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! |
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
7 Months of Fun!
Two posts in one day is very ambitious for me but I realized as of lastnight that I never blogged about Lexie being 7 months old as of Sunday. She is turning into such a lovley, fun little lady. In the past several months George and I have noticed so many changes in Lexie. While she still struggles to give into a sleeping schedule she definitely has her eating schedule down. She is continuing to grow and is very long, we refer to her as "half-pint" because she still continues to suck down a 6 oz bottle very quickly, unless she is teething. She is really interested in the foods that George and I eat and I let her sample my food whenever possible just so she starts to get used to table food. She doesn't have the taste for most of the food but she will whine until I let her try it. She will now gnaw on apples and sometimes bananas.
She resists nap times because there is too much going on for her to nap, so instead of 3 naps a day, I can usually count on 2 solid naps. One in the morning and the other in the late afternoon. We like to call her our human alarm clock because she continues to get up at 5 or 5:30 every morning. She is the happiest baby I know and will have the biggest smile on her face when either George or I go up to get her out of her crib. When she is up she wants to play and explore all of the time.
Trying to change her diaper in the early morning or really at anytime has become a huge obstacle. The key is to have a toy to distract her. George would not change her diaper for the longest time because of it but he is getting better at it. He laughs at me because when she wakes up around 3 or 4 am for a bottle, I change her diaper first and she tries to get away from me and he can hear the frustration in my voice when I tell her that she isn't going to get a bottle until she gets a diaper on. Sometimes I want to just want to scream!
She has been crawling now for a couple of months and has easily perfected it to a sprint crawl, with this we call her "Crawling Bear". It's so funny because she is now all over the house. She still loves to go over to the sliding glass door in the dining room and look outside. She will try to pull the curtains down and play in those if we are not watching her and she also loves the vents. She would be content there for hours. She also likes to crawl places that she is not suppose to be in...for example between or behind furniture, under her Jumperoo, under chairs, and up onto the treadmill.
The Jumperoo is still an adventure for her. She loves to jump and her feet can now finally touch the ground comfortably. When she gets in there, I will turn on some music and I will dance around while she jumps fanatically in her Jumperoo. Her legs are getting stronger and she is really trying to stand up on her own. I have a feeling that it won't be very long before she is walking.
Her personality is continuing to change also. She love to play "Peek-a-Boo" and loves it when I sing to her. She is even more interested in books and loves to crawl over to her basket and pull out books for me to read.
She is also discovering her voice and loves to make noise whenever possible. It is so fun to make her giggle and laugh and when she has a smile on her face, George and I can't help but to feel lucky. We find ourselves trying to imagine what life would be like without her in it and it is simply impossible. She has continued to keep us on our toes and reminds us daily that she is the "Queen Bee" of the house. We are so excited to see what other things she will discover in the months ahead.
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| Lexie loves her apples |
She resists nap times because there is too much going on for her to nap, so instead of 3 naps a day, I can usually count on 2 solid naps. One in the morning and the other in the late afternoon. We like to call her our human alarm clock because she continues to get up at 5 or 5:30 every morning. She is the happiest baby I know and will have the biggest smile on her face when either George or I go up to get her out of her crib. When she is up she wants to play and explore all of the time.
Trying to change her diaper in the early morning or really at anytime has become a huge obstacle. The key is to have a toy to distract her. George would not change her diaper for the longest time because of it but he is getting better at it. He laughs at me because when she wakes up around 3 or 4 am for a bottle, I change her diaper first and she tries to get away from me and he can hear the frustration in my voice when I tell her that she isn't going to get a bottle until she gets a diaper on. Sometimes I want to just want to scream!
She has been crawling now for a couple of months and has easily perfected it to a sprint crawl, with this we call her "Crawling Bear". It's so funny because she is now all over the house. She still loves to go over to the sliding glass door in the dining room and look outside. She will try to pull the curtains down and play in those if we are not watching her and she also loves the vents. She would be content there for hours. She also likes to crawl places that she is not suppose to be in...for example between or behind furniture, under her Jumperoo, under chairs, and up onto the treadmill.
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| Crawling over the pillow |
The Jumperoo is still an adventure for her. She loves to jump and her feet can now finally touch the ground comfortably. When she gets in there, I will turn on some music and I will dance around while she jumps fanatically in her Jumperoo. Her legs are getting stronger and she is really trying to stand up on her own. I have a feeling that it won't be very long before she is walking.
Her personality is continuing to change also. She love to play "Peek-a-Boo" and loves it when I sing to her. She is even more interested in books and loves to crawl over to her basket and pull out books for me to read.
