Stitch-free and The Golf Outing

Lets start at the beginning of the week, shall we? Monday, Alex had a good day with Grandpa doing Grandpa and Alex things. On Tuesday, Alex went to play group and stayed all by himself. He did a great job listening and following directions, which is great because we are using this as practice for what he can expect in Kindergarten. After he came home, we had some relax time, and then we all went to La Crosse so that I could go to the doctor, and then we went shopping. Alex is always so helpful at the doctor's office. He checked my reflexes and made sure my eyes were working, then made sure that I was breathing, which is always good.

Wednesday, he spent the day with Dad doing guy stuff, and on Thursday, we went up to Onalaska to get his stitches out. Tony had to hold him down, because he was not a fan of anyone touching his finger. We tried to bribe him by getting him a new book and his favorite meal beforehand, but it was still scary for him.

Friday he spent with Grandpa again, and then after Tony and I got done with work, we went down to a golf course outside of Westby to celebrate Uncle Nate's birthday. Alex got to ride around in golf carts, which he loved, and even abandoned me so he could ride around with Grandpa. It is to the point where we have to explain to Alex that he is with Grandpa a lot, and sometimes Grandpa needs some time off from him. So he rode around with me and Tony, and we got in trouble for chasing the geese there (but it was fun!).

Yesterday he was able to spend the day with Grandpa AND Grandma, and apparently he hast started to take all of his toys and make a mountain on their bed with them. When I came to get him on Friday, Grandpa was even in the toy mountain!

Well, the vibrating teether literally lasted about a day, and now most of the plastic covering is gone. When we first gave it to him, he was so lost as to what he was supposed to do with it...

So now, phase two is to go to Once Upon A Child and try to find the necklaces that were suggested to me. Hopefully they will work, but I have to find the time to get up there and get them to check them out.

Today, we are trying to relax. This past week has been hard on me, and I have been rather tired and lacking in energy for most of it. I told Alex that this is the perfect day to just relax and not really do much of anything. So while I am writing this he is playing a game of Blue's Clues, and writing in his notebook trying to figure out his own clues...

I looked at the calendar last night and noticed that we only have two weeks and then he starts Jump Start, which will bring us both up to school time. Some days mom and dad will get him from school, and some days Grandpa will get him from school. It should be really exciting. Also, this means that I need to get my butt in gear and start doing his school supply shopping. He will definitely need new everything, but if I can locate it, I may still have his backpack! He has grown out of a lot of clothes, and his shoes are really not big enough anymore. We have the list of everything he needs, but it is just finding the time to work on getting it. Not only that, but I also have to get supplies of my own for my last semester as an undergraduate student! Man does time fly when you are having fun!



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