The next Bachelor...

Yesterday, we met our friends Esther and Sofia for lunch. This was our first time to see them since we were back from Texas. We had a really great time catching up with them! With the two babies, I think our table had the full attention of all of Panera! :)

It was really fun because Alex and Sofia are so much more interactive now. They sat in their highchairs across the table from each other and talked or screamed at each other, played with each others toys, and smiled at each other!

I am LOVING this picture of the two of them! Apparently, the girls are already chasing after Alex! Alex doesn't seem to be minding it though! :) Sofia is 7 months old here and Alex is almost 6 months old.



On another note, Alex LOVED Sofia's doll. I just had to get a photo of that for Daddy! =)

Best Buy can tire a guy out....

Yesterday, we went to Best Buy to pick out a new TV for the living room. After about 30 minutes of all the TVs, music, and people, Alex's head started bobbing and then he just fell asleep right there in the cart!

It's nice to know this will put him to sleep. We may be walking around Best Buy more often!! :)

Enchiladas & High Chairs!

Yesterday, we went to Chuy's for dinner so that I could chow down on some good Tex-Mex before heading back to Georgia, where I will be deprived of good Mexican food until I'm back in Texas again.

Alex also got to have his first experience sitting up in a highchair at a restaurant. Just like the shopping cart, he had a lot of fun! He really loves the freedom it gives him. He banged his hands on the table a bunch. Then, he played with some toys on the table and quickly threw them all on the ground. Also, notice the super cute high chair/shopping cart that Becky made him. It looks great and works great too!!



Doesn't he just look like he's ready for some enchiladas too?? We left Chuy's absolutely stuffed!! It was SO delicious and I will miss it so much while I'm back in the land of fried chicken and grits. The Mexican food just isn't quite the same there.

First Ride in the Shopping Cart!

Yesterday, my mom and I planned an outing with Alex to Hubbell & Hudson, a new gourmet grocery market here in The Woodlands. It was a TON of fun to explore the store. They have lots of great organic produce, delicious gelatto (yes I had to have some!), wonderful bread, and tons of other great stuff you just don't see at your average grocery store! We had fun walking around the store, exploring, and trying a few of the samples! They even have a refrigerated "Beer Alley" (photo below) that made me think of Jeremiah...he would LOVE all the beer from around the world...too bad he's on the other side of the world.

The best part of the whole trip was that Alex got to try sitting up in the shopping cart like a big boy! He LOVED it! As soon as I set him in there, he squealed with happiness! I think he really liked having the freedom it gave him. I'm also really excited that his first shopping cart experience was at this gourmet store. Maybe it will help him become a good little cook one day, unlike his mommy!

We also bought Alex some frozen Happy Baby organic sweet potatoes and pears to try. They look really good and really did not cost more than the Gerber Organic or Earth's Best foods, so I can't wait to see what he thinks of them!

On the Move...

The little monkey is getting very mobile! When you leave him in one place, he doesn't stay there anymore. He is rolling, scooting, and making his way everywhere he can! He ends up underneath this chair quite often and gets pretty frustrated with it. One day, he was completely stuck underneath it and couldn't move at all....it was pretty funny, although he thought it was terrible!

Happy 5 Months!

Alex turned 5 months old last Monday. I have been trying all week to add a little bit about what he is up to now and I finally have some free time!

Overall, Alex is becoming much more fun! He smiles all the time and laughs a lot more now. He's still a bit fussy, but it's getting to be less than in the past.

His biggest milestone is that he is now sitting all by himself. He has been getting better at it over the last month, but the day after Christmas was the first time it seemed to really "click". Now, he can sit and play with his toys. It only lasts a little while though before he rolls himself over to be on his tummy.

It is a lot of fun to watch him because he wants to crawl so bad!! He is doing really good push ups now and getting much stronger. Just in the last couple of days, he has started being able to lift his bottom up too. He will just have some coordination to work on in order to get it all put together. This morning, he did manage to scoot himself backwards some!

Of course, Alex is still rolling over like a mad-man. He has started liking the exersaucer better than the jumperoo. Apparently, the toys are much more fun on the exersaucer! He loves when Pop comes home from work. Pop tosses him around and makes him laugh lots. He has also recently started to look at the screen when Jeremiah calls on Skype. He's not very interactive with it, but he at least looks the right direction now.

One of his new favorites is the dogs. About a week and a half ago, he was in the Bumbo on the floor when he seemed to really notice Little for the first time. He got so excited, smiling and laughing. He loves to reach out and grab her by the ears. She has been a really good sport about it. They are going to love each other in the months to come...she'll get to eat all the food he throws her and he'll get to torture her!

Alex has FINALLY started taking some good naps in the last couple weeks...knock on wood! I'm so proud of him and I hope it lasts. It keeps him so much happier through the day. He is also sleeping a little better at night...still not through the night or really longer than 4 hours, but atleast better than it was.

He has also started eating some solids, but I'll post more about that another time with some pictures! :)

Bubba In Training!

I'm loving the camo hat that Uncle Tom got Alex for Christmas! He'll be ready to go hunting with all the guys before we know it! :)

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year from The Wagstaffs!

Jeremiah rang in the New Year in Iraq yesterday at 3 PM our time, Central time that is. He spent it with the other guys he works with...smoking cigars and hanging out.

Alex and I rang in the New Year sleeping, which we are always thankful for! Before we went to bed, we had a fun celebration with my parents' neighbors. It was a very chilly evening so Pop got the firepit going and we all stood/sat around the firepit eating lots of goodies and making smores. Alex even fell asleep in the Bob for a little while and then he soaked up all the attention that DeeAnn gave him! :) We had a great time and are very thankful for the wonderful neighbors we have here.

We hope that everyone has a great year in 2010. We are excited for this year as Jeremiah will come home for 2 weeks in February and then will finish his deployment sometime next fall. It will also hold lots of exciting firsts for Alex...the one I'm most looking forward to is his first night to sleep through the whole night!! Can't wait for that to happen!

Here is Alex all cozied up in warm clothes and ready to go outside to celebrate!