Though I no longer get summers off, my school does get a short summer break to celebrate the fourth of July. Alexander and I started our break a day earlier than scheduled, as he came down with a stomach bug.
The stomach bug kept him home from school Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, but as usual, he was in great spirits the whole time. Though I was sad Daniel and I had to cancel our day date that we had planned for Friday, I cannot say I did not enjoy getting extra Mommy and me time with my favorite little chunk.
Luckily, he was well enough by Friday to keep his 6 month wellness visit.
Alexander weighs 18lbs 2oz
is 28.2 inches in length
with a head circumference of 44 centimeters
That puts him in the 97th percentile for height, and the 71st for weight.
Pausing for a bottle at the doctor (when we weighed him, it had been three hours since his last meal)
When I asked the doctor about sleeping, as we are still struggling to sleep well around developmental milestones, growth spurts, and sickness, the doctor said that Alexander is the size of a nine month old and will not suffer at all from skipping night feedings. She said it will help him to be a lifelong good sleeper to self soothe now, despite it being a difficult transition at first. She suggested giving him a bottle with a little water in it if he cries for more than a few minutes without falling back to sleep. I am happy to say that this seems to be going fairly well, with him falling back to sleep within minutes each time and going around 7 hours before his one and only night feeding. I've only given him the water when he wakes up at 5am and is considering waking up for the day,
We have celebrated Independence Day in a big way!
Don't mind me. This was the best family pic we could get.
Sunday, we went to a neighbor's house for a party. They've invited us over every year since we've lived here, but we've always had company in town. This year we headed over and had a great time! We had to leave before the fireworks to put Alexander to bed, but we sat in our driveway to watch the beginning of them.
Flirting with the pretty girls, as usual
On the fourth, Xander, Zoey, and I began our day with a bittersweet trip to Destin for our last walk with Magnus, Paisley, and Elena. We are going to miss them so much, but WILL see them again!
Magnus was very sweet to share his pirate ship
Alexander is sitting so tall, I didn't even have to assist him in playing with the ship
This crew makes me happy
When we got home, Daniel had a little fun with Alexander's festive bowtie
All dressed up as Party Boy from Jackass (I take no responsibility for this!)
While Alexander took in his afternoon nap, I cooked up the Martin family macaroni and cheese and got ready to head out to the Ulm family Fourth of July party
The festive outfits were so darn cute!
Rockin' his stars and stripes
All the babies seemed to love the water!
The Ulm house was the perfect place to celebrate our independence
I feel so blessed to be a part of our great nation.
Proud to be in the land of the free because of the brave.
Happy Independence Day
and thank you to all who serve in our nation's military,
especially those who are currently deployed!
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