Bad mommy. Never thought the french fries would happen. I blame being sick for my lapse in judgement. Also, he loved them but he got more on the floor than in his mouth.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
10 months
Alex got his first haircut. I didn't think he could get any cuter but wow! Cute overload. Here are some recent pics.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
9 months
Alex is now 9 months old. It's hard to believe that he's been out of my belly for almost as long as he was in it. I love seeing him grow but it's hard too. He's definitely my last baby and I wish he could just stay a baby for as long as possible. He has other ideas though. He's determined to be a big boy. I think he wants to be able to run around with his brothers. He's still quite a ways off as he's barely army crawling at this point, but if time keeps flying the way it has been he'll be walking before I know it.
There's not much new to report. I had to reschedule his 9 month checkup so no stats yet. He seems to be growing well. He sure is eating enough! He's still nursing and he's up to two meals of table food a day. He loves his fruit and veggies!
Only 3 more months until his first birthday. I've been thinking about what we'll do. His birthday lands smack dab between Nicholas and Josh's birthdays, all falling within 3 weeks of each other. As much as I'd love to give them each their own parties, it makes a lot more sense to throw one big party. Josh and Nick will be 12 and 10 this year though. I'm not sure how much they would appreciate sharing a party with their baby brother. On the other hand, they adore Alex and they're very generous boys. And we only do family parties anyway. So yeah, I think we'll end up just doing one party. I'd love to have one at the beach. Or maybe do what we did for Josh's birthday a couple of years ago and do cake and presents in the morning (who doesn't like cake for breakfast?) and then head to the beach.
No matter what we end up doing, I'm going to do my best to make sure it is a beautiful and memorable day!
There's not much new to report. I had to reschedule his 9 month checkup so no stats yet. He seems to be growing well. He sure is eating enough! He's still nursing and he's up to two meals of table food a day. He loves his fruit and veggies!
Only 3 more months until his first birthday. I've been thinking about what we'll do. His birthday lands smack dab between Nicholas and Josh's birthdays, all falling within 3 weeks of each other. As much as I'd love to give them each their own parties, it makes a lot more sense to throw one big party. Josh and Nick will be 12 and 10 this year though. I'm not sure how much they would appreciate sharing a party with their baby brother. On the other hand, they adore Alex and they're very generous boys. And we only do family parties anyway. So yeah, I think we'll end up just doing one party. I'd love to have one at the beach. Or maybe do what we did for Josh's birthday a couple of years ago and do cake and presents in the morning (who doesn't like cake for breakfast?) and then head to the beach.
No matter what we end up doing, I'm going to do my best to make sure it is a beautiful and memorable day!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Phone pics
You can't really tell, but he's grinding his teeth here. I've taken to giving him a pacifier to try and protect his baby teeth from harm.
Because look how pretty they are. God, I love that smile.
We were having a lazy day at home on Saturday. The kids were playing hide and go seek and Alex didn't want to be left out. So I started hiding him around the house. This was the best spot, just behind this cupboard door (which for some reason is always open). The kids went in the kitchen a few times and didn't see him. It was so funny watching him peer out from his spot. He was surprisingly quiet. I think he's going to be great at this game.
He still loves his bath. It might be time to take the newborn net out.
I love this. My angels.
I take a lot of pics of my kids sleeping.
First time he pulled himself to standing. Time to lower the crib, my baby is growing up.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Phone dump
With his cousin Savannah. Savi looks just liker my sister Anna and Alex looks just like me. Auntie Jeannie is holding him here. She LOVES Alex. I love all the attention he gets from her.
With biggest brother Josh. Josh loves babies. He helps me with Alex all the time and is always trying to make him laugh. Some of the songs and things he does drive me crazy, but it's sweet to see how much he loves him.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Having all boys
This is a topic I think about often. Not because I'm disappointed or sad about it, but because it's something people often comment on. True, when I thought about my future children before having any I almost always imagined I would have girls, or at least one. Boys were foreign creatures to me. I have a brother and his friends were always around, but I didn't "get" them. So when I found out my first child was going to be a boy I pretty much freaked out. However, once he was born it was love at first sight. I felt so much joy and pride and gratitude. He was not just a boy, he was MY boy.
With my others of course I had some hope for a girl. Who wouldn't? But I knew that either way it really wouldn't matter. They were going to be my children and I knew I would love them beyond reason. By the time I got to my 4th I was leaning more towards wanting another boy because by that time they were all I knew. So when they said it was indeed a boy there was a feeling of relief. I thought "Cool, I got this!" Of course I would have been overjoyed with a girl as well. I don't dislike girls after all. But in many ways I feel like having all boys is a very unique and special thing. So many people have a hard time seeing that though. I'm going to write out some of the comments and questions I have gotten and my responses to them.
