6 months old!

Alex turned 6 months yesterday! Yes, it has been six whole months since Alex entered this world. He's been to Arizona, California, been R2D2 for Halloween, saw his first snow, cut his first teeth, been visited by lots and lots of relatives, sat-up, rolled-over, and now...drum roll please----started crawling! Alex started his "army crawl" on Valentine's Day. He was after Mike's cellphone and that was motivation enough for him to start crawling. We have recently installed baby gates on the top of our stairs and have started to babyproof all the cabinets and drawers around the house. It has just been within this month that Alex decided that it was time to enter the big boy world. He's changed so much! Ackk! My little boy is growing up :(
Mike's sister Meghan visited us last weekend. Although it was a short visit, Alex had a blast playing with his aunt. He can only take so much of Mommy so when he saw a new face, he was all smiles!
My little doggy Noodles is in Arizona right now and unfortunately experienced a bout with pneumonia again. He had to be taken to the emergency vet on Sunday night and was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia. He had it in September but something in his lungs and throat is allowing particles of food to enter his lungs. Therefore causing a build-up of liquid around the lungs. He is recovering well but I just cannot imagine the toll this has taken on his little body. Please pray that he gets well!

6 months old and loving it!

What are you feeding me now?

Sweet potatoes...kinda weird

Caught red-handed!

I like pretty girls.

Happy Valentine's Day

Sitting up, haircut, teeth--- oh my!

It's just been a few weeks since Alex and I returned from L.A and it seems like he has hit so many developmental milestones since then. He has now officially cut his two front bottom teeth after many many days of fussiness, crying, and obvious pain! He can also sit up on his own which allows him to bang away at his numerous toys. Alex is very content playing in an upright position but as soon as he gets tired, you can hear a nice soft thump on the carpet as he decides that it's time to lay down. I wince when I hear that but he doesn't utter a cry or a wimper. Mike and I also decided that it was time for a much needed haircut. His mullet and bangs were just not cutting it anymore (pardon the pun)! However, I did not attend beauty school so what seemed like a perfectly easy task turned into a very traumatic and horrendous experience. Yes, Alex has the dreaded bowl haircut. Not only did I cut the back too short (and lopsided of course) but his hair looks very much like a half-coconut---a bunot for all you Filipinos out there. I pretty much gave up and decided it would grow back anyway and then I would just leave it to the professionals next time. And that's what hats are for right?
Alex also tried rice cereal for the first time a couple of weeks ago. He has learned to like it (although much of it still ends up all over his face). We are going to start fruits and veggies at his 6 month birthday and we'll let you know how that progresses. The little munchkin is waking up right now so I must attend to him! Happy Valentine's day everyone!