Week in review

The new bigger bath tub!

Alex is looking pretty relaxed at this point. A few seconds later the screaming began!

Oh so tired! Thank you Connie Wiese for the cute new snowman hat you knitted!!! Such a cute gift.

Enough with the pictures Mom! I'm tired!!!

OH NO!!! My little guy is as long as the couch cushion now!!! He's growing too fast!

Well, we sure have had a busy week (compared to the past couple of weeks!) Tuesday, we did end up going to Alexandria. I had just enough time to return 2 items and purchase a new sweater at Herberger's before Alex started crying bloody-murder as he does. He doesn't seem to have a mild cry at any time. He goes from a slight whine to bloody-murder crying in 0 to 5 seconds. This time I was quite sure the "tooting" I heard a little earlier had something to do with it. Marty arrived to pick us up a minute later where I was able to check the diaper. Sure enough, we had a full "blow-out" on our hands. Now, a lot of moms had forewarned me about this happening at some point in my child's life... but I didn't know it could be this bad. So there we were changing the diaper, onsie, and sleeper in the back seat of the car. Every time he is in the carseat and "toots" I know I'm in trouble! Magically, he fell asleep after the diaper change. Marty and I were able to enjoy a very, very sub-par dinner at Culver's. (It was the greasiest food we have ever had, and they gave us both double burgers--and charged us--and we didn't ask for it!! ) We don't plan on going back there anytime soon, if ever!

Wednesday, was our big outing to the Dr. office. It was my turn for a follow-up visit. I'm doing just fine and everything is healing great. I brought Alex with because our Dr. loves to see him even if the appointment isn't for him. Of course, Alex did not want to cooperate. It started off good, but slowly he became fussy (he was sleepy). I ended up holding him the entire visit. Alex weights 11 lbs. 3 oz. now so he has grown a little over 2 lbs! He will go back for his 2 month visit and shots on Nov. 19th. I'm already dreading it! I'm sure it will be more traumatic for me than it is for him.

Yesterday, was rather uneventful. Marty, Alex and I made a run to Wal*Mart, Coborn's and Subway last night. Alex was a complete angel the entire time! He didn't even cry in his carseat--which he hates! It was a nice outing for all of us. It was bathtime when we got home...now that was another story! The little guy wasn't so sure of the new "bigger" tub that he will probably be in for the next year or two. I'm hoping he will get used to it the more baths he takes.

Marty left this morning to go deer hunting in Blackduck. He will be gone till Monday, so me and the little guy are on our own. This morning we went to the Post Office and bank. Alex was awesome and slept through visiting both places! All the people at the bank think Alex looks exactly like Marty! We also visited one of our best friends, Tiffany Anderson. She took the professional pictures of Alex when he was a few weeks old, and I was so excited to get the prints back! GlowPhotography is the best! They turned out amazing, and I can't wait to get them hung on the wall!