Alex has really been enjoying his bath time.  He splashes and splashes and sucks on his tub toys.  We can't just let him be yet in there because he tends to lean forward too much, or kick off with his legs throwing him backwards.  So we'll keep the baby bath seat in there for a bit longer, it's kind of convenient that it's a catcher for his tub toys.

There is a cute picture of Alex in his diaper waiting for the tub to fill.  He is learning slowly that if he hangs on to things he can keep up right longer. This is also shown in his laundry basket picture.

There is a picture of the boys waiting with me for my new glasses.  Alex was a bit fussy that day until we took him out of the car seat then he calmed down a bit. 

He also has been enjoying playing with my Snoopy ruler.  Measuring the walls and his toys.  He also seems to play school with it where he points stuff out to his stuffed animals that are near by. :)

Alex is also getting too big for his jumper.  While he enjoys it greatly because he can grab clothes and throw them onto the floor while Mommy is cooking.  But when he bounces his knees are starting to knock the floor which isn't good for the little guy.  I have to hand it to him though.  He found a new way of using the swing.  He makes larger and larger circles until he hits the door jam and then he slides around on his knees from the momentum he has built up.  Such a smart kid.

Link has been better about letting Alex pet him and come up to him when in his walker.  Alex looks at Link and reaches out to touch his fur and say hello.  He also likes to look over Links tags to make sure they are correct and ask if he can be included in the 'emergency contact' number.

He has no issues sitting up for long periods of time and playing.  He does get frustrated when objects roll out of his arm span because he doesn't know how to retrieve them, but he'll figure it out. He got a toy from his great aunt for Christmas that he really likes.  It is a bug that you put balls into and it spins around and spits them out the back of it.  He figured out in one try that he needed to put the balls in the toy, mind you with some help, and he's been remembering that when you put him down to play with it.  Pretty awesome!!

Alex figured out that he is still a bit too small to fit into Daddy's shoes.  While he is cute in them they just aren't practical at this time. :)

Alex brought in the New Year sleeping, but he did enjoy being able to wear the "Happy New Year" hat for a while in his walker.  Hard to believe this little guy is going to be 9 months old in about another week. He is growing so fast.

Alex has also been enjoying his gift from his Nana... a brand new red car!!!  It has songs and noises and things to just spin and play with.  He enjoys honking the horn and pressing buttons, it is really quite cute.  He does however tend to fall out the door on occasion. :)

I hope everyone had a great time bringing in the new year and are all ready for the next storm about to hit.  6-12 inches and -26 degrees with wind chill... now that is a winter if I ever knew one. Stay warm!!

Alex is really becoming a sit up guy.