Born: 01/09/2008
Time: 07:39 am
Place: Charlotte, NC
Weight: 9 lbs 4 oz
Length: 21 in
ALEXANDER CHARLES

FUN FACTS

Alex
Birth Weight: 9 lbs 4 oz
Birth Length: 21 in
Birth Date : 01/09/2008
Birth Time: 07:39 am
Birth Place: Charlotte, NC

Growth Chart
Date Weight Length
07/15/2008 22 lbs. 11.5 oz. 29 in.

One Big Baby!


05/13/2008 19 lbs. 7.5 oz. 26.5 in.

Alex is off the chart in his measurements...


03/10/2008 14 lbs. 7 oz. 23.5 in.

02/12/2008 12 lbs. 7 oz. 22.5 in.

At 1 month check up i was in the 97th percentile for weight and 76th percentile for height


01/12/2008 8 lbs. 7 oz.

day we went home


01/09/2008 9 lbs. 4 oz. 21 in.

I was a big boy!


Fun Facts
Fun Fact
teeth #5 & 6 are out!!! 08/09/2008

teeth #5 & 6 are out!!!  Alex is going to have a mouth full of teeth in no time...



tooth #4 is out 07/15/2008

tooth #4 is out



Alex's 2nd & 3th teeth came out on Friday, July 4th 07/04/2008

Alex's first tooth was on 05/21/2008

Fun Fact # 3 03/13/2008

Alex was born on a Wednesday...



Alex shares his Birthday with: 03/13/2008

Alex shares his Birthday with:

Dave Matthews - singer, guitar player for the Dave Matthews Band

Mark Martin - one of the most successful drivers in NASCAR history

Bob Denver - TV Star of "Dobie Gilli's" & "Gilligan's Island"

Richard Nixon - 37th Present of the United States (1969-1974)



Alex's favorite show is American Idol (02/26/2008)

Alex loves music.  If he is fussy, we turn music on and he calms down.  He likes all kinds of music from Mommy signing to him Jingle Bells (yes, in February) to Melissa Etheridge (in the car) to American Idol.  He is even trying to dance.

 



Alex's first bath was on 02/25/2008

Alex LOVES baths... 



Alex's eye color is BLUE (01/09/2008)

Alex's name means Defender of mankind (Greek) (01/09/2008)

Alexander:

Anglicised version of the Greek name Alexandros.

Alexander appears in the Bible as the one who helps Jesus bear the cross on the journey to Calvary.

Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedon king. Greece was unified by his father, Philip II, but Alexander went on to extend the Macedon empire eastwards to the periphery of modern India.

There have also been two kings of Scotland named Alexander, and three emperors of Russia. Eight popes have been named Alexander. It is also the name of the first king of Yugoslavia and the current pretender to the throne.

Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone, and Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. The name was also borne by poet Alexander Pope, Russian author Alexander Pushkin, Russian composer Alexander Scriabin and former US Secretary of State under President Reagan, Alexander Haig.

Middle Name: Charles: Free Man

From the Germanic word karl meaning "free man", akin to Old English ceorl "man".
Charles is the French form of the name. There have been ten French kings named Charles, including Charlemagne (Charles the Great). Under Charlemagne's rule the Frankish empire expanded to Italy and modern Germany. There were two kings of England named Charles - Charles I's execution marked the end of the English Civil War. Prince Charles is the heir apparent to the British throne.

Charles XVI Gustaf is the current king of Sweden.

Notable bearers include author Charles Dickens, actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin, hymn writer and co-founder of the Methodist Church Charles Wesley, naturalist Charles Darwin who formed the theory of natural selection and Charles Lindbergh - the first man to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic.



Fun Fact #1: Alex has two mommies 01/09/2008

Fun Fact#2: Alex was able to hold his head from the day he was born 01/09/2008