new look. fresh start!

It has been entirely too long since I've posted. haha

I'm going to try to get this REALLY going now. weekly updates, perhaps?? :) Sounds great to me!!

Since I've posted last, so much has happened! Lexi is 7 1/2 months old now! We joined a mom's group in January and it is so great! I love getting together with other mom's a couple times a week for playdates. (Pretty sure Lexi loves her new friends, too!). February birthdays came and went and I even attempted a surprise dinner for Nick! He's a whole 26 years old now! lol... definitely getting up there! ;)

I got him 2 wine glass wall shelves (ok, this gift is for us...) and a movie themed board game! The most exciting part of his birthday, though, was his gift to himself! We now have a fur baby! :) We rescued ourselves a 2 year old kitty! She is absolutely the best kitty ever! She's currently curled up by my feet sleeping. :) Her temporary name is Mama Cas, but I'm just not feeling that one. I can't seem to get a good picture of her, so here's one for now... but it's really not the most flattering pic of her! haha

 Sorry- this is a word-y post as I rush to get this done so I can get Lexi up and play with her!


Nick and I decided it is time to get Lexi to sleep like a normal baby. haha- that is, in a crib... and through the night! Up til now, we were desperate and did whatever we could to get her to sleep- so she has been in her swing... getting bottles 2-3 times at night. Last night was our first attempt at making her cry it out. She cried for about 40 minutes, then went to sleep! She didn't need a bottle... she stayed asleep for the rest of the night- til 9am, too!

Tomorrow, we start our mommy and me gymnastics class at CalElite gym! It's going to be so much fun rolling around with Lex! I can't wait to start... and also to getmore pictures! She is such a perfect baby. I love her so much.

I am so thankful for every day I get to spend with my precious little girl. I really wish I could freeze time and keep her this age forever. She is the happiest little chubby cheeked baby around! :)

Well, I'm off to play with my angel! Have a great week, everyone!

ps- I also can't wait for warm weather, so I can get to the beach and see THIS again!!

it's been a while!

So, before Lexi was born, I had all these thoughts of how I could blog everyday- sharing every little detail of her little life. I wish I actually had the time for that. I think facebook has just been easier for me. I go on that every few days and add a little status update... adn then just tag her in the pics i'm already uploading to my page. perfect solution.

I really do love blogs though... I wish blogging was as convenient as facebook sometimes.

well, lexi is one day shy of being SIX MONTHS OLD!!! I can't believe it~ on one hand, it feels like she's always been here but on the other hand... these past six months have passed by WAY too fast! She has her dr appt on monday and I know she'll be off the charts. It seems like she just sprouted lately... she's HUGE!

things i love:
her giggles
her babbles
she sits up!!!

things i could do without:
runny noses
food smeared ALL over when she eats
her gas.

here's a few pics taken yesterday of my little lover. She's got QUITE the personality! :)

my little monster!! She thinks everything is food.... it's only a problem when she's chewing onmy laptop, phone, and tv remote... :) she's got 2 teeth now... quite the big girl! lol

A few weeks in the making!

So these past few weeks, I've completely failed at taking pictures... and blogging! I've been so busy with end of summer things... spending lots of time with Aunt Rachyl before she headed back to school! :)

We had so much fun at the lake... TWO weekends in a row and we're heading back this weekend again!! Definitely making up for the times we couldn't go this summer! Since the first trip to the lake, Alexis has been sleeping soooo good!! She usually goes down around 9 and sleeps til 4 or 5am and goes back to sleep til 9 or 10ish am!! She LOVES her sleep! it's AMAZING! I love her so much! :)

She has grown soooo much lately and smiles at anyone and everyone... and even started "talking". I don't know what she's saying but I get tears laughing so hard at her attempts at conversation. Last week, we went to the mall with Rachyl and Nika. Nika had red lips that Lexi wouldn't stop "talking" about! haha.. she was so amazed by them! Too cute. I really wish I got it on video! I think I'll have to attempt the video thing again very soon. :)

Well, here are some sad excuses for pictures. Have a great week!!

xoxo
K

My life jacket is soooo big!!!

daddy loves me!! <3

KISSES!! Knock it off!!

Family time at Lake Mead!

Pretty Pink outfit from Auntie Sara!

Passed out.... I'ma get mommy back for this one....

<3

missing!

