Alex's Life: April 2006

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I hope everyones enjoying Alex's Blog. I keep trying to come up with ways to keep family invloved even though your far away. I thought the blog would be a good way to keep some of the little things from getting missed and to give you an insight on her daily life. I'll keep updating it but in return if you could leave some comments so that I know you're looking at it, that would be much appreciated. You can just click on the word "comments" that appears under each entry and it will take you to a page to enter comments or just feel free to email me. Thanks

Routine Week

This week has been pretty routine. Lunch with Dad on Monday. Storytime on Tuesday. Garage Saling on Wednesday morning (Where Alex got her groovy new patio set). Gymboree Wednesday afternoon. Thursday storytime. Friday lunch with Dad and a visit to the mall playland. Saturday Garage Saling. We also hit a couple of big Book Fairs where Alex got some really nice books. And we got her signed up for Swim classes which we start middle of May on Fridays. We tried to sign up for some music classes at Gymboree but they were currently booked so we'll try again next week. Nothing really new with Alex to report, shes just the same amazing kid becoming more and more like a little person everyday. She's doing great at walking, loves wearing her shoes, will come grab my hand and walk me to the door when she wants to go, often grabbing the keys out of the basket. Would love to spend 20 hrs a day playing in the back yard. Can throw Kylies ball more than a foot and loves playing tug with her. Says Woof Woof, Mom, Da and hot. Blows on her food before eating. Dogs, birds and water are sure to elicit squeals. Loves to bounce up and down and get tickled. And her favorite book is currently Clap Your Hands which also happens to be her favorite song. Like I said, shes just her and shes amazing.

Easter

We held off on Easter since Dad was out of town. So instead of finding her basket in a pretty dress, she got to roll out of bed Monday morning before Dad left for work and go in search of her Easter goodies in her nightie. Not only did she have a basket from the Easter Bunny (aka Mom and Dad), but she also had her basket from Mimi and Poppa, Grandpa and Grammy, and Uncle David. What a lucky little girl!

Monday we had lunch with Dad and then went to the Butterfly House, or tried to go to the Butterfly house. Turns out Monday is the only day its closed. Instead they've opened a brand new playground in the park and Alex decided to try and tire out Mimi and Uncle David. She had a blast on the swings and slides for over an hour and still cried when we left.

Tuesday we had lunch with Dad again and our usual storytime at Borders.

Wednesday we went to Grants Farm. It was a beautiful day. We saw at least 5 baby clydesdales which were just adorable. Alex liked the Tram ride through the park but her favorite was feeding the goats. She bottle fed them milk and only tried the bottle herself once.
After Grants Farm we went to Gymboree. Lots more peopel showed up for class this week. Alex is still warming up to it. I'm going to try and hit a couple of extra classes in the next few weeks.
Wednesday night Alex had so much fun having everyone take turns chasing her around the house. She gets those little shoulders hunkered down, thinking it makes her run faster. She ran and ran squealing with laughter until she couldnt even stand up anymore.
Mimi and Uncle David left on Thursday. It was so nice having them down for a visit. Alex really likes David. We took it easy that day, not doing much of anything.
Friday we hit a couple of garden clubs plant sales. We got a few plants for in the front yard and a few for the back. Didnt find anything for along side the garage (thanks to Mimi and David the roses are finally gone-Thank You!) so we might look at the garden center on Sunday. Dads out of town for a game so that will keep us busy.

Saturday we hit some garage sales (big surprise). Alex got some Groovy Girls, books, and Gymboree clothes, and a swing. We also picked up a water table which is going to provide hours of entertainment on those hot summer days. If today is any indication, she may have to be in a bathing suit to play with it.

Lets Play Catch-Up

With Troy being out of town and Mimi visiting, I've gotten a bit behind so time to catch up. Its been too long, I couldnt even tell ya what we did last Friday. On Saturday we went to a church sale and Alex got the Elefun Game which she had a blast with-I got to reload the butterflies again and again and again and (you get the idea). We also went to an Easter Egg Hunt in one of the local parks and it was nuts! Kids just grabbed everything they possibly could, baskets overflowing , while a lot of other kids got very few or none. Alex was in the none category but luckily shes still too young to really care, she was rather busy hanging on to me and wondering what all those crazy kids were doing. The sad thing is we were in the under 3 age category-I dont even want to know what it was like for the older kids, I'm envisioning stampedes and fist fights over the eggs.

