8 Months Old!

Two weeks and two days ago Alex turned 8 months old (aka November 14th).

Our little chunky monkey is...or was... 19lbs 11oz. I have no idea how tall he is but he definitely looks longer. He has a lot more hair coming through, unfortunately (or fortunately?) it seems to be taking shape of a faux hawk.

I should probably ditch the blanket idea now. He's too huge for it.


Alex and I went to our monthly Mommy and Me group. This time it was at Amber/Jake's house.

So many babies.


Here's Alex and Jake hanging out on the couch. Notice the teethers that each one is holding.



At some point, they decided to trade.




Sharing is caring.



There were a few days where Alex discovered some new muscles around his forehead. He kept making this weird squinty face which was terrifying. We started calling him vampire baby. Looks like it was just a phase since I haven't seen him do it in awhile.



Baby gurning competition?



Lots more to post about: Alex's cousins visit from Chicago, Thanksgiving, Daddy turns 31, Alex sits up on his own etc. Hopefully I'll get around to it sooner than later.

Random Photos from Early November

November has come and nearly gone. I was hoping to write a few proper posts this month but am now barely cranking out one! We have been busy!

I pretty much left off at Halloween with the updates so I will pick up there.
Alex is definitely teething this month. He puts whatever he can in his little gob.

(As you can see, he is perfectly happy with a washcloth or a spoon.
This is why I don't buy him expensive toys.)





Earlier this month he had a bit of a stomach flu. Took him a good week to recover.


Lots of daddy cuddles (or maybe just xbox?) helped him feel better.



Started to get chilly outside. Bundling up before one of our walks. He finally fits into this cute little jacket his Uncle Jamie and Auntie Liz sent from England months and months and months ago!


Eventually the rain came so we started hanging out at the bookstore. Check out his cool paci from Switzerland (Thanks Joanne!) So international!



A little nap on the way home.



Built up energy for his most favorite kitty.
Alex has become slightly obsessed with Mau.


She both loves and hates the attention. Notice how she's moved closer.



Close. But no cigar.




99.9% of the time Alex is a very, very happy baby. He is so much fun to be around.
We thought surely we'd be stuck with a non-stop cry baby since Matt's such a whiner
but clearly we lucked out! Looks like he got mommy's genes (yep...the good ones!)


Saved the best for last.
I'm not exactly sure how to caption this one. All I know is I crack up every time I see it.

We'll have to make sure we save it so we can show his future girlfriends when he's in his teens.
Muahahahaha.