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!

Birthday

So my birthday is next week...and i've just been thinking about the last year. A lot happened! A year ago we moved to Ogden...and boy was that an adventure! The job we loved and that got us down here ended terribly and was not fun at all. We found out we were pregnant in March and by April I was sick sick sick! Things got a little crazy for those nine months. In July we changed locations...and jobs. Kurt really did not feel content at the bank but held out for our little family. We've really liked our new apartment and the ward we're in. We were both really busy with our callings until little Lexi came. Sad to say we haven't really been very active since she came, at least not in our ward. Life has definitely become a little more paced with a baby. All the while, Kurt has been working on his master's degree at Ashford University and he's getting closer and closer to getting done! In November our little Alexis came and that has been one of the biggest changes. Right after we had the baby, Kurt got a new job as an assistant manager at a restaurant. He loves it and is doing very well there. Alexis has really been such a good little baby. She has begun smiling at people she recognizes. She is outgrowing her newborn outfits, which is really sad, but exciting because I get to play dress up with her new clothes :) She also sleeps 7-8 hours a night-which is wonderful! All in all...I guess what I'm getting at is that I'm very content with life and all that has happened to get me where I am now. I super love my hubby, Kurt, and my sweet angel, Alexis.

2 months old!!

Looking up at my Lion Mobile in my crib

I am 2 months old!!

Lexi is now 2 months old! I can hardly believe it. She is the best baby. Everyone deserves such a sweet baby. We had her two month appointment today. She now weighs 10 lbs 2 oz and is in the 50th percentile. She is 22 inches long. We gave her some baby tylonel before her appointment in preparation for her shots. It was grape flavored and she slurped it down! She had 3 shots and cried more than I've seen her cry yet. She stuck out her bottom lip and was so sad. She calmed down really fast and just wanted to be held. She slept almost the rest of the day. The doctor really wears her out! We just love her so much.

Beginning of 2012

One of my resolutions this year is to blog more. I like keeping in contact with my family and friends and like also for them to be able to see a little bit of what's going on with me. lately its just been Lexi and I at home as Kurt has been a working man. The holidays were very joyful and we love being parents. Alexis is such a good little girl and just so darn cute!

Alexis Janet Piper

I really liking sitting in my swing. But don't turn on the music that came with it.

I looooove being stretched out.

I am one month old!! with Gerard the Giraffe.

Mommy woke me up too early...Christmas Day

I love sleeping in with mommy in the mornings.

I like my carseat most days...

i like to hide from the camera too!

I like my cute giraffe jammies!

She's Here!!

After the long wait...Alexis Janet Piper is here! The first picture is me at almost 38 weeks. It is the last one I got before She came. Thanksgiving came and went without anything happening, although we had all hoped she would come then. Black Friday began with a few shopping adventures. I got some new shoes for Kurt and I and went to a few boutiques. I had been having 

some stronger contractions 

through my back through the day and by the time we went back to our apartment my mom said 

I wasn't looking so good. After going to bed, I woke up at 12:30 with really bad contractions.  I called the hospital around 2:30 to see if I should come in. They said it was up to me. So we went in. We checked in at 3:15. The nurse had me walk for an hour before checking me in. I got my epidural around 4:30. (These are just highlights from the day. Not very detailed) It was heavenly. Things took awhile to progress so I was given some meds to progress my labor. the doctor broke my water around 6. I pushed for about 3 hours before baby came. It was exhausting. Alexis came at 9:39 pm after 21 long hours of labor. She weighted 6 lbs 8 oz and was 19 inches long. She was very healthy and perfect. We are so happy she is here. We can't imagine life without her.