Alex's One Week Birthday

On Friday, June 1 Alex celebrated his one week birthday!! He started the day with his very first well-baby visit to his new doctor. He now weighs in at 8 lbs. 6 oz; that is a gain of 11 oz. since he left the hospital on Sunday. The doctor gave him a thorough check-up and proclaimed he was a-o-kay. He doesn't need to go back for his next visit until the end of the month.



Aunt Jennie and Uncle Reid were in town to see their new nephew. Jenn, Reid, Grandma, Mom, Dad and Alex spent Friday evening "out on the town" in Sunnyside!!! The Amos's treated everyone to a Tex-Mex dinner at "Chips." Everyone had fun indulging in Sangria (Well, Mommy had only about half a glass and Alex didn't get any since he isn't 21 yet!!). The food was excellent, and everyone went home with a full belly. It was Alex's first official restaurant outing and he was a very good boy...sleeping through the whole meal!!



Mommy finally got around to sending photos to people this week. Aunt Jennie added a bunch of her own as well. Aunt Jane and Grandma & Granddad Wine were especially excited to get their first look at new baby Alex. Grandpa would have been equally excited had he not had a particularly thrilling day of his own. While he was working in his garden, Grandpa heard some loud crackling nearby. He looked up, and standing only 18 feet away from him was a black bear. The bear started towards him so he stood up and yelled at it. The bear then took off up near the neighbor's house. This small bear along with his momma and a little brother or sister bear have been seen by the neighbors nearby. It's a good thing we are in New York where we are safe from lions, and tigers, AND BEARS.....oh my!!!!!!!



Since Aunt Jennie was in town with her super camera, it was definitely a weekend full of pictures. (Jenn took well over 300 photos in just 3 days!) Alex's first "official" baby photos were taken this weekend as well. Life-long friend Lori Dittman once told me of a great idea to take a photo of your baby each month on the same blanket so you can see how much he grows over the course of the year. Each month Alex will be seen on his WV blanket that was a gift from Grandma's best friend Joy Shepherd. Alex is seen here wearing his very first WVU onsie, a gift from his Aunt Sonnie. Let's Goooooo!!!! Mountaineers!!!!!!! Let's watch Alex grow!!!!!