that he was really screaming!

Alex Visits Muscatine

Two weekends ago, we took Alex to see the family in Muscatine. Grandpa Jim, Grandma Susan, Great-aunts Mary Kay and Janet, and Great-Grandma Dolores all had a chance to hold him. Took some good group photos (two, three) on the couch. Joe (Mindy's boyfriend) stopped by Sunday (with Mindy, of course!). Alex wasn't so impressed with his new toy. I never did figure out what mischief these two were plotting, but he slept through it all.

Fourteen pictures in six sentences? That must be a record.

Alex is Two! (Months, that is...)

At two months, he's as happy as ever, sleeping in his blue play chair (Mommy's upstairs, also sleeping soundly). And I'm awake, finally posting pictures. More to come....

Ten Pounds

Alex logged ten and a half pounds at this morning's weigh-in. Allowing for a diaper (clean) and an outfit, he's right at the ten-pound mark. We'll have an exact number after his 2-month checkup Monday morning.

Catching Up

The weekend before last Granny Susan (another picture) and Aunt Mindy came to visit with a new toy. We put Alex in his high chair, but he just didn't seem to care! Here's Mindy feeding him. Hours later, he was calm, screaming the next minute, and calm again another minute later.

Going back a bit farther, we have a picture of the February snow in Ottawa and Grandpa Joe with Alex at 5 1/2 weeks.

And we're caught up through the end of March. Alex is now screaming and it's been decided that it's up to me to calm him, so the April pictures will have to wait....