All Grown Up!

Bottles and Cereal

So as you can see, Lexie held her bottle herself this week! She is getting bigger, smarter and more fun every day! She loves tummy time thanks to her toys and can reach all the hanging animals on her Gymini easily now. It is so funny to listen to her talk to each one of them as she plays with them. We are planning to get her a Jumperoo soon; she seems to really love the standing bouncer at daycare. I have been continuing to read her this one book every night that comes with a butterfly finger puppet and she gets excited every time we get to the end when the butterfly gives her a kiss!

We fed her cereal for the first time tonight. She ate a good amount for her first time and didn't spit any out! She did make some hilarious faces (as you can see in the video)! I can't believe time is flying so fast and we are already feeding her in her high chair.

Getting Better!

So, Lexie has been getting lots of rest. She is extremely smart and can tell when we are going to clean her nose because she starts protesting as soon as we bring the saline and plunger out! She is definitely getting better each day although still a little stuffy. No fever, so hopefully we will be good to go back to daycare tomorrow.

Below is a video of her in her high chair. I read in a book to start getting her used to her high chair before feeding her in it; enjoy!

Poor Lexie

4 Month Shots and a First Cold...

Poor Lexie. Yesterday was her four month doctor's appointment as well as her four month booster shots. She did great at the appointment part; weighing in at 13 pounds 6 ounces (50th percentile for her age) and 25.75 inches (90th percentile for her age)! I cannot believe she is so tall! Her head circumference is trending well and the doctor was impressed with her alertness, head/neck control and leg strength. We discussed beginning to feed her cereal sometime in the next month or so and once again Dr. Mayberry pronounced her "perfect".

Then came the dreaded part; the nurse with the shots. At the first prick Lexie began to cry immediately and only escalated at the second and third. Fortunately, Anthony came this time and together we held and comforted her. We also had a bottle ready as well as her soft monkey that she loves. Both things really helped her calm down and overall she seemed to do much better than last time.

So on top of the shots, she actually had started sneezing on the way over to the office. The doctor and I thought maybe she just breathed in some pollen, but I now think she has her first cold. She has a little cough and some definite congestion in her nose. We have been giving her a little Tylenol for the low-grade shot fever and because of the timing it is hard to tell what is the cold and what is shot related. Last night was rough on her and me, but today she has been eating and doing much better. I just gave her a Johnson's vapor bath and I think that really helped her breathing to clear up. She has a full tummy and is now asleep in her crib, which I know is the best thing for her! Can't wait until she's better!

Sharing? I Don't Think So!

My Toys!

Yesterday Lexie was playing with her toys as usual when Anthony stooped down next to her key ring (her favorite one). She grabbed her keys and began to push them towards him when he put one finger out towards it. After looking at him for a moment, she pulled the keys back. They continued this little ritual several times, each time Lexie pushed the toy towards him and then pulled it back to herself when he moved as if to take it.

Looks like we'll have to teach her sharing earlier than we thought!

She loves to grunt as she reaches for them!

I Can!

I Can Hold my Keys

I Can Sit up and Grab my Feet at the Same Time!

I Can Fly!

Lexie and Friends

Fun with Friends :)

Lexie went to visit her friend Sophia today; they seemed like they had so much fun! Thanks to Sarah and Stefan for watching her; Sarah couldn't believe how much stronger she has gotten since the last visit :)

Three Month Photo Shoot!

Growing by Leaps and Bounds!

So, as you can see from my last post, Lexie's latest development has been figuring out how to grab her toys (and Daddy's Xbox controller and Mommy's hair!) Of course, she also loves trying to eat her fists pretty much 24/7, but that's been going on for a while :)

You can also see that she has been getting lots of "Tummy Time" practice between home and daycare and she is able to raise herself up very high on her own! She has also figured out how to propel herself forward with her strong little kicks, although she hasn't yet realized how to coordinate that with her hand movements in order to crawl.

We went to JCPenney's for her pictures this time. She had just woken up from her nap and I think that prevented her from smiling a whole lot, but she did very well. After that we took a nice walk around the mall in the stroller. Lexie wanted to be able to see everything that was going on so I opened up the canopy cover until she fell asleep. All in all, a very successful outing and a great way to fill time while Daddy was out of town :) We were very happy to welcome him back!

Toys, Toys, Toys!

Lexie's Toys...


Daddy's Toys...