February Comes to an End

Another week has simply flown by. We've been incredibly busy yet again, and Alex continues to bring us so much joy and happiness.

Both Alex and Chris showed signs of having ear infections, so we were off to the doctor earlier in the week. Alex's ears did look pink, so the doctor gave us a prescription for antibiotics but we all agreed we'd try to wait a day or two to see if it would resolve itself without the meds, and thankfully it did.

Chris' ear troubles seem to be harder to get rid of, and antibiotics don't seem to be working for him, so I think he'll be back at the doctor again this week if it doesn't fix itself soon.

After losing Gulliver on Monday, we decided to take Thursday and Friday off and make a trip to Kingston to see the grandparents. We left after breakfast on Thursday morning, and Alex was wonderful for the entire trip.

He slept for most of the drive into Toronto and when he woke up we stopped for lunch for the three of us in Whitby, and then went by to visit Christine and her son Alex (another adorable baby boy adopted from Korea in 2004). The two Alex's got on quite well, and it was amazing to see how grown up the other Alex has become now that he's almost 18 months old.

After that quick visit, we went over to Chris' head office (also located in Whitby) to visit with his co-workers there. Alex didn't play strange at all, and flirted shamelessly with everyone there (he must get it from Chris). We were there for about an hour and then got back on the road again, and Alex soon drifted back off to sleep and woke up as we were on the outskirts of Kingston.

Over the whole weekend, Alex was a total delight. He warmed up to his Grandma and Grandpa and smiled and giggled with them a lot, and loved playing with them. He slept very well, which was a relief considering it was a strange setting for him, plus he was in a travel playpen/crib instead of his own crib at home.

We loved having some time to visit with the family in Kingston, and for Alex to get some time to bond with his loving grandparents.

The drive home on Sunday went very well, with Alex either sleeping or chatting away in his car seat.

As much as the trip was wonderful, it was nice to get home, although coming into a house without our little dog continues to be hard on both of us.

I've posted a few pictures of Alex standing up in his crib as well as a couple of pictures from Kingston as well.