Rocky Road

Thursday we went to story time at Barnes & Noble and she had fun there, singing songs & hearing stories about Easter. Most of the rest of the day was spent outside playing. She loves her little tikes play stuff and just toddling around the yard. Now she has the fishes to watch too so she thinks thats pretty cool. Her teeth are still giving her lots of problems. She (and thus Mom and Dad) was up from about 1am-5am, inconsolable much of the time. We spent Friday just taking easy, working around the house and doing a couple of errands. She's down for the night (hopefully the whole night) and I'm off to bed early. I've got to conserve my strength, I'm sick and Dads out of town for the weekend. It might be a very long couple of days.

Hump Day, Bumpy Day

Today was not the best day-Alex's teeth were really giving her problems all day, even with dual medication. She was really in pain, lots of crying and screaming and nothing seemed to helped. We tryed distraction by going to our Gymboree class and that helped a little. There was only one other kid in class today so it wasn't quite as much fun as last time. She played a little bit but was more reserved than usual. We went to the Aquatic store after class and she got to pick out goldfish for the pond. She enjoyed looking at all the fish, squealing and pointing at them swimming. We even got a couple of tadpoles for free so we'll have a couple of more bullfrogs in a few months time.

Doctor's Visit

Alex had her 15th month pediatrician appointment today. She weighs 23lbs 6oz (50%) and is 31 1/4" tall (75%). She was a perfect angel for Dr. McBride during the exam and passed with flying colors. She even handled the shots like a pro with only a5 second cry after the second shot.
After the appointment we went to storytime at Borders. She's a certified "regular" now that Miss Daryl remembers her name for the welcoming song.

Monday, Monday

Not much fun stuff today. We ran errands, picking up our leftovers from the consignment sales. Not much left over and we made more than we spent, thats always a good thing. Alex has been having a rough day and night with her teeth so hopefully tomorrow will be better.

A Night 2 Remember

Alex finally got to go to her first Blues hockey game and it wasnt just any old game, but the retirement party for one of the games best-Al MacInnis. Alex was a little restless during the ceremony, but once the game started she had her eye on that puck.

Alex got to be there to see #2 raised to the rafters, it was definetly a night to remember. She was so inspired, she decided to practice her slapshot before bed.

Saturday in the Park

I let Speedy & Daddy sleep in while I hit a rummage sale. I got a play-hut tunnel for Alex that was on her list and my find of the year for myself-an italian bird bath for $15 that probably retails for over $500-woo-hoo! Than it was home to rouse the troops and head off to IHOP. Alex filled up on sausage, pancakes, toast & eggs to make sure she had plenty of energy for the subdivisions Easter Egg Hunt.

She was all dressed up for the occasion and came prepared with her bunny basket.

She came, She saw, She got eggs..It was a good day

Took it easy on Friday, playing in the yard and reading lots. Went to another baby sale and bought a boat. Alex is preparing for vacations on the lake.

Change of Plans

Thursday is usually story time at Barnes & Noble, but Alex was up from midnight to almost 5am the night before so that was a no go. She's cutting another set of molars and not enjoying the experience at all to say the least. I think she has 14 teeth at the moment with more on the way. So we slept in to the wonderfully late time of 9:30 (well at least its better than 6:30), too late to make it to story time. Instead we went to the garden center in the afternoon and got a forsythia to plant by the garage. Alex as usual was a great help.

So far its been a busy week

Monday we had our first class at Gymboree. Alex had a great time checking out all the kids and all the new play equipment. We were the first to arrive and just so happened the second Mom was someone I knew from the zoo-small world. So Audrey showed Alex the best ways to climb through the tunnels and over the bridges. Our regular day will be Wednesdays but we signed up for bonus enrolment so we can sit in on any class as long as theres space. They have music classes there too so we're going to try and hit one of those next week.

Tuesday we went to Storytime at Borders. This week Alex met another 14-month old named Issabelle and they were both more interested in running around the store than listening to stories. Alex did come back though to sing "If Your Happy and You Know It", its one of her favorites. We're working on "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes"-she has head and toes, its just the in between parts that are giving her trouble, too much fun to skip right to the toes. We finished the afternoon off with a nice lunch with Daddy.

Wednesday it was lunch at McDonalds and playing on the slides there. Then it was over to a giant Childrens Resale where Alex got a toddler bed (I'm preparing for that first time she crawls up and over the crib), a Little Tikes Climber with Slide, Parents wooden activity center, Little People farm accessories (the farm is her favorite and yes I admit it, I'm addicted to Little People), CDs (always need more music to dance to), Books (We read several a day so always looking for new ones to hold her attention), and a few new outfits (a girl can never have too many clothes). Luckily I consign in the sale as well so I should make what I spent and then some.

Lexi Lass for the Day

All that fun can wear a girl out

We had dinner at R.T.Weillers and Alex got to look at all the doggy pictures on the walls until her food came (in a dog bowl of course). Hopefully that doesnt give her any ideas about the dog bowls at home.