Family Weekend

Lots of family members were in town this weekend for a bridal shower, so Alex got to have lots of fun with grandma, aunts, and cousins! Here's Maria feeding him dinner, and Alex laughing and having lots of fun playing with Grandma.

Drumroll please...

No photos this time, but big news in Alex-land -- he's crawling! For a while now, he's been scooting around on his tummy and would get up on all fours and rock, but this weekend he had a breakthrough and can do the real thing. He's clearly having a blast being able to move himself all over the place.

He also got his first ear infection this weekend, but, understandably, we're all much less excited about that new development.

Beep, beep, beep, beep, yeah!

Dave has started giving Alex rides in the laundry basket, an activity that causes endless amounts of delight. I have not been able to snap a good photo, showing just how much Alex likes being driven around in the basket, but the first one is not bad and I love his serious face in the second picture.

Block Party

Now that he can both sit and grab really well, Alex loves playing with toys on the floor, and a huge favorite are these plastic blocks. We play with them pretty much every day. Thanks Aunt Mindy!

It's a Party!

Alex had his first encounter with balloons today. He thought they were pretty cool!

What's this thing? Oh, I get it!

Alex tried a cup for the first time today, and he got the hang of it really quickly!

He flys through the air with the greatest of ease!

No, we haven't put Alex on a trapeze yet, but we did brave the Chicago weather to make our first visit to a park and he got to try out the swings! As you can see below, he loved it -- lots of smiles and giggles.

This weekend also brought walks in a new stroller (now that he can sit up), new food (avocado), and his first non-family babysitter. Lots of new experiences in Alex-land!