Carrot Carnage

Part I



Part II

A growing Bond

Alex is becoming more and more interested in Marty. Whenever Marty is around, he reaches out for him. Last night I was feeding Alex some formula and Marty jumped up to sit on my lap. Yes, I had both boys on me at once!! Anyway, Alex got so distracted. It was clear he was trying to decide whether he wanted to pet the dog, or keep eating. He tried to reach out for Marty and keep sucking, but it was clearly too much for him to handle at once! It was pretty cute.

Another heart-warming site is when Alex actually gets a hold of Marty. He will hold onto his body, face, tail – whatever he can get – and start talking. He just moans and groans. And Marty just sits there like, “Okay, now what?” The only time Marty seems to care about Alex’s groping is when he starts to pull. Then Marty gets that look on his face like, “Mom, dad a little help here please.” Sometimes I really wish that dog could talk.

Those two are going to be the best of friends. Marty and I have talked about it several times. Alex knows. He loves Marty dearly. And I can see that bond growing every day. It’s awesome.

Green Beans

Lydia has been chomping at the bit since the Doctor gave us the go ahead for solids to feed Alex some veggies. He's been eating oatmeal up til now but tonight he experienced green beans for the first time.

A month's worth of FUN!

Alex has had an eventful month as shown in the pictures below. He is a smiley, happy little guy and tons of fun.




Alex had his first Big Boy bath without the aide of an infant sling on 11/05/09. He LOVED it and kicked like a mad man!




Here is a sweet picture of Alex after a diaper change.



Playtime with his floor gym!



Above is a more serious picture of Mr. Alex Johnson in his "Cosby" sweater as it has been dubbed by Brent.



Here is Alex and his daddy admiring Brent's annual Fruit Pizza for his birthday celebration. YUMMY!



And here is Alex when we got home that night... he was completely worn out!



The bonding between baby and doggie. The below pictures are from a day trip to the Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens. We had a great time playing around.









Alex "flies" now with Dad!



After Alex's 4 month doctor appointment, he was cleared for baby cereal and a slow introduction to solids. He took his first bite of oatmeal on 11/25/09. He didn't really know what to think of it! But he ate it...



This is a picture from Thanksgiving. Alex and Aunt Sheri are getting a closer look at one another. I am pretty sure Alex wanted to eat her. He likes to put everything in his mouth these days. And yes, we have Teethers!! I am thinking any day now he will cut a tooth.



This is also a shot from Thanksgiving. Ashley and Alex are becoming friends now. Check out the video:





And finally, here is the Big Boy taken tonight. He loves his colorful bouncer and has drooled all over it! He loves to spin the dots and chew on the blue thing (hidden by the enormous hat!)

Alex is growing up. He is laughing out loud and we both predict he will be rolling over within a week. He is developing his own little personality and loves to spend time with mom and dad. He smiles easily and is starting to really investigate his surroundings.

Halloween!

Alex had a great weekend with his grandparents in Chisago to celebrate Halloween. Here are some pictures with cousin Ashley!

Very cute Johnson kids! Ashley was telling Alex all about her costume. Sheri was very good about initiating conversation between these two new cousins. Alex was just relieved to see another little person.

His shirt says "My First Halloween!"

Ashley and Sheri looking adorable.

This weekend was busy for us. Brent and I went to a party in Chisago and we all stayed the night with Grandma and Grandpa Johnson. Sue was kind enough to wake up with Alex so we really enjoyed our night out.

Then today we all watched as the Vikings defeated the Packers. Awesome!

Below is a video of Alex with his Chatty Pants on. He has been super talkative and blowing spit bubbles these days.

3 Months old!

Alex is already three months old as of Friday 10/23! He is growing by leaps and bounds. He just successfully battled his first diaper rash. Miss Pam helped mom and dad out with that by recommending Desitin ORIGINAL, not Creamy. Worked like a charm. He is smiling all the time now and likes to talk. He is just a chatty Cathy. One interesting thing is Alex is a morning person. Brent and I really aren't so that came as a surprise to me to see Alex so happy in the morning. Every time we approach the crib when he wakes up in the morning, he just beams at us and stretches out in anticipation of morning snugs. I have to admit, he is so charming in the morning that I am starting to look forward to them myself.

We finally put his little hand prints in his baby book on his three month birthday! Alex always has his hands in fists and we've not wanted to do it while he sleeps for fear of waking him up. So, if you click on the image you will see that the right hand is especially messy. Pretty cute. We were all blue on Friday night.

This is a picture of Alex sucking on his thumb which he has discovered over the past few weeks. He seems to be more and more interested in it as the days go by. He just talks and eats his thumb.

No more to report for now. Time to go watch the Vikings beat the Steelers. And yes, Alex is already a Vikings fan!

Poopy Pants?

Alex has had an unusual amount of cottage cheese type blowouts for the past few days. He is still the happiest baby on the block... but we can't help but be concerned. Our doctor said it's most likely a growth spurt and nothing to be concerned about unless he develops a fever or seems uncomfortable.

Alex is constantly smiling. Brent had a special moment with his son this morning. I was nursing Alex when Brent bent to kiss me goodbye to leave for work. Then he touched the back of Alex's head and said, "Bye baby." Alex pulled away and looked right at Brent and have him a huge smile. It was like he was saying, "Bye Dad! Have a good day!"

It was so adorable.

We had a great time last weekend visiting Lee and Marlys in Wisconsin. Alex was a big hit and was on his best behavior. A memorable event:

We were all eating lunch when Alex started fussing. He was laying on his blanket that we laid on the floor of the living room. Before anyone could get up, Lee had hopped up and scooped Alex up off the floor! Can you imagine?! He is 89 years old and spry enough to pick a baby off the floor! I was shocked. Then he sat with Alex on his lap while eating like it was the most natural thing in the world while Brent and I looked on admirably.

Alex gave both great grandparents big smiles when we left. He seemed to really enjoy the visit. It didn't hurt that Grandma Sue sat beside him in the car smiling and talking to him.

We forgot to grab our camera for the trip, so hopefully Sue and Larry will be able to give us some pictures of the visit.