Last night was one of the worst nights we've had with Alex in months. He came home from daycare, and hadn't slept since 2:15pm. Normally he takes a nap every 1.5 - 2 hours, so he was pretty tired at 5:30. We got him to go to sleep, but he woek up a half hour later, and cried until 9:00pm. The weird thing was, he was exhausted. If you picked him up his eyes would close and he'd instantly pass out. But if you laid him down he'd cry.Carrie and I both lost our minds during this process. It was very frustrating, to say the least. On top of all the other stress we've had lately (work, illness, Alex teething, etc.) his three hour battle to sleep put us both over the edge. Fortunately, once he went to sleep he slept until 6:30am. It was nice to rest through the night. I woke up and felt much better, but this event may be what finally forces us to deal with our concerns about having Alex at daycare. Stay tuned for updates I guess.
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( 3 / 21 )I started my new job this week (Wednesday), and so far so good. It's a real change for me. I've spent the last 5 years of my life consulting, and now I'm back behind a desk. But I really like it, and there are a ton of projects coming up that I'm looking forward to. Lots of new stuff to learn.
But enough about me. Allyou care about is Alex, and there is plenty of news about him. First of all, he was running a fever earlier this week (almost 102 degrees) so I had to get him from day care. That was not fun. He had his 6 month doctor's appointment last week Friday, and means he got some shots. maybe that made him a little sick. Not sure. It could also have been his two new teeth that caused the fever. Yes, that's right, two teeth. And lastly, he's crawling now. He's slow, but he gets where he wants to go. Amazing. So three major Alex events in one week. It's been tiring, but joyful.
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( 2.9 / 25 )Just in case you hadn't seen it yet...
And by the way... wow, look at this crazy shirt .
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Today is Alex's offical six month birthday. It's been an amazing journey so far. I can't imagine going a day without seeing him at this point. All of the lost sleep seems worth it. If you read this and you have interest in attending a one year birthday party for Alex six months from now let me know. It will be a bash.Oh yeah, and on a side note I'll be starting my new job at Kinex Medical next week. Sounds like I'll love it. I'll let you know.
Also, my friend from high school (Kelly, who is awesome) talked me into joining facebook this week. Despite my concerns, it's been great. I've had conversations with a lot of great people that I haven't spoken to in years. It's been a real treat.
Lastly, congratz to my buddy Nate who announced he will be getting married soon. I've had the pleasure of knowing a lot of great people in my life, but Nate tops the list. I'd like to wish him and his a wonderful and happy marriage. I'm sure it will be magic, just like everything else he does.
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( 3 / 19 )Another quick update on my work situation for you. The other good employee from my office resigned yesterday, leaving me all alone with a guy I like, and bunch that I don't. But essentially at this point that one other guy and I are responsible for all the work that my company does. It's a joy. We'll see how long it lasts.
Also of note, today is a woot off day at woot.com . Go buy things!
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( 2.9 / 17 )A couple interesting things I wanted to mention. First, the cousin of mine that I mentioned a while back is graduating from college. I just wanted to quickly say congratz to Ben Prather. He's seriously one of the coolest people you are ever likely to meet.
Also, if you haven't watched Doogie Howser in his latest web movie you are missing out. You should go watch it here .
Lastly, work got more stressful for me this week when one of the only competent people that I work with quit to pursue a better work environment. We'll miss him around the office. In fact we already do. Not sure what this means for the company. Maybe some fresh blood finally?
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( 2.9 / 17 )My trip out of town went well. Carrie was tired when I got home, but she handled being a single parent exceptionally well. It was very nice for me to get in some extended time with the boys, since this hasn't happened at all in the last 5 months.
Alex has started eating solid food! That sounds really exciting but what it means for now is that he has part of a teaspoon of rice cereal each day. Baby steps. He will soon be moving up to carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash. I fear that the result of this will be that he enjoys the food, and his growth rate will sky rocket . Although, solid food is much less expensive than the stupid formula we have to give him, so that'd be ok with me.
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