Hi Everyone!
This last month went by so quickly! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.
Alex celebrated his first Christmas with us and we loved it. He was quite the trooper being introduced to all kinds of people and enjoyed being held by everyone.
He went to the zoo for the first time on New Year's Day, visited with some of Jeff's family who had yet to meet him, got his first cold (which was probably harder for Mom than for him), and patiently let us take endless pictures of him.
He is so fun! Not only does he love to smile but he has begun to experience the joy of laughter that his parents have loved for many years! His first laugh was Christmas day but just this week he BURST out in laughter at his daddy and it was HYSTERICAL. He has also started drooling like a leaky faucet. Sometimes he'll go through three bibs in a day! (Partly because he'll stick anything in his mouth he can get his hands on, including both his fists).
He loves to play with his hands and talk to his mobile, which has some friendly creatures hanging from it. He also enjoys books that make noise or have fold out flaps. Diaper changing keeps both of us on our toes...now he's a little "firestarter" with his feet, as Jeff fondly calls him. And now that he's over 16 lbs., he's officially moved into size 3 diapers! He went through a phase at night where he'd rub his head vigorously back and forth as he woke up and consequently gave himself a buzzed baldspot on the back of his head. Plus now he has the reverse-monk hairdo going on so he's sporting quite the unique "do". He still loves to stand and, in fact, prefers it to sitting. Strange. But very cute. When he begins to fuss at the end of the day, a sure fire way to calm him down is to stick him in the tub! He LOVES it.
He will suck on his hands, stare at you and talk the entire time. One nice change is he doesn't cry the entire time he's in the car! Yay! He's managed to entertain himself with the monkey hanging back there with him and some little mini-blankets. Alexander has officially "moved out" and has been staying in his room for about one month.
Another blessing is that he has settled into a wonderful nighttime routine and sleeps from 9-12 hours without needing to eat. What a relief for Mom & Dad! (We have been made well aware that this is not always the norm and so are bracing ourselves for future children who may choose to be up every couple hours indefinitely! HA ha.). Our guy loves to dance and play patty cake with anyone who is willing to participate. We think he is going to continue being very observant and social. He loves to talk to other babies and will have conversations with us I wish I could translate!
He loves to play with his hands and talk to his mobile, which has some friendly creatures hanging from it. He also enjoys books that make noise or have fold out flaps. Diaper changing keeps both of us on our toes...now he's a little "firestarter" with his feet, as Jeff fondly calls him. And now that he's over 16 lbs., he's officially moved into size 3 diapers! He went through a phase at night where he'd rub his head vigorously back and forth as he woke up and consequently gave himself a buzzed baldspot on the back of his head. Plus now he has the reverse-monk hairdo going on so he's sporting quite the unique "do". He still loves to stand and, in fact, prefers it to sitting. Strange. But very cute. When he begins to fuss at the end of the day, a sure fire way to calm him down is to stick him in the tub! He LOVES it.
He will suck on his hands, stare at you and talk the entire time. One nice change is he doesn't cry the entire time he's in the car! Yay! He's managed to entertain himself with the monkey hanging back there with him and some little mini-blankets. Alexander has officially "moved out" and has been staying in his room for about one month.
Another blessing is that he has settled into a wonderful nighttime routine and sleeps from 9-12 hours without needing to eat. What a relief for Mom & Dad! (We have been made well aware that this is not always the norm and so are bracing ourselves for future children who may choose to be up every couple hours indefinitely! HA ha.). Our guy loves to dance and play patty cake with anyone who is willing to participate. We think he is going to continue being very observant and social. He loves to talk to other babies and will have conversations with us I wish I could translate!
For pictures of our little guy, go to: http://jesusislord.albumpost.com/2008-01-19Alexanderis4monthsold?page=1 (you can also see other pics of him on the main page of this website)
We know, there are a lot of pictures! But, as you know, we are the Newmans and we love to take pictures!
Love,
Jeff, Lisa and Alexander
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