Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Girl LOVES to swing.
The weather has been SO nice here lately. Crazy weather for January, but nice to say the least. Lexi and I have been taking full advantage of it and going to the lake for jogs in our jogging stroller we got for Christmas. After our run this week, I decided to let Lexi swing at the 'big kid' playground. The girl LOVED it!!! It's our new tradition to stop by the swing sets after we run. Today, Keith had the day off so we went just so he could see her newfound joy. She didn't disappoint with that smile. Oh, I love this girl.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Lexi's First Christmas!
I realize this post is WAY overdue, but better late than never, right?! Lexi's first Christmas was so magical. Experiencing Christmas with her was like experiencing Christmas as a child again. The days leading up to Christmas, I was determined to find her and I coordinating pajamas. Silly? Nope. Adorable? Yes! Haha...I thought so anyway. The pajamas came in just in the nick of time, Christmas Eve day!
We started off the festivities with Christmas Eve mass that evening which happened to fall during the time Lexi takes her last nap for the day...lovely! She really wasn't bad in church, just busy! I had to take her out during part of it so she could be loud and curious without interuppting everyone else. When I did, there were about ten other toddlers/babies doing the same thing. When we got home, it was time for Lexi to eat and she fell asleep almost immediately so her and I had to skip the dinner at my grandparents that evening, but thankfully Keith brought me back dinner.
Keith and I had fun being 'Santa' once Lexi was sleeping soundly. Yes, Santa was even lucky enough to get chocolate chip cookies! Keith and his brother stayed upuntil four am way too late playing video games that night, but when Lexi woke up at 7 Christmas morning, Keith was a trooper and got up not wanting to miss out on her first Christmas morning. We let her open her gifts, eat the wrapping paper, and took loads of pictures! Later, we had my parents' Christmas at their house, and that evening, Keith's parents' Christmas. Lexi had a busy day, but she LOVED every second. Keith kept saying she was going to be disappointed that not every day was Christmas.
A few days before Christmas, my talented sister and bro-in-law took these first few pics! How sweet are they?! Lexi loves both of them, and I'm pretty sure that's why she does so well when they click away with the camera in front of her.
I told Lexi all day long, 'Happy Birthday Jesus!' You can never start too early in helping teach children the true meaning of the season. Thank you God for the sweetest gift of all, my precious baby girl. I am undeserving, but forever grateful!
We started off the festivities with Christmas Eve mass that evening which happened to fall during the time Lexi takes her last nap for the day...lovely! She really wasn't bad in church, just busy! I had to take her out during part of it so she could be loud and curious without interuppting everyone else. When I did, there were about ten other toddlers/babies doing the same thing. When we got home, it was time for Lexi to eat and she fell asleep almost immediately so her and I had to skip the dinner at my grandparents that evening, but thankfully Keith brought me back dinner.
Keith and I had fun being 'Santa' once Lexi was sleeping soundly. Yes, Santa was even lucky enough to get chocolate chip cookies! Keith and his brother stayed up
A few days before Christmas, my talented sister and bro-in-law took these first few pics! How sweet are they?! Lexi loves both of them, and I'm pretty sure that's why she does so well when they click away with the camera in front of her.
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| This is pretty much what happens when we try to take pictures with a busy baby now-a-days! |
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| Christmas morning |
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| Matching pajamas!! |
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| "Dad, Quit playing with my toy, and let me play!" |
I told Lexi all day long, 'Happy Birthday Jesus!' You can never start too early in helping teach children the true meaning of the season. Thank you God for the sweetest gift of all, my precious baby girl. I am undeserving, but forever grateful!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
7 months!
Dear Lexi,
As much as I try to stop the time, it just keeps ticking. I'll embrace it instead and soak up every second with you! You are at SUCH a fun age! My favorite so far...lots of giggles, mouth-wide-open smiles, squeals, and babbling. You say mamamamamama, babababababa, and may even be saying dadadada (not as clear, sorry babe! ; ))
Right now, you are loving solids. The only thing you have really gagged over is avocados though you did eat them when mixed with a little bit of fruit. Bananas give your tummy issues so we are avoiding those for the moment. You eat two 'meals' a day in addition to EBF.
Your favorite toy is (before Christmas, since you turned 7 months on the 23) your Baby Einstein handheld musical box. You smile when we hand it to you and turn it on...so sweet! You still love paper and try to grab our phones any chance you get. You also love your Saranoni blanket...soft on one side, silky on the other.
