New Hair Cut

Last week we decided Alexander's hair was getting a little out of control so we got out the scissors and played barber shop. It turned out pretty good despite the fact we had to do it while he was sleeping.

Learning to scream...

Alexander has discovered that he has quite a loud voice. This past week he became increasingly aware that his voice could go very high and eventually turn into a scream. Yesterday he screamed so many times and so loud that he actually made himself hoarse. We're fairly certain he now has a slight sore throat.

There are no words...

I share this picture with much hesitation! My best friend Lori, who is also in the picture to my left, sent this to me today. We figured we're in like 7th grade or so. Clearly my mom and many of us in the picture were sporting perms!!! I believe the line up from the back left to right is Kathy Lawson, Thilia Pier, (not sure), Diane Nice, MOM and bottom is ME, Lori, Melissa Robinson, and Dawn Grandstaff.

We Love Our Baby G!

Well, this was my first weekend after becoming a working mom. I couldn't believe how excited I was to see closing time on Friday finally arrive. We decided to spend the weekend mostly at home just having fun, playing with baby, and doing a little shopping on Sunday. My wonderful husband deemed Sunday as family day so there were no phone or visitor interruptions and we spent a majority of the day in our pajamas until we ran out to grab some lunch at McDonalds and stop at the book store. Alexander didn't really care about running out because he slept the whole time. As promised though, I took several photos over the weekend at our adorable little man. We just can't believe how much he learns everyday and how much he continues to grow! We have discovered that he LOVES the Noggin cartoon channel and we really enjoy all the great lessons they teach kids about sharing, music, and even diversity. I recommend it to anyone with kids!

Am Grandma - Will Travel

As most of you know my mother in law Igsora arrived last weekend from Venezuela to stay with us for a while and act as our nanny. The week has gone very successfully and she has seemingly had a wonderful time spending the days with Alexander and he has equally enjoyed it as well from the smiles he has at the end of the day. Hopefully, over time, her honeymoon phase will continue and she'll enjoy taking care of him. I saw this quote today and I thought it was perfect for the situation...we'll see how true it is here in a few months.

"If your baby is "beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time," you're the grandma."-- Theresa Bloomingdale

My two favorite boys!

I went to our bedroom this morning because it seemed awfully quiet back there and I found Ricardo and Alexander sleeping away. I guess Alexander fell back asleep after he ate and daddy just had to join in. It was so cute because they were sharing a pillow so I just had to snap a shot.

I'm a big boy!

Today was the first day Alexander played in his Baby Einstein activity center and he was so excited. Between the fun of that and the cartoons, he couldn't have been more excited. We can't believe he's big enough to sit in it and actually play with the toys. His little feet just kept movin and grovin the entire time!

Special Bond

You always hear that there's a special bond between an Aunt and her nephew but until you witness it, you don't always understand. I took this picture this weekend of Alexander and his Aunt Melanie. He LOVES her so much and everytime she walks in the room his face just lights up!

My First Bat

This weekend we were able to spend some time with Aunt Mary and Uncle Rick since we didn't get to see them over the holidays. We ordered pizza, at way too much chocolate fondue as well as the yummy dessert they brought as well. As always they were way too generous with the gifts and we just loved all of them. But, the best one of all in Alexander's eyes was his brand new red bat. It's his first one and as you can see he was quite smitten with his gift.

Soccer may never be the same...

Cutie

As most of you know I have two best friends, Lori and Teresa, and between all of us we have 6 adorable kids. Well, Lori's youngest Livie turned 3 on December 28th and Teresa and I and our families sent her the cutest fury vest for a gift. Lori said she loved it! She's so cute and I just had to post a couple of pics of her in her new fury fun.

Looking back...retiring the NB clothes

We bought this onsie for the hospital when Alexander was born and he did indeed wear it. Thankfully he's so skinny and long that he can still wear "most" of his short sleeved onsies so I put this one on him the other day. Unfortunately, when we went to take it off we realized it had to be retired along with a lot of his other things because despite his skinniness, his arms are pretty muscular and the onsie was making red marks on his arms. Oops

I'm a big boy!

Our little man is starting to sit up, hold his head up, and really just growing very fast. He just loves sitting in the recliner and in the corner of the couch like a "real" big boy. And, he's so darn cute you just can't help but to take pictures of him whenever you get the chance!

I Look Like Daddy!

My best friend Lori knows I am dead set against dressing children alike or dressing them like the parents but I bought these shirts for my two favorite guys at Christmas and had to take a picture. I have two handsome Latin Boys on my hands here!

Alexander's First Christmas!

This was Alexander's first Christmas and he made out like a bandit. First off, Grammy and Grandpy came on Chrismtas Eve to stay for a couple of days and brought lots and lots of presents from Santa and his Great Grandparents, Grandma and Grandpa Fisher. Santa had already stopped at their house and dropped off some toys. Grammy bought him an adorable Santa outift and he put that on right after his Christmas bath. He stayed in it until he pooped through his diaper and it had to be changed. hehe. His Aunt Mel and Aunt ChaChi bought him some new Leap Frog and Fisher Price toys that he'll love to listen to and watch for now. He also got some Elmo and Big Bird books and a cute new t-shirt that matches one daddy got. And, he got 4 stuffed animals with Planet Earth DVDs as well. They're only 22 minutes long so as he gets older I'm sure he'll love watching them and learning about monkeys, elephants, tigers, and polar bears.

Ornery Boy

This was a picture taken on Thanksgiving when Alexander got his Leap Frog activity center from his cousin Noah. Noah wasn't too sure about giving up his fun toy and I think Alexander was giving him the look of "oh ya, now it's mine hahaha". We're in trouble!

Berkshire Christmas

Saturday we spent the evening with my family at the carousel near my hometown. It was Alexander's first time meeting a lot of his cousins and aunts and uncles and he had a great time. It was also his first time riding the carousel and seeing Santa.

I AM saying something!

Our little man turned 2 months today. We can hardly believe the time has flown by so fast. We spent the day playing with toys and listening to songs about the rainbow, colors, and numbers in both English and Spanish of course. This afternoon while playing with is Leap Frog activity center he decided he'd start telling me a story and it was so cute, I had to grab the camera.

A Day With Our Kids

Today Ricardo, Alexander and I got to visit my best friend that lives in Fort Wayne (the other one lives in Illinois). Her and her husband have two beautiful kids, Ben and Macy, and today was the first time they met Alexander. We had a great time eating a YUMMY lunch that Teresa made, enjoying way too many of the awesome cookies she baked, and playing with our kids. Alexander was showing off his newly developed skills like; holding up his head, smiling, and laughing. And, Ben and Macy enjoyed coloring with the coloring books we took them. My friend Nicci bought Alexander some adorable clothes and Teresa and I had to utilize the pockets on his sweatshirt and the look on his face was priceless. He just looked at us like, come on mom and Aunt T...I am way too cool for this! We also took some pics of all three kids and T and I before we left. We were amazed at her hubby's photo abilities. hehe

Uh oh my shirt is wet!

Little man had his "high maintenance" shirt on the other day and it was certainly fitting...he spit up and got his shirt wet but thankfully it didn't seem to bother him. Some days are cleaner than others. hehe

Little Talker

We've tried several times to catch Alexander talking but of course we don't get to the camera in time or we're too busy listening that we don't go get it. He's really not "talking" per say but he is certainly trying to say something...we just haven't figured out what it is yet.

Sweet Cheeks