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Phone Book Fun
Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

Today, one of Alex's friends celebrated her first birthday. We were invited to the birthday party, but Alex wasn't feeling too well today so he went to bed early. Marty stayed home with him and I went to the party to drop off the gift and wish our friend a happy birthday. It is so hard for me to believe that in just two months, Alex will be turning one, too!

This year was already flying by, but now that I'm working, the individual weeks seem to be flashing by faster and faster. I don't want to forget anything! So here are a few details about Alex's days right now.

Alex eats three meals a day and feeds himself almost everything he eats. I feed him yogurt, cottage cheese, or soup from a spoon, but mostly he picks up cheese toast, pieces of fruit, cheese cubes, meat, waffles, and everything else for himself.

He still drinks two bottles of milk a day, and also drinks milk from his sippy cup at mealtimes. He takes about 16-20 ounces of milk a day, total. I remember at four months, he was drinking six six-ounce bottles a day... and at one month, he was having about ten feedings a day. Things sure have changed!

He has started picking up his books and turning the pages. Some of his favorites are Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.

He likes talking on the phone to his grandmothers in Georgia. He smiles and babbles when we turn on the speaker phone. Even without the phone, he talks and sings almost all the time!

He can stand on his own two feet and balance without holding on to anything. He can do this for thirty seconds! And he walks holding onto the furniture, but he's been doing that for quite a while.

He loves to play with toys at home and at daycare. He especially loves toys that make music, and tunnels that he can crawl through. He also plays with other things... his favorite non-toys are my keys, a box of Kleenex, and the phone book (see picture above).

He's been having good days at daycare for the last month. It took a while for him to adjust to going, but now he seems to love it. I look forward to reading the note from his teacher every time he goes, to find out what he did that day.

So the time is going fast, but we are enjoying every minute!