1. Were you trying for a girl? - No. I wanted 4 kids. I got them. They are all amazing, unique little people. They all also happen to be boys.
2. All boys? You must be lonely - I wish I had a minute to be lonely. I have 4 kids constantly clamoring for my attention. I get more hugs and kisses in a day then you would believe. My boys are incredibly affectionate and cuddly. Lonely, ha!
3. Do you wish you had a daughter to do things with? - There is literally nothing that I could do with a daughter that I couldn't do with my boys, my husband, my sister, my nieces, my friends, or by myself.
4. How sad you don't get to buy pretty things. - I buy pretty things all the time. For myself!
5. But baby girl clothes are so much cuter! - I don't think so at all. I love dressing my little guy up. He has so many cute shoes and hats and sweaters and socks and diapers. And in a ton of different colors. Red, blue, yellow, brown, green, etc. Honestly, if I had a girl I would probably dress her in boy clothes most of the time anyway since I'm not a fan of pink and that's mostly all I see for girls.
6. You must have a lot of patience. - Okay, this one might have a ring of truth to it. However, I don't think that it matters if you have boys or girls or a mix of both, all parents have to have a lot of patience.
7. I bet you're jealous that your sister/friend/acquaintance/etc. is having a girl. - Wrong! I am not jealous of other people's families. No other family compares to my own and no one else's kids are as awesome as mine. If anything everyone should be jealous of me. Haha, just kidding. Sort of. I think we all feel this way about our families. Or at least we should.
8. All boys! I'm sorry. (yes, I really have had someone say this to me)- Excuse me? What exactly are you sorry for? That I have four amazing children who are kind, generous, sweet, loving, gentle, gorgeous, and, most importantly, healthy? I know so many women who would love just one child and who would trade places with me in a minute. I'm one of the lucky ones. I know this and am thankful for it every day. If you don't see how truly fortunate I am, I really don't have much more to say to you.
9. Guess you only make one kind. - You might want to take a basic biology class.
10. Do you ever get tired of noise and dirt and sports and cars? Yes. I'm not a fan of any of it actually. Thankfully my boys aren't a stereotype. They're actual human beings, each of whom has a wide range of interests. They like sports, books, music, cooking, baking, art, mythology, clothes, animals, babies, bikes, slides, bugs, science, movies. The list goes on and on. I have a hard time paying attention when my oldest rattles off facts about his favorite football teams and players, but thankfully we have about a million other topics that we can discuss for hours. And there are endless things that the boys and I and my husband like to do together. We have favorite t.v. shows we share and discuss. We all love to read and talk books. We go to the park often. We cook together, we play games, we shop (yes some boys do like to shop!), we exercise, we do arts and crafts. They are a lot of fun and the people I love hanging out with the most.
So, I'll stop there. Hopefully I made my point. I'm extremely blessed and I know it. My family is perfect to me. I have FOUR SONS. How amazing is that? Pretty damn amazing if you ask me.
So, next time you meet a mom who is having her first, second, or tenth boy please give her a high five and a huge, enthusiastic congratulations. Because that new baby boy is just as special and amazing as every single other baby in the world.
With my others of course I had some hope for a girl. Who wouldn't? But I knew that either way it really wouldn't matter. They were going to be my children and I knew I would love them beyond reason. By the time I got to my 4th I was leaning more towards wanting another boy because by that time they were all I knew. So when they said it was indeed a boy there was a feeling of relief. I thought "Cool, I got this!" Of course I would have been overjoyed with a girl as well. I don't dislike girls after all. But in many ways I feel like having all boys is a very unique and special thing. So many people have a hard time seeing that though. I'm going to write out some of the comments and questions I have gotten and my responses to them.
1. Were you trying for a girl? - No. I wanted 4 kids. I got them. They are all amazing, unique little people. They all also happen to be boys.
2. All boys? You must be lonely - I wish I had a minute to be lonely. I have 4 kids constantly clamoring for my attention. I get more hugs and kisses in a day then you would believe. My boys are incredibly affectionate and cuddly. Lonely, ha!
3. Do you wish you had a daughter to do things with? - There is literally nothing that I could do with a daughter that I couldn't do with my boys, my husband, my sister, my nieces, my friends, or by myself.
4. How sad you don't get to buy pretty things. - I buy pretty things all the time. For myself!
5. But baby girl clothes are so much cuter! - I don't think so at all. I love dressing my little guy up. He has so many cute shoes and hats and sweaters and socks and diapers. And in a ton of different colors. Red, blue, yellow, brown, green, etc. Honestly, if I had a girl I would probably dress her in boy clothes most of the time anyway since I'm not a fan of pink and that's mostly all I see for girls.
6. You must have a lot of patience. - Okay, this one might have a ring of truth to it. However, I don't think that it matters if you have boys or girls or a mix of both, all parents have to have a lot of patience.
7. I bet you're jealous that your sister/friend/acquaintance/etc. is having a girl. - Wrong! I am not jealous of other people's families. No other family compares to my own and no one else's kids are as awesome as mine. If anything everyone should be jealous of me. Haha, just kidding. Sort of. I think we all feel this way about our families. Or at least we should.
8. All boys! I'm sorry. (yes, I really have had someone say this to me)- Excuse me? What exactly are you sorry for? That I have four amazing children who are kind, generous, sweet, loving, gentle, gorgeous, and, most importantly, healthy? I know so many women who would love just one child and who would trade places with me in a minute. I'm one of the lucky ones. I know this and am thankful for it every day. If you don't see how truly fortunate I am, I really don't have much more to say to you.
9. Guess you only make one kind. - You might want to take a basic biology class.
10. Do you ever get tired of noise and dirt and sports and cars? Yes. I'm not a fan of any of it actually. Thankfully my boys aren't a stereotype. They're actual human beings, each of whom has a wide range of interests. They like sports, books, music, cooking, baking, art, mythology, clothes, animals, babies, bikes, slides, bugs, science, movies. The list goes on and on. I have a hard time paying attention when my oldest rattles off facts about his favorite football teams and players, but thankfully we have about a million other topics that we can discuss for hours. And there are endless things that the boys and I and my husband like to do together. We have favorite t.v. shows we share and discuss. We all love to read and talk books. We go to the park often. We cook together, we play games, we shop (yes some boys do like to shop!), we exercise, we do arts and crafts. They are a lot of fun and the people I love hanging out with the most.
So, I'll stop there. Hopefully I made my point. I'm extremely blessed and I know it. My family is perfect to me. I have FOUR SONS. How amazing is that? Pretty damn amazing if you ask me.
So, next time you meet a mom who is having her first, second, or tenth boy please give her a high five and a huge, enthusiastic congratulations. Because that new baby boy is just as special and amazing as every single other baby in the world.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
I hate trying to think of a post title
My plan to rename and makeover this blog still hasn't materialized. Ah well, I'll get to it eventually. One of these days when I don't have a child attached to me or needing me in some way 20 hours a day.
The baby is doing great. He has 8 teeth now. He's waving and saying hiiiiii. But he said mama first! He's still not crawling but he gets around pretty good by rolling. He's trying more foods. My plan to do baby led weaning is another that never materialized. I tried but I just couldn't get comfortable with it. Plus letting him feed himself at this age was incredibly messy. Like I need that! I am sticking to feeding him the most healthy foods that I can. Nothing processed, no sugar or additives, etc. And lots of new things all the time.
All of the boys are growing up so fast. Josh is starting JV this year. I can't believe it. I'm so glad he had a year playing on the Rookies. He learned a lot and I'm confident that he'll so great with the bigger kids.
Nicholas was thinking about playing this year but thankfully he decided to go to culinary camp instead. I would have let him play if he wanted, but it would have been hard as I don't think he has the build for it. Anyway, I think he was only considering it because all of the other boys play and not because he has a passion for it like Josh does. His passion is definitely cooking and baking and I'm so glad he's going to focus on that.
This week I'll be signing Ryan up for Kindergarten. I'm so scared and worried about this. Even though we put it off an extra year I still don't feel he's ready. His preschool teachers and the director are also concerned. I've been talking to the school psychologist (not for his preschool but for the district he'll be in) and she's going to observe him at school (she's been to the house to meet with him as well). I hope we can get some answers and some help for him. It's weighing heavy on my mind and isn't something I've talked about with others a lot so I think I'll just stop now.
All in all I have 4 very healthy, sweet, and amazing boys. Whatever obstacles come up, I'll deal with them the best way I can.
The baby is doing great. He has 8 teeth now. He's waving and saying hiiiiii. But he said mama first! He's still not crawling but he gets around pretty good by rolling. He's trying more foods. My plan to do baby led weaning is another that never materialized. I tried but I just couldn't get comfortable with it. Plus letting him feed himself at this age was incredibly messy. Like I need that! I am sticking to feeding him the most healthy foods that I can. Nothing processed, no sugar or additives, etc. And lots of new things all the time.
All of the boys are growing up so fast. Josh is starting JV this year. I can't believe it. I'm so glad he had a year playing on the Rookies. He learned a lot and I'm confident that he'll so great with the bigger kids.
