Sigh

So...life has taken me for a ride the past couple of weeks. We've been very busy with lots of things going on! Lexi is now 7 months old and I am just barely filling out her baby book for it. Kurt and I moved to Harrisville at the end of June. Such a blessing! Our place is a townhome, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. It is just great. Lexi experienced her first time swimming in the past month and also took a road trip to Shoshone Idaho for Memorial Day. She can get onto her hands and knees and rock. She is so close to crawling, its miserable. After moving she latched onto Mommy and doesn't seem to want to let go. She also has a hard time sleeping through the night since we moved. We moved her into a bigger crib, which helped a lot. Things are just going great! Our baby boy is developing well and pregnancy with a boy seems to suit me just fine! I am now 23 weeks along and feeling great. The Norman side of the family had a family reunion this past week and there are some pictures of the hike that Lexi and I went on.

Swimming!!

7 months old.

4th of July :)

Family photo :)

Waterfall we hiked to at family reunion

Lagoon!!

6 months Old! Ah!

We have hit the half year mark and I just cannot believe it. Time has certainly flown. My little girl is growing up! She now weighs 15.3 lbs and measured 25 3/4 inches which are both average for her age. We gave her a little hair trim this month and also started her on baby food. As for an update on number 2-it is a BOY and we couldn't be happier! The preparations have already begun and I am just 18 weeks along. We are also moving at the end of June to a nice townhome in Harrisville. It has 3 bedrooms and will be such a blessing! Here are some cute pictures of Lexi this month :)

We like ponytails :)

Not quite fitting as well as she used to. 

6 month photo.

Carrots!!

With Uncle Sam and Uncle Jake in the swing!

5 months old :)

Well Lexi has hit the 5 month mark and I just can't believe it! I'm a bad mom and I did not weigh her or measure her. Some new things that she did this past month were:

-On April 5th she found her feet and now she really likes to reach down and hold them.
-The week of April 3 she got her first cold and cough. It just so happened that Doctor Grandpa was out of town too!
-She visited Aunt Michelle's basement apartment on April 2.
-She rolls from her back to her tummy regularly.

Lexi went through a phase where she liked to wake up at 4:30 every morning. And I'm just realizing that our blog did not announce our new arrival. We are expecting baby number 2 on November 4th! So mornings are not well for Missy again. So the 4:30 thing was really hard, but we started adding rice cereal to her bottles (a lot of rice cereal) because she does like it from a spoon. That was a new thing we tried this month also. Anyway, things are going well with Missy and her pregnancy. Things are right on schedule at 12 weeks and 4 days today. It is definitely passing quicker this time. But back to Lexi, she is sleeping now about 9 hours a night. She falls asleep by herself in her crib around 10 and sleeps till 8 or 9 in the morning without waking up to eat anytime in there and it is wonderful!!

At Kurt's cousin, Jeff's, wedding :)

Trying rice cereal

Lexi and Daddy

She likes laying in front of the fan.

Getting ready to roll over

Pondering now that she did roll over.

The things we do for our kids...

5 months old with Gerard!!

 

4 months old!

Alexis is now 4 months old and we just can't believe how time flies!! At her appointment she weighed 13 lbs and was 24.25 inches long! She's getting so big! Some milestones this last month:
-First walk outside in her stroller was March 5.
-First time with rice cereal in her bottle was March 16.
-First time she pooped in the tub was March 22.
-First time she rolled from back to belly was March 25 (she only did this once, so it may have been a fluke).

We are enjoying her so much! She has begun talking and laughing all the time, although sometimes we really have to work it out of her. We got her a bouncer that hangs from the door with some money from Missy's Aunt Ruthy and she hasn't quite figured that out yet. She just likes to suck on it. Same with the back pack holder we got for walks.





She is such a little sweetie! We love her so much!

3 Months Old

Alexis is 3 months old! From my own measurements she is 23.5 inches long. Not sure how much she weighs. I'm going to go in and get her weighed soon. She is just darling and we love her so much!

Titanic

I've always had a strange fascination with the titanic. I received the book "Passage on the Titanic" by Anita Stansfield for my birthday and I can't wait to read it. This is a preview for it. Enjoy!

Post Birthday and Such

We blessed Alexis on the 5th. It was fun to see all the family again and show off my adorable baby. She was so sweet and happy for the whole meeting.

My birthday went very well. I received some wonderful gifts from my family and husband. We took Lexi to get blessings pictures done, but she did not cooperate very well and they did not turn out as well as we had hoped.

My Kurty and I on my birthday

My fancy red coat that my Mommy made for me!

new wallet

Itunes card! Love these! From my Daddy

Piano music...the best

Anita Stansfield new book!

My new bedset on my bed :) <3 it!

Alexis is now about 2 months and 2 weeks old. She's getting so big. She has officially outgrown all of her newborn clothes. It was sad but also exciting to put new clothes on her. some new things she has learned how to do are:
- Holding her bottle by herself. She doesn't always do it but when she does she gets quite a grip on it.
-Smacking her lips! It is so cute!
-She also thinks she can sit up...all the time. She doesn't like laying back anymore. She'll do crunches to try and get up!
We love our sweet little girl so much! She's growing too fast!

Looking up at Mommy

Holding onto that bottle

Pretty content for no clothes...right after she spit up everywhere

New clothes...but sick of pictures

New toy that Grandpa Damon got her

She is the mini cuteness. We love her so much!