Sleeping baby

There's the saying, "a sleeping baby is a good baby" but I like the saying, "there's nothing as sweet as a sleeping baby" better. Here's how precious Alex is when he's sleeping.

Yes, he looks like he's being tortured in a straight jacket in this photo but he loves this. We were told to try out a thing called the Miracle Blanket when we had quite a few sleepless nights after he was born and this really does work miracles!

John called me into our room and told me to bring my camera, he thought this was so cute.

As I was taking this photo Tank decided to shake which scared Alex at the exact moment I was snapping away.

This was what I was trying to get...

Sleeping like mama

First Christmas

Besides the cold that Alex has we survived our first family Christmas. We had such a good time with him. We went to my parents in the morning to celebrate with my side of the family. It was so much fun watching Mallory open gifts, she was so excited that she helped Alex open his too. After that we went to Todd's parents to celebrate with John's family. Overall, Alex was in a good mood and we're excited for Christmas' to come.

Christmas morning

Mallory loves "baby lala"

She didn't know what to do when she held him

A happier baby

Alex has become a happier baby, it seems that the fussiness has subsided. He is changing so much and taking in everything around him. I could watch him all day long. We are getting smiles from him left and right and he just loves to hear himself talk. Even though Alex won't remember, John and I are so excited to wake up Christmas morning and have our first family Christmas with our boys (Tankster included).

All cozy

Alex had his second playdate with his buddy Graham. Alex had a much better time this time around. His friend was dressed in the cutest Christmas outfit.

Mr. Man

I love when Alex is in this mood. He was pretty happy all day today! He's getting so big (look at the chubby face).

Santa

Over the weekend we went with my parents and sister to see Santa. Alex was the youngest baby there and one of the few who wasn't scared of him.

Also, Linda came in town to visit and to babysit the stinker.

Cutie pie

Smile!

Little talker

2 months old today!

It's so crazy to think that 2 months ago today Alex was brought into our world. I can't tell if it seems just like yesterday or if it was many moons ago. All I know is that we are crazy about our little man. Alex decided to celebrate his 2 months by waking up at 3 AM to eat and not wanting to go back to sleep until 2 hours later. We didn't mind because he was in such a good mood.

We do have a fussy baby on our hands. I gave the peditrician a call since he cries ALL THE TIME and they told me that it's probably just his temperment (lucky us...) because they ruled out any reflux or dairy issues. I guess we'll just have to wait for him to outgrow it.

Bradley Reunion

We had our Bradley class reunion last week. Unfortunately one couple wasn't able to attend but it was nice to see all the couples we spent 10 weeks with and to meet their little ones.

Besides that, Alex is growing and growing. He's discovering his hands which much taste good because he likes to suck on them. He is still very fussy but I'm sure that will fade with time. John and I had our first outing without Alex yesterday and he had his first babysitter (my parents).

Random photos

Thanksgiving

We went to my uncle Mikes today for Thanksgiving. Alex must not understand the meaning of the day because he screamed and cried the whole time we were there. This photo was taken at home when he was being a little angel.

Sleep

Believe it or not, Alex is sleeping through the night. No, it doesn't happen every night but it does happen more times than not. I figured since we've struggled with weight gain/eating issues we have bragging rights...

So much is changing...

Well Alex is just getting bigger and bigger. We're getting smiles out of him (I think daddy got the first one though), he's soaking in everything that is going on around him and he's going on so many outings. He's made quite a few friends and he's still sleeping so well. He's such a happy little man. We love him so much.

Alex's bedroom

John has taken total interest in decorating Alex's bedroom, hopefully he'll be as big of sports fan as his daddy is.

Neighbors

Our neighbors have a daughter named Ava. She is about 2 and a half and the cutest little girl ever! Her and her mommy came over the other night to see "baby Alex." She was so excited to get to hold him.

First IU basketball game

Go IU!

Always moving

He doesn't really get this yet

What Alex does best

Alex got to watch his first IU basketball game last night at Grandma and Grandpa's. We had him all dressed in his IU onesie (which he is pretty much too long for) and sure enough, he got it all wet. We were really worried that that may be an omen for things to come but IU pulled through and won! Not much else has been going on in Alex world but he is giving daddy smiles left and right. I have been slacking on the photos and have now been keeping my camera out of my diaper bag and next to me so I'll take more.

Daddy loves you

Playdate

Alex and I went to meet my girlfriend Kelly and her son (who is about a little over a week older than Alex) Graham. I really hope Alex wasn't too bad of an influence on Graham seeing that he was a screaming the whole time we were there.

Wakey wakey

Alex loves to lay on the floor when he first wakes up (and isn't too hungry....)

Busy weekend

Uncle Todd and Aunt Kristen

Kim

Mac and Alex

Uncle John and little chicken, Mal

Alex had so much going on last weekend. We had Halloween with lots of trick or treaters come to our house on Friday night. Mom and Dad enjoyed seeing all the kiddies but Alex really wasn't interested. Cousin Mallory came over to trick or treat in the neighborhood but was scared of all the costumes with masks so she decided to stay inside. On Saturday night Alex got to meet a lot of new family friends. Sunday Alex was baptized and he was such a good boy, not a peep. The whole family was there to see him and as proud of him as we were. It was so neat to have Alex baptized by the minister who married us, Mac. Our doula, Kim, came over Sunday afternoon to go over the birth with us. She is amazing, she had documented everything and I kind of got to re-live the day Alex was born.

Oh how time flies

It was a month ago today that Alex was born. I can't believe it, I look back and it seems so fast yet so slow. It hasn't even been that long yet I can't imagine life without him and don't really remember what life was like before him. He's such an amazing blessing and the cutest little monkey ever!

Mal and Alex

My niece, Mallory, is so fascinated with "bebe" being around and is constantly wanting to see him but when it comes to getting close to him she has no interest. This is the closest we could get Mal to Alex (not very.....)

Weight check

We had a photographer come over yesterday to take newborn photos of Alex. Besides the screaming he did the whole time, we both thought he looked incredibly gaunt when we reviewed the photos on the camera. The paranoid parents that we are we decided to get Alex weighed again today since he's been struggling with getting back to his birth weight. Well we went to the pediatrician's office and unfortunately he's down 3 ounces from last week. Not only is he not gaining weight but he's losing weight. They decided to have us see the pediatrician today until waiting until next week. She's concerned about his weight and wanting us to supplement breast milk with a bottle after each feeding. Luckly I've been pumping so we have some frozen that will hopefully last us until next week. John introduced the bottle and is in the room with him right now. As far as I can tell Alex doesn't seem to mind the it (lets just hope he will still take the breast). We go back next week for his one month check up and he'll also have his weight checked. Unfortunately I will probably have to start formula feeding with a bottle after each feeding since the frozen breast milk will only last so long. If Alex is doing good with his weight by next week then no medical tests are going to be need to rule out anything serious. Pray for us that we'll have nothing to be concerned about.

It's really hard on me knowing that Alex's weight probably has something to do with my supply. I have cried the past three days thinking that I'm a failure. I have to remind myself that I have done so much for him thus far and even one day of breast feeding is better than no days - I've gotten as far as a month. If Alex has to get SOME formula so be it, I just want him healthy.