Addison's 2014 Christmas Wish List

Lets be honest, 4 year olds, they want EVERYTHING that they see.  Every commercial, every toy, everything.

This year we really didn't know what to get her because, again, let's be honest here, she has EVERYTHING she could want and then some.  Two parents who buy them everything because we can.  The kids want for nothing.

But when we told her she had to come up with something to tell Santa when she saw him, these are a few of the things she mentioned along with a few other things she's told me she wants.

Ninja Turtle "STUFF"

Anna & Elsa Dolls

Puppy Surprise, The purple one.  Anyone remember these from what the 90's??

Alex is Nine Months Old!

I swear I blinked and another month happened...sheesh.

No clue on the actual length/weight of this guy right now but stepping on a scale with him puts him between 24-26lbs depending on the scale.  I don't know how accurate that is at all, but lets just say that Addison was only 17lbs at 9 months.  Busting out of the seams of most of his 6-9 month clothing, Perhaps if I find the time this weekend we can make a switch over to 12 month clothing...or not, I mean some if it still fits fine. Still in size 4 diapers and still impossible to put shoes on his chubby, curled up toes feet.

Alex now has FOUR teeth, cut both of his top front teeth this month and is definitely working on some others as we speak.  He's been super momma clingy (if it was possible to be even more clingy than he previously was) this month, I'm assuming it's been due to the teething.

He's mastered crawling and is working on his couch surfing/deciding which day he's going to decide to take off running.  He's got the best balance I've ever seen in a baby and will just stand somewhere for minutes without using anything to support himself before plopping to his bottom.  It's kind of the weirdest thing I've seen.  He's also started "dancing" when music comes on which is really just him sitting down and rocking back and forth, but it's adorable.  He refuses to clap, he refuses to wave.

Still nothing I will consider a real first word yet.  He babbles a Da-Da, Ba-ba, and Mama sound but I refuse to accept it as a word until he says it directed to the thing/person he's babbling ;)  Is that high standards for the second baby or just me?

His hair is starting to calm down, it's still got a mind of its own but we've gone from flipping up straight into the sky to wavy and curly and looking like something out of the 70's.

Eating like a champ has only turned his nose up to some pre-made oatmeal thing I bought him from Gerber.  Everything else he eats like he's not had a meal in days.

Continues to have a mostly great attitude, super cute, super sweet, just getting a little bit of feisty.  As in, I scream like a banshee when things aren't going my way.

He loves to wrestle and rough house with his sister but the boy is seriously a biter.  Comes straight in with the teeth.  Is this something that he's going to outgrow, or am I going to have a kid with a biting problem on my hands.  Seriously, he does it ALOT!  He also puts everything in his mouth, look like he's sucking on something?  Probably a piece of: dog food, capri-sun straw wrapper, chunk of plastic shrink wrap from god knows what, dirt, anything else he can find to shove in there.  It's funny that Addison never was much of a mouthy (as in shoving EVERYTHING in her mouth) baby like he is.  Seriously, everything.

This month we went to Ohio for Thanksgiving and Alex got to meet some of his family that he hadn't gotten to meet yet.  He did great with everything, hotel stays and strange house naps.
We also got to see Santa this past weekend and while there were no tears or hysterics he definitely give the fat man a good "who the hell are you stare" but overall did great with him.

Alex Is Eight Months Old!

Let's hope that the 4th time I attempt this post I can make it work.  I'm determined to not suck at recording child #2's life.

I had a wonderful post all typed up all ready, and blogger lost it between the hours of 7am and 9pm..le sigh.  

Anyway, Alex is eight months old.  How.  How am I already making plans for a first birthday party?  I've tried to reason with myself that I don't need to be the pinterest party mom, but, lets be real here, I don't know how to do small.  Birthday's should be a big deal, surviving your first year on earth deserves to be a big party with cake in your face!!  So I'll be doing it, over the top, way too much time and money invested.  Consider it done.

I have no idea how much Alex weighs or how long is is right now.  What I do know is that the kid can EAT.   And eat, and eat, and eat.  He LOVES, LOVES, LOVES food.  I swear I offer him just about anything that we are eating minus the too hard to eat/spicy foods or just plain junk that I shouldn't eat myself and the kid is yet to turn his nose up to anything or not want another bite.  Just tonight I'm certain he ate a full grown man sized serving of peas and a serving of apple sauce.  

This month Alex mastered the crawl.  He has the cutest little no extension leg movements I've ever seen.  It's kind of like a shuffle across the room on his hands and knees. All he really cares about right now is his pink hanger which is his absolute favorite thing to carry around and chew on.  (Hey second kids, they totally get to do/play with whatever they want.)

Alex is probably going to be running by nine months, he is constantly trying to stand.  Not the couch surfing type of standing either, he wants you to help him stand in the middle of the room then when he gets balanced he'll scream at you and try to push your hands off him so he can stand on his own.  For an eight month old who isn't into couch surfing the boy has some serious balance.  He can stand there for way longer than I would expect without toppling over.  

Alex is still in 6-9 month clothing but he can fit most things 12 months these days too.  But you know me, I'm squeezing him in the clothes for as long as I can!  He's in a size 4 diaper which blows my mind since Addison never went over a size four before she was in regular underwear and potty trained.  (no she wasn't potty trained at 8 months either, the kid was/is tiny)

Alex has been a teething monster this month, still only two teeth but those top teeth are working their way down.  We spent the majority of last week being fussy as all hell at night, not sleeping, running fevers and chewing on everything in sight.  Luckily that seems to have ceased but those teeth are still not though. 

He continues to get more and more vocal but he is still content to sit and watch the world.  Mostly when his crazy, loud, center of attention sister is in the room I think he's too enthralled with watching her to have much to say about anything.  Or as the doctor said, maybe she scares him.  Lol, he thinks shes about the best thing in the world, and giggles like crazy when she catches his eyes.  So cute.

  I love this age, I just wish it would just slow down and last a little longer.  He's still such a mellow man.  Just don't come between him and a boob when he's been at the sitter all day and I have been at work.  Wholly clinger.  

This month Alex's first Halloween trick or treat was ruined with bad weather so we sat it out at Grandma's while Addison went out with Daddy & Poppa Larry.  We also celebrated Uncle Nick and Aunt Joey's birthday at the bowling ally where Alex got to be my lucky charm as I bowled two strikes to start out my first game all the while I was wearing Alex in the Tula.  (Don't worry it was all down hill from there.)