A Happy Thanksgiving

We had a happy Thanksgiving with G&G Felton, John, Ann, and Emily. Alex enjoyed throwing snowballs with Dad and eating turkey and pie. Julia gave many smiles including the first caught on camera.

Here's Alex sleeping at 4am with his feet up on the castle, his arms behind his head, and all his clothes on.

First Snow

Dad was gone this weekend so Alex, Julia, and Mom headed out to Suncadia for our first snowfall of the year. Alex loves the snow, especially making "Jack in the Box Snowmen" with Grandpa F. It was also fun to play with Cousin Emily again. On Friday Julia had her 2 month check up and she continues to be in excellent health. She weighs 10 lb 10.5oz and is in the 25th percentile for both height and weight.

Julia Smiles and Sleeps

Julia gave her first real smiles to mom and dad yesterday. She has a great smile that we'll try to get a picture of soon. According to Alex, she's been smiling at him since she was born. Julia also slept 6 hours straight last night.

Alex was the "special child of the day" at school yesterday. His class is studying families so each kid gets a day where they share pictures of their family and their house and they bring in a special toy to show their friends. Alex brought in his viewmaster and enjoyed showing his friends how to use it.

Bowling Champs

Julia just turned 2 months old. She is fighting off a minor infection called thrush, but is otherwise doing great.
-- She sometimes sleeps 5 hours in a row
-- She can hold her head up at tummy time
-- She will turn her head to track Mommy's voice. Sometimes she will even follow Daddy's or Alex's voice to watch them talk
-- She is already an expert at eating from the faster flow bottles











Alex is also doing great. His asthma is acting up a tiny bit, but otherwise he is great. His school has warned of many cases of flu recently, but so far so good with him not getting it. Alex loves to read books with Mommy and Daddy most evenings. Recently, he is enjoying the Arthur book series and the What do Dinosaurs Do series.

He also went bowling for the first time and had a lot of fun. He bowled an 82 (see the picture of the scoreboard)! Great start!

Family Time

We had a fun weekend, mostly hanging out at home. Alex's friend/neighbor Nathan came over to play and we went to the kids museum. We also saw cousin Emily very briefly - she's almost big enough to play ball with Alex. Julia enjoyed watching it all and is starting to contribute her own vocalizations.

Halloween and Grandma Brady Visit

Alex was a monkey/astronaut for Halloween. Julia was a pumpkin. Alex went trick or treating with the neighbor kids and had a great time. He also went to Daddy's office.





Grandma Brady visited a couple weeks ago and we had a great time. Grandma got to meet Julia for the first time -- both were very excited.