Dan has this week off, so we have been having fun together. Nothing too exciting, but it's been nice to have another set of hands to pass Alex off to every now and then! Alex is proving to be a really happy kid so far. He is pretty calm, crying only to express that something is actually wrong, and it usually doesn't take long to figure out what that is and fix it. So, I count us as pretty lucky parents (knock on wood!).

Alex and I have been going on walks together almost every day. Sometimes to the store, sometimes just around. We all went on a walk a couple of nights ago. That includes all the human members of the family and Sydney. We walked to Blockbuster to pick up a movie we planned to watch with a friend. Alex rode in the baby carrier (OK, he slept in the baby carrier. We've discovered that it is a great way to put him to sleep).

This is Alex and Dad after that walk:


It's getting cold here, so we had to bundle up! We then had to adjust the straps on the baby carrier because they were set for summer in Texas and suddenly it's turning to fall. I know it's already cold in Lubbock and Wisconsin, but the chill has only recently reached this far south!