Alex and Abinaya

I tell you what, Alex has a serious crush. Abinaya just turned 3 in March and Alex will turn 2 next month so this could work. Abinaya's mom Sugantha is one of my dearest friends so if they end up getting married I will love it! LOL

Seriously thought, Alex was in complete adoration during their play date last weekend. He was walking around the house saying "Ab bi!" over and over again. I haven't seen him play so well with another little one. They were giggling, sharing, pushing, and climbing all over one another. Apparently Abbi can get rough but I assured Sugantha that Alex is tough kid. So we just let them play. It was awesome.

Even this weekend he was pointing at the front door and saying "Ab bi!" We had just looked at their pictures together and a short video we took of them playing. I said, "No honey, Abinaya isn't coming to play today." He dropped his head and sighed heavily. It was sad and adorable all at the same time.

Is this the real thing? Who knows?! But it sure will be fun to wait and see.

Crazy

My little boy is growing up. He is starting to communicate. Not just with the simple signs we have taught him, but with words and gestures! He adores playing the "Can you Say?" game. We say, "Can you say Baby?" Alex looks around and loudly proclaims after thinking for a moment: "BA-BY!" Very sweet.

He is also starting to have more of an opinion, AKA Terrible Twos are fast approaching. If you say No to him, he immediately crumples and starts crying. Oh dear. He is far too cute to look at him while he is throwing a temper tantrum, so my way of coping is to ignore it. They are always short-lived and caving is not an option as his age. I am sure at some point I will cave, we all do as parents! I will try my darnest to resist the urge though!

Alex recently spent 10 days without his mommy while she was traveling in South Korea. Alex and Daddy spent a lot of quality boy time together. They waited patiently for mom to come home and went on walks every day after school. They also loaded up on junk food when mom was gone! LOL. Alex was very happy to have both parents reunited, and I think dad was pretty happy about it as well


Alex checking out the poster mom made to signify when she would be back.

Alex trying on dad's new hat.

Alex enjoying an Oreo cake. Check out the contents of the cart.... ouch!

Alex on a daily walk.

Ice Fishing in February

Uncle Matt and Aunt Sheri invited us to go Ice Fishing. It was a cold day, but we bundled up for the first time to brave the weather. Alex and I had never been ice fishing, so it was a cool experience for us. Here is a picture of Alex and his dad when we first got out of the car:


Alex was very intent on digging in the snow to reach the frozen lake water.

Cousins warming themselves in the warming tent. And, both were equipped with their water cups to stay hydrated!

Me looking onto the little ones and making sure little fingers did not make contact with the heater coils.


Aunt Sheri looking cute with all the kids!

And finally, Alex chillin'. Literally.

Catching up

I thought I would play catch up over the past month with an update on Alex. These pictures/stories are in reverse chronological order.

He has been changing so much lately. Just yesterday we were driving down the freeway and it was very sunny so I put down my visor. Alex started saying, "Baby! Baby!" I looked over my shoulder and he was pointing in my direction. After a brief "What the heck!?" moment (I didn't see any babies!) I realized he was pointing at a picture I keep of him clipped to my car visor. It was from when he was about 7 months old.

How cute is that?

About a week ago I decided it was time for Alex to move away from his highchair and sit in his booster seat at the table. He is such a big boy so I figured he would be ready for the transition. I got it all ready for him and set him up at the table in his booster seat for breakfast one morning before daycare. He immediately looked down and said, "Oh no." I giggled a little and said, "Alex is a big boy now. You can't sit in a baby chair forever!"

"Oh no" very dramatically.

Then he looked over his shoulder and saw his precious highchair resting against the wall and said again, "Oh no!" This time he sounded very sad. Needless to say, the transition has not been as smooth as I hoped. He is still using his highchair on occasion, but typically speaking we go booster!



The bond between boy and dog is still going strong. Alex is practically inseparable from his blanket these days and Marty loves to snuggle with him.



Alex enjoying some reading time.



Alex enjoying some art time. And yes, I had the bath water ready! I love seeing Alex use finger paint. He just lights up any time I start getting the tools set up. He LOVES making a mess!


Alex's favorite meal, McDonald's Kids Meal with nuggets and apples. He adores all the dip and makes an enormous mess. He also tends to smell like caramel/sweet n sour sauce combo until you either bathe him or change his shirt. We tend to use a bib now...



Alex enjoying wearing his daddy's shoes. Brent leaves his shoes everywhere... and Alex just slide his feet into them and tried standing up. Since Brent has pretty big feet, we had to help him up - and grab the camera - to document.



Alex in the hallway with his toys. Brent has old Match Box cars from when he was a boy and Alex got incredibly excited when Brent showed them to him. They have a great time playing together.



Alex thinking, "I know I'm cute. Now let's go get some milk!"



And finally, my Snuggle Bug.

A Boy and his Box

It's amazing how much delight a child can find with a cardboard box. Brent and I were gathering up recycling last night and set a box down in the kitchen. Alex was in the living room playing with his trains. All of a sudden, there was a boy inside the box! I just had to get a little video... Enjoy!

Chase!

New Year’s Eve

We spent the holiday this year visiting with the Jacobson family. They have boys similar in age to Alex and it proved to be a fun-filled evening. Before we left the house, we wanted to get in the party mood so we started playing “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga. Alex loved it! We captured his sweet dance moves in the video at the end of the post.

The boys really did have a great time playing with trains and running around after one another. Alex had a great time hiding in the cardboard playhouse the boys got for Christmas. After playtime was over, the adults got to have some fun! It was overall a fantastic time and a great way to bring in the New Year!

See "Poker Face" video below