Sun!

We had our first really great summer weekend of the year. Being the planners that we are Lindsay and I have had plans in place for weeks that depended on nice weather for the weekend (that really just means no rain when you live in Seattle). It was some the best June weather I can remember and we enjoyed every minute of it!
On Saturday had some friends over for a mid-day BBQ. They have a little boy who is just about the same age as Alec so they were happy running around the back yard keeping their parents on their toes.
Lindsay's birthday was yesterday so we celebrated with our friends on Saturday evening. We left Alec with is first non-family, non-friend babysitter for 7 hours! We met everyone at Kells and then went on a funPike Place Market ghost tour . After that we had sangria at The Tasting Room and then walked down to Cafe Campagna for dinner. It was a great evening with great friends!
Yesterday we went to my parents to celebrate my mom and Lindsay's birthdays. Alec and his cousin, Roman, played for hours in my parent's yard while their paparazzi parents followed them around with cameras.
Photos from this weekend can be found on our "June 2008" photo web page. There are more Sunday Birthday party photos on Alec's Uncle Keith's site.

Cookies

Alec helped his grandma make Christmas cookies today.

Flu

It's been quite the week in the Walbrun household. Alec picked up the flu bug or rotovirus or both and became really ill starting last Tuesday (Dec 4th). The poor little guy was wiped out. It's really tough to see such an active little boy so miserable and weak. By Wednesday evening Lindsay had the flu and then my mom (Alec's Grandma-nanny) got it that same evening. We all spent the Thursday waiting for me to get it but fortunately it never came. Lindsay recovered from the flu and was better by Saturday but Alec was not. We took him to Children's hospital Saturday morning because he was so listless and seemed to be in pain. They gave him a really good check-up and said that it was probably the rotovirus. We took him home and continued our regiment of hydration and constant holding. He started to perk up by Sunday afternoon and we finally were able to put him in his crib for a good nights sleep last night. He woke up in a good mood this morning talking in his crib. Unfortunately now Lindsay and I have an awful cold. Neither of us has slept a full night for over a week and we can't wait for this to be over! Oh, and my dad caught the flu on Monday! Hopefully we will all be better by the weekend so we can spend some time with our friends!

Splash!

Driving a John Deere

Alec "drove" a tractor last weekend.

On the move

I almost forgot! Alec has figured out how to use his ExerSaucer to move around the room. He jumps and leans in the direction he wants to go. I was hilarious last evening. I was in the kitchen at the sink and I heard him jumping. I look down and he is inches away from me staring up with a big smile. I'd push him back and soon he was by my side pulling on my shorts. He seemed pretty happy with himself. I have a feeling we will be chasing him around the house in no time.

Sleep!

The little boy has a cold. He was up many times last night. He seemed good this morning but his mom and I could use some sleep. My mom came to the rescue and said she will take him tonight. While we hate to give him up for a night we will really appreciate the sleep!

Tomorrow Alec and I start music classes at Chickadee Music of Seattle. Classes are close to home at the Phinney Neighborhood Center.

I added another friends blog to our page. On the right you will find the new addition of Hilary's Blogoramadingong.

Sixth Tooth

Alec has been acting a bit lathargic and fussy over the last couple of days. A pattern we are now very familiar with. He is a really happy guy except when those pesky teeth burst through. Based on his recent behavior we suspected he had yet another tooth working its way to the surface. Risking the intense pain of razor sharp new baby teeth I inspected his gums and found number six, a lateral insisor in his lower jaw. I escaped unscathed. Poor Alec has to endure more achy, sore gums.
I took this photo yesterday with my camera phone.

Blanket

Alec's Auntie Hilary made him this wonderful blanket. We know she spent many caring hours on it and Alec loves it!

Cousins

Here is a photo of Alec and his little cousin Roman. We visited last Sunday after our camping trip to Bay View State Park. Keith and Natalie have links to a bunch of photos as well as a really cute video on Roman's blog. I've also updated our photo site and added a September page.