Say Hello To Baby

Alexander's first week as a little brother was very super-busy and over-all pretty enjoyable! The boy got to spend Monday afternoon with Papa, while Mama & Maia registered for classes @ Wheeling Park. Then, Tuesday Maia took the tot back up to tack on some more challenging classes (French 4, Physics). I don't think the school guidance counselor really enjoyed the babe's visit, but overall, I was impressed with his behavior!

Alexander was pretty lonely after Maia left for her first day of American High School, but luckily baby Abby & her Mama came over to entertain him!

The week has been pretty crazy... did I mention the little guy has another double ear infection? Yeah. Unfortunately, you know what that means... tubes. Thursday. 7:45am. Ugh.

Of course, tubes are definitely the right choice. The boy has spent way too many days of his short life hopped up on antibiotics, but anesthesia is no trip to the zoo... well, according to the neighbor, it will make the boy pretty loopy, so maybe it will be like a trip to the zoo...

In the 5 nights that they boy's been on antibiotics, he's managed to sleep 2 full nights. IN! HIS! OWN! BED! I mean, I didn't sleep much better (sleep @ 10ish, up on the regular "up" schedule, and then up for the day around 6:30am), but hopefully the little one's finally getting back on schedule! He used to be such a fabulous sleeper, happy all day after a good 11-hour snooze. Poor guy... but that's all gonna change next week. Come Friday, I plan to have the healthiest, never-gets-sick kid in Wheeling!

On another bad-parenting note... I guess I drink too many Fountain Diet Coke's while driving that boy around town... you know, since when he found one of my discarded cups, the little man headed straight to the driver's seat of his pickup for a quick slurp... At least I'm not pounding back cans of beer... that would be awkward!

Back to being a little brother... Alexander LOVES it! Maia is wonderful. Mature. Good natured. Happy. Intelligent. And she loves the boy. I am just so impressed, I am ready to send Alexander to an Italian school just so he can be as well-rounded as our newest addition!

Maia loves basketball... so, now, the baby loves basketball! Luckily, I was able to find 4 (flat) basketballs for cheap at local yard sales this summer!