This week in Xanderland

A few pics from this week...

He seems completely entranced by the monkey. Whenever he sits in the jumperoo he can't take his eyes off it!

In his adorable bibs from cousin Dayna. 

Jessie got to meet him in NOLA, it was only fair her hubby David got to meet him while he was in Madison. 

So I says to Mabel, I says...

This sleeveless number cracks us up- thanks Amy!

With his uncle Dustin.

This one was taken a few weeks ago but I just remembered it today. It's the best pic of "shark face" I've ever managed to capture. 

NOLA Day 4: Heading Home

(Monday, August 26th)

It was a great but all too short trip.  Xander did very well on the flights, especially considering he is teething!  He got his first set of wings on the way home.  Hopefully the first of many!

NOLA Day 3: Aquarium!

(Sunday, August 25th)

Goofy start to the morning with Jessie and Woody Belle. 

We headed to the Quarter for lunch at Cafe Masperos with Jon, Elizabeth, Laurel and Seth. From there we walked over to the Audubon Aquarium- momma's favorite!  Xander was absolutely captivated by the fish.  He especially loved the sharks and giant turtle.

Finished the afternoon drinking cafe au laits and eating beignets at Morning Call in City Park. City Park is really lovely with a sculpture garden which we only got to glimpse from the car on the way out. 

Xander riding his motorcy...cle.

Fist Bump

NOLA Day 2

We started the day in our room with this hilarious prop dangling from the bedpost. 

After an excellent po boy lunch we went to the park to help a friend of Jessie's run her dog.  

Shopping at Kawaii NOLA, a really cute manga shop on Magazine, that was having its grand opening.  We got Hello Kitty ears for donating to ARNO. 

It was all too much for the nerdspawn. 

Bottle for Xander and a pre-dinner cocktail for daddy.

After a lovely dinner of red beans and rice, a little love fest with Jessie...

Great first day in NOLA!  :)

NOLA Day 1: First Airplane Ride

Today Xander got to experience air travel for the first time. He slept most of the way which was great for us (and the rest of the passengers).  Tomorrow we get to explore New Orleans with Jessie!

3 Months!!!

I can't believe our little man is already 3 months old. It's been amazing seeing how far he has come. He has been pushing his head and shoulders up during tummy time (even though he hates every second of it).  He's also nearly rolling over. He gets to his side but never quite makes it to his tummy. Perhaps because he doesn't want to. :P  But the biggest thing so far is his huge smile especially when accompanied by a giggle!!! The pics just don't do it justice. Here's a few from our little photo session this morning.

He's been going through another growth spurt combined with a developmental leap so he's been hungrier and fussier than normal. He has been sleeping less as well which has been tough on us. We think he might also be starting to teethe so it's a triple whammy this week. Tired parents. But happy. :)

Momma's Boy

In his jumperoo.  The perspective always makes his hands and feet seem huge!!! 

Hanging out with mommy...

New Discoveries

Today Xander really "discovered" his toys. Up until now he never spent much time looking at them, he was much more focused on us. He also started batting at them with his hands a bit. That was really cool!

Lack of updates

We haven't been doing a great job if keeping this updated. So, even if there's not a big update, I'm going to try to share more pictures. Anjee tries to send me one a day, so I'll try to share them here as well. Here are some recent ones. 

First day with Aly

Out friend Aly is going to be watching Xander one day a week. Here is X getting to know her and her son Roger.