Sick Day

Recently, Lexi was running a fever. It was so very sad to see my baby sick, and I have never wished a fever on myself until that morning. I texted my sister and husband frantically in tears asking what to do. This is what our sick day looked like:

Needless to say, my humble sister knows what she is doing. She is the best kid's doc around! Lexi's fever broke after her monster nap, and she was happy as could be. Good thing, since we were scheduled to begin our road trip to visit Keith's grandparents that night (more on that later).

This past weekend I was sick with a fever, and rather than wish for my bed and soak up the rest, I prayed and prayed that I would feel better. It's scary stuff when you are a mom and you are sick. You feel guilty because you know your family needs you. Thank you God for a quick recovery, and for my amazing husband who didn't skip a beat playing with our daughter. She had a blast.She probably likes sick days for mommy...(just a little).

6 months

My sweet baby,

I cannot believe you are half a year old!!! Our baby is 6 months old! Crazy! You are SO much fun right now. You giggle a LOT, and smile all the time. You are still a very curious baby. You like to know what is going on around you everywhere you go, especially church. You enjoy growling, also in church. ; ) We tote you around everywhere we go, and you just go with the flow.

Your current stats from your 6-month appointment: weight- 13, 10--10th percentile, height: 28 1/2, off the charts! Still in mostly 3-6 clothes though.

You eat avocados, bananas, brown rice cereal, and sweet potatoes. You have loved everything so far, although just today (a little over a week past your 6 month birthday), you started turning your nose up at avocados. We are going to try some new veggies/fruits soon that I know you will enjoy. Your sleep is still pretty good, but when we get off schedule, it does sometime throw you off a bit. You are a content baby. You love to stand, jump, play with your yellow cup, and laugh (especially at your Nana). You still love Sophie the giraffe, Pooh, and Bella Butterfly. If there is paper around, you are after it! I think you like school supplies just like your mommy!

You take baths in a big tub now, and absolutely love it! You kick and smile and even laugh when splashed with water.

If you hear your daddy's voice while you are eating, you stop and look around to find him. He cannot leave a room without saying hi to you, otherwise you will not go back to eating. It is TOO cute and sweet! You are sitting up now, but do still have to be watched...sometimes you get too relaxed and tumble to your side. You are so strong, and hold your whole chest up with your arms extended along with your legs raised. It's pretty funny.

You are sleeping in your crib now, and love it! It is also one of your favorite places to play peek-a-boo during the day! We are looking forward to the holidays with you. There is nothing quite like the holidays with a precious baby to spoil. It is so captivating to watch you explore all the beautiful things this season has to offer. You love to 'talk', and really emphasize the mmmmm sound right now. I'm convinced you are gearing up to say 'mama.' Haha...if only I could convince everyone else that that is what you are doing! I have loved EVERY second of this half year with you, and know there are only more sweet & precious moments to come! Thank you for the happiness you bring to your daddy and my lives! We love you to the moon and back again!

A picture I took while trying on clothes for your 6 month pics

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

Cowboys!

Recently, we flew to Dallas for my hubby's Christmas present...to watch the Dallas cowboys at their new stadium! Before you even ask, yes...we took Lexi along. She did great! The noise was like a white noise for her and put her to sleep for a good nap. When she was awake, she was happy as could be touring the stadium with me in the ergo, and watching her favorite players.

We got so many weird looks and reactions from the hotel lady at the front desk and our bus driver about us bringing her...so much so that I got really stressed the night before about it. Keith reassured me that if she didn't do well, we would leave. No big deal. I need to remember that many people
Would choose to go without kids and that is perfectly fine... Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I just wish others would see that there is also nothing wrong with choosing to do things like attend an NFL game either kids. Why can't sporting events be family oriented like they used to be? We actually saw several kids and babies. We sat next to really nice people too. Would it have been easier without kids? Maybe. Is it something we would so again? Absolutely! This is us now, and we wouldn't change a thing.

Happy Halloween! Post 1

Well, fall is officially here! I know, it's been here for a while now, but when you live in the midwest you don't feel 'fall-y' (yes, I did just make up my own word) until it starts to look overcast outside with 50-60 degree temperatures.

We had a great weekend this past weekend. We took Lexi to her very first Halloween adventure---HallowZOOeen. We She LOVED it! Haha she was still kind of young for it, but we wanted her to get the most out of her very first Halloween. She had two costumes this year. Why? Who can resist adorable little babies in costumes? At HallowZOOeen she was a soft, fuzzy, pink bunny. On Halloween, she was a baby owl. My sister-in-law made the owl costume. Lexi gave us some interesting 'looks' when we dressed her in both of the costumes, but she quickly forgave us! I don't have all of my pics uploaded yet, but here's a sneak peek...

We also visited the pumpkin patch with my wonderful sister and brother-in-law. They took some pretty cute pics of Lexi, those will be in another post along with the rest of the Halloween pics.

Happy Halloween!!

Cute Little Pumpkin.

Happy Fall!!!

Catching Up...5 months!

Happy 5 months Baby Lexi!! Can't believe it on one hand, and on the other, not sure what we did before you were here! You are becoming SO much fun! Not sure how much you weigh right now since you don't go back to the doctor until next month, but you are wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes with the occasional 0-3 outfit that I can't let go of still fits. You giggle nearly every day, but it varies on what you think is funny. You still love to stand, and get irritated when your legs are too tired and give out on you. You still love to be outside and go on walks.

You are loving your new toy, Sophie the giraffe. You also enjoy playing with your pacifier strap, red ball, Bella Butterfly, and eating reading books. You aren't quite sure of strangers right now, but you are fine as long as you can see us still. You are scared of the sound of the blender.

Tummy time doesn't last very long anymore because you usually roll over to your back soon after being placed on your tummy. You have started to scoot off of your play mat....let the fun begin! ;) When you are tired, you play with your hair, tug at your ear, and rub your eyes. You only take your binky when you are sleepy. Here are pictures from weeks 19-21.

and...can't forget the monthly onesie photo...

Love this little girl SO much!!!

Picture Dump/17 & 18 weeks

I'll probably have a few of these soon because I have not blogged in so long, and Lexi is actually 20 weeks now, but I'm behind, so here goes...

Classic Lexi face right now...

Pretty sure she was pooped from taking pictures. Poor thing!