It has been nearly 8 months now since Lexie has blessed our lives. From a very young age, I knew that I wanted to have kids and I absolutely loved babies. When George and I got married over 2 years ago, I couldn't wait to start a family with him but I always wondered how he would be as a father. The reason that I say this is because we were lucky enough to have his brother Louie, Sister-in-law Cori, and Nephew, Michael Elias live a out a mile from us for a little over a year. I spent a lot of time with Michael even before George and I were married because I just love babies. George would come home from a long day at the office and want to go over to see Michael but once we got over to the house, he wouldn't really interact with Michael other than putting him in his lap while he and Louie watched football.
So when we found put that we were pregnant, I would sometimes lay awake thinking about what type of Father George would turn out to be. I just want to say that he is the most supportive and amazing husband that I could ever want and he is 100 times that as a Father! He truly cherishes each day with Lexie and is so in love with her. We often find ourselves laughing and reminiscing about our first couple of months after she was born. Lexie looks much like her Father but has so many of my bad traits, such as being upset and angry when she is really hungry and she is also a very big risk taker. Each day she is growing and changing, she is such an amazing little person!
We had a great Father's Day with George and even though it was suppose to be a day to celebrate and shower him, Lexie made sure that we knew that she was still in charge. We spent a short-lived afternoon at the pool with him and had a vey nice and relaxing rest of the day. George, we are so happy that you are in our lives and that each day you continue to love us and care for us! You are the most amazing Daddy to our little girl and the best husband that a woman could ask for.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
As Busy As A Bee...And Then Some
Over the past weekend, Lexie has been hard at work perfecting her standing skills. She started working on them while we were in Ohio last weekend and within two days, she was already pulling herself up. Now she does it so fast that it was like she had been able to do it all along and just didn't want us to know. She also was introduced to the stairs and I thought it would be fun to teach her how to crawl. She of course picked that up quickly and by the time her daddy got home from work, she was an expert stair climber. She still has no concept that if she lets go of whatever she is hanging on to for support, she is most definitely going to fall. So luckily I have been behind her on the stairs or else she would have had a hard tumble onto the wood floor below.
She also has the idea in her mind that she is ready to stand from the seated position. I don't know where she got that from but it is too cute to see her get excited and flap her arms in the air like they are wings and they are miraculously going to help get up to her feet.
We got a surprise on Saturday when Miss Stephanie, her first and only babysitter from birth until a few months ago, made a trip to Lawrence to help the family that she nannied for while she lived here in Lawrence. We spent almost all day on Sunday and half of today with her. Lexie loves her and I can tell this because she gets so excited when she sees her and she whimpers a bit when she sees Stephanie leave. I am glad that Lexie has that special person especially since our extended family lives so far away.
Lexie also went to the LCC pool for the first time...it was her first time in the pool and I was curious to see how she would react to the cool water. I went to Wal-Mart and got her a floatie that she can sit in and it also has these plastic rings attached to a bar that also inflates and so I thought that it would offer her some entertainment while we people watched. She just chewed on the rings and put holes in them so there goes that idea. She really liked being in the pool. I am now thinking about getting her some swimming lessons.
Stay tuned for our next adventure, which starts tomorrow. I am traveling with Lexie all by myself to Arizona to see my older sister and her family as well as my parents. It should be fun to get all of the cousins from my side of the family together to see how they interact. I can only imagine what fun will be had by all.
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| Look Mom...I can climb! |
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| She was so happy to be on the stairs |
She also has the idea in her mind that she is ready to stand from the seated position. I don't know where she got that from but it is too cute to see her get excited and flap her arms in the air like they are wings and they are miraculously going to help get up to her feet.
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| She loves to crawl over to the bench and stand up |
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| Her fall left a smile on her face |
We got a surprise on Saturday when Miss Stephanie, her first and only babysitter from birth until a few months ago, made a trip to Lawrence to help the family that she nannied for while she lived here in Lawrence. We spent almost all day on Sunday and half of today with her. Lexie loves her and I can tell this because she gets so excited when she sees her and she whimpers a bit when she sees Stephanie leave. I am glad that Lexie has that special person especially since our extended family lives so far away.
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| I have no idea what she is thinking in this picture |
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| All smiles playing with Miss Stephanie! |
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| Getting brave with the one-handed stance |
Lexie also went to the LCC pool for the first time...it was her first time in the pool and I was curious to see how she would react to the cool water. I went to Wal-Mart and got her a floatie that she can sit in and it also has these plastic rings attached to a bar that also inflates and so I thought that it would offer her some entertainment while we people watched. She just chewed on the rings and put holes in them so there goes that idea. She really liked being in the pool. I am now thinking about getting her some swimming lessons.
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| One of the new expressions she has been doing lately...cute! |
Stay tuned for our next adventure, which starts tomorrow. I am traveling with Lexie all by myself to Arizona to see my older sister and her family as well as my parents. It should be fun to get all of the cousins from my side of the family together to see how they interact. I can only imagine what fun will be had by all.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Memorial Day Weekend and Nicholas's Christening
I can't think of any other way to spend Memorial Weekend, than having family around. George, Lexie, and I went back to Ohio for our nephew and Lexie's cousin, Nicholas's Christening. George's brothers, Louie and Jimmy, and their families all gathered at their Parent's house. Lexie is getting pretty used to traveling by now, she currently has 12 flights under her belt at the age of 7 months. What a lucky girl to be able to travel this much at such a young age. She just loves to travel and George and I are lucky in that sense since we also love to travel.
