Baby's first Halloween

Yes, we had to post the gratuitous photos of Alex posed next to pumpkins for his first Halloween! Auntie (Tita) Amylisa bough Alex a onesie that said "MyFirst Halloween" on it - too cute! And Grandma Irving bought him a cute little pumkin hat and Auntie Elizabeth bought him socks that said "Halloween" on them. He'll look back on these photos some day I am sure ask us what we were thinking...I am thinking he is just too cute!

Six weeks on the Planet...

Yep! Alex is now six weeks old - and we LOVE to see him smile! He is starting to "talk" (well, it's actually just coo-ing and aahhing) And he's still only sleeping every 3 hours between feedings in the night. ;-) Here's a few photos...

WhaZZUP?

First doctor visit & bath

Alexander had his first visit to the pediatrician today - he now weighs 7 lbs. 13 ounces. He is 20 3/4" inches long. He did great, despite the poking and proding. Alex is really strong, too - the doctor held him up and he lifted his head and body up at the same time. She said most babies can't do that yet at his age I guess...? He likes to kick his feet now. I think he just discovered his legs are attached to his body. :-)

Also, yesterday was his first "real bath" since the umbilical cord came off - he really seemed to like it. Lola (that's a tagalog word for "Grandma") Delia and I bathed him, and he was so good, he didn't fuss at all. Except for the initial dip in the water that had turned cold while we had undressed him...but we warmed it up right away.

BABY ARRIVAL

We meant to post this on September 17th...

After 12 hours of labor at home, 9 hours of labor at the hospital and a precautionary c-section; Keri and I are excited to announce the arrival of................

Alexander Roger Estrada

We were blessed with the birth of our healthy baby boy at 1:40 AM on 9/17.
Alexander(Alex) and Keri also share the same birthday!
He is 19 1/2" long and weighs 7 lbs 5 oz.
Both he and Mom are doing well and enjoying some well deserved sleep.