Month: March 2010

Today was a wonderful day. Alex took a short nap after Mother’s Day Out and then we went outside to play. He loves his swing:

Apparently he also loves Madison’s water bowl:

I’m not sure it helped after he was covered in water and mud, but I did eventually strip him down. He’s going to love some of these pictures when he is older

I think we have a mouse in the house. I opened the bread drawer and found this:

What I find funny is the mouse didn’t touch the white bread.
Alex has been in constant motion all day, but I managed to capture a grin:

Alex got an Easter box in the mail today. He was quite enthralled by the dancing bunny:

And what day is complete without a little dangerous play? At least there were no matches around:

In Adoption news: I had my one-on-one meeting with the social worker today. It only lasted about 30 minutes and dealt with answers I had given on my autobiography. We have our home visit tomorrow and then we will just be waiting for all the paperwork to come in and the homestudy to be written. We did decide on another family picture:

We have a few more random items to do for our home study and then we wait for a while. One of the things we need is a picture of the back of the house with as much yard as possible. That and a gorgeous Sunday motivated us to work on the yard. Wade’s big job was chopping wood:

As a treat we took a walk to Gilles for custard. Wade waited until we were home to eat his and Alex was determined to get a bite:

These videos are from yesterday. The first is Alex taking a few steps:

Wade and Alex had some Daddy-Son time until Wade had to leave for his curling lesson with the Young Couples Group:

Then Alex and I were on our own. Alex was into everything and having a grand time:

After his morning nap, we headed over for a visit with Carissa and Emelia. They played great together and both practiced a little walking:

The rest of the day we bummed aorund the house. Alex is always entertaining, but I couldn’t quit laughing when he decided to carry the empty milk jug around in his mouth:

Maren brought Mariel over for a visit. Alex was more interested in the dog toys.

I got my haircut earlier this week, but Wade just got back in town to take pictures for me. I went to the Aveda Institute. I love the cut and the price, but the two hours it took was a little much:

Today we had a little of this:

And a lot of this:

Alex gave me a break from chasing him up the stairs with a big cup of milk:

Then he discovered Easter eggs. It didn’t take long for him to find a way to open them:

Alex was wonderful today. He slept till 7 am. Went down for a nap at 9 and slept till 11. He was full of smiles when he got up:

He finished up his second two hour nap about the time Wade came home from work. Wade is leaving town tomorrow morning and needed to check his flight time. Alex wanted to help:

I have been searching for baskets to go under my coffee table and finally found some. Now Alex’s puzzles and Legos are nicely hidden:

One of my Christmas presents was an old blanket chest which is now in my office as a toy box for Alex. We picked up the picture of old toys on our last drive through Paducah:

Alex couldn’t wait to get home after Mother’s Day Out and have his snack of Cheerios and milk:

Some of the documentation for the adoption requires current pictures of our family. I take a lot of pictures, but I have very few with all of us. Wade sat up the tripod and we got a family picture and tried to get one of Alex walking – no luck:

Then Wade and I headed downtown to the Bradley Center to watch GaTech play Ohio State. We didn’t win, but I’m still glad we went. What are chances Tech would play in Milwaukee while we live here?

Emily got Alex down for an amazing morning nap while Wade and I slept in. Then we all headed out for another breakfast at Jo’s Cafe. This time I had a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit – yum! The place is definitely “local color”, but the food is amazing.
After breakfast we attempted to get a picture of Alex and Emily but one or the other always seemed to be blurry. The best we got:

Then Alex went down for a nap and Emily had to catch her plane. Alex has been taking a few steps here and there. At first I thought it was just by chance, but at this point we’ll say he is trying to walk and taking a few independent steps:

Alex has been a very happy baby lately and that makes for a very happy mom!

While Wade went to work and Emily worked on her sermon, Alex and I went to swim class. Today we tried out lifejackets – which Alex did not like. However he did discover how to blow bubbles in the water! Adorable to watch.
After a long nap, Alex cuddled on the couch with Dad for a little basketball.

