Alex Baptism

We baptized Alex on Saturday, October 4. It was a bittersweet weekend...as it was 5 years ago that my Grandma Millie passed away. We miss her so much and I just know she would have loved my boys.

We are blessed to have wonderful Godparents for Alex. Thank you to Kristin, Phil, Eric and Jenna for being willing to guide Alex in his spiritual life. You are all very special to us and we love you very much.

Thanks, especially, to my wonderful friend Misty for taking such great pictures of all of us. If you want to see them click here.

Texas in October

I just got back last night from a wonderful visit with my good friend, Laurie, and her family. I took Alex with me and we began our adventure last Tuesday morning at 6AM with a flight from Spokane to Denver, a short stop and on to San Antonio. Now, allow me to brag. Alex didn't cry once, not even a whimper. I think people naturally get very nervous when they see an infant get on a flight...but Alex impressed everyone with his ability to just sit there and be quiet. What a good baby! The drive from San Antonio to Del Rio was another story...have I mentioned that my baby HATES his car seat?

David and Laurie are moving to another home in Del Rio this week, so most of the week was spent packing up and taking small loads to their new house. Then, David gets the bright idea (on Friday night mind you) to have a yard sale on Saturday morning. This story will take an entirely separate blog. Let's just say that David wasn't as organized as he could have been and there were random people wandering into the room that I was sleeping in to look at the tv that was in the room. Ever been woken up by strange people looking at you speaking a foreign language?

Can you believe it?

Here are the pictures of Alex at 2 months old. Right now he is not as happy as he looks in these pictures, so my post will be rather short. Gotta go rescue my little man from his mean old daddy (since this baby never wants him...just mommy!)!

Pumpkin Patch

Last week my sister asked me if I wanted to take the boys to the Pumpkin Patch. I had never actually been to a "pumpkin patch" before, so I was totally game. We decided that we would go on Saturday afternoon. Matthew had a total ball. We left Alex at home with daddy because it was VERY cold here and VERY windy at Green Bluff. We picked out a pumpkin and then went into the play area for about 45 minutes so that Matthew could jump on all of the inflatable toys. He even met a nice older boy who helped him through one of the inflatable toys that required a little bit of climbing.

Here are some pictures. I know that I have derilect in getting pictures of Alex up, and I will do that, but I have most of the pictures at 2 months on my mom's camera. We are going for family dinner tonight, so I will blog a little bit from there. I can't believe how big he is getting and how much he is changing every day. Alex and I are headed to Del Rio to visit my friend Laurie in a couple of weeks, so his three month pictures will be taken there.

Looking at the pumpkins:


Let's see what's over there:


So many pumpkins, so little time:


I found one...better sit on it so no one else gets it:


Pumpkin picking makes me laugh:


Gee, I don't look like my mommy and Aunt do I?


The nice boy who helped me in the bouncer:

Alex - 2 Month Update

Alex is getting bigger and bigger every day...I swear it! He had his first shots yesterday which were anything but fun. We spent the evening dealing with a very fussy little baby. He has also caught his first cold, so it was almost a double whammy for him.

Here are his "stats": he is currently 13 pounds, 10 oz. and 23 inches long. He started smiling at us about 2 weeks ago, which about the only thing that keeps me going when he is awake at 3am and refusing to go back to sleep.

I will get some new pictures posted tonight...I promise!

Matthewisms

For those of you who are not Lutheran, I need to share with you the exchange that occurs at the beginning of each service so that you have a better appreciation of Matthew's exchange with his preschool teacher on Friday:

Pastor: May The Lord Be With You
Congregation: And Also With You

I go to pick Matthew up on Friday from school, which happens to be a part of our church. I am on my cell phone with Kevin (not driving) in the car having already buckled Matthew in. All of a sudden I hear this exchange:

Matthew: Goodbye Mrs. Nyholm
Mrs. Nyholm: Goodbye Matthew
Matthew: May the Force Be With You

Sunday we got up and went to service for the first time in 7 weeks. Matthew always goes to the nursery for the majority of the service, but we bring him out for communion and prayers at the end. Sunday he was particularly talkative

Matthew ("whispering"): Daddy, is it time to go?
Kevin: No, Matthew.
Matthew ("whispering"): Why?
Kevin: Because the service isn't over
Me: Matthew, be quiet
Matthew (in an even louder "whisper"): When are they serving the food and juice?

And, by far the funniest thing he said on our way out of the parking lot in the car on Sunday:

"See ya later suckers"

Back to School

Matthew started school yesterday with orientation at St. Mark's Preschool. I think he is going to do very well with Mrs. Nyholm. She has been teaching preschool for 27 years at St. Mark's and seems to really know her stuff. Matthew was pretty comfortable in the room because it is the same room they use for nursery during church service. There are 4 other little boys in his class, so I am really hoping he will make some friends.

As usual, I was the only mommy who works. I don't know why that bothers me so much, but it just does. I guess I sometimes feel like they are all looking down on me because I don't spend every waking moment of my day with my kids. Thankfully, I have a great boss who will let me take some time away for things like field trips and special programs.

Matthew's class is the "Teddy Bear" class:


Here is Matthew sitting in "circle time" with his classmates:


Matthew helping to open a special new gift for his classroom with Mrs. Nyholm and the other boys: