"You did what?" Technically, these photos are from September, but there are only a few of them so it didn't make sense to give them their own album. I love his little pajamas. Wish it were warm enough for him to wear them again.
This was soon after Alex discovered his tongue. It spent much of its time hanging out of his mouth, so his drool volume increased exponentially.
"A block, you say? Very intervesting."
Alex demonstrates how he can change his mood from happy to angry in three quick photos.
Alex loves Monty. Monty, however, merely tolerates Alex.
Hi, Dad. What's that in your hands? A camera? Are you going to take another hundred shots this month? Give it a rest, man!
Alex still loves Monty, and at least initially Monty kind of dug it, too.
Hello? Is anyone there? It's Alex. This crazy guy keeps taking my photo. Creeps me out. Hello? Anyone? C'mon!
Alex discovers his toddler-sized rocking horse.
Grandma Nina reads Alex a story.
I love this smile.
And this one.
Alex wasn't in the mood to play with his toy phone. Normally, he holds it up to his shoulder or cheek and says, "Hi".
He wasn't impressed with his toy train either.
Stefanie, Alex and I watched Andrew and the Sprague Marching Band perform at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. It was chilly that day, so we bundled Alex in his bright-red bunting.
Alex rides a toddler-sized rocking horse at a children's store in Corvallis. We were in town for Andrew's marching band performance at Reser Stadium.
Stefanie took Alex to NW Kids Club, where we now have a membership thanks to Alex's Auntie Teresa. He loves that place, and we love that it's indoors so we can stay dry while Alex plays.
Alex started using a spoon in October, but he mostly just used it to play with his food. He didn't start using utensils successfully until December.
Alex likes to borrow Stefanie's brush so he can brush his thin, blond hair. How cute.
We met Teresa, Heather and her family and in-laws at a pumpkin patch/farm, where Alex was introduced to goats. They were his new favorite animal of the day.
Auntie Teresa loves Alex.
Alex roamed the pumpkin patch looking for the best one to take home, or in a few cases, to eat it. Ptooie.
Alex is definitely a hugger. Here he hugs Heather's second-oldest, Julianna, who dotes on him. This was taken at lunch after the pumpkin patch.
Alex tries to escape from Heather's youngest, Katie, who also dotes on him, but in a different, more aggressive way. Another photo from lunch after the pumpkin patch.
Alex loves to close doors, but he's not tall enough to open them yet. One of his favorite games is to close the door and knock on it while we are on the other side. We knock back, and he giggles.
Alex tries whipped cream - homemade, of course - for the first time. When it was gone, he squealed for more.
Alex visited me at work on Halloween, and my co-workers doted on him. Afterward, he went to the newspaper for a group photo of all of the SJ kids in their costumes.
Adam, Melissa and Baby Oscar at the Statesman Journal for a Halloween photo of the SJ kids.
Beth and Baby Eli at the Statesman Journal for a Halloween photo of the SJ kids.
Alex and Eli play before the photo shoot.
Alex had trouble sitting still since he had just started walking on his own.
I know it looks as if Alex is attacking Eli, but he's only trying to hug him. I swear.
Moms and boys at the photo shoot.
We attended a friend's Halloween party the weekend after Halloween. Stefanie dressed up as a mama giraffe to Alex's baby giraffe. It was cute.
