Pictures with Santa

Dear Lexi,
We recently went to the Mall to get pictures of Santa. Mommy was kind of worried about whether or not you would like him, but you just LOVED Santa. You were so fascinated by him, we had to almost yell to get your attention focused on the camera. It was such a great experience. I hope Santa understands baby language and can bring you everything you want this Christmas.




I LOVE YOU!!
Love,
Mommy

Thanksgiving at Myrtle Beach!

Dear Lexi,
For Thanksgiving we went with the Matteson family to Myrtle Beach. A majority of your cousins were there. It was your first time on the beach and your first time on an airplane. You actually did really well on the airplane. You cried for a little bit, but mainly because Mommy was so stressed about making you sure you were comfortable. You fell asleep and took a short little nap. It would have been longer, but Mommy really had to pee. You woke up when I passed you to Daddy. You were so good during the whole flight though. The lady next to us loved you and played with you a ton.
When we got to the beach, you tried to eat sand. Daddy was so protective of you though. He wouldn't let you get it anywhere near your mouth. As soon as it was on your hands he picked you up and poured water on your hands to rinse them off. He is such a good daddy!!





We went to the aquarium. You really enjoyed looking at all of the fish. Your favorite part was when we were in a tunnel completely surrounded by water. It was so fun to see your little face light up so bright.



On the flight home, you were amazing. You sat on Mommy's lap playing with the fold down tray and then just passed out. You slept until we landed. It was so much fun being able to spend some time away from Texas.
I love you Lexi,
Love Mommy!

Milestones and Fun Pictures

Dear Lexi,
This month you hit a lot of milestones. You started being able to sit unassisted, you learned to grab and reach at things, and you learned to pick things up off of your face. Daddy puts a diaper wipe on your face while he is changing you because you are a wiggly little thing who doesn't like to sit still. This month you learned how to use your thumb and index finger to pick it up off your face and toss it beside you. You also learned how to blow rasberries with your lips. It is the cutest thing watching you pucker out your lips and make noises.

Here is a picture of you sitting up...


Here is a picture of you with your rubber ducky (that you just started to love this month)...


Here is a picture of you finding your toes! Big accomplishment!


Here is a picture of you standing while holding onto something rather than daddy and mommy helping you stand...


I love you Lexi!
Love,
Mommy!

Adventures

Dear Lexi,

This past month we went on a lot of adventures with you. The first thing we did was go to the Dallas Museum of Art. You loved it. There was so much fun stuff for you to look at. The interactive display was your favorite because you got to touch strange things.


The next thing we did was go to the Pumpkin Patch. You were kind of unsure of whether or not you liked the Pumpkin Patch. You were being a little grouchy, but then we went on a Hayride. You LOVED the hayride. Afterwards you were all smiles and giggles. It was a fun day. We ended up getting you a mini pumpkin. You also had a really cute outfit that your Aunt Wendy bought you. You were the prettiest baby there!


The next adventure from this month is that we started you on solid foods. Not a lot, just a bite here and there. You really aren't too fond of them yet, but they are growing on you.




Love,
Mommy

Pictures

Dear Lexi,
Here are some of my favorite pictures from this month.
I love you little girl!


Love,
Mommy

4 Month Stats and Pictures

Dear Lexi,
Your 4 month appointment was on Friday October 1, 2010. You weighed 18 pounds 6 ounces and were 25 inches long. You got your shots, which made you incredibly upset. You cried in pain while on the table and as soon as I picked you up you screamed at me until I took you out to the reception area. You stopped screaming shortly when we were outside. When I put you in your carseat you looked at me like "after all that you just put me through, now you are putting me in this thing." And then you started screaming. Poor baby!

I felt so bad for you! My poor baby! I love you and I'm so sorry you had to get shots!

Love,
Mommy

Pictures from Month 3

Dear Lexi,
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from your third month with our family. I love you baby girl!

Lounging in the pool. I put a little bit of water in the bottom of the boat and you loved lounging back and kicking your feet.


You were watching the boys rough house over at Grammies house. You seemed to get more nervous than excited.


You were cuddling with daddy and wrapping your arms and legs around his arm. You were so cute.


