Another first for Alyx

A while back, Alyx started teething. Ok . . . so that's not new. When my family and I returned, I noticed that I could feel Alyx's bottom gums and there was a different feel to them then there (how'd you like those words together, haha) was before. So I knew some teeth were on the way. Well, I'd like to say Alyx has a tooth that you can actually see . . . that is with his cooperation, which is hard to get sometimes. lol. I'm super excited, to a point that is. Guess he will be drinking from bottles more now and eating more veggies than before. :)

So long, farewell . . .

Goodbye everyone! I will miss you tons!! So much that I might come and visit you . . . maybe not.

But beware!! If I do visit you, I just might eat your BRAAAAAINS. Mwahahaha. I'm becoming a zombie tomorrow and running a 5k. Hopefully I won't really die at the end of the race. I'm not looking to be the fastest and try to win a prize. I'm just looking to do my best and see what I can do. Maybe in the next year I'll attempt to win something. But for now I'm just having some fun with a great friend of mine, dressing up, putting some make up and a little blood here and there on my face and clothes then running after some humans.

Doesn't that sound like so much fun?!?! I'll let you know how I do and maybe put some pics up. That is . . . if I'm still among the living. :) But if not, watch out . . . I might just be at your door step.

Green Beans vs. Carrots

The battle continues . . . getting Alyx to eat his vegetables.

So trying to get Alyx to eat green beans was a real chore. He liked it for the first few spoonfuls probably just because it had a different flavor then I had to start doing airplane and choo choo train noises just to get him to smile and open his mouth. Then I had to tickle him a little to trick him to eat some more. It just became a hassle and eventually I settled with him not entirely finishing the small portion I had made for him. Then I switched to a new veggie . . . CARROTS!! lol. :)

He devoured them!! He even makes happy sounds while eating. It's soo funny. He sometimes laughs before he leans forward to get the spoon in his mouth . . . AND he even finishes the entire thing, sometimes wanting more.  Needless to say, carrots won.

Mr. Squeakers and green beans!! :)

So Alyx has been crawling for two weeks now. YAY! But for those of you have seen him crawl, it can make you laugh, for reasons more than one. He occasionally uses his knees to get him forward but mostly he just gets on his knees and propels himself forward landing on his stomach. He can really go when he just pulls his body along, not even bothering to get up. Anyway, one time Alyx was crawling, Jason started laughing. He told me that when Alyx had gotten on his knees, went forward, landing on his stomach . . .  he uttered a squeak!!! So once in a while when Alyx is crawling around he makes a squeaking noise, it's so cute. :) It really made us smile and laugh.

I know you must be wondering how the green beans fit in . . . WELL HOLD ON!! Gosh. lol. Jk. Today, Alyx had vegetables for the first time today, therefore green beans. Jason fed them to him, it was hilarious watching!!! It was Jason's first time feeding Alyx solid food. He tried imitating me. Doing airplane noises and such. I watched for a while and took some pictures and then had to leave because I was distracting Alyx. Jason got a little bit in at a time and later told me that I made it look so easy. I laughed and told him that I've had more experience doing it and that he needed more patience (and practice). Maybe in the future I'll give him more turns to feed Alyx. :)

Moment of terror

Today after some hours of cooking, cleaning the house, taking care of Alyx, resting, and more cleaning, I decided I needed some fun. So I started to read a book. I came out of my room at one point to find Jason on the computer, playing games (go figure) and looked through the fridge to grab a snack. At this point I realized I didn't see or hear Alyx. I knew he was out with Jason earlier because while I was reading my book I had heard him making his cute little noises and playing around in the living room. I panicked, asking Jason where our baby was. He looked at me. "Didn't he go in the bedroom?" I shook my head, "I just came out of there." After a few seconds, he spun around on his chair and there hidden by the huge chair on Jason's lap was Alyx!! Jason grinned and I lightly slugged him in the shoulder. Alyx was safe all along and perfectly happy on his daddy's lap.

My husband is such a punk sometimes. lol. Being a mom sure keeps me on my toes, especially with my two boys. :)