The "Stump's": May 2009

It's been a while since I've added a post here, Alex is not even 8-months yet and I seem to be updating less and less - imagine how little I'll do when he's 3! Although I don't really care for my jogging stroller Alex and I have been doing some running and walking lately (well I do the exercising and he gets to sit there guiltless). A friend of John's (Josh) said the other day to us while John was holding Alex, "I wish I had a giant man to carry me around everywhere." How true is that? Babies are so lucky and get just about everything done for them. Josh's comment made me go back to a thought I have often, we have to literally teach babies EVERYTHING. I knew being a mom would be a lot of work with the diapers, sleepless nights, feedings, etc. but I didn't realize how much work. Teaching a baby how to use a sippy cup, how to eat solids, crawl - it's nuts.

Anyway, Alex isn't quite on the move yet (by that I mean crawling) but he sure knows how to get from place to place - he rolls! I can leave the room with him sitting on a blanket playing with a toy and come back a few minutes later and he's across the room on his back. We aren't going to be able to leave him alone once he gets moving.

We went to the Zoo with some neighborhood friends. Although Alex wasn't interested I still wanted to get a photo of the two of us, I know we aren't looking at the camera but this one is the best one I have.

Alex on Memorial Day

As I said, Alex isn't crawling yet but he does rock back and forth on his hands and knees for a bit before he gets bored, takes a face plant and starts rolling.