Rex's Hand Impression

Josh and I tried a new dentist in the area and we were thrilled with the office. Not only was he a good dentist with great hygienists, but they offered to make a mold of Rex's tiny fist and they made this cute little hand sculpture. They had to stick his fist in a cup of goo that they use to make molds for bleaching trays. After about 45 seconds it was firm enough that they could remove his hand and pour in the material that makes the sculpture. We couldn't believe how much detail was captured! If anyone is interested and you live in the area, the office is called Thanksgiving Point Dental and the dentist is Dr. Losee. Highly recommended!

2 Months Old!

I can't believe my little baby boy is 2 months old! Time has just flown by. I took him to his two month doctor appointment today. He had to get a bunch of shots, which he didn't like. Neither did I. We both cried. Nevertheless, everything looks great. He's hitting all the developmental and growth benchmarks. Here are the growth stats:

Weight: 10.5 lbs - 21%
Length: 22.5 inches - 31%
Head: 16.1 inches - 73%

Yes, he's our little guy, but he's quickly catching up! The doctor made a comment about the size of his head, which seems to be catching up more quickly than the rest of his body. She just said, "it's large because he needs somewhere to keep all those brains!" Lets hope she's right.

And this is how he feels about shots

Rex's Blessing Day

Once again, we're a little late with this post. Rex was blessed on November 16th. My parents and sisters came out for the event, it was so fun to have everyone here for the special day.

Rex with his Great Grandma Alger

Rex and Grandma and Grandpa Alger

Nothing like an upper-cut from your baby son

Proud parents

My mom and sisters. Poor Rex was fed up, surrounded by way too much estrogen!

Halloween

This Halloween was pretty uneventful. I took Rex into 3form (my old job) for trick-or-treating and to show him off. Then I took him down to Josh's work for their work party. He was definitely the youngest kid there! We couldn't find a preemie sized costume, but we were lucky enough to find this orange t-shirt (thanks Wal-Mart!).

We ended up staying home in the evening and answered the door for trick-or-treaters. This was interesting since every time the doorbell rang Harley, our dog, went nuts. Someone had to hold onto him while the other person held the baby and answered the door with the bowl of candy. After about 7:30pm the type of trick-or-treaters changed. No longer were we getting the cute little neighborhood children who we recognized. We started to get the teens who were much to old to be out getting candy for free from their neighbors. By 8:30 we were through dealing with the dog/baby holding/doorbell ringing so we called it quits. I'm already looking forward to next Halloween because Rex will be able to fit into a real costume!

Rub-a-dub-dub

I guess the rhyme goes, rub-a-dub-dub...three men in a tub, which sounds a little strange if you ask me. Not three men this time, just our one little guy. He got his first REAL bath and the pictures were so cute I thought they were blog worthy. (This post is a little late, the actual event took place about a week and a half ago.)

Our first attempt at bathing him was a complete disaster. Picture two nervous, first-time parents holding a slippery, naked newborn in a tub as he screams bloody murder. We didn't even take pictures that's how overwhelmed we were with the whole event. These pictures came from his second bath, which we refer to as his first REAL bath. He still cried when he got cold, but this time we came armed with a pacifier. We're hoping he enjoyed it more this time.

Welcome Rex Philip!

For those of you who have not heard or seen the pictures, we had our son last Tuesday, October 7th. He weighed 5lbs 9oz. and was 19 inches long. He is healthy and we couldn't be happier!

(I know this post is about a week late, but for those of you who have kids you'll understand that the first week can be a bit rough. Writing a post ranks just under finding time to take a shower.)

Another Baby Update

For those of you who have not heard, we have a date that our baby will arrive! Due to the high blood pressure complications my doctor has decided it would be a good idea to induce me at 37 weeks. We will go in for the induction on October 6th! We are excited and cannot believe we are about to be parents!