Lexi is officially a 'full-time walker'. I'm not exactly sure what constitutes that, but basically about a week and a half ago she started walking all the time and rarely, if ever, crawling. Sometimes she's practically running! She's still not completely balanced though so it's funny to see her walk but she's getting better and better everyday. She's all over the place now and refuses to stay sitting or confined for more than a minute. This makes it extremely difficult to try to get family pictures as my friend Nina can attest to :-) I'm sure the newness will wear off soon though and she'll finally not resist sitting in place for a little bit, or at least I can hope! Here's a video I took last week of her walking around the house in her new Pumas. They are kind of loud and she walks pretty heavy so you can hear them in the video.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Bath time fun
Lexi's new favorite thing is to make a sound with her mouth by putting her hand over it or making sounds with her lips. Normally she does this on her own and one night in the bathtub she kept doing it. Of course when I got out the video camera she stopped. I got her to make the noise for a little bit, but as you can see in the video she got a little annoyed with me :-)
Sunday, July 18, 2010
12 Month Update
Lexi had her 12 month well baby on Friday. I took her to daycare in the morning so I could run some errands so by the time we picked her up for her appointment she was so tired (she only gets an afternoon nap at daycare). We recently switched our pediatrician to the new Methodist at Allen Rd. building. It is amazing in there! They have a fish tank and a floor projector with fish, bubble, waves, and more! Lexi had fun playing in the waiting area. Unfortunately we had to wait quite awhile once we got in the room. Lexi was soooo tired and she actually fell asleep waiting for the nurse to come in and give her the shots.
Needless to say she was not a happy camper about being woken up. Then, on top of it, she had to get 3 shots! She was a champ though. She only cried when we woke her up and as soon as the shots were over and we picked her up she was good to go! She took a long nap when we got home and she was happy as ever when she woke up. Here are her 12 month stats. As usual, her head is still above average, but fortunately, the rest of her body is in the same proportions :-)
Weight: 22lbs 2oz (70th)
Height: 29 1/2 inches (70th)
Head: 18cm (70th)
Lexi has definitely had a good couple of months! She still has her moments, but we were just saying how it's getting so much easier to take care of her. Here are some of the recent updates:
No more formula! For about the last month I had been giving Lexi a sippy cup with whole milk at meals, just to get her used to the taste. She would take a few sips, but never drank that much. The week of her birthday, the teachers at daycare were saying she should be off the bottle and formula by her birthday. So I decided to cut her off cold turkey. She did so great! Not one fuss at all about not getting a bottle. Now we just give her milk at every meal and at snacktime. She's done so well transitioning. It's so much easier (and cheaper) too!
Walking - I don't know when you can say your baby is officially walking, but if she's not official yet, she's very close! She walks all the time now and about a week ago finally learned to stand up from sitting without holding onto something.
Shoes - Now that she's walking it was time for her to get the proper shoes. Before I just had 'crib shoes' for her that aren't really good for walking. I bought her the cutest pair of Adidas shoes but they're a bit clunky for right now since she's not 100% balanced. One of the teachers at daycare recommended Stride Rite so we went out and bought her a pair. After we put these shoes on her, all of the sudden she was walking all over the place! They're great for first walkers because the soles are still somewhat soft and flexible. I also ordered her a pair of Pumas but she won't be able to wear those for another month or so. Here's a pic of her in her Adidas shoes.
Needless to say she was not a happy camper about being woken up. Then, on top of it, she had to get 3 shots! She was a champ though. She only cried when we woke her up and as soon as the shots were over and we picked her up she was good to go! She took a long nap when we got home and she was happy as ever when she woke up. Here are her 12 month stats. As usual, her head is still above average, but fortunately, the rest of her body is in the same proportions :-)
Weight: 22lbs 2oz (70th)
Height: 29 1/2 inches (70th)
Head: 18cm (70th)
Lexi has definitely had a good couple of months! She still has her moments, but we were just saying how it's getting so much easier to take care of her. Here are some of the recent updates:
No more formula! For about the last month I had been giving Lexi a sippy cup with whole milk at meals, just to get her used to the taste. She would take a few sips, but never drank that much. The week of her birthday, the teachers at daycare were saying she should be off the bottle and formula by her birthday. So I decided to cut her off cold turkey. She did so great! Not one fuss at all about not getting a bottle. Now we just give her milk at every meal and at snacktime. She's done so well transitioning. It's so much easier (and cheaper) too!
