What a Big Boy!

Such a sweet boy!

Showing off my teeth

Look what I can do!

I'm starting to move around

Ready for Dinner!

Happy Boy

Xander's Dedication was so special. Pete's dad presided over a beautiful ceremony

4 Generations

Xander met his Papa and Tutu for the first time this week.

Proud Afi with his grandson

Mama's beautiful Boy

My Viking Family

It was so much fun making Xander's 1st Halloween costume.

The Spurs Coyote!

Happy Fall/Halloween!

Our lil' pumpkin

Uncle Mike looks so proud of his Great-grandson

Meeting Mimi, AKA Great-Grandmother

Skyping with Opa

"Have thumb, will travel"

Bert's showing Xander how to play with his new toys

3 months hugging his lambkin

Happy to be Two Months Old

We had a quick photo shoot at home, and Xander was more than happy about turning 2 months old today. It is so much fun to see him so happy, you just can't help but smile and laugh yourself.

A lot has happened this past month!

...Most notably, Xander had to be hospitalized for 4 days due to a severe intestinal infection. The poor little guy was only 6 weeks old when he woke us up with grunting while he was in his bassinet. When he started to really fuss, I took him out to feed him, and I noticed that he was burning up. After finding out he had a fever of 101.7, David and I took him straight to the ER. That was the hardest and most traumatic day of our lives. The nurses had to stick him five times before they were able to advance an IV in his scalp, he had to have a foley catheter (again very traumatic), and they did blood tests, ultrasounds, and x-rays. Our little guy sure was a trooper, though. He was found to have a salmonella infection and was treated with several antibiotics, and seems to be a happy camper now. It was so heart wrenching to see our son go through all of that, especially at such a tender age. We are eternally grateful for the doctors and nurses who took such good care of our precious baby.

Being sick is hard work, and especially with tummy issues, his feeding schedule was really thrown for a loop once we came home from the hospital. The infection, in addition to his reflux and perpetual nasal congestion, has certainly kept us up at night. David caught this moment the morning after a particularly tough night.

There have definitely been happier times this month as well...We tried to yake a family picture, but as you can see, Bert didn't want to be left out...he is, after all, our other baby (and so jealous).

The following are just miscelaneous pictures from throughout his second month of life. As you can tell in a few of them, he is really starting to smile and interact with peope more. He is so aware of his surroundings and loves to study everything around him.

I'm a Month Old!

Our little boy is a month old now. It's amazing how time flies! This past week was quite busy...

David's dad came all the way from England to visit and see his new grandson. I think he was impressed with our little cutie. He even baked some traditional Icelandic pastries and a smoked lamb meal so that Xander could experience the smells of his Daddy's homeland.

We had to go back to the doctor because Xander is still suffering from congestion. After another thorough exam, he got anothe A+ from Dr. Tressler. He said in addition to eliminating perfumes/colognes, plug-ins, candles, etc. (which we had already done), I should cut way back on my dairy intake. It's possible that the cow proteins are causing the extra mucus production in Xander. Anyway, it was reassuring to know that our son was still very healthy. In fact, so healthy that he's continuing to gain weight like crazy....he was up to 9 lbs. 2 oz.!

Xander also got a visit from his Aunt Julie, Uncle Mark and cousins, Mason and Miles. He was big hit with that group as well. We have to agree that Xander is just the cutest little guy ever!

Opa came to visit little man. Look, Xander is smiling!

Love the mohawk, Captain Adorable

Xander is really starting to focus a lot more intently on people and objects. It's so much fun to see him grow and develop.

Miles had a good time getting to know his cousin Xander

My sweet boy with his lambkin

There aren't too many pictures with mamma, but I sure to love you, Xander!

Sleepyhead

My precious boy

Two Weeks at Home

Well, Xander has been home for 2 weeks now, and today is actually his due date...We've been having so much fun watching this little guy learn about the new world around him, all the while we learn everything about him. He saw the pediatrician this week for the 2nd time and gained just over a pound in a week! I guess he and I have this feeding thing down to a science, huh? The doctor gave him an A+, and assured David and I that we're doing a good job and that he's a healthy little boy. He's a very good baby and doesn't fuss a whole lot--only when he's hungry, dirty, or gassy. We're all getting about 2.5 hours of sleep at a time, so we're very tired, but every time we look at him, we know it's so worth it. Xander is just the most precious little boy, and he's more than we could ever have hoped for in our lives. Mama and Daddy love you, Xander!