Go Blackhawks!

Matt took Zack to his second Blackhawks (NHL) game on Saturday. Are we crazy? Yes! The game didn't start until 7:30 (30 minutes before Zack's scheduled bedtime). Zack made it through the first period and was spent. I think next time, Matt will take him to a day game.

7 months

Yikes, where does the time go? My baby is 7 months today. He is such a sweet little guy. We all love him so much. Even when Zack is going a million miles an hour, he takes time to give a little love to "Big Al." Alex is a rolling machine. He has perfected the roll to get him anywhere he wants to go or shouldn't be. He sits all by himself. In the last week he has been getting up on his knees. I hope that crawling is not on his mind! He loves to talk and is pretty easily amused. He has outgrown his infant carseat and is now in a big boy carseat facing backwards. My life just got ten times harder having to buckle him in and out of the new carseat. Alex is on a pretty predictable schedule now. He wakes up around 6:30am and goes to bed around 6:30pm. He usually takes two naps. He is eating 3 meals a day, takes one bottle and nurses three times. By the looks of it, he'll soon be joining his brother on the ice.

Sunshine!

The sun came out on Sunday and we took advantage of the beautiful day. A school near our house has a wonderful sheet of ice for skating. Zack loves being outside on his skates. He is getting faster and faster each week. Alex and I enjoyed soaking up a little vitamin D.

Weee!

Zack and Daddy

Zack

Burrrr, Alex watching very patiently

All cuddly and warm

Sunday, Matt and I took the boys sledding. Well, we took Zack sledding and Alex went to watch. The hill was a bit icy so we were flying down pretty fast. Zack had a great time. We all have a little cold. Zack has a pretty nasty cough and Alex has a little runny nose. We are anxious for more sunlight each day. I love it when the daylight gets a little longer each day.

The next great Hawkeye offensive lineman??? Alex 6 months

This big boy is off the charts. Yesterday we had his 6 month appointment and here are his stats: 20lbs 11 oz (95%), 29 3/8 inches (>95%) and a melon that measures in the 95%! Alex is a rolling machine. He can get anywhere he wants by rolling, rolling and rolling. He is a big talker and recently discovered his tongue and ears. Main concern is lack of sleeping through the night. He seems to rather enjoy my company every few hour in the middle of the night. The doctor laughed, looked at Alex and said, "this boy can get through the night." Easier said than done, right? Wrong. After three shots and some Tylenol last night, Alex slept from 6:45pm to 6:3oam this morning. He may of slept even longer, but I couldn't enjoy the peace. I had to go check on him. You'd think this was my first baby! Bravo Alex, let's see if we can have a repeat performance tonight.

The morning after celebration

The boys sported their Hawkeye finest last night for bed. Zack wore his jersey all day and wanted to sleep in it too. Who could blame the kid - he has good taste. Zack wasn't real into me capturing the moment this morning.

Cool new shirts!

Grandpa Kent and Grandma Jan sent these cool new shirts for the boys. Zack always love to ham it up for the camera.