Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Happy 1st Birthday Alex!!!!!

My handsom little man, bright and early on his birthday
His Pablo birthday cake...It's actually cupcakes. I was planning on having an actual birthday party on Sunday with a real cake, but we won't be here!!! So this was a last minute planned "cake". It turned out okay, I guess.
Getting ready for some yummy cake!!!
His first glimpse at the yumminess!
Cara was so excited about the pirate Pablo on the top of the cake :)
He "blew" his candle out my squishing the flame out with his fingers...ouch!
Getting ready to dig in!
Yum!!!!
Cara also loved the cake!
Opening his presents...
Cara had to help on most of them...he didn't really get it.
He loved his mega blocks table!
He was getting tired of the camera by this point :(
Cara had dropped this block on the floor on purpose, then picked it up saying "poor block"...crazy kid...she then proceeded to kiss it and make it better.
Alex and his new Mickey Mouse ball. He LOVES it!!!
Alex can totally stand up by himself.....holding a ball! He can even take a few steps by himself now too. He is getting so big!
What a fabulous day for him (for the most part).

Alex is 1. I can't believe how fast this past year has gone by!! He had his one year old well baby check this morning. The poor boy had to get 5 shots! He took it like a champ, but was highly aggitated with the tech who gave him the shots. She did awesome though :) Here are his stats:
Weight: 24 lbs 2 oz 62%
Height: 30 inches 81 %
Head circumference: 19.2 in 98%
He lost a pound since the last time he was weighed, which concerned the doctor, but I think it may be just becuase he has really taken off with the crawling and walking. His height is normal...for him, anyway. And then there is his head. 98th percentile!!!! Seriously. He has a huge head.
He is right on track with everything else, though. He can say Momma, Ball, bye-bye and Uh-Oh (probably more). He loves the uh-oh game. This would be when he drops something, says uh-oh and expects you to get it back for him. Not too much fun for me.
His hair is finally growing in a little bit. I do believe he is also going to have curly hair, just like his sister. It's crazy to me!! He is just such a happy baby, such a good sleeper...I just adore him. He only has 7 teeth right now, but I am hoping (and yet not hoping) that he will get more soon. I am not looking foward to the teething part of it, of course.....
I can't wait to see what he looks like in a year!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Wrestling Time!!

Cara and Alex were so funny this morning! She was totally trying to wrestle with him (and ride him like a pony). He totally didn't mind it. They were both just laughing hysterically! He, in this shot, was also trying to watch Micky Mouse Clubhouse....it was not working so well. They are so funny :)

Friday, March 5, 2010

Fun

Loving his jelly sandwich!
This is actually an eyeroll during our "practice smiling at the camera" time...
This is her fake smile. She really doesn't like smiling directly at the camera. We are working on it though :)

Monday, March 1, 2010

Spikey hair!!

Look at the boy who finally has enough hair to kind of spike!!
He is starting his "grrr" face stage
I just think he is such a cutie pie!!