You were refusing to go to sleep. We tried everything; rocking, swinging, feeding, singing, etc. Finally Daddy just held you and you eventually fell asleep. In this awkward position.



You have started to get so independent. You want to sit by yourself and lay by yourself. So we propped you up on the bobby and you were so happy just sitting by yourself.


This is a posed shot. I wanted to see how cute you would look blending in with all of your stuffed animals. It is like the ET shot where they hide ET in the little girls stuffed animals. I was trying to hide you, but you were easy to find.





Daddy was singing with you and you were sucking on your fingers. Your stuffed lion was on your lap. I pulled your arms down and put wrapped your arms around the lion. You got so mad that you sat there for about 15 seconds yelling at the lion for interrupting your hand sucking. It was adorable.

I love you Lexi. You are growing up so fast.

Love,
Mommy

Month Three

Dear Lexi,
This was a busy month for you. It started out with a relaxing week and then a lot of your relatives came to visit. You were a very popular little girl. It was a fun few weeks getting to hang out with everybody. After everyone left Daddy started school. That left you and me a lot of time to just hang out and try to get into a routine for when I started school. We finally worked something out to where you were going to bed around 6:30. It was great. You had a lot of first this month and a lot of milestones.
You learned how to grasp. I would put you in your high chair while daddy and I ate dinner. I put a few toys on the tray and you eventually learned how to grab them.
You found your hands. This was a big one because now they are your best friends. You don't want anything to do with your Paci anymore. All you want is your hands. It is really cute because you can only control them a little so sometimes it seems like they are fighting to be the one in your mouth.
You started to chatter a lot more. You would talk all the time. The cutest is when you sing along to Church songs. I would put them on in the car and the whole time you would go AAAAHHH AHHH AHH. You also sang along with daddy when he sang to you.
You started sitting up. Not a lot. But every once in awhile you would sit up for up to a minute.
You started taking Gymboree classes. You had so much fun and you were the highlight of the class. With your chunky little thighs and round cheeks. Everyone loved you. Plus you were so advanced. Everyone was impressed by your strength. You were holding your head up, you were sitting up, and you were standing with little assistance from mommy. You were also engaging. You smiled and were incredibly curious about your surroundings. The only thing you didn't like is the hand puppet of Gymbo the clown.
Dancing. You started to do this little dance thing while you are standing. You would wiggle your butt and puff it out. You would also sway your little hips. It was so cute.


Love,
Mommy

Bring on the Family

Dear Lexi,
On August 3, 2010 the Walker family came to Texas to visit. On August 5, 2010 the HEss family came to visit. And on August 7, 2010 the Matteson family from Georgia came to visit. We had all of daddy's brothers and sisters in town. All together there were 29 people in town. You were the hit of the party! Everyone loved being with you, holding you, and playing with you. You got to meet all of your cousins, Aunts, and Uncles. I also got to meet everyone. It was a very enjoyable week for our family.





Love,
Mommy

Family Pictures

Dear Lexi,
We had our family pictures taken on August 1, 2010. This was the first time that we had professional pictures done for our family. The actual photo shoot wasn't too bad. You were happy as long as you were taking pictures with Daddy or me, but when we tried to get you to do them by yourself you got really mad. We got a lot of really good pictures of our little family.








I love you Lexi,

Love,
Mommy

Month 2 Stats, Stories, and Pictures

Dear Lexi,
Your second month on Earth was very eventful. You finally started to smile when you recognized faces. You would smile when somebody smiled at you and you would smile in response to us talking to you. You always had such a beautiful smile.



You also started to recognize that your actions have reactions. You would hit the dangly things on your bouncy seat and be amazed that they moved and rattled. You weren't very fond of your bouncy seat, but you did enjoy hitting the toys.

You loved laying on your back and looking up at things. Which is part of the reason you you loved your changing table. You were so interested in looking around and seeing new things. We bought you an activity mat that you loved. You loved looking up and seeing all of the animals. We would lay you on your back and talk to you and you would smile and coo.


You also liked being on your tummy, but only if you were wide awake and happy. Otherwise you hated it. We were constantly encouraging you to try and roll over. You didn't really care about trying to roll over, but you did like pushing yourself up. you also really liked scooting. I would put my hands behind your feet and you would kick off and move a little. You loved being able to move. You would coo and try to do it again.



