Mother's Day Video

This was my Mother's Day video from 2011. Enjoy!

recent happenings

Well, things are hectic around the Alm household as usual. Potty training for Donny just isn't happening but otherwise he is doing well. Alex is growing like a weed and also overall doing well - he just is having a lot of colds. Such is the joy of the first year of daycare! Don has made it official that he is going back to school full time at UNC-G in August to get his Masters in accounting and I have signed on to Eagle Physicians and Associates as a full time family physician at their Brassfield office. We have also recently put new siding on our house also. We haven't posted pictures or videos on a while so here are a few:



at the West Farm riding horses with Morgan West

Aunt Rachel and Alex

Steph's professional photo for Eagle Physicians

Backyard Bonfire with Uncle Jay

The boys on Mother's Day

With Grandpop Alm


Tweetie with Mom-Mom, Dad and Uncle Patrick

New siding on the house

Easter 2011

We spent Easter in Steph's hometown of Lenoir, NC. Donny enjoyed hunting for Easter eggs, blowing bubbles, playing with Play-Doh, and eating candy (especially purple Peeps). Alex made it through an hour long church service without crying - an Easter miracle! Alex is smiling more, and we even managed to catch him laughing on video. Happy Easter!

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He's a biggun...

We took Alex to get his last Synagis on Friday 3/18/2011. He had to get weighed and he is up to a whopping 10lb 9oz. So happy at his progress in catching up. :) Now, if the colic would just go away we'd be set! :) will try to post some new pics later.
-steph

2 month checkup

Alex had his 2 month check up on 3/2. He's growing like a weed-- he's 9lb 2.5oz and 21 inches long now! still doesn't fit on the regular growth curve for his actual age but for his corrected age he's great size. also on the preemie chart he is kicking butt at 1 standard deviation above the mean on all of his measurements. We are happy he is doing well. he is fussy at night (a little colicky) but it's still hard to complain much.

Don added some new videos to many of the blogs below so check them out. :)

Love,
Stephanie

hurray spring!

Spring is probably our favorite season in the Alm household - the temperature outside is just right for playing outside again and the days are getting longer. Donny has been loving the chance to play outside - riding his sweet tricycle that he got from Santa, playing baseball or just goofing around. I think he'd live outside if we'd let him. My computer is currently sans power (the power cord accidentally made a trip to Lenoir without me) so I don't have my computer to download pictures but I will soon.

Alex's next doc appt is 3/2/11 - his 2 month checkup - hard to believe! He has been kinda cranky recently but hopefully this will pass. Overall he is a great baby and a blessing beyond belief. And big brother Donny is great - the other day he heard Alex crying from upstairs and he came flying down the stairs saying "I'm coming Alex". He got down the stairs and sang songs to him - Twinkle Twinkle little star and ABCs. We got video so will try to post that soon as well.

-Stephanie

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