Alexander's First haircut

I recall Patrick as being much easier at this, he sat still. Alexander is much more of a wiggler and it was hard for Catherine to do her magic. Oh well, there will be many more haircuts to come.







Et Voila!

Yummy Cake

Thanks to Loren's picture taking here are images of Alexander getting a lot of joy from his birthday cupcake (made be Loren).

Happy Birthday

Here he is.... through the months. Our baby has grown.


Remember what I said last month about props? Here is Alexander paying attention to what is in his hands while I try to keep him on the chair and








It worked... I finally got a smile (see below). This month was a much healthier month and we discovered a wonderful, fun, talkative and busy little boy. In return Alexander has discovered another fun boy in the house. He and Patrick are very much enjoying each other (except when Patrick guards every single toy from his brother!). All in all though, it is really nice to hear Alexander laughing at and with Patrick. When we pick Patrick up at school, Alexander turns to his brother waiting for Patrick to make him laugh.
Alexander is still not walking but has mastered the stairs and therefore no gates are needed. In fact, now that they are not forbidden he is a lot less interested in them. As far as I am concerned, one of his favorite activities is feeding the dogs his meal. He loves to watch them scramble for the food he drops. He is also babbling a lot and interacting with all of, such as learning to wave and clap.
It is amazing to believe a year has gone by (it sometimes seems like so much longer than that) and look forward to another great year.