November 11

Mom and Dad have been sick the last few days and have not been posting to the blog. Luckily, Alex does not appear to be sick. We expect he will get this eventually, but we hope it is when we are better.


The big milestone that he has hit in the last few days is that he has been able to sit up on his own, without external support. Right now, he needs to be set into a position and he cannot hold it for long. But, he can balance for a little bit and he seems to really enjoy sitting.

He also spent Saturday evening with a babysitter and two of his friends, Kaye and Lila, while Mom and Dad went out. The babysitter reported no problems but she was impressed with how good of an eater he was.

Really Happy at Night

Alex has been really happy at night for 3 of the 4 evenings since he started daycare. We'd like to think he's happy to see us, but we suspect the change of scenery is also nice for him. Daycare is going well. We now bring 4 bottles instead of 3 for the day and that makes Alex happier. The daycare workers have mentioned many times that Alex is an exceptionally good eater and sleeper. Grandma F has tried to visit twice but both times Alex was sleeping. Below is a cute picture where Alex noticed that the feet of his pajamas had dog faces on them. He studied them intently for a long time.

Nov. 7

Alex was very happy in the morning before school and in the evening after school. Especially in the evening, he was in a very good mood. We like to think he had no troubles all day at school too. Grandma Felton visited him at school, but I guess he slept the whole time because he did not know she was coming. Alex and Mom seem to have fully adjusted to daycare without any problems. We did get some bad news, our favorite teacher (of 3 days), Cheryl, is leaving his school.

Here is a video of Alex playing with his burp cloth.

So Far So Good

Alex and Mom survived the first 2 days of daycare/work. Mom really likes Alex's daycare teachers. They are very attentive and loving. The other babies are mainly 6-10 months so Alex will learn some new tricks from them. The teachers marveled at how much Alex eats and then how much he spits up. Normally they ask a family to bring 1-2 extra outfits per week but we've been asked to bring at least 1 extra per day because of all the spit ups. Alex is still adjusting to the new routine. He is still shy and little fussy around the other babies. He does like it when they put the babies in the big buggy and go outside for walks.

Sign Language Class

This was Alex's last full day before starting daycare tomorrow. He is excited but he will miss all the extra time with Mom.

Today's big adventure was a 2 hour sign language class that Alex took with 5 other babies. The class is really for the parents so the parents can teach their babies to sign. The theory is that babies can learn sign language long before they are able to speak. Being able to do some simple communication can avoid some of the frustration of not being able to speak. The class covered numbers and letters and some important words like:
milk
more
eat
change
diaper
toilet
sleep

Mom also took some glamour shots for a passport photo -- no travel plans yet, but just in case.