25 Random Things About Alex

If you are a Facebook user, you have certainly read most of your friends'"25 Random Things". Well, I decided to write 25 things about Alex. Some you will surely know, some you might not.

1. We chose the name Alexander just because we liked it, but also because I wanted him to have the name of a Yankees player (Alex Rodriguez).
2. His current favorite food is yogurt.
3. He took his first steps at Barnes and Noble when he was one year and 9 days old.
4. He didn't start "really walking" until about 14 months.
5. He has slept in his own crib in his own bedroom starting from his first night home.
6. His favorite Sesame Street character is The Count.
7. He is afraid of Mr. Snuffleupagus.
8. He is also afraid of umbrellas.
9. I think he is over his fear of monkeys.
10. When we saw him in the ultrasound when I was 20 weeks pregnant, he was moving his hands up and down like he was beating a drum.
11. When you tell him it's nap time, he immediately stops what he's doing and turns off the stereo.
12. He once fell off his changing table.
13. He easily goes through 50 books a day.
14. He is fascinated by cats.
15. After his bath, he walks into his room, gets his lambie and pacifier out of his crib, and walks around naked holding them.
16. He is a dancing fool.
17. He doesn't say a lot of words, but really knows a LOT of stuff.
18. He is used to a predictable schedule, which is why I think it's so easy for me to get him down for a nap and to bed at night.
19. When he was little, the only way I could get him to take a nap was if I took one with him. We would lie in my bed together for 2 hours every morning. I miss that sometimes.
20. The first time we took Alex to a restaurant, he was 4 weeks old. We went to Carraba's with my sister Jenn, her husband Mike, and Alex's cousin Reese. He was such a little fuss pot that Erik and I thought we would never be able to take him to a restaurant. But he did surprisingly well and we had a great time.
21. Alex won't eat ice cream. Once in a while we go to Isaacs, and with his kids meal there is a choice of a cookie or an ice cream sundae. We pick the sundae because we know he won't eat it, so Erik and I split it. This is why I'm in no rush for him to read.
22. He can moo like a cow, buzz like a bee, and hoot like an owl. But if you ask him to, he will most likely refuse to do it.
23. He liked his first haircut but screamed all the way through the second.
24. He has an Elmo toothbrush. He won't open his mouth to get his teeth brushed unless I talk like Elmo and say "Elmo wants to brush your teeth!"
25. He has said lots of different words once, but says four consistently -- mom, yeah, off, and what's that.

And that's what's happening on Boomerang Drive this week!

-- Holly