Could it be?

Yesterday, Patrick and I noticed that Alex was snotty again. We started thinking that he may indeed have his daddy's allergy problem. Supposedly babies do not have allergies, but I have heard other mothers beg to differ. With the weather changing and the fronts coming in, seasonal allergies could very much be the cause of Alex's ear problems--too much snot! Oh me. How much Kleenex will we buy if they both have these allergies? My house will be filled with Kleenex everywhere you turn!!! Oh me.

Lots of Love

Lately, Patrick and I have been closer to God and each other than we have in a long time. He has shown us so many blessings and has protected us in our times of need, especially lately. I find myself overlooking God's love for me and concentrating on my love for Alex and Patrick. I want that to change. How can I love them as much as I want to if I can't even show that love to God? This has been haunting my thoughts. I am going to start concentrating on the love He shows me through his blessings, and less on those things themselves. It overwhelms me when I begin to list, in my head, all of the things that He has provided for me. That is the love I want all of you to see in me: pure, noble, and without hypocrisy.

Sicky

Well, our poor little one is on antibiotics for the third time now. Yesterday, he woke up at 4 AM and cried almost non-stop until 9 AM. I gave him Tylenol to take the pain away and he felt much better. I decided to stay home with him so I could "Mommy" him. He slept most of the day.

He apparently has an ear infection again. He has been really snotty since getting off the last antibiotics and I guess that caused the new infection. The meds tear up his little belly pretty bad, so I am not excited about having him on them for another 10 days. The doctor said that if this continues, he might end up needing tubes in his ears.

Even with all this going on, he still finds it in him to smile and laugh every time I look at him. I love him so much! What did I ever do without him?

I have a new Niece!!!

Clementine Marie Shaw was born today!

She weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces. Her Mommy is Patrick's sister, Christine. I have not been able to see them yet as it is Friday big weekend traffic in Austin and she is way up in the north west corner of Austin. (About 1-2 hours maybe to get there from Buda.)

He rolled over!!!!

Splish Splash Alex Takin' a Bath!

I know this is a naked baby but, hey, he is a baby and precious. Put your finger over the part you dont want to see if it bothers you.

He LOVES to take a bath. I started bathing him in the kitchen, but he made such a wet mess, I finally moved him into the big tub. This way, if he pees or poops in there, it is really easy to dump and refill the tub!