Happy 11 month Birthday Alex!

Today marks Alex's 11 month birthday! We have had an interesting month.....We have been sick off and on, and just as recently as the weekend, were diagnosed with bronchitis! Alex was given nebulizers, and Dan and I are on puffers. For all of you with kids, hope you never have to rent a nebulizer machine. It cost $100, then another $60 for medication. I will be so happy when my extended benefits kick in next month!

Alex is walking up a storm, but him walking also means some pretty nasty falls. We had the french doors in our living room open, and Alex fell right into the corner, giving himself a very big welt, then a very black eye. He also has a perma bruise on the middle of his forehead, just because he keeps falling and hitting that part over and over. I am sure one day it will clear up!

I have also sent out the invites for Alex's birthday. Amazing, but it will be in one month! It seems like just yesterday we were anxiously hoping to be induced early, then anxiously waiting because I wasn't, and then finally Alex came to us! At each stage of the game we have always said that this stage was our favorite, but the last 4 months have really been our favorite stage. Watching Alex grow and learn and explore is really cool, and while I'm sure I'll be cursing him at the time, I can't wait for all those "why" questions, and being able to teach him all the things I know about the world!

I also just wanted to pass on a tip for moms of teething babies....I bought some frozen french toast from Superstore. It's their mini chef brand, and it's like an eggo waffle. you put it in the toaster, and voila! french toast! Alex hates eating them when they are toasted, but I give them to him frozen and they help his teething pain so much! So, if you just can't find relief from teething pain, give them a frozen eggo or something to chew on....It works like a hot dam!

Just some fun...

I thought I would post a good video of Alex walking, as well as some fun pictures we took. The video was taken about 1 week after he started walking, so about 2 weeks ago. We are doing well here..we still have this horrible cough, but for the most part we are over our sicknesses.

Alex is getting big, and I can't believe in just a week I will be sending out the invites for his first birthday! Time goes by so fast......I miss his small days, but have to say that he has been the coolest over the last 3 or 4 months with all that he has learned. He is even listening to instructions now. If you tell him not to do something, he will stop (for the most part), or if you ask him to come into the living room he will etc. He also knows when he's doing something he's not supposed too...He likes to take the batteries out of the remote and eat them, and we'll go to take them away from him and he'll run away! He also high tails it when we try to wipe his nose........I've never seen a kid move so fast before!