Day 355

July 31st

One of those days when I try to take a picture and Alexander tries to get the camera.
Alexander points at things (with all five fingers). Most of the time he points at the lights, wanting us to turn them on (or off).

Day 354

July 30th

Our annual trip to Gröna Lund!

Alexander is too young to enjoy it much, but he was a good sport. He ate lunch, took a nap, and was mildly entertained by the carousel. Then he ate a snack, became very sad, and went home early with Mommy. Daddy + siblings + uncle + cousins stayed on till after 11 pm!


Riding an elephant.


I guess it was Alexander's 2nd visit to Gröna Lund, if you count last year, shown here :-)
Btw, there is a huge change in both Isaac and Emma in one year! They've both crossed over from children to "youths".

Day 353

July 29th

Alexander and Emma playing on the bed.
Alexander showing/waving toys at Emma:


The benefits of having a strong big sister:

Day 352

July 28th

I worked today and Lasse took Emma and Alexander for a walk.


Last summer Lasse got interested in "catching" butterflies on camera.
From today's walk, a peacock butterfly!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inachis_io

Day 351

July 27th

Alexander discovered that it is really fun to put his socks through his shape sorter toy. They go through all the holes and don't get stuck like those hard plastic shapes!


playing on Isaac's laminate floor, which is still a work in progress.


Farfar let Alexander play with the spacers.
Very interesting.


Duplo guy seemed happy too.


All dressed up and having fun at Alva's Birthday Party.

Day 350

July 26th

Naptime.


Farmor and Farfar gave us some red currants from their garden.
Alexander ate a lot of them, and we made a red currant cake too.


With Emma, who has become really skilled at fixing her hair!

Day 349

July 25th

Alexander is usually happy, but he does have some sad moments!
Sunday morning, teething (we think) and tired.


Figuring something out?


Getting ready for bed, having some fun with Isaac.

Day 348

July 24th

Just having woken up in the morning.


Mealtimes get messy! As you can see, a piece of peach ended up on top of his head.
Alexander has been eating less the past few days, less than when it was very, very, hot.
We think he might be teething.



It was rainy and a bit chilly tonight.
First time wearing pajamas in several weeks.


A typical Alexander expression. I wonder what he is thinking.

Day 347

July 23rd

Alexander has become obsessed with the strawberries on the balcony. Today he pulled on me asking me to pick him up and then pointed for me to take him to the balcony. It was very windy so the door was closed. He banged on the door and looked at me and then at the door and then at me, giving me a "what is it that you don't understand" look. We had already given him all the ripe strawberries, but how are we supposed to explain that? I said, "strawberries bye-bye", and closed the blinds. Luckily, it is still easy to distract his attention to something else.

Such as spice jars and tea bags,


or Duplo.


He continues to practice pinching his fingers in the kitchen drawer. He closes the drawer slowly and softly on his fingers and then a little faster and harder. He seems to want to figure out where the limit is. I am on hand in case his fingers get stuck and it is a bit of a nerve racking game for Mommy to watch. He also shuts the drawer with his palm open, which doesn't involve pinching his fingers at all.

Day 346

July 22nd

Friend Anders came for dinner and he was fun to play with.


Very close to standing by himself, and adorable as usual!

Day 345

July 21st

Showing off too tight shorts.


Playing a game with Mommy, she counts to 3 and then drops him a little bit.

Day 344

July 20th

Alexander stared at some rowdy children at a play park,


curious but a bit



pensive.

Day 343

July 19th

Alexander understands "bye-bye". He waves "bye-bye", and this evening, when Isaac and Daddy went on a bike ride he cried when they left, shook his head "no" and stretched out his arms towards the door.

We played with the light, turning it off and on, and he soon forgot his sadness.

The room renovation is taking a toll on my blog! Yesterday I took 2 pictures of Alexander, 1 was good, and it was yet another picture of him in his high chair. Same thing today!

Here he is eating a strawberry harvested from our balcony! He got very excited when he saw the berries growing out there.


With Daddy, who is eating Isaac's scrambled eggs.

Day 342

July 18th

Hanging out with Emma and Mommy,


Emma fixed herself a bowl of yoghurt with lots of musli, and then more yoghurt on top.

Day 341

July 17th

I stuck my pinky through the center hole in these plastic gears and Alexander was fascinated. He tried it himself over and over, looking at and touching his finger tip poking out the other side.



Nesting containers are still a favorite toy.


Watching the subway go by out on the balcony.

Day 340

July 16th

Uncle Peter came by to pick up Hanna. He also helped us to prep Isaac's room!

Alexander is a big fan.

Day 339

July 15th

Cousins Hanna and Alva came to visit, and we played minigolf, but I forgot the camera.
Have a picture from my cell phone I will try to upload soon.

Alexander practiced standing till his arms were shaking with tiredness.


Getting tired and sad. But when he is in the mood to stand, he gets irritated if we try to get him to sit down, even if he is exhausted.