Cousin Michael

We were so excited to hear that Paul's brother, Nicholas, his wife, Morgan and their son, Michael were out visiting Morgan's family in California the same weekend we were in California! We were able to visit with them at the airport before they flew home and watch Alec & Michael interact for the first time.

Mikey's just about 5 weeks older than Alec, but he certainly has more hair (my poor, bald baby) and he'll always be taller than Alec so he seemed a lot older. At this age they were mainly interested in poking each other, grabbing each other & blowing raspberries at each other. It was very cute to watch, especially the attempted 'kisses'.

The Great Escape (Artist)

Alec has always been wiggly, but lately he's been trying to escape from everything. Last night he was in a little camouflage outfit, which possibly inspired him. It was so cute to watch him crawl and wiggle across his playmat until he reached the gate. Then he stared out for a while, as if contemplating how to escape, while taking his socks off (another favorite pasttime). We put the gate up to keep the dogs away from his toys, so Maggie gave him some kisses of encouragement. He got stuck on his back between the couch and gate, but didn't let it slow him down, he just rolled over and continued on his way to freedom...






His other favorite place to escape from is the bathtub. He loves splashing and making a mess, then trying to crawl out.