She is also discovering her voice and loves to make noise whenever possible. It is so fun to make her giggle and laugh and when she has a smile on her face, George and I can't help but to feel lucky. We find ourselves trying to imagine what life would be like without her in it and it is simply impossible. She has continued to keep us on our toes and reminds us daily that she is the "Queen Bee" of the house. We are so excited to see what other things she will discover in the months ahead.
An Afternoon With Some Friends
The weekend weather was so perfect, why not take in an afternoon at the local neighborhood park! Lexie, George, and I had a great time over the weekend with early morning walks, running errands, and making plenty of time to play. We invited out friends Laura and Carter Lewis to join us at the park on Saturday. It was a much needed opportunity for us to have some adult time (well at least be able to visit with each other on our our walk to the park) but once the park was in sight, Lexie and Carter had their own ideas of what they wanted to do.
Lexie loves the swings and while Carter also likes the swings and slide, he is a little older than Lexie and he has the walking-thing going for him. He would take off in almost a power walk which left Laura chasing after him most of the time. We felt lucky as Lexie hung out mainly in the swings and then under the tree on a blanket for some quality time with her toys.
Lexie loves the swings and while Carter also likes the swings and slide, he is a little older than Lexie and he has the walking-thing going for him. He would take off in almost a power walk which left Laura chasing after him most of the time. We felt lucky as Lexie hung out mainly in the swings and then under the tree on a blanket for some quality time with her toys.
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| Laura catching up to Carter |
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| Lexie loves the swings! |
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| Carter gives us a smile |
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| Lexie getting some relief from the heat under the tree |
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| Carter climbing the steps to get to the slide |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Lexie's First Mother's Day and a Friendship Walk With Her Daddy
We had such a great family weekend once again. It started out with a trip to Pittsburg, KS bright and early on Saturday morning so that we could participate in The Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin' 5K and Friendship Walk. It was a bit of a long car ride for Lexie but we are trying to get her in traveling shape for the months ahead. She woke us up around 6:30 that morning and we fed her and got her in the car for the ride. It wasn't too far down the road, with a full belly that she cuddled up with her blanket and her favorite little snuggly, Gerry the Giraffe. Gerry is one lucky snuggly because he has been all over the place with Lexie.
It was so nice outside once we got out of the car in Pittsburg, the walk and run went great! It was just a great event. George was able to catch up with Kerry and to also see some of the KU Football players who came out to support their friend and his family.
On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day. It was obviously my first Mother's Day and Lexie and George got me a beautiful necklace! We went to church in the morning and the day ended with George making dinner for me while I got Lexie ready for bed. It is so nice to have our family time! I feel like my life is blessed with an extremely amazing husband and my little princess who is growing leaps and bounds every day!
And last but not least... Lexie had her 6 month well-check earlier this week and she is growing. She now weighs 18 pounds 15 ounces (91 percentile) and she is 23 1/4 inches long (99th percentile).
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| Lexie loves her giraffe! |
It was so nice outside once we got out of the car in Pittsburg, the walk and run went great! It was just a great event. George was able to catch up with Kerry and to also see some of the KU Football players who came out to support their friend and his family.
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| Kerry, Lexie, and George |
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| A Family Pic before we head back to Lawrence |
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| It felt great to run again! |
On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day. It was obviously my first Mother's Day and Lexie and George got me a beautiful necklace! We went to church in the morning and the day ended with George making dinner for me while I got Lexie ready for bed. It is so nice to have our family time! I feel like my life is blessed with an extremely amazing husband and my little princess who is growing leaps and bounds every day!
And last but not least... Lexie had her 6 month well-check earlier this week and she is growing. She now weighs 18 pounds 15 ounces (91 percentile) and she is 23 1/4 inches long (99th percentile).
Thursday, April 28, 2011
A Play Date In The Park
The weather if finally starting to warm up so why wouldn't we get together with some friends and have a play date in the park! I called my friend Tracie, who has a little boy named Josiah, and we met at the park in the neighborhood.
It's always fun to see two children interact and I am especially curious because Lexie is now old enough to start interacting with other babies/children. It is also very relaxing to have another mother to talk shop with and to catch up with one another.
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| Lexie loves the swings! |
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| Josiah giving us a smile |
It's always fun to see two children interact and I am especially curious because Lexie is now old enough to start interacting with other babies/children. It is also very relaxing to have another mother to talk shop with and to catch up with one another.
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| Josiah playing in the grass |
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| She loves to be outside. I can't complain about that! |
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| I wonder what they are saying to each other |
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