Starting over in Dubai: 2008

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Friday, December 19, 2008

Yesterday was Alessandro's first Santa experience...we went to Chris's work party which was very nice. It will be even more fun for Alessandro in the future because it is very family oriented. There was face painting, sand art stations, a kid friendly bungee jumping thing, a bouncy castle, pony rides, a mini petting zoo...seriously fun for all the older kids. As usual Alessandro was an angel baby. He was happy to be pushed around in his stroller, nap and he let daddy give him one bottle at lunch so I got a huge break which was very nice. Alessandro continued to be an angel when we got home too...he went to bed right on time and slept the whole night not even waking once until 5am- I could get used to this...but I better not! His little routines change so much, as soon as I think it is a pattern, it stops. One thing that hasn't changed is his bedtime though- every night depending on how much day sleep he had I put him to bed between 6:30-7:30 and he just falls asleep happily. It is so nice when I am alone to be able to relax for a couple of hours or if Chris is home have a nice meal. I am not looking forward to teething, weaning and walking, all of the things that will disrupt this evening peace someday!

Well, I have tons to do before we leave on Wednesday and the little one just woke up. We are looking forward to seeing everyone next week!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Now that Alessandro is holding his head up he can go in the Bumbo chair that his friend Cameron loaned him. We tried it yesterday for the first time and he loves it. Last night he slept through the night 7pm- 5am without being fed or waking up once! I don't want to get my hopes up but wow that would be nice! I feel rested to a certain extent although I woke up every hour wondering why he wasn't waking me up and I had to check on him of course. He even slept through the really loud thunderstorm we had around 3am.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

We are going to a friends for dinner tonight and by the time everyone is gathered for dinner today we will be in bed but we are thinking of all of you.

Big hugs!

Tummy time has come a ways!

He is really holding his head now. He is also rolling over back to tummy but it is still a lot of work. I finally got it on video so Chris could see it. My next project is to start uploading videos on the blog but one thing at a time.

The heartbreaking lower lip

This is his I'm not happy face. It doesn't last long. I wonder when I will become immune to it- the toddler years?

Crib fun

He loves his new crib and his mobile from Tia Lauren- every morning he chills under it while I make the bed and get dressed.

After our daily walk on the beach

Bath time

He is really filling out his tub!

A post that is not of the cutie pie

This is the Oasis hotel in front of our complex. They are tearing it down and this is over a months work...I think it will take a while. You are wondering why are they tearing it down...because it is not big enough, tall enough or fancy enough and it is really old, like 7 years or something!

I wish Alessandro was older sometimes because I could probably entertain him by letting him watch the wrecking ball all day.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Our pirate monkey goes swimming!

Chris has the scary eyes here but I was actually able to capture Alessandro's smile so it has to be a keeper...He is full of many new facial expressions these days, much more animated. He has rolled over a couple of times onto his tummy but most of the time he just tries and tries to roll over and he gets a bit frustrated. I have also started finding him sideways in his bassinet and sometimes with his legs up the side...he is certainly more active these days.