You loved when we put you over our head so you could see all around. You were always so curious. You would look around and try to see everything around you. You only liked it for a few minutes at a time, but it was fun for you while it lasted.



I bought us all cute clothes for Fourth of July. You slept through all of the fireworks, but daddy and I had a great time watching them. Everyone loved your little dress. You got so many comments about it that day at Church.




I bought you a bouncy activity center. You loved it. It was a 3-5 month center, but you loved being able to stand up so we bought it for you. You loved being able to sit in it bounce around.




You went in for your two month appointment today. You weighed 14 pounds 8 ounces. Your weight was in the 97th percentile. You are so chunky and cute!! Your height and head circumference were in the 50th percentile. You got your first round of vaccines. You HATED them. You screamed and screamed and screamed. The worst was the one you have to take orally. You threw it up, but they didn't make you take it again. After that you were mad, but they still had to give you the shots. You screamed like crazy. Once they were done I cuddled you, but you were still mad. The minute I put you in your car seat you stopped crying. It was like you knew we were getting out of there.

Right now you are playing on the floor with daddy. It is almost ten o'clock, but you have been staying up really late the last week. You decided sleep was overrated. You would much rather play and interact with those around you.

I love you baby girl. Mommy has to get ready to put you to bed....again. : )
Love,
Mommy

Month One Stats and Stories

Dear Lexi, From the beginning you were a strong little baby. You could hold your head up from day one. You loved sleeping and the first few months you would only wake up to eat. you loved cuddling with daddy and mommy. Your favorite things were your swing, mobile, and changing table. You loved taking showers and playing outside. If you were fussy all I had to do was take you outside and you were immediately happy. You also loved showering it relaxed you and got you ready for bed. We couldn't give you a bath before bed because you got way too excited. You would laugh and kick like crazy. We learned bathtime was only for the mornings or nights when we weren't too concerned with you going to bed. You were about three weeks old when you started to giggle in your sleep. You wouldn't giggle when you were awake, but you must of had some pretty silly dreams because you would giggle for 2-3 minutes. I wish I could have got it on video. You ould smile when you were gassy. You had such a beautiful smile! You weren't to fond of your bouncy seat. You would tolerate it for a little while. If your bouncy seat was playing music you would tolerate it, but you did not like the vibrations. We left you with grammy alone during your first month. Daddy and I went to the temple and grammy watched you. You were great with her, but you missed your mommy! About the time we were heading home from the temple you woke up and started fussing. Sandra wrapped you in my nursing cover and you snuggled into it and fell asleep. I loved that you knew my smell. You went swimming for the first time during your first month. You loved being in the water. You have loved swimming ever since. We take you swimming about once or twice a week and you always enjoy it. Sandra and I took you and the boys to a little water park. I was holding you in the water and the whole time you were sleeping so soundly. When we got out you woke up and had this expression on your face that said, "why in the world would you take me out of the water??" This is the only place where you fell asleep in the water. Other than that you are alert and awake during swim time. You had a pretty eventful first month. You gained weight beautifully. When you were born you weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces. The next day you weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. At your two week appointment you weighed nine pounds eleven ounces. And by the end of the first month you weighed almost 12 pounds. You are my cute little chunky baby. I love you Love, Mommy

Highlights from Month One

Dear Lexi,
Here are some highlights from your first month!

This is you cuddling with Daddy on your second day home. You always loved being with daddy and cuddling. He was great at putting you to sleep when you were fussy and mommy needed a break.


This is the first and only time you got to wear this outfit. Grammy bought it for you, but it only fit for a short time. You grew super fast.



This was your first time in a pool. You loved the water. We didn't have a swimsuit for you yet, so you went in a onsie. When we took you out of the pool you started to cry. It made us sad. You have been a water bug since you were born.

This is your first time watching tv. I'm not really a fan of Spongebob, but it had bright colors and kept you entertained for a few minutes.


These last two pictures were just for fun. You were always kicking and twirling in my belly so we figured you would be a gret ballerina. And you look like a cute little bug in mommy's sunglasses.
I love you,
Love mommy