You took two long trips between 6 and 7 months...one to visit your great grandparents in Texas, and the other to take a mini vacation in Branson with Aunt Nicole & Uncle Andrew. You had a blast at both! This has been a busy month for you in preparation for Christmas, but you have been a trooper through it all! You love the Christmas tree, especially your light-up ornament from Kirby and Vanna. You even have your own Christmas tree filled with pink ornaments thanks to Aunt Nicole! We have caught you trying to 'sneak' presents several times. When we lay you somewhere and walk away for a second, you are nowhere near where we left you. You are rolling everywhere, and itching to crawl! It won't be long. Your first Christmas was so magical, post to come...until then, a few pics. You'll notice in posts to come that you've gained a new 'signature face.' You smile, but with your bottom lip tucked under the top. It's adorable!
We love you so much Lexi!
Cute Christmas pictures taken by Aunt Nicole & Uncle Andrew to come in next post!
As much as I try to stop the time, it just keeps ticking. I'll embrace it instead and soak up every second with you! You are at SUCH a fun age! My favorite so far...lots of giggles, mouth-wide-open smiles, squeals, and babbling. You say mamamamamama, babababababa, and may even be saying dadadada (not as clear, sorry babe! ; ))
Right now, you are loving solids. The only thing you have really gagged over is avocados though you did eat them when mixed with a little bit of fruit. Bananas give your tummy issues so we are avoiding those for the moment. You eat two 'meals' a day in addition to EBF.
Your favorite toy is (before Christmas, since you turned 7 months on the 23) your Baby Einstein handheld musical box. You smile when we hand it to you and turn it on...so sweet! You still love paper and try to grab our phones any chance you get. You also love your Saranoni blanket...soft on one side, silky on the other.
You took two long trips between 6 and 7 months...one to visit your great grandparents in Texas, and the other to take a mini vacation in Branson with Aunt Nicole & Uncle Andrew. You had a blast at both! This has been a busy month for you in preparation for Christmas, but you have been a trooper through it all! You love the Christmas tree, especially your light-up ornament from Kirby and Vanna. You even have your own Christmas tree filled with pink ornaments thanks to Aunt Nicole! We have caught you trying to 'sneak' presents several times. When we lay you somewhere and walk away for a second, you are nowhere near where we left you. You are rolling everywhere, and itching to crawl! It won't be long. Your first Christmas was so magical, post to come...until then, a few pics. You'll notice in posts to come that you've gained a new 'signature face.' You smile, but with your bottom lip tucked under the top. It's adorable!
We love you so much Lexi!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Christmas Traditions
I have never looked more forward to Christmas than I do this year. Getting to witness and be a part of a true miracle of Christ is what Christmas is all about, and this year, I have Lexi to thank for that. Lexi will
- A picture with Santa
three different ones,
- Picking out a Christmas ornament (or two, or three, I have a slight obsession with ornaments) I also plan on making ornaments with Lexi. I have several ideas that I used to use in my classroom. This year, we will make a messy one. I think she'll enjoy it...as long as she doesn't try to eat the mixture!
One of this year's ornaments looks like this:
- Lexi will also be sporting new Christmas pajamas that she will open on Christmas Eve.
- The past two years, Keith and I have made it a tradition to go to a town about 3 hours away from us during Christmas time for shopping and a fun little getaway. In 2009, we ran a 5k that went through the amusement park there at night while the park was lit. SO. MUCH. FUN. Last year, we couldn't do the 5k because I was pregnant and still getting 'evening sickness,' but we did visit that same park to watch their Christmas show. This year, we have a new addition to our little getaway. Hoping she loves this trip as much as she has loved the others she has been on! We eat at a Mexican restaurant there with the BEST guacamole! We are going this weekend with my sister and her hubby, and I can't wait. They better be ready for some mexican! :)
- Last year, my sister and I planned a trip to the Christmas train in a town owned by a church about 30 min. away. My little cousin was here from New York, and we knew he would love it. He was so funny that night! He asked Santa if a specific friend was on the naughty list. Haha! It was cute, and still one of our favorite stories. We took Lexi this year, and we were worried she was going to be cranky because we were out WAY past her bedtime. She was an angel, and even fell asleep on my sister's shoulder. She never does that!!! We plan to continue the train each year as long as we can get tickets. They sell out fast!
- Elf on the Shelf--
This tradition will be started as soon as Lexi is old enough to understand it (hoping for some fun from it next year). We shall see.
I love love love traditions, and can't wait to continue to add more as Lexi grows older. OH! And Santa will also be getting milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. You are never too old/young to leave cookies for the jolly man in red!
I'm linking up with AP from I love you more than carrots!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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:
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).
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).
Sunday, December 4, 2011
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
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
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