Walking - I don't know when you can say your baby is officially walking, but if she's not official yet, she's very close! She walks all the time now and about a week ago finally learned to stand up from sitting without holding onto something.
Shoes - Now that she's walking it was time for her to get the proper shoes. Before I just had 'crib shoes' for her that aren't really good for walking. I bought her the cutest pair of Adidas shoes but they're a bit clunky for right now since she's not 100% balanced. One of the teachers at daycare recommended Stride Rite so we went out and bought her a pair. After we put these shoes on her, all of the sudden she was walking all over the place! They're great for first walkers because the soles are still somewhat soft and flexible. I also ordered her a pair of Pumas but she won't be able to wear those for another month or so. Here's a pic of her in her Adidas shoes.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Milestones
Not too much new in the way of milestones. She is starting to walk better now but I still wouldn't call her a full-time walker. She hasn't quite figured out how to go from sitting to standing on her own yet either. I'm not too worried about it though. I'm sure in a couple of months I'll be running after her! She's also babbling a lot more now. She says Momma and Dadda quite a bit and I think she knows what they mean. I am pretty sure she can say dog or at least tries to and knows that it's Oscar. She tries to say "Uh-oh" too but she can't quite get it all out at the same time.
Summer Fun!
I had this past week off from work and it was the best week ever! I don't think there's a time I can remember being this happy! I could definitely get used to this :-) Lexi and I spent some time at the pool with Aunt Nikki, Taylor, and Nana. We also went to the Children's Discovery Museum with Aunt Nikki, Great Aunt Martha, and cousins Taylor, Blake, and Avryl. We had such a blast! There's plenty of stuff for Lexi to touch and play with. Here's a few pics. 
1 year old!
I can't believe our little girl is one year old! I keep catching myself saying "I just had a baby" and then when they ask "how old?" I realize I didn't JUST have a baby! This past year has flown by so fast! It seems like just a couple of months ago that we were bringing her home from the hospital. I remember that being the most amazing (yet exhausting) day! I also remember being so clueless when we brought her home! We've definitely gotten the hang of things now and it's so much more fun than we could have ever imagined! Lexi makes us laugh everyday and I personally think she's the funniest little girl I've ever met :-) We can already tell she loves the boys (screaming to get their attention!) and she's going to be a little diva!
On Friday, her birthday, we gave her one of her presents which was this rocking horse. My friend Nina had one at her house and Lexi really seemed to like it so I decided to get her one. She loves it! She's not a huge fan of the rocking part yet but loves to bounce up and down on it. Nana came over on Friday night and we let Lexi have a cupcake. She dug into it without hesitation, getting mostly icing. She has a sweet tooth just like her Mommy :-)
We had a big birthday party for her on Saturday. So many of our family and friends came out to celebrate! We had a great time! Here's some pics of the decorations.
Lexi got so many great gifts! We don't even know where we're going to put all the toys that she got. She loves all of them though. And she got some great outfits that I can't wait to put her in!
Lexi got a second chance to dig into her birthday cake on Saturday. Once again she went straight for the icing, but managed to keep herself fairly clean in the process!
On Friday, her birthday, we gave her one of her presents which was this rocking horse. My friend Nina had one at her house and Lexi really seemed to like it so I decided to get her one. She loves it! She's not a huge fan of the rocking part yet but loves to bounce up and down on it. Nana came over on Friday night and we let Lexi have a cupcake. She dug into it without hesitation, getting mostly icing. She has a sweet tooth just like her Mommy :-)
We had a big birthday party for her on Saturday. So many of our family and friends came out to celebrate! We had a great time! Here's some pics of the decorations.
Lexi got so many great gifts! We don't even know where we're going to put all the toys that she got. She loves all of them though. And she got some great outfits that I can't wait to put her in!
Lexi got a second chance to dig into her birthday cake on Saturday. Once again she went straight for the icing, but managed to keep herself fairly clean in the process!
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