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Alex Giggling

viakun — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:59:27 +0000

I’m still standing, better than I ever did…

viakun — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:28:44 +0000

Alex is pulling himself up on furniture. He’s quite pleased with himself. Sitting back down usually means just kind of falling or plopping down.

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Pincer grasp

viakun — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:28:29 +0000

We had dinner at the Farmer’s Market tonight. Alex had broccoli, yum! And he used his pincer grasp (thumb and forefinger). My baby is growing up.

Botanical Garden

viakun — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:44:38 +0000

Yesterday, Babushka Dora, Alex and I went to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. We had a lot of fun.

We saw some cool critters.

And we were pretty tired when we got done.

Internet frustrations

viakun — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:51:21 +0000

No blog yesterday, no cute photos or videos of Alex. Apparently, my laptop has figured out that its replacement has been ordered, and has vowed to make me regret it (not ordering sooner, that is). All day, I struggled with intermittent internet, until realizing only at a late hour that I could get a good connection if I plugged a cable directly into my computer and the router. So, don’t trip over the wires if you come visit.

My next workhorse is the Dell XPS M1530. What I really wanted was an Alienware laptop, especially for its backlit keyboard and alien logo on the lid…it would make me the hippest Mom this year.
Speaking of aliens, we’ve been watching Buck Rogers episodes on Netflix. It’s just amazing how all the aliens are just like humans! Well, since we’re the end result of evolution, that only makes sense. Dawkins, don’t strike me down with a lightning bolt.

Before I lose your interest completely, here are the cute photos of Alex eating broccoli.

Mini Greg

viakun — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:44:32 +0000

And if there was any doubt that Alex takes after Greg…

Greens

viakun — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:15:34 +0000

Well, Alex sure takes after his Grandma Marilyn! He tried some cooked kale today, and ate it right up! He loves his greens.

Grandma’s back!

viakun — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:49:46 +0000

Babushka Dora is back! Thanks to Spirit Air’s incredibly cheap flights. We had a nice lunch at an outdoor cafe. Alex entertained Grandma, while I actually took a photo of a bird!

Naan

viakun — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:39:18 +0000

Lately, Alex and I have been really sleeping in late. Since he started crawling, Alex wakes up at night to practice. Naturally, it wakes both of us up, and makes us both grumpy. Refer to the “Caffeine” poster a few posts back!

For linner (lunch/dinner), we went to our favorite Indian buffet, where Alex made friends with all the staff. He got to munch on jicama and celery, and bang a spoon on the table (with a good beat!)

Oops, gotta run…Alex just pulled himself to a standing position using the couch.

Vaccines

viakun — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:57:22 +0000

Alex got 2 vaccines today, the DTaP and the oral one for Rotavirus. He wasn’t impressed with the taste of the Rotavirus liquid, but he didn’t even flinch when he got the DTaP shot. Obviously he got his fearlessness from me, since we all know how Greg reacted to his shots when he was a kid

We’re breaking up the vaccines according to the alternate schedule in The Vaccine Book. According to our pediatrician, a lot of parents are asking for this alternate schedule. I do meet Moms who tell me they love their pediatrician, and just do whatever the Doctor recommends. Personally, I respect my pediatrician, and do what she recommends if I’ve researched it and decided that it makes sense.

Alex got his first bite of pear today, both in pear mush and chunk form. His favorite fruit seems to be banana, apple second, pear third. He’s also tried Asian pear, but he spit most of that out.

…and now to the tune of “Oh where oh where did my little pear go…”