Alex is almost 9 months old now. We can't believe how fast the time is going, and how quickly he is growing. It's hard for us to even remember when he was so tiny and couldn't crawl. He is a bundle of energy. He loves to crawl all over the house, open cupboard doors, chase the cat, and play with his toys.
In the past month he's been starting to babble a little. He's started saying "Mama" but it comes out as "Baba" some times. He hasn't gotten anymore teeth, but is far ahead of schedule already having eight. Julie endured her first nights away from Alex as she had a business trip to Chicago. D.J. took Alex to Grandma and Grandpa Kearney's house while she was away. Both mother and boy did very well, but were very happy to see eachother when they got home.
On October 23rd we celebrated our 3rd anniversary. Grandma and Grandpa Fretwell took care of Alex so we could spend some time together over dinner.
Here's D.J. and Alex all ready to watch the Viking game. Unfortunatley they didn't show it... surprise, there was a Packer game on.
Alex got a new Vikings sweatshirt because he out grew his other Viking out fit so fast. Here he is proudly showing it off.
Alex loves to play with the remotes, and the other morning he got 2 of them and had a lot of fun playing with them. 
Here's Alex taking his bath - D.J. wanted to see how "big" he could get Alex's hair, this is what we got, but Alex wanted to show you his duckie.
Alex has a couple different smiles, there's the one when he's laughing and it's a big smile, but then there's the sly little smile where his eyes will crinkle and his cheeks will raise to show his little teeth - this is my favorite smile because it's so genuine!!!!!
This one is of Alex during trick or treating (we have it on Sunday during the day, so it's safer, but not quite the "Halloween spirit"). It was tiring for the little man to hand out so much candy. (We only went to a couple neighbor's houses, and passed on the candy - maybe in a few years.)
Here's Alex in his pumpkin costume with our other pumpkins, I know which one's my favorite, how about you?
Here's Huey, Alex's stuffed cat.
Here's Alex on his rocking moose.
This one is of Alex during trick or treating (we have it on Sunday during the day, so it's safer, but not quite the "Halloween spirit"). It was tiring for the little man to hand out so much candy. (We only went to a couple neighbor's houses, and passed on the candy - maybe in a few years.) Here's Alex in his pumpkin costume with our other pumpkins, I know which one's my favorite, how about you?
Here's Huey, Alex's stuffed cat.
Here's Alex on his rocking moose.