Amber suggested a trip to the zoo so off we went. We even got a picure of both boys looking at the camera!

Then we had to hurry home for a nice long nap before Aunt Emily arrived for the weekend.

Alex proudly wore his green today – Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

He also attempted to follow Madison out the dog door:

Alex’s constant companion:

One of his most entertaining toys:

We ended the day with a walk to the park – our first this year:

Mom kept Alex entertained with chocolate chip cookies while Wade and I got the car packed:

This wasn’t Alex’s best car ride, but at least he took quite a few naps along the way:

We arrived in Milwaukee just in time for me to run out the door to Book Club. I don’t always enjoy the books, but I love reading new books and authors. Having several psychology majors in the group always makes for interesting discussions!

This morning we made it to the hospitality suite in time for a little socializing before the game. Dad even posed for a picture with Melissa and me.

What an awesome game to watch! GaTech happened to be playing at the same time so Wade only stayed for the first half of the game.

The stands were full of excitement as the Cats and Mississippi State went into overtime. The roar was deafening when UK won! Did I mention my cousin (Christina and her husband Jeremy) happened to get seats about ten rows back from us? What are the odds?

What a glorious day! Wade and I slept in till 8:30 am (I heard Alex woke up Judy at 5:45 am). Melissa didn’t arrive into Nashville until this afternoon so Chris provided us with a wonderful breakfast – Waffle House. Then we hurried to the games and watched Kentucky win again – love the atmosphere during the games. The stands are a sea of blue!

That night a large group of us went to Morton’s Steakhouse and had a great time and lots of wonderful food.

Actually the games started yesterday, but our first games to watch are today. We decided to check out FanFare during one of the breaks and got our picture with the Chick-fil-A cow. Sadly no Chick-fil-A food was anywhere to be found.

We are leaving today for the South. Alex is spending the weekend with Judy and Jerry (Wade’s parents) while Wade and I attend the SEC tournament. Alex had no problems packing up his necessities:

It’s amazing how snuggly a baby can be when he didn’t sleep at all the night before:

Excited naptime is over:

Eating lunch:

Obviously Alex has figured out what we do after he is bed and decided he wants to play too:

Alex slept till 7 this morning! That definitely makes for one happy Mom. We got home from church and had a few snuggles before naptime:

Two and a half hours later we had all had a nap and were ready to tour the Harley-Davidson Museum with Nate and Amy. Alex was content to be carried or pushed in his stroller until we discovered the kid area. We quickly dressed him up in a leather jacket and sunglasses so he could ride the motorcycle:

The end of the museum had an area for family photos. Amy was kind enough to take one for us:

We got home just as Alex let us know he was hungry. Then Wade was in charge of bathtime and I took time out of cooking dinner to investigate the giggles I heard:

Wade and Alex started the morning with some quality father-son time. I slept in. It was great to wake up to a baby down for a nap and a husband cleaning up the kitchen from last night’s dinner. We bummed around until Alex woke up and then headed to East Milwaukee for breakfast at Jo’s Cafe (courtesy of Wade’s sister). We all had a yummy breakfast and Wade got biscuits and sawmill gravy:

Alex kept us entertained the rest of the day. He was incredibly happy and into everything:

It’s great to have a happy boy again. I missed all the smiles:

(Wade fixed the lens! I hadn’t gotten around to mailing it in and he looked up the problem online. Evidently this particular lens has a weak spot and often gets messed up with even a gentle fall. He was able to make the repair.)

Today was one of those days with too many things to do. Alex had two naps to take and a swim class. I needed to take Wade to work, run to the library (thanks for the tip Kate), have a TB test read and blood drawn (part of a physical for the adoption), go to the grocery, clean up the house, finish a work project, pick Wade up from work, take Wade to get his car, and cook dinner for company. Amazingly it all got done before Tim and Sommer arrived at 7:30. Well amost everything. Alex was supposed to be in bed at 6, but was still snuggling with Daddy: