Day with Daddy

On Cinco de Mayo, I had an interview at Loyola and Pat was able to spend some time with Alex. During these "Daddy times," I am often surprised what pictures I find on my camera (the fingerprints) . Alex can be a very demanding photographer (needless to say, I have TONS of pictures of his toys).

Also...if you get a chance.. ask Pat about the Car trip the preschool and the word Alex picked up ;)

Today's Word

Is "NEED."

This morning Alex was telling Pat and I everything he needed. "I need tools." "I need candy." "I need more..." "I need play drums." "I need to play MORE drums, Mommy."

It was definitely worth a laugh :)

This morning....

My lovely son came into the room at 6:30am and said "Mommy all done sleeping. Get up!"

Isn't a talking toddler great....

jobs, jobs, jobs....

This week has been fairly busy...

Pat is back to class...at least BarBri classes. Thankfully he is taking the classes at Widner which is only 10 minutes away. He has homework every night and day but seems to get most of it done before Alex and I get home. Tonight he is working on a practice test, creating flashcards, and biting his nails :)

Alex has been his usual weird self :) Thankfully he talks very plain and is coming out with complete sentences. The only annoying thing is today he picked up "Shut up, no more talking" from the babysitter. However, Tara did say Alex is the most polite child she has at daycare who always says please and thank you. Yea!

Ok....job front... a lot of applications have gone out for Pat and I... Pat has a phone interview for the Immigration Services on Monday at 1:30 pm. We both keep hoping for the Baltimore office but that is out of our hands. As for me... I have 11 more days in which I will wake up to my own alarm clock. Things have been super busy and frustrating at work but I will at least get a reprieve in a bit.

prayers, prayers, prayers :)

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.

Growing up too fast...

I have been very lax about keeping up online and the pictures. However, things have been very busy and it is amazing how fast Alex is growing.

Today I took Alex's 18m pictures. I could not believe how LONG Alex is. For the 1st time since he was a sack of potato infant, Alex did not fight having his picture taken. He happily sat down next to Rubble and laughed as he laid next to the duck. It was the duck picture that through me for a loop. He is actually as big as the duck!

Alex is comfortably wearing 2t clothing and his vocabulary and comprehension has grown! He now will readily identify pictures in his book and will specifically request his favorite books (baby or puppy...). It is truly remarkable how our little man is growing.

Yikes!

Ok...so I have been VERY bad about blogging :(

Things have been SUPER busy here. I'm back to work full time in a public school and then working 10-12 hours a week grading and such for a charter school. Needless to say, it keeps me busy!

Pat is back to school and working hard. He seems to be enjoying his classes and clinical but is ready to graduate and move on. Hard to believe the end is in site!

Alex has been very active! He loves the outdoors, puppies, and moving. Lately he has been giving kisses, saying 'please', and can be a real nice little boy. He's used the potty twice but has backed off that lately. Hopefully we did not scar him and push that milestone back.

Other that that... we are in need of getting a newer car. The Sunfire is going down hill and we need something reliable to get Pat and Alex place to place. So that is this weekend's project..../sigh

We have also given up online gaming for a bit. To save money and focus on other things. Of course my other things are work, work and more work :)

I am also considering taking a school trip to Mexico over Spring Break. We shall see how that goes.

Family news... my sister is looking at moving to AZ. Pat's brother is engaged and looking at a Feb 2008 wedding. My grandfather does NOT have lymphoma. Pat's uncle Jim, is out of the hospital. And everyone else seems busy.

Friend news...The Kolmus and Greico families welcomed a new little one into the world this month. A healthy boy and girl :)

Over all....this month could be described as BUSY!

End of the Week

This week has been busy :)

On Monday we had visits from Laura Nelson and her puppies (that Alex LOVED!!!), and Liz and Joe.

Then Mommy was able to scrapbook while Alex was at Tara's. Thankfully the rota virus ended Tuesday....who knew solid poop could be soo exciting ;)

On Thursday we went to see Mimi who had a minor operation. Alex loved playing with Mimi's fan and checking everything out. Thankfully everything went well with the surgery

Today, Alex's last I tooth broke through. So here ends the cranky slobbering baby for a bit! (hopefully!)

We also heard from Pat's brother, John...he proposed to Michelle last nite and they are going to try for an '08 wedding.

Also Alex has been more talkative and playful since his surgery. His attention span has even lengthened from 5 seconds to maybe 10 ;) He now enjoys watching TV and playing in the bathtub again.

The webpage has been updated with random but cute pictures :)

We're off to Fairfield this weekend for lots of things. There should be new material to put up when we get back :)

balloons

Today Alex received balloons from the Abuelos. They came during his nap and when he woke up...it was play time. He absolutely LOVED them! He ran around the apartment hitting the things yelling "WOW". Then he realized he could drag them around without hitting them. So he drug the balloons everywhere, amazed that they were following. The next trick was hiding in the balloons. This took Peek-A-Boo to the next level. Who knew balloons could be this much fun!

Other news: Alex's webpage was updated with the Knoebel's trip pictures and a few pictures from DuPont. Enjoy! :)

Applications and Interviews

Today Alex had his first lollipop. We went to the bank and the teller was soo excited about giving him it, I could not refuse. Alex loved it! It turned his mouth and drool a special shade of blue :) He was cute and very good about keeping it in his mouth. Other than his mouth, nothing was sticky!

Also today, I was called to schedule an technology trainer interview. Unfortunately , it is the day after Alex's surgery but Pat has volunteered to stay home. I also dropped off an application for the Technology Coordinator position at PDSD. It amazes me how school districts wait 'til the last minute to hire people. We shall see what turns up.

Oh! And others words that Alex has started saying:
Ball
Happy
Ew

Update

Since the last entry, Alex has been one busy boy. Since Tara has been on vacation that busyness has been with me... :)

After a Doctor's appt. Alex is the the 75% percentile for weight and head size and 50% for height. He also got 2 shots.

We also had the pleasure of an Abuelos' visit. Alex was fairly good for his grandparents :)

Since then, we have been shopping, to the library, the parks and Linvilla. Pictures will no doubt ensue...

New Activities that Alex likes to do:
1. Splash in puddles
2. Point and watch for airplanes
3. Climb on the bed and into the highchair
4. Lead mommy and daddy around by the finger
5. Hugs and kisses
6. Walk inbetween legs

New Words:
1. Ouch
2. Apple (every fruit is apple)
3. Hat
4. Alright (I think I heard this)

He is growing fast!

Fun Activities

Here are some things that Alex likes to do:

1. Go outside
2. Pretend to cook
3. Chase after or be chased by Daddy and Mommy
4. Climb
5. Crawl on the bed and throw pillows
6. Snuggle in blankets
7. Point out birds
8. Wave Bye-bye to cars
9. Push shopping carts
10. Go up and down stairs
11. Dance
12. Make music
13. Read

And other words, Alex knows:
Hot Hot
Bye-Bye

15 Months

July 1st was Alex's 15th birthday. So far...here's all the exciting things that have happened since his 1st birthday.

Words:1
Uh-oh, Puppy, Mama, Dad, This, That, Whoo, Owl, and G

Teeth:
4 molars and 1 inscisor (canine)

Tricks:
Bring his shoes
stack items
put on lids
chase people
open and close doors
climb up and down steps
drinks only from a cup