Happy 27th!

For my birthday, we were lucky to have visitors! Saturday, we had Mimi, Magnee, Pap, Tía, Abuelo and Abuela join us for pizza and cake.

On Sunday, Magnee, Pap, Tía, and the Abuelos joined Alex and I to pick out a pumpkin for Halloween. Needless to say, Linvilla was crowded but everyone left happy after seeing the animals and produce.

For lunch, Pat made some delicious Zitti and after that, we were all able to sit back and relax.

It is always great to have family around!!!

Updated Stats

Today we went for Alex's 18m check up. He is in the 75% for weight and head circumference and 50% for height. He was also a trooped and had 4 shots. HOPEFULLY we will not have to go back 'til his 2 year appointment.

New tricks

Lately Alex has been refusing to eat. He will walk around and eat off our forks but refuses to feed himself. He also has been fighting bedtime. He will be exhausted but refuses to go to sleep. fun fun fun

Now this weekend, I am headed to scrapbook and Pat has his FIRST weekend alone with Alex :) We shall see how it goes...

Prayer Request

Please keep my grandfather, Guy Donaldson and family in your prayers. This week he was diagnosed with Lymphoma and goes to the oncologist on Monday.

Lanugage Explosion

Ok...I have finished grading papers and needed something to do. So I decided to update Alex's vocabulary which has seemed to explode this month!

People:
Daddy, Mommy, Tía, Magnee, Copper, Bobo, Maddy, Hunter, Danny, Baby, Mimi, Bob

Food:
cup, meat, plate, apple, green bean, cheese, fish

Other:
please, up, down, off, no, bubbles, bath, ball, kitty, puppy, Night Night, pillow, hi, bye bye, block, back, belly, eye, ear, nose, mine, read, pee pee, potty, beep, choo choo

Those are all I can think for now...we are working on more :)

Weekend update

This weekend, all of us went to visit Fairfield. Since Liz is in Phoenix, Alex was able to sleep in his own room (bonus)!

While in Fairfield, Alex was able to visit with Abuelos and his great-grandparents. He can now say Magnee (it is easier!) and again loved playing with Copper.

Besides visiting, Alex enjoyed eating green beans, stolen apples, and pizza (venturas).

Other fun weekend news, Norah Ray Patterson was born on Saturday and Janice and Matt were wed.

Webpage update

Alex's webpage is updated. This picture was just too cute to not stand out :) Other than that, we have been kinda under the weather. Today I am taking Alex to the Doctor for his cough. Hopefully if we get him healthy we will feel better too :)