Congresswoman Droolsey

Not to be confused with the great Congresswoman Woolsey, our newly-nicknamed Congresswoman Droolsey has been showing off her newest salivary talents quite a bit the last few weeks. Other than that, nothing else especially new or exciting to report quite yet -- with the exception of her finally surpassing the 10-pound mark. In other words, the Gentlewoman from California has reached in three months on the outside what Kelly Rayburn (biggest baby born in Humboldt County in 1981) weighed seven or eight months in utero.

Alex Goes Hollywood

There were many more firsts (and seconds) for Alexandra during her first road trip to the Southland. First baby shower (other than her own); first time being naked at a baby shower (other than her own); first time meeting the Southern California Brokaws; first meeting of the newest and longest tenured Brokaws (her great great uncle Norman); her second professional photoshoot, courtesy of great uncle Norm (more photos to come), just to name a few.

Two month hodgepodge

Alex's 60th-67th days on Earth have been quite eventful -- there was the Oscar Party, the 3-day hospital stay, multiple girly-clothes dress-up sessions, and lots of smiles.

Video message from Alex Rose to her fans

As some devoted Alexandra Rose loyalists already know, today we had to bring her back to the same hospital where we got her just two short months ago. We aren't returning her, though we still have another 30 days on her warranty; unfortunately, the poor girl has a respiratory virus called RSV (click here for more info) and will most likely have to spend a few more days in the pediatric unit. Aside from the occasional coughing fit and accompanying scream sessions, she's doing just fine. And we recorded a short video message this afternoon to show that all systems are still functioning exactly as designed. Sorry I can't figure out how to rotate the video, but I don't have the time or patience to figure it out and the audio is more important anyway. Additional note -- if I thought the red balloon video would be somewhat embarrassing to Future Alex, I don't even know what to call this video. Oh well, we now live in a day and age where we record every moment, just because we can.