Our trip didn't start out really on the right foot though. Our flight to Ohio was scheduled to leave early in the morning so George decided to get us a hotel room at the airport so that we would not have to wake up as early to make the hour drive. This means that not only do we have to share a room with our daughter and there fore go to bed when she does, but we also have to endure the painful process of her trying to fall asleep. I really wish that Lexie loved to be cuddled and rocked to sleep but she would rather roll around in her crib. We were also interested to find out how Lexie would adjust to sleeping in the pack-n-play since she wouldn't even go in one as a tiny baby. So fast forward to the hotel... we check in around 8:30 since Lexie was late waking up from her nap that afternoon and we planned on setting up the pack-n-play and then feeding her and putting her down for the evening. She had other plans, none of which consisted of sleeping, eating, or getting in the pack-n-play. By the time we got her down, it was around 10pm and we had to be up and on our way to the airport by 4:45 since our flight took off at 6am. She did alright her first night in the new sleeping contraption and she was wide-eyed and grinning cheek to cheek all morning.
Once we got to Ohio, she loved checking out her new environment and even tried some new things such as pulling herself up into standing position using the couch. Unfortunately she has not mastered to concept that if you let go, you will fall.
She loved all of the attention that she got from her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
While we were in Ohio Lexie also decided that she really wanted to give table food a try. At first I was a bit leary especially since her Pediatrician told us that we shouldn't push table food on her until she is at least 9 months old or until she starts to use her fingers like pincers. She is just so curious about the food that we were eating so I decided to let her try some of it. She loved the macaroni and cheese and the pork that I gave her and she didn't seem to have trouble with the concept that she had to chew the food before swallowing. She also decided in that time that she wasn't going to eat any of the baby food that we bought. I didn't really know what to think other than it would be nice not to have to spend money on baby food and that would be one less expense for us. I continued to let her eat a few things at a time throughout the course of the trip and then it all backfired on me. When we were on the plane from Milwaukee to Kansas City, George and I decided to get some lunch and I thought that I would get Lexie a blueberry muffin. She liked it but must've bitten off too big of a piece and it got stuck in her throat and she puked it up along with half of her bottle all over George and I. Needless to say, I haven't given her table food since.
While it was great to be around family, it was also nice to get home and back to our daily routine. I am now packing and trying to get Lexie and I ready for our next trip, which is to Arizona next week. It should be interesting traveling with her by myself, but never fear, we will do just fine!
Our trip didn't start out really on the right foot though. Our flight to Ohio was scheduled to leave early in the morning so George decided to get us a hotel room at the airport so that we would not have to wake up as early to make the hour drive. This means that not only do we have to share a room with our daughter and there fore go to bed when she does, but we also have to endure the painful process of her trying to fall asleep. I really wish that Lexie loved to be cuddled and rocked to sleep but she would rather roll around in her crib. We were also interested to find out how Lexie would adjust to sleeping in the pack-n-play since she wouldn't even go in one as a tiny baby. So fast forward to the hotel... we check in around 8:30 since Lexie was late waking up from her nap that afternoon and we planned on setting up the pack-n-play and then feeding her and putting her down for the evening. She had other plans, none of which consisted of sleeping, eating, or getting in the pack-n-play. By the time we got her down, it was around 10pm and we had to be up and on our way to the airport by 4:45 since our flight took off at 6am. She did alright her first night in the new sleeping contraption and she was wide-eyed and grinning cheek to cheek all morning.
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| Lexie ready to explore at the airport in KC while we waited to board our flight |
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| Lexie loves the boys...she is a little aggressive with her new friend |
Once we got to Ohio, she loved checking out her new environment and even tried some new things such as pulling herself up into standing position using the couch. Unfortunately she has not mastered to concept that if you let go, you will fall.
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| Lexie trying to stand with her YiaYia's help |
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| Thanks for letting me crawl over your legs Dad! |
She loved all of the attention that she got from her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
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| Lexie and her cousin Michael James |
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| Lexie with her Papou at Church |
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| Lexie loves her Uncle Jimmy |
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| Lexie with her cousin Maria |
While we were in Ohio Lexie also decided that she really wanted to give table food a try. At first I was a bit leary especially since her Pediatrician told us that we shouldn't push table food on her until she is at least 9 months old or until she starts to use her fingers like pincers. She is just so curious about the food that we were eating so I decided to let her try some of it. She loved the macaroni and cheese and the pork that I gave her and she didn't seem to have trouble with the concept that she had to chew the food before swallowing. She also decided in that time that she wasn't going to eat any of the baby food that we bought. I didn't really know what to think other than it would be nice not to have to spend money on baby food and that would be one less expense for us. I continued to let her eat a few things at a time throughout the course of the trip and then it all backfired on me. When we were on the plane from Milwaukee to Kansas City, George and I decided to get some lunch and I thought that I would get Lexie a blueberry muffin. She liked it but must've bitten off too big of a piece and it got stuck in her throat and she puked it up along with half of her bottle all over George and I. Needless to say, I haven't given her table food since.
While it was great to be around family, it was also nice to get home and back to our daily routine. I am now packing and trying to get Lexie and I ready for our next trip, which is to Arizona next week. It should be interesting traveling with her by myself, but never fear, we will do just fine!
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| She was such a good lil' traveler |
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| Smile for the camera! |
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