Into EVERYTHING!

Have I mentioned that Lexie is into EVERYTHING these days? If speed crawling were an Olympic event this girl would be going for the gold. That on top of the pulling up obsession and our house just hasn't been the same. While it is neat to watch her explore and discover things, it is hard to get much done. Last week I was having a hard time finishing folding laundry so I just put her in the basket. She thought it was funny, for a minute.

4TH Of July

We had a great 4th this year. Some friends of ours from church, live just across the street from us, and had a huge BBQ. They had pools, volleyball, basketball, and lots of food. Lexie got to play with some of her baby friends from church. It was so nice not having to go far from home. I forgot to bring my camera but I did take a couple pictures of us before we left.

She loves to fly!

Here are some more pictures of Lexie and the airplane her Garwood Grandparents got her. She is seriously in love with this thing. My mom tends to bring it when she comes up or even when we meet her out and about. I am hoping that this means Lexie will be good on our flight to Mexico later this month : )

9 months

Lexie turned 9 months yesterday. She had her well-baby appointment today, she is 18lbs 12oz (51st percentile) and 28.5inches long (85th percentile.) She is long and lean. The doctor said her stats look great because her weight and height have virtually stayed in the same percentiles since birth (she was born at 7lbs 8oz and 21.25 inches, 2 weeks early.) I decided not to get the 1 shot she was due for today, given what a terrible weekend she had battling the flu and teething. We will delay it until the 1 year appointment.
She seems to have gotten over the virus she had over the weekend and 2 teeth are now through! Last night, things really began to turn around and as Travis put it, "she's back." As she started chasing the cat around and squealing with delight. It is so good to see her smile again and have energy. The weekend was so hard on me, I am exhausted! I couldn't have done it with out Travis, I am so glad he was home to help out. We had to cancel all of our weekend plans and he was quick to help without complaint. Thanks to everyone who kept her in their prayers!
On a side note, there does seem to be a little flu virus epidemic going around. At the doctors this morning, they said there was a 2-3 hour wait in the urgent care all weekend. So if you have a little one be careful! Our doctor said that Lexie is likely not contagious anymore. Still, I am not taking any chances and keeping her home at least 1 more full day.
Here are some photos we took yesterday on her 9 month birthday. Once again, we couldn't get much of a smile but who could blame her? She did enjoy the opportunity to cool off in the pool again. She is such a little water baby!

It is hard to believe in 3 short months we will celebrating her 1st year of life!

Sunny days and a sick baby

Even though our little girl was not feeling good today, she still enjoyed our little pool. She is getting ready for her vacation to Cancun. . We loaded her up with sunscreen and blew up the new floaty. She enjoyed playing with the rubber duckies in the pool.
Notice, her typical big smile is missing, she has 3-4 teeth coming in and seems to be battling some kind of infection or virus. Initially, we thought it was just the teething but she became so irritable late Friday night and had a 102 degree temp. We took her to urgent care and they said it isn't just the teething but maybe the start of a virus or something. Uhhhhh! Of course, they can not do anything for her. Not what we wanted to hear for the first hot weekend of the summer! Poor baby girl, Please keep her in your prayers. As any parents know, it is absolutely horrific to watch your baby be sick. She has thrown up 3 times in the last 24 hours and seems miserable. She has her 9 month check up Monday morning, so at least we will be able to consult with her pediatrician. Until then, we are laying very low and trying to give her as much love and comfort as we can.

Dad's Day Weekend

Daddy and Daughter, enjoying the sun.

Lexie playing at Kelly and Dick's BBQ

"Flying" on her new airplane from Pops and Granny Neicey

She even has her own lawn chair at their house!

With Grandma Neicey.

All 3 of us were fortunate enough to spend some quality time with our dad's this weekend. Saturday morning, Travis and Lexie cheered me on as I ran the Sound to Narrow's 5k. I finished with my best time for that race (27:30.) I credit my new personal record to being a mom, and having to hurry and rush through my workouts to tend to baby. It was cute to see them at the finish line. Of course, Lexie loved the crazy race atmosphere, next year we will enter her in the diaper dash.
Saturday evening, we headed over to Dan and Julies, for a Brock BBQ. It was great to spend sometime with Travis's family, Lexie was a little crabby at first but warmed up after some pound cake : ) The Brock guys are already busy planning their hunting trips for the fall.
Sunday morning we went to a BBQ at Kelly and Dick's. It was so much fun to see their little guy, Zachary (10 months) and Lexie play together. We are so lucky that they literally only live 5 min from us now.
After that, we headed down to Olympia to my parent's for dinner. My dad had made some delicious steaks. We also celebrated Papa Louie's Birthday, which is June 20th. My mom bought Lexie a Micky Mouse Airplane that she can sit on and "fly." It was a hit!

Travis and I often talk about our memories of childhood and our fathers. Travis always tells me that one of his favorite memories is of him and his Dad going to the dump together. He always says, "I can't wait to take Lexie to the dump with me." While I am not quite as excited to see my baby exposed to the yucky, smelly, dump, I do appreciate his desire to share those everyday tasks and experiences with her. Looking back, it was these same type of memories I cherish with my dad as well. I loved when he would show up at my basketball practices, shooting hoops with him in the driveway, and running errands. It is so special to watch Travis with Lexie, I know how lucky she is to have a loving father like him.

8 month update

On her 8 month birthday

I thought I better write an 8 month update before Lexie turns 9 months. Our little girl has officially started crawling the right way (for along time she was getting around with the commando crawl.) She is still kind of slow (thank goodness) but so proud of her new found independence.

Here are some other things she is up to:
* Added "dada" to her vocab list.
* Lots more babbling.
* Discovered that she loves yogurt and cheese!
* Still obsessed with our cat and shrikes with delight when she sees her.
* Is fascinated by older kiddos.
* Loves stroller walks and being outside.
* Running in the jogging stroller with mom.
* Playing with other babies and people watching.
* She takes 2 naps a day (1hr-2hrs each.)
* 3 meals of solids a day.

There is no doubt Lexie is a people person. She loves interacting with anyone! She seems to know how to charm complete strangers wherever we go. The only challenge we have is she has not been the best eater these days. She would much rather be playing or moving around. Overall, she is doing great and we just love watching her grow : )