Nicholas was thinking about playing this year but thankfully he decided to go to culinary camp instead. I would have let him play if he wanted, but it would have been hard as I don't think he has the build for it. Anyway, I think he was only considering it because all of the other boys play and not because he has a passion for it like Josh does. His passion is definitely cooking and baking and I'm so glad he's going to focus on that.
This week I'll be signing Ryan up for Kindergarten. I'm so scared and worried about this. Even though we put it off an extra year I still don't feel he's ready. His preschool teachers and the director are also concerned. I've been talking to the school psychologist (not for his preschool but for the district he'll be in) and she's going to observe him at school (she's been to the house to meet with him as well). I hope we can get some answers and some help for him. It's weighing heavy on my mind and isn't something I've talked about with others a lot so I think I'll just stop now.
All in all I have 4 very healthy, sweet, and amazing boys. Whatever obstacles come up, I'll deal with them the best way I can.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
7 months
Just typing that makes me want to cry. How is it possible that my baby is already 7 months old? The days are slipping by too quickly, I want to hit pause! I am really trying to enjoy every moment I can because I know how quickly it all goes by. It seems like just yesterday that I was dreaming of being a mom to my first baby, and he's going to be 12 this year. :( I'm getting all of the cuddles and hugs and kisses that I can out of all of these kids.
Just a quick post to document what Alex is up to these days.
He has 5 teeth now. The 6th one keeps teasing me. It comes down and then hides again. Poor baby will feel so much better once it breaks through.
He's sitting up unsupported. He gets better at this every day. Just a little while ago I sat him up in his crib (where he NEVER sleeps btw) with his toys and went to put a load of laundry in. Came back a few minutes later and he was still sitting there happy as can be.
He's eating a little bit of food. Just bananas, avocado, and grated apples so far. I think he's ready to try many more things. I am definitely going to be doing a lot of things differently with this guy to get him off on the right foot with healthy eating and one thing is doing baby led weaning. I'll make another post about this sometime soon. Maybe. You can always google it. Ha.
He's playing all the time. He loves his toys and really loves his books, but neither hold a candle to his brothers. As long as one of them is holding him or talking to him or even just in the room with him, he's happy. It's funny because he especially lights up when he sees Ryan even though Ryan rarely will give him the time of day. Josh and Nicky on the other hand are always all up in his face and they help me with him all the time. He loves them too but I can tell he can't wait to chase after Rhino.
He's babbling all the time and screaming even more. He loves using his voice and he wants us all to know he's here. He's such a funny little guy. He loves music and books though and will quiet down when I sing and read to him. His favorite book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear. His favorite song is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I sing to him all day every day, mostly making songs up. So far he tolerates my singing voice.
I was thinking of starting another blog that is more focused on the whole family and not just the newest member. But then I decided to just rename this one so that I don't have stuff in different places (and because it seems easier and that's always a good thing for a mom of 4). There are so many things going on with the other kids that I need to write about. So there may be some changes coming soon.
Just a quick post to document what Alex is up to these days.
He has 5 teeth now. The 6th one keeps teasing me. It comes down and then hides again. Poor baby will feel so much better once it breaks through.
He's sitting up unsupported. He gets better at this every day. Just a little while ago I sat him up in his crib (where he NEVER sleeps btw) with his toys and went to put a load of laundry in. Came back a few minutes later and he was still sitting there happy as can be.
He's eating a little bit of food. Just bananas, avocado, and grated apples so far. I think he's ready to try many more things. I am definitely going to be doing a lot of things differently with this guy to get him off on the right foot with healthy eating and one thing is doing baby led weaning. I'll make another post about this sometime soon. Maybe. You can always google it. Ha.
He's playing all the time. He loves his toys and really loves his books, but neither hold a candle to his brothers. As long as one of them is holding him or talking to him or even just in the room with him, he's happy. It's funny because he especially lights up when he sees Ryan even though Ryan rarely will give him the time of day. Josh and Nicky on the other hand are always all up in his face and they help me with him all the time. He loves them too but I can tell he can't wait to chase after Rhino.
He's babbling all the time and screaming even more. He loves using his voice and he wants us all to know he's here. He's such a funny little guy. He loves music and books though and will quiet down when I sing and read to him. His favorite book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear. His favorite song is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I sing to him all day every day, mostly making songs up. So far he tolerates my singing voice.
I was thinking of starting another blog that is more focused on the whole family and not just the newest member. But then I decided to just rename this one so that I don't have stuff in different places (and because it seems easier and that's always a good thing for a mom of 4). There are so many things going on with the other kids that I need to write about. So there may be some changes coming soon.
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