Valentine's Day sparkling grape juice- he LOVED it!
We are woefully behind on providing updates on Alex. The biggest thing – and most exciting – is that he is now rocking Big Boy Training Pants! He is still fairly inconsistent with his interest level, but he does not like feeling himself wet. He stands there with a stricken look on his face and says, “Mom!?” I think we will definitely be potty-trained by summer. #2 is still a challenge and he will be in a diaper overnight for a while I am sure, but my guy is a champ. He loves wearing his cotton trainers and I imagine they are much more comfy than diapers or Pull-Ups. Right now he has a good day, and then a not-so-good day.
Alex is a sweet guy who has managed to snag himself a girlfriend at daycare. Her name is Charley, short for Charlene. They are the same age and she is also a blond with blue eyes. Apparently she talks about AJ all the time at home and even told her grandparents about him! How sweet, right? We are probably going to meet up with them in the next few weeks for a play date.
A lot of big changes are on the horizon for Alex. He will officially become a Big Brother in mid-June. He is definitely practicing now. He has been a big help to his mom getting the nursery ready for Pumpkin. Aunt Sheri gave Pumpkin tons of clothes and he helped me put them all away in her dresser as well as hang up clothes. He also helped me to put up some wall decals in her room. He has a good eye for such things. Honestly, Alex was helpful to me because he kept handing me things instead of having to bend over! Hard to imagine a toddler being helpful and not a burden but he is.
He has recently become interested in cooking. We had Ashley and Jack for the night a while back and that was his first experience helping bake cupcakes. I let him help with mixing and cracking eggs - just very simple things. I sure hope he is a gourmet chef like his daddy one day...
Below are some pictures of Alex with his cousins for their overnight back in November. They really had a lot of fun together!
He's still totally into trucks, trains, coloring, and multiple stories before bed. He suckers us into an average of 3 books a night! Alex is very cute and manipulates us easily (especially dad). Of course, he still gets regular time outs. We don't want to raise a naughty boy.
Alex got the rare chance to spend Christmas with his Grandpa Walter, Grandma Penny, and Auntie Emo who flew in as a surprise! Grandparents were here 3 weeks and Georgia a little over a month. He enjoyed playing care with all of them and there were a few trips to the park when the weather was nice enough. Here are some pictures of our time together:
Alex and Emo really bonded. She would be the ideal nanny. She loved to take him places and could always find a deal! Alex has asked for her regularly since she left and is super excited when they are able to Skype. I sit there chaperoning their play time!
Well, that's all for now. I hope this was a good catch up and I will leave you with a video of Alex playing cars with his Grandpa Walter.