2009-10-08
Happy 3 months!
I called this 'happy 3 months' b/c this is the happiest 3 months of Alex's and my life! Lexi is such a pleasure to have! She turns 3 months today, october 8. And she is growing so much!
She must weigh at least 14 lbs by now, but when I say she's growing, I don't mean only in size.
She has been reaching for things for over a week now, it started when she reached out and grabbed the edge of my sweater when I was holding her last Saturday night. After that, she would work her way to try and reach for something you put in front of her. It was funny to watch, in a sweet way. You could just tell her little brain was working so hard to try and tell her hands where to go! She's still working on it but it's getting there!
She can't always reach for what she wants, but for the most part her hands go where she looks. Yesterday I bought her a toy, it's a big ring that has some rattles on it and a small stuffed animal and I think it really stimulates her. I ended up attaching it to the bar of her car seat and I can tell she's playing with it when I drive b/c of the rattles. Sometimes she gets her tiny hand around it and can't figure out how to let go, nor can she understand why she can't pull it into her mouth! haha. Other times she can't get her hand around it and she's just hitting it while reaching for it.
On other development, she is quite the talker!! She babbles so much for so long and gets so loud. It's hilarious! So much for tv time! you can't turn it loud enough to hear over her! So we all get some entertainment out of watching and listening to her and talking back. I think it's better than any tv show anyway!
She is easily turning her head and watching people and following them around the room. Her ability to see things further away is improving, it seems she can see me when I'm several feet from her.
Her smile is amazing and contagious! She smiles so big all the time. She is just so happy and sweet! I couldn't have asked for a better baby!
Every morning I send Alex a good morning picture and every night a good night daddy picture, and then several throughout the day. Other than that we are keeping in touch by phone right now until the internet gets better and we can get on the web cams again.
If we could just have him home, that would complete our lives and make them perfect :)
She must weigh at least 14 lbs by now, but when I say she's growing, I don't mean only in size.
She has been reaching for things for over a week now, it started when she reached out and grabbed the edge of my sweater when I was holding her last Saturday night. After that, she would work her way to try and reach for something you put in front of her. It was funny to watch, in a sweet way. You could just tell her little brain was working so hard to try and tell her hands where to go! She's still working on it but it's getting there!
She can't always reach for what she wants, but for the most part her hands go where she looks. Yesterday I bought her a toy, it's a big ring that has some rattles on it and a small stuffed animal and I think it really stimulates her. I ended up attaching it to the bar of her car seat and I can tell she's playing with it when I drive b/c of the rattles. Sometimes she gets her tiny hand around it and can't figure out how to let go, nor can she understand why she can't pull it into her mouth! haha. Other times she can't get her hand around it and she's just hitting it while reaching for it.
On other development, she is quite the talker!! She babbles so much for so long and gets so loud. It's hilarious! So much for tv time! you can't turn it loud enough to hear over her! So we all get some entertainment out of watching and listening to her and talking back. I think it's better than any tv show anyway!
She is easily turning her head and watching people and following them around the room. Her ability to see things further away is improving, it seems she can see me when I'm several feet from her.
Her smile is amazing and contagious! She smiles so big all the time. She is just so happy and sweet! I couldn't have asked for a better baby!
Every morning I send Alex a good morning picture and every night a good night daddy picture, and then several throughout the day. Other than that we are keeping in touch by phone right now until the internet gets better and we can get on the web cams again.
If we could just have him home, that would complete our lives and make them perfect :)
2009-09-22
lexi is looking - all around :)
Lexi is becoming increasingly interested in her surroundings. When I lay her on her back she raises her feet and stares at them while she kicks them. She can be entertained for a a minute or two staring at the blinking/singing elephant grammy got her and is now more interested in her mobile above her crib.
She follows people around the room and when she sees Choco or Trooper she smiles (don't know why she likes them so much, especially on days when I want to drop them off at the pound!)
She loves people in her face, she loves kisses and cooing. She's quite the little talker! She smiles all the time and she LOVES when you smile, she'll just smile right back at you.
She is just such a happy baby girl! God really made it easy for me by sending me such an Angel to care for :)
She follows people around the room and when she sees Choco or Trooper she smiles (don't know why she likes them so much, especially on days when I want to drop them off at the pound!)
She loves people in her face, she loves kisses and cooing. She's quite the little talker! She smiles all the time and she LOVES when you smile, she'll just smile right back at you.
She is just such a happy baby girl! God really made it easy for me by sending me such an Angel to care for :)
2009-09-20
lil lexi stuff :) <3
when we were going to bed friday night, i leaned over lexi and my hair fell over my shoulders. she took both hands, grabbed a handful of my hair with each and both hands, with my hair, got shoved into her mouth. It was SO cute! trying to fit two hands full of hair into her mouth! haha!
Yesterday on our walk, Lexi officially laughed. Not at any stimulus, just randomly. She did it a couple of times. It's so cute! It kind of sounds like a sob, when you're sucking air in. She's learning how to do it! :)
The other day when I was putting her in her car seat, she got mad and let out this little high pitched scream. It was the first of it's kind, it surprised her and me, we both looked at each other and I laughed and she smiled. She's such an awesome kid!
Last night she slept from 1230am-730am!!! First thing on her mind when she awoke was food! poor thing must have been starving! but what a great sleeper!!
However, sometime over the night, she gave herself a decent sized scratch down the whole left side of her cheek :(
She's going to have to go back to wearing her mittens to be! poor kiddo :(
Too cute too cute, I love her so much!!!
Yesterday on our walk, Lexi officially laughed. Not at any stimulus, just randomly. She did it a couple of times. It's so cute! It kind of sounds like a sob, when you're sucking air in. She's learning how to do it! :)
The other day when I was putting her in her car seat, she got mad and let out this little high pitched scream. It was the first of it's kind, it surprised her and me, we both looked at each other and I laughed and she smiled. She's such an awesome kid!
Last night she slept from 1230am-730am!!! First thing on her mind when she awoke was food! poor thing must have been starving! but what a great sleeper!!
However, sometime over the night, she gave herself a decent sized scratch down the whole left side of her cheek :(
She's going to have to go back to wearing her mittens to be! poor kiddo :(
Too cute too cute, I love her so much!!!
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