Halloween 2008

Unfortunately this year both Alex and I were sick on Halloween. We have strep so we couldn't do a whole lot. Alex was really grumpy all day and didn't even want to be in his costume. I got him in it long enough to get pictures but that was about it. He was a cute doggy this year (Thanks to Aunt Jen for buying the costume!)

Getting closer..

Alex is getting closer to walking. He has a Winnie the Pooh toy that kids can sit on or they can hold onto the back and push it while walking behind it. Alex usually just plays with the airplane propeller on it or he sits on it sometimes. Today he started pushing it around my house in circles while standing on his knees.


Then he suddenly came around the corner and he was standing up and walking with the toy!!! I was kind of in shock and really excited. He still won't walk on his own but hopefully this is a sign that he's almost there!

Silly sleeper

Lately, when I give Alex his bedtime bottle he puts it in his mouth and holds it with his teeth while he crawls to the couch. He climbs onto the couch and then either lays there or sits there to drink it. However, once he gets tired, he is OUT usually. These pictures were taken on three different nights but they're all him sleeping on the couch after having his bottle... Or WHILE having his bottle!

My little climber!

Lately Alex has been climbing on things at day care and on the table at home and he can finally climb on and off the couch. The problem is he will climb up and down and up and down and when I tell him to stop he doesn't understand or he doesn't listen because he continues doing it! LOL

Alex's ear tubes

Alex had his surgery this morning. We were supposed to be there at 7:15 to check in and the surgery wasn't until 8:45. Well, we woke up late and got to the hospital around 7:45. He still got in for his surgery by 8:40 and was done by 9. It was super quick. He woke up really fussy and unhappy but because he was only on an anisthetic and not a sedative, he was able to eat and drink immediately afterwards. He is so much happier already. I think he can hear himself better now because he was talking a lot and making a lot of noises within an hour after the surgery. The pictures below were taken about half an hour after we got home and they show just how good he's doing already.

Alex's second haircut

When we were in Texas in June, my dad cut Alex's hair a little bit because it was getting out of control. The only problem was we though Alex would be afraid of the sound of the electric clippers so we didn't use them and he wiggled a lot so it was hard for my dad to do the full cut. Well, my sister's boyfriend cuts hair so he offered to give Alex his second hair cut. He used the electric clippers and Alex did fine! He actually did really well! He didn't mind having his hair cut and I was pretty shocked. We probably took off about 2 or 3 inches of hair. It was still difficult to do because he moved around and wanted to play a lot but we got it done and now he looks great!

Utah State Fair

We went to dinner as a family tonight (Me, Alex, Mom, Dad, Michelle, Elizabeth, Mike (Michelle's boyfriend), Uncle Cliff, Uncle Brian and John) at Rodizio Grill and then we went to the fair. It was pretty fun to be able to get out of the house with the family but Alex was pretty cranky which of course meant I was cranky so him and I ended up leaving a little earlier than everyone else. Overall though, we had a decent time. We even had the people at Rodizio Grill sing happy birthday to Mom!