Alex is 3 weeks old- by Vladi

Right now it is night between Sunday May 24th and Monday May 25th (Memorial Day). It is about 12.15 a.m., so technically Alex is 3 weeks old. Time flies. I am glad its the long weekend , I get to spend more time with Alex and Sarah Beth. Sarah Beth and I went out a few times this weekend since Angela (Sarah Beth's mom) is helping us until Friday May 29th. Sarah Beth and I went to I-Hop Saturday morning and on Sunday we went to drive around, went to the shores of Lake Erie (about 2 miles away from our house) and than went to a floral shop to buy some plants. We had a lot of fun going out and used this opportunity as future opportunities will be far and few since our families live in Kentucky. We only had 1.5 hour spans since Sarah Beth had to get back to breastfeed. It will be more difficult overall after May 29th since Angela is leaving. I am glad that she is here to help us with Alex. Angela has been a great help. Sarah Beth and I are ready for a challenge but it will be much more difficult.

I can tell that Alex is growing/changing. His cheeks and legs are a little bit chubbier than before. Alex was staring at me for the first time yesterday when I was holding him. He was zooming in on my face and examining me. I was looking back at him and we were staring at each other. Sarah Beth will be able to breastfeed every 4 hours at night instead of 3. This will be easier for Sarah Beth and hopefully she will be able to get a more continuous sleep at night. Alex has been more fussy the past few nights than before.

Sarah Beth is planning on writing blogs in the near future on her experiences with Alex. The time that she has away from Alex, she tries to spend with her mom since her mom is going back soon. Sarah Beth also has been editing the 800 pictures we have taken of Alex and its been taking her over a week because she has a few minutes a day to do it everyday. She wanted to purchase about 590 picture but I told her its too much for only his first two weeks. I think I only had 600 pictures for the first 10 years of my life.

Since I became a father I am more aware of safety. Many residents in our apartment complex (big complex) drive way too fast. We have a limit of 10 MPH but many people drive much faster. I started paying attention to it only recently since Alex was born. We were almost hit a few times walking from our garage to the door of our aparatment building. Cars came around the corner too fast in all of these instances....In another indcident on Saturday I helped a drowning boy in the apartment complex pool. He was calling for help. If I didn't pull him out of the water at that moment- he would have swallowed lots of water. It hit home even more since I am a father. Our pool is shallow, however it is still dangerous for little kids.

Little comments about sports since most know that I am a sports fan. First for Kentucky Wildcats- what a job John Calipari has done in the off season. UK (University of Kentucky) got John Wall, #1 player for next year. UK has #1, #2 (Demarcus Cousins), and a few more players ranked in the top 50 in the class. Patrick Patterson is coming back. I am excited to a be UK fan and I am looking forward to next year in basketball. It will be interesting to see how Calipari handles the scholarships for next year (I think about 18 players for next year and only 13 available scholarships) and I wonder if Meeks will come back for his senior year. GO CATS!!

Second Cleveland Cavaliers- what a great shot by Lebron in game 2 against Orlando Magic to tie the series up at 1. In Cleveland the saying is "We are all Witnesses" in tribute to Lebron. This was an amazing shot... Unfortunately Cavaliers went down on Sunday but this series is far from over. Orlando is a tought match up for the Cavs, but hopefully the Cavaliers can come back and win the series. GO CAVS!! The NBA playoffs are very entertaining to watch.