Alexander at 6 & 7 months!

Today Alexander is 8 months old!! Wow. how the time fly's, we thought it would probably be a good idea to catch up on our blogging..... so here are the updates from his 6 & 7 months. ( By the way there's nothing new with Adam & I, were good happy & healthy, school is going well, first quarter is almost finished! :)

Alexander's 6 month check up went great he's a healthy, happy, smiley baby!!

Weight: 16.13 lbs- 35%

Head: 44.5- 68%

Length: 27in. -67%

As of Nov. 1st he has 4 teeth! He loves to eat, and can chew and eat basically anything you hand him, and Adam is thrilled so far not a picky eater like his mommy.

Our little climber attempts to climb up onto, into or over everything! He learned he can pull himself up, and now does so everywhere imaginable!!

Our little family just enjoying a Sunday afternoon!

Alexander Helping mommy decorate for Halloween

Alexander crawling under our bed, and playing peek-a-boo with the sheets! He is a speedy army crawler, and as of Friday Nov. 6th, can officially crawl on his hands and knees, although he prefers to just pull himself up and try to climb...but he definitely loves his new found mobility! (and we're getting a pretty good workout)

We were able to enjoy a weekend away in Mexico with family! The weather could not have been more perfect. Here's Alexander all dressed up for fun in Mexico!

Playing with papa in the water!

Snoozing after a fun afternoon in the sun!

This trip we got to ride jet ski's (it was my first time) and also got to go snorkeling, which was also my first time! It was awesome!! We saw tons of different fish, and a stingray. Also while we were there there was a giant school of fish that was swimming around it stretched out for what seemed like forever--It reminded me of the school of fish from Finding Nemo.

Alexander loved swimming with daddy, even when it was a little chilly.

Alexander and his friend Luna playing with bubbles!! (A new favorite)

This last month we were also able to spend some quality time with Nana, Aunt Nicole, and cousins Miley & Anya at the Zoo!!!

Our stroller train! :)

Alexander is also a wonderful sleeper, no matter where he is!

Playing dress-up with Daddy's Tie!

We have upgraded to the baby Einstein bouncer! and he loves it!!

Alexander loves water no matter where it is, especially helping mommy do dishes in the sink!

Scorpions!

Fall is here!! (Yay!! My favorite season) It is finally starting to cool down to temperatures that we can go outside and play in, take long walks, and even open the windows to cool down the house instead of using AC. Fall has always been my favorite season, I love watching the leaves change colors, its the perfect weather, but this year, by far, Adam, Alexander and I are most grateful for fall because it means an end to scorpion season. For those of you who don't know scorpions come out around spring time as it begins to warm up, and are truly out and about through the summer. (they come out when the temp. is above 77 degrees, below that its too cold for them) This year we had a scorpion infestation in our home. Starting on the day Alexander was born 03/09, until the beginning of Oct. we have killed a total of 79 scorpions, almost half of those being in our home and the other half on our property-- in the backyard, on the porch, or in the garage! We have become experts, learning as much as we could to get rid of our problem, hiring a pest control person, and then going out every night with a black light and hunting them. (Scorpions come out at night, and glow brightly under a black light.), and of course praying.We hope we have exterminated these little critters from our home and won't have any problems next year; every home on our little culdesac had a ridiculous amount this year, we think because of the construction going on by our house they migrated over. Adam has become an expert hunter, and isn't even a little afraid of them, I can tell you just about anything you need to know about them, but am still terrified of them. We were definitely blessed, nobody was hurt or stung, and there were even a couple of them that we say God caught for us-- There was one in a bucket and one in a candle jar, that we woke up and they were stuck in there, they couldn't get out, and we don't know how they could have gotten in.

Alexander used the telephone

He can't officially crawl yet... He sais Dadadadadadadada, but Lysa sais it doesn't count yet as his first word, even though it is an obvious testament to how much he loves his dada.... But I tell you he called me on the telephone unassisted this evening!!! Our kid is very advanced. Mommy stepped into the kitchen to get his bottle and left the phone next to him. I had just gotten off the phone with her. Well I answer and hear him grunting and making all sorts of noise. He pushed redial and talk :) Way cute and fun.
I love you Lysa. MUAH!

August 09'

August was a great month packed with lots of family fun before school started back up. We were able to take a vacation to go visit Great Grandparents in St. George, and then Grandparents and aunts up in Denver. It was Alexander's first long car trip (14hr) and he did amazing!!We were able to escape the heat of Az. and have lots of fun visiting with family. In St. George we were able to visit a couple of historic sites, and the lovely St. George temple. Alexander loved hanging out with his Great Aunt Mariann, and his Great Grandparents. While we were there him & Great Grandma had a funny joke that nobody got except for Alexander, she would hold him and he would get all smiley and then just laugh and laugh!! :) We were also able to spend a week in Denver, where we got to go to the park, go hiking up in Colorado Springs, enjoy thunder storms cooler weather and hang out with Papa and Grandma Vavrek, and Aunt Mickey & Aunt Amanda. (I was also able to get Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, which is my favorite soda, unfortunatly you can't find it in AZ anymore) It was great to be able to see everyone, Alexander loved to be there, he especially liked stealing papa's popsicels! At the beginning of August we also were able to visit with some family friends 'The Sinnots' who were visiting from Ireland!(We can't wait to see them again, next time hopefully we can go to their house :) This month ended with Adam starting his 2nd Year of Medical School!! This month also brought The Hunter Family to AZ! We are so excited to have them living close by now!!

Alexander Playing with his Great Grandma & Great Grandpa Foster

The Beautiful St. George Temple, and one of the many beautiful flowers on the temple grounds!

Adam having a blast climbing the wall

at the Denver museum...

Erika & Alexander walking along

at one of the Museum exhibits

Hiking up at 'Seven Falls' in lovely

Colorado Springs!!

More August 09'

Everybody resting & enjoying the beautiful scenery

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Alexander in his gilligan hat

(... a few moments after this pic.

was taken his hat blew into the falls:(

Mommy's boys tired after a fun day w/the family!

Alexander LOVES Lemons, in all its varities.......

Papa Tom introduced Alexander to Lemon Popsicles

and now they are his new favorite treat!

Riding the animals at the mall!

"Yee Ha"

Going to lunch @ 'La Lomas' w/ Papa Tom

Alexander looking oh so cute in Aunt Mickey's glasses

Spending quality time @ the park!

Me & my sweet little sister Amanda

Eating w/Brendan & Katrina Sinnot

at Barro's Pizza (A family Favorite)

4 Month Check-up

Alexander had his 4 month Check-Up and shots this mid July, and we're happy to report he is a healthy, happy, and beautiful baby.
Weight: 14.2 lbs which was 31%
Height: 25 in. which was 50%
Alexander is doing great! He talks and laughs constantly, rolls over, and scoots all over the place! He started solids this month so far he loves squash, likes green beans, and will NOT eat bananas!
He loves to go outside even though it's 110 degrees ( he is definitly an AZ baby)
He also loves music, veggie tales, and is afraid of the mixer!
Critics continue to rave that there is no baby cuter ;) (lysa is making me take credit for this comment)

So cute!

No! You can't eat him