9 months! Holy Moly!!

My sweet little Lexi,

If I had a pause button, I would press it down now. You are SO stinking cute right now with the funniest personality! You have started making goofy faces including a full nose scrunch (like your daddy), and blowing your nose while doing so to get us cracking up. The more we laugh, the more you scrunch! You are a busy little baby these days, and it is rare for you to 'sit' in one spot for too long. You're my little shadow, following me from room to room...hearing your little hands cross the wood floors and then seeing your little head peek around the doorway = cuteness overload!

Things you absolutely love to do right now: scrunch face, play 'Where's Lexi?,' talk and sing to yourself and to us, SWING, eat puffs/yogurt melts, eat any finger food, play with your sippy cup, be chased while you crawl to things you aren't supposed to (cords, electrical outlets), play with Violet the dog, READ (post on this coming soon), and pull Gus's tail.

You are still not a fan of riding in the car, sitting in your highchair, and the vacuum. Oh man, do you hate the vacuum! I just have to wheel it out for you to freak out! It's sad. I usually have Daddy take you outside, or to Nana and Pop's house to distract you, but if he isn't here, I just strap you in the Ergo, and you're good. As long as you can watch the vacuum while in our arms, you are okay. You turn your nose up to some baby purees if we give you finger foods first, so we have to be careful how we feed you so you eat plenty.

You're still a wee one, weighing in at a whopping 15, 10 and measuring 28 inches, but healthy.
You're a smart little baby that continues to amaze us each day with all of your new tricks! Each day is a new adventure that we are lucky to share with you! Our hearts are over pouring with you in our lives.

XOXO,
Mommy & Daddy

8 months

Dear Lexi,

You turned 8 months old yesterday! That's 2/3 of a year...so bittersweet. Every stage you enter is my favorite. You are SO fun, happy, energetic, nosey, busy, curious, cute, silly, and sweet. You are gobbling up baby food now. You eat three 'meals' a day along with EBF. I'm guessing you probably weigh around 15-16 pounds? We'll find out next month at your next pediatrician appointment.

You are wearing 6-9 month clothing and almost always have a bow in your hair. People keep asking me how I get you to leave them on your head. My answer? You have had them on since day 1. HA! Actually, you do try to pull them off at times, but other times? I think you enjoy having one in. It makes you feel all girly-girl! ; )

Things you love right now: babbling (babababa, dadadada, mamamama, blowing out your mouth against your lips (does that make sense?!), being outside, being lifted way up high and brought back down carefully, apples, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, mum mums, books, being read to, the remote control, cell phones, paper, your shape sorter, and necklaces.

Things you are not a fan of: Anything that restrains you (highchair, carseat), avocados, loud noises such as when someone gets a new trash bag to put in the trash can, blenders, vacuums, and your blue whale bath toy you got for Christmas.

We love toting you around wherever you go and are pretty sure you enjoy it too! If we are just running in a store or two, your daddy prefers to just carry you, and you love it. As I said earlier, you are so curious! You love to be able to look around at anything and everything. It's cute. You love Mr. Gus and try to tug at his fur. He doesn't seem to mind too much. You are scooting everywhere including under furniture! haha...'Lil Nicole.' sigh.

We love you so much Lexi and LOVE watching your sweet personality develop more and more as the days go by. Here are a few pictures in your monthly onesie photo I took of you.