NEW TRICKS

So, Alexander has a few new tricks these days. The first one absolutely cracked me up the first time I witnessed this new skill. We put him to bed one night with his head down at one end of the crib and when he awoke in the middle of the night and I went into his room, his head was at the opposite end of the bed. He had scooted all the way around doing a 180 in his bed - while he was swaddled! I couldn't believe it, it was so funny! I wish I had a video camera in there to catch this on film. I'm sure it's pretty entertaining to watch!

The second new thing he is doing is heartbreakingly cute. When he starts to fuss and gets ready to cry, he sticks out his lower lip. It's ridiculously cute! But also melts your heart and makes you want to stop him from crying right away. It seems like he does it on command when he's upset, just to get you to feel sorry for him! It works, but I have to giggle a little because it's just so adorable.

My mom came for a visit this past weekend and we had such a great time. Alexander and I picked her up on Friday in Oklahoma City and did lunch and some shopping. Alexander did great! He seems to enjoy shopping a bit more than his father!! The trip back to OKC was alright as well, but the trip home after dropping my mom off wasn't great. He kind of had a bit of a meltdown. He started screaming and there was nothing I could do about it until I could find a place to stop. He even hit his famous scream where he holds his breath and his face turns bright red. The one which I HATE because it freaks me out so much. And this was only made worse by the fact that there was nothing I could do while driving. Luckily, by time he hit this scream, we were pulling up to a gas station and I could get to him pretty quickly. But overall, he's a pretty good traveler.