Emergency Room

Alex had his second visit to the ER this week. (When I initially posted this as his first ER visit, I was wrong. I had forgotten that we had to take him to the ER in Mt. Carmel over Christmas.) Fortunately it wasn't anything too bad. He took a spill at school and cut his forehead. The doctors decided that he didn't need stitches, just glue, but they didn't have any they could use in the office, so we had to have it done at the emergency room. Alex was a trooper and behaved very well, considering the injury and the fact that going to the ER meant not taking a nap. It's already healing very nicely.

Four Boys and a Park

We had a great time this morning with Owen, Jay, and Ben (Jay's little brother). Alex, Jay, and Owen all started day care together in the same infant room and have been buddies ever since.

On the big teeter-totter.

Everyone down the slide!

Choo, choo! Riding the train.

Making the train go.

My Little Green Wagon

Alex got a wagon today. We had lots of fun roaming around in it, and Alex likes pushing it too.

Loading up for the first time.



So happy to have a wagon!



Riding around the neighborhood.

Bike Riding

Alex's teachers told us that he had learned how to pedal a trike, but today was the first time we got to see him do it. Other than the fact that his front wheel could use a little oil to get rid of the squeak it was pretty great.



Cecily is very fast!

Easter Egg Hunt

I'm a little bit behind but here are some photos of all the fun Alex had hunting for Easter Eggs last weekend at Aunt Laura's.

Ready to go and concentrating very hard.



Picking up eggs.





The back yard is full of eggs! (The front yard was too.)



The basket is almost full.

What else would you do with a full basket but find a place to dump it from?!

Playing with Tape

Alex has discovered that tape makes a really fun toy. Here are some pics from this morning.

Measuring out just the right amount.



Obviously, the chair needed some tape.



Hamming it up for the camera.



Not much talking in this one because he was so focused on the task at hand. (At the end of the video, he's saying "I want some help," which is what we taught him to say when he needs help instead of fussing or whining.)

Weekend Activities

Alex had a very full and fun day at home today. We were able to play in the basement for the first time in two weeks (now that our sewer repair is complete). Our handyman came by to fix some of the damage to the walls, and Alex really enjoyed watching him work. Alex put on his tool belt and hammer so he could "help."



Alex took a long nap and was in rare form afterwards. He decided to do a puppet show in the hallway, which consisted of bringing all of his stuffed animals and the toys from his bin out of his room and into the hall.



He was jumping around, so we decided to see if we could get him to do that on camera. He gave us much more than we (especially Dave) bargained for. He definitely is letting his boy personality come out.