Alex spent a couple of hours in the morning with Meme whilst baby Samantha took a trip to see the Dr for a first visit with the Pediatrician DR Johnson. Everything went well and Samantha has gained half a pound since birth.

There was a few occasions when Alex took it easy and sat down and relaxed. Apart from that there was plenty of playing and by 7.00pm Alex was in bed sleeping.

Alex was in bed early last night and slept in quite well too. After the good sleep Alex was in a fun mood all day and spent plenty of time getting to know her baby sister.

Just before an afternoon nap Alex lay down in the new chair and watched a little tv.



Baby Samantha pretty much slept all day long in the crib and also on Mum's lap. Alex joined them from time to time and thought it was a good place to sit.

Mum dressed Alex in Redskin clothes again today to try and help the team win. It didn't work, but at least Alex was warm and comfortable. Meme did plenty of baking and Alex didn't mind licking the beaters clean.

Alex has been liking playing with Dad's computer these days and after a few things got deleted and a few keys pulled off it was time for Alex to get her own. It kept her busy for a few hours along with the new seat she now has.

Carolyn bought baby Samantha a small gift and Alex carried it around as a hand bag for a while along with her animals.

Today was another active day for Alex that included playing with Poppy, Meme, Mum and Dad and then saying a new word, "Meme". With all the playing Alex didn't take a nap today and Mum thinks she will sleep pretty good tonight. Samantha was the opposite sleeping for most of the day and most likely will be awake for most of the night. Last night Mum watched some football games until the early morning whilst taking care of Samantha, hopefully there will be some good shows on tonight.

It was 6pm and Alex was still refusing to go to sleep so Mum and Poppy read some books as she sleepily looked on.

Alex had another fun filled day with non stop activities. One of the first things Alex was doing was placing toilet paper on the seat. (Mum said it was worth a photo because Alex was copying what Mum does at the weymouth club.)

Alex had a good surprise of a few presents that Meme allowed to be opened before Christmas. Some books and some more toys.

The best part was opening the presents because it always takes a while to get the paper off.

Mum spent a good part of the day taking care of Samantha and Alex was always close by to take a peek.

The stairs made for a good place for Alex to sit and then laying seemed more comfortable until a little tumble put an end to that game.

Then the next game was Alex putting the bucket on her head and running around the room. Another game that didn't last long.

Baby Samantha was sleeping for most of the day today and she is also starting to eat well and gain some weight. This first photo is of Samantha sleeping.

This photo is of Alex sleeping when she was about the same age.



Alex also spent some time with Poppy and for the first time allowed him to pick her up.

With Meme and Poppy visiting today Alex had plenty of variety of people to play with and kept herself entertained all day long.

Meme whipped up a great Thanksgiving spread of food and Alex sat at the table and joined in on the feast.

Alex had another busy day today playing with the new baby, running around and then reading books with Mum. Later in the afternoon Alex had a visit from Jonathan and then a little later one from the Pizzelli's who brought over a good weeks supply of food to help Mum get through the last few days and not have to worry about cooking.

It is thanks giving tomorrow and Alex got the fridge ready for her Poppy to come and visit.

It ended up being a very active day for Alex. Of course the new baby needs a lot of attention and Alex didn't mind giving her plenty of kisses through out the day.

It has been a while since Mum sat in the recliner chair with a baby, the TV remote and with her feet up. There could be plenty more to come over the next few months.



Samantha slept quite well for her first day at home and Alex kept a good eye on her to make sure everything was ok.

Alex played alot with Dad today as Mum took good care of Samantha. Alex's toys were played with a lot also during the day.

Dad was taking plenty of photo's of Samantha and as he held Alex he snapped this one of Alex for a change.

Alex likes to lift heavy things and then either run around with them or move them around the room. The dish detergent came in handy for that.

Samantha pretty much slept for most of the day and looking through a couple of old photo's of Alex she is very similar except for her dark hair and less weight.

Mum and Samantha came home from the hospital today and Alex took a good look at her sister.

Samantha has been sleeping for most of t he time and Mum was able to relax and also watch some football.

Before Samantha could leave the hospital Mum had to sign some papers and Alex made friends with the nurse as Mum signed.

It has been a couple of interesting nights with Mum getting ready for baby number two to arrive. This morning at about 1.00am it was time to go to the hospital, so a quick call to Jonathan to come over and look after Alex and it was off to the hospital. At 4.15am Samantha Ruth Noble was born weighing 6lbs 15oz and 20inches long. Alex got to see her new sister a few hours later and then came back home for a nap whilst Mum and Samantha rest up in the hospital. Hopefully there will be some more photo's later in the day.

Alex was up early this morning and whilst watching herself eating an ice block in a photo on the computer she imediately went to the freezer to point for one. Of course Dad gave in and then it was an ice block for breakfast! There weren't any more photo's from the day besides this one.

Below is a video from a few days back when Alex was playing with her toys.

Alex and Dad spent most of the day reading and playing. It included only a short nap of 1hr for Alex today because we had a potential buyer coming to look at the place which ment instead of sleeping Alex helped Dad get the place in order. In the afternoon it was a quick trip to the Dr's for Mums scheduled visit and Alex spoke her first word besides Mum and Hey Dad! Some guy asked Alex a question and Alex answered "No!" Alex received planty of laughs and then didn't stop saying "No" all afternoon. Back at home Alex ran around and then crawled around under the table.

There was also plenty of running around the room too.

Alex had a quick dinner of finger pasta and then by 7 pm Alex was in bed asleep.

Alex was quite busy today going to both swims and then spending some extra time at the Weymouth Club with Dad whilst Mum was in a meeting. The only photo from the day was of Alex eating an ice block. Mum had to give it to Alex because Ice Block is one of the pictures on Alex's learning cards and instead of pointing to the card Alex points to the freezer when the word "Ice Block" has to be found on a card!

There was no blog last night because everyone was tired and also the Redskin game was on TV so it was watched in bed. Alex spent the day in her Redskin clothes and was referred to as a boy pretty much by everyone that didn't know her.

First thing this morning Alex danced to the potty DVD again and it played through and through all day long.

Later in the afternoon Alex was watching the DVD again and this time clapped along to the tune.

Dad had to get some baby things down from the attic and with the ladder out it was a good time to clean the fan that had collected some dust. Of course Alex wanted to help out.

Alex and Dad spent a good 30mins up and down the ladder and the fan looks as good as new now.

It's only a couple of weeks now until the arrival of the new baby and Alex helped with assembling the bassinet.

This is the same one that Alex slept in for her first few months. Alex tried it out for old times sake!

Alex slept in her Skeleton outfit last light which still glows well in the dark. This morning was plenty of running around and then some relaxing with Curious George.

It was another day that Alex didn't go outside so Mum had to keep her entertained for most of the day. Video's of Alex on the computer have been keeping her entertained for quite a few hours and besides running that was the day in a nut shell.

It was a busy day today, although Alex only went outside once and that was to see probably the worst kept house in MA that Mum and dad definitely won't buy! Besides that trip Alex pretty much played with Mum all day. There was only one photo and that was of Alex about to eat an ice cream after a dinner of rice and beans.

Alex had a busy day today going to both swims but enjoyed a couple of 2hr naps after each. Alex gets around pretty good lately and Mum liked this photo because it showed a big stride length as Alex brushed her teeth and walked around.

Friday night was take out and Alex pulled out a few menu's to see what looked good. Nothing stood out so it was some bread and cheese with Dad and Mum had the take out on her own.