6 Month Old Report and Some Outtakes

Alex went to his sixth month appointment today. Overall he is very healthy but he is still very small. He is now in the 3% for weight but normal for everything else. Alex laughed the whole time the doctor was in the room. Apparently he was very funny although we weren't sure why.

The other day Brandon and I were looking through our pictures of Alex. It was amazing to see how much he has changed in only six months. We also found ourselves laughing A LOT at some of the more hilarious pictures of Alex. Normally I only include the cutest pictures of him so I thought you might enjoy some of the "outtakes."

This one is probably my favorite.

This one is not an outtake. I just thought it was cute and wanted to include it.

Indiana Jones and the Diaper of Doom

I just want to note that Brandon made up the title to this post. Since it was Alex's first Halloween we wanted his costume to be special. Since there will be only a few years where we get to pick what Alex will be this year we chose one of Brandon's favorite characters of all time, Indiana Jones. Brandon's sweet Grandma was kind enough to make the hat, jacket and satchel for the costume. I made the whip and we bought everything else. No detail could be ignored although I did draw the line at drawing on chest hair.

Indiana and Buzz

More Cake...

I love this time of year. Not only is the weather beautiful, Halloween is my favorite holiday and it is my birthday. We had a wonderful weekend celebrating. Brandon and I got to see a movie (a rare occurrence these days), I stuffed myself with my favorite food (King Crab), and we got to spend a lot of time with our wonderful family. Brandon also toiled many hours to make me an amazing birthday cake. He is so talented. Keep in mind this is only his third cake with fondant. He is already a pro.

On a related note...after making three cakes in the last week we have a TON of cake at our house. Please come eat some! Also, Brandon is looking for more practice making cakes if anyone is interested.

Carving Pumpkins

It has become a tradition for Brandon and me to carve pumpkins for Halloween. This year we were very busy but we squeezed them in anyway. After each breaking a knife we had to make a run to walmart for another set.


Gizmo (from Gremlins) - This one Brandon did. It was quite complicated but it only took him about twenty minutes to carve it.

Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas - Brandon and I both worked on this one together.

Zero - from The Nightmare Before Christmas - This was all me.

Makin' Cakes

For awhile now Brandon has been interested in making cakes. I thought it was about time he put his artistic talents to use so we signed up for a cake making class. A week before the class Brandon decided to try making a cake using fondant on his own. It had its rough patches but turned out pretty good.

This was attempt number one (before the class)

Finished product

This was Brandon at the class. He was the star of the class and made everyone else look bad. We had a lot of fun.

The was the finished product at the class. It was amazing what he could do with just a little bit of guidance. Cake Boss who?

Alex Laughing

We have heard Alex giggle here and there but this was the first time he has ever really laughed. He was laughing at Boo and kept laughing for a long time. We frantically grabbed for the camera and still caught a lot of it on tape. It made our day!

Growing Up

Alex has already been with us for over four months now. Although he is still a little small for his age I can't believe how quickly he is growing up. I love spending everyday with him. He is quick to smile and laugh and is a very good baby. Here are some things he likes to do...

Alex is a thumb sucker. Despite many people telling us that if we let him suck his thumb he will still be sucking it in the 7th grade we think it is cute. Not that we could stop him anyway. It is also nice not to have to worry about taking pacifiers with us everywhere we go.

He also likes to watch his Dad play video games (or atleast Brandon thinks he does).

Alex loves to be read to. Luckily, having a teacher for a mom means he has tons of books to hear.

Alex likes to be outdoors. Here he is watching his cousin play soccer.

Alex loves to sleep! He is still taking 4-5 naps a day and sleeping through the night. I am enjoying every second of it. (Except for a few days this week where he decided he needed to eat at three in the morning.)

Watching tv with his daddy. They are probably watching Phineas and Ferb.

Alex has a great talent for eating his foot. Luckily he had just had a bath in this picture.

This past week we decided to try feeding Alex some rice cereal. He seemed to like it alright. He would even grab the spoon out of my hand and hold it in his mouth.

With every bite at least half of it seeped right back out of his mouth.

Brandon also did some growing up this past month. He turned 26. Alex and I are so grateful for Brandon and all that he does for us. I am so lucky to be a stay at home mom and Brandon makes that possible.