Our little lady at 8 months old.

EIGHT months!  (FYI to myself: She'll be nine months in a week!)

Oh!  We can't get enough of our sweet, but serious girl.

A little 8 month update:

• She is SPEAKING!   Three words to be exact: dada, mama, & nana.   In full disclosure I will admit that dada was spoken before mama. 
• CRAWLING!??  umm.... I'm going to go with YES, but this baby has her own unique style:                               crawl, crawl, bum in the air, collapse and repeat.  crawl, crawl, bum in the air, collapse and repeat until you get to your desired destination.
• She has discovered DVD's!  And yes, I am a mother that doesn't feel bad about having my baby watch a half hour of something.  She likes our Dancing Bear video, but she'll sit through ALL 25 minutes of Mickey Mouse Beach Sing-a- Long.  It's heaven-I'm not gonna lie.
• She STANDS!  All the kids (especially Megan) were obsessed with trying to have her stand alone and not holding on to anything.  Poor little thing had no choice, but  learn how to do it.  Her personal best:  about 55 seconds (give or take a few).
• She has a love affair with food.  She LOVES to eat.  I've never had a baby who liked eating so much.  She growls when her food comes and it still cracks me up.
• She is now the proud owner of 4 teeth.  The top 2 just came in.  
• Which means she's starting to look older and more grown up and why can't they just stay little forever?

Twenty12

I'm still trying to figure out how 2011 went by SO QUICKLY!

It was another year of ups and downs and another year to improve and make mistakes, 

but the absolute BEST thing about 2011 was having this sweet girl.

Our year of 2011 was brightened considerably by our new baby girl.
And while I can say with almost absolute certainty that 2012 will not bring us a new baby,
I will say that I'm optimistic for a very bright new year.

What are Lexi's Goals for the New Year?

1. Learn to Crawl
2. Learn to Walk
3. Learn to Say Mama 
4. Sleep in (a girl can dream can't she)

I think she's well on her way to accomplishing Goal Number One.
Don't you think so too?

Day # 26 I Am Thankful That. . . .

LEXI'S CRYING DAYS ARE OVER!

If you ask Jared which one of our babies cried the most, without any hesitation he would say Lexi.
I don't think she was a SUPER fussy baby, but I will admit that she did cry a little more than the other kids.

The other day Jared commented on how nice it's been now that Lexi had stopped her crying.
He said when he left for work she was crying, when he came home from work she was crying . . .

I think I was in Baby Bliss and didn't notice it quite as much as he did.

 
























Now she rarely fusses.
All day long we get this happy girl.

Life just keeps getting better and better.

Day # 23 I Am Thankful For. . . .

LEXI'S HAIR RIGHT OUT OF THE BATH!

Lexi's hair stands straight up after we dry her off after her baths.
It cracks me up every time.

Isn't she a doll!
Oh how we love this baby girl!

Day # 13 I Am Thankful For. . . .

SIX MONTHS WITH LEXI!

Yesterday Lexi turned 6 months old!
A half a year with us.
I try to think of life before she came, but it seems like she's always been here.

We love our littlest lady!
Even with cheerios stuck under her chubby chin.