I don't know where the camera went, so I'm going to combine this and next weeks entries. It will be all about her new fondness of sleeping at night and the lake!! :) amazing times...

oh, BIG thanks to the lactation consultant who recommended a bottle that Alexis actually takes!! Now I can resume pumping without feeling like I'm wasting milk!! :) The First Years Breastflow bottles are AMAZING! :D

hope everyone had a great week! I'll be better about posting next week!!

oh no!!! 5 weeks!

I completely forgot to post something for last week. Here's a quick little update on Alexis before I get her all packed up for our weekend get away to Lake Mead.

Last week, we took Alexis in the pool for the first time and she LOVES it. When I say she loves it, I don't think even I understood how much she does. She has been so cranky lately and fights her sleep (thanks to thrush, a diaper rash, and goopy eyes!!) and the ONLY thing that will make her a happy baby again is putting her in her little swim suits and putting her in the water.

Here are a few pictures from that. Will hopefully get some good pictures this weekend!! especially one of her in her little life jacket... it's just ridiculous!! It's so big on her!!

Have a great week!!

I love her smiles. I know I'm a little biased, but this is one cute baby!! :)

If she knew how to laugh, I'm pretty sure she'd have the biggest belly laugh to accompany her smiles when I put her above my head then make her splash the water.

intense staring contest with a plant. hmm.

Such a good listener.

MOM!! You're not looking at me anymore!!!

Okay... let's splash!!

Enjoy the heat. Stay safe. Stay cool.

xoxo

one month old!!

AHH!!! My baby girl is a month old already! I can't believe it! Part of me feels like this past month just FLEW by while the other part of me feels like she has always been here. It's funny. People always tell you how fast it goes, but I didn't really see it until now. The pregnancy just DRAGGED at the end, but looking back- those 9 months flew by... and now this past month of being at home with my daughter (still so weird to say) happened in the blink of an eye.

Let's see, in this last week, we hung out with Rachyl before she and Gma Laura headed off to Maui for two weeks! We got the Overland Jeep Jogging stroller, which has been used every day so far! I love taking Alexis out for walks and being able to listen to music without fussing over headphones staying in my ears. It's AMAZING haha :)

I think I'm going to have to start packing up newborn clothes already, too! It's bittersweet since the clothes are so cute, but she is getting too tall for them! Definitely not too chubby for them yet, so the new 0-3 month clothes are just hanging on her... making her look bigger than she really is! She'll fill 'em out soon, I'm sure!

She also started to have some male pattern baldness set in! haha She looks like an old man right now with her receding hairline, so I try to cover it up with headbands... which is super cute! :)

On Saturday, Great Grandma and Grandpa Blount came over to play games! It was so fun and we had a good lil baby!! :) Such a fun family day!! Definitely looking forward to the next one!

Well, I kind of failed at taking pictures this week, so there aren't too many, but I did get a couple cute ones!

Firsts this week:
-went to a restaurant!! (and slept the whole time)
- let mommy and daddy eat dinner at the same time!
- slept for 5 hours straight almost every night!
- baby talk "ahh" and "oooh" sounds! so cute!
- one tear duct came unblocked
- staying awake for about 4 hours during the day!

It's been a GREAT week! :) Can't believe I have a 1-month old already!! :) LOVE her!

After eating from a bottle (only after she's being a piggy for too long and hurting mommy), she prefers the milk goatee over the mustache. not so sure it's a good look for a girl, but she enjoys it. :)

I slept the entire time when Grandpa Steve took mommy and me to lunch!

I love this outfit from Great Grandma Dale!

Love my cupcake onesie! :) so soft and comfy!

Have a great week, everyone!! Hopefully, I'll have lots of stories for next week!

week 3

So this week started off fun and sad. BBQ and pool party with Lexi's godparents and our family and friends! Its always fun to see everyone, but sad this time because Alexis' godmother, Danielle, left to work on the last Twilight movies. We miss her, but we plan to have many MANY skype dates to say hi throughout her time in Louisiana and Canada!

Sunday was another first for little Lexi! She went to her first Angels baseball game! We went with a bunch of friends and took Lexi in her Baby Bjorn for the first time. Look below for pictures! :)

The rest of the week was filled with Aunt Rachyl time... a couple trips to the mall and then a 3 day weekend with Nicholas HOME!! :) Sunday, Crystal and her babies came up to my mom's house, so we spent the day up there hanging out with them! Such a fun week!

Things she LOVES:
- Keona
- her swing
- her bouncy chair
- tummy time
- rocking in the glider

Things she HATES:
- powder formula (she gags when she tastes it then throws it ALL up every time!)
- being stuck in traffic
- trash trucks early in the morning