Birthday Party

Dear Lexi,

On May 28, 2011 we celebrated your first birthday. We threw a party at our apartment complex. We spent some time in the theatre-eating lunch, opening presents, and eating cake. You loved the frosting on the cupcake, but you weren't too fond of getting your hands dirty. You kept trying to shake off the frosting. Mommy created a video for your first birthday--it had all of my favorite pictures and videos from your first year. When we went to the pool to go swimming you were so tired and grumpy that I just took you home to take a nap. You slept like a rock though!! It was such an exciting day for you! And you got so many great presents!!

I love you sweet girl!

Love always,

Mommy and Daddy!

First year highlights!

Dear Lexi,

This first year has passed by sooo fast! I can't believe how big you have gotten. You started out as just an itty bitty baby and now you are walking, talking (words) and screaming. I love how big you have gotten and I love how smart you are. Here are some highlights from your first year....

First giggle--At 3 weeks you would giggle in your sleep at 2 months you would smile and giggle when you recognized mommy or daddy.

Holding head up---At about two months you got really good at holding your head up while on your tummy.

Photo Shoot--At three months you had your first professional photo shoot. You liked it for about 10 minutes, then we had to work really hard to keep you happy.

Family Reunion--At three months you had your first family reunion. At this point you would use sleep as a defense mechanism, lets just say you slept A LOT! Poor girl, everything was way too crazy for you.

Hand Control--At three months you learned to grasp object and you found your hands. You were fascinated with the movements you could make your hands do.

Sitting up--At around 5 months you started to sit up. You would tip over a lot, but you were determined and kept pushing yourself back up.

First flight--Your first flight was Thanksgiving. We flew to Georgia and then drove to Myrtle Beach. You were great on the flight!!

Crawling--At about 8.5 months you started to crawl. You loved being able to crawl over and grab things, but you didn't realize that you could crawl long distances. It wasn't until about 9 months that you realized that crawling could be used as a way of following mommy to the bathroom. I haven't pee'd by myself since.

Standing--At around 9 months you started to stand (letting go of objects after pulling yourself up). At around 9.5 months you started to stand without needing anything to grab onto. You were so proud of yourself. You would stand there and bounce up and down.

Walking--At around 11 months you started walking. You started with just one or two steps, but at 11 months you realized that you could go more than a few steps. At eleven months you just took off. You haven't stopped walking since.

Talking--At one year you could say seven words; mama, dada, ball, toy, toes, hi and bye. You love "bye-bye" the best.

I love you little girl,

Love,

Mommy and Daddy

Mommy GRADUATES!!

Dear Lexi,

Today, Mommy walked in her college graduation. It was such an exciting day for all of us! Mommy had worked so hard for FIVE years to get that diploma! I am so glad that you were there to watch mommy walk across the stage (even though you slept...). I love you so much little girl and one day you will walk across the stage and I will watch and cheer so loud!!

At the Phi Alpha after party!

Getting ready to walk across the stage!!




Chilling with daddy before the grads walk in!






Sleeping...

I love you baby girl!

Love,

Mommy & Daddy

First trip to the ZOOOOOO!!

May 18, 2011

Dear Lexi,

Today was your very first trip to the zoo! It was such a great trip. We went to the Fort Worth Zoo. You went with; mommy, daddy, and Aunt Brandi! You behaved GREAT!!! You had so much fun at the zoo! You had fun watching daddy play with the birds, climbing on the statues, and looking at the alligators. You especially loved the indoor exhibits! You stayed in your stroller, but you also liked being able to walk around and explore! You even warmed up to Brandi. You loved being playing with her earrings. Here are so pictures from your first zoo trip!!

Lexi hanging out with Auntie Brandi!!

Lexi loving the family time!




Lexi with daddy chilling on a crocodile (alligator??)

Lexi on a iguana thingy

Trying to touch the birds that daddy was holding.

Staring at the aquariums.

Daddy feeding the birds.

I love you,

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Photography by Jess photoshoot!

Dear Lexi,
Here are some of my favorite pictures from our photoshoot with my friend Jessica! She did a great job!







There are WAY more pictures that I loved, but the silly website will only let me add these!!

I love you Lexi,

Love,
Mommy!

Easter!

Dear Lexi,
Here are some of the wonderful things you did Easter week...
--The Walker family came to visit for a few days and brought an extremely adorable outfit with them!

--You went on an Easter Egg Hunt at our apartment complex!








--Janet got you a tasty Easter basket full of delicious things!


--You got to wear your pretty Easter dress to Church!

Milestone Mania!!

Dear Lexi,
Mommy has really been slacking on this whole blog thing. So, we have a lot of catching up to do!! You have changed so much in these last few weeks. It seems like everyday you are learning something new.

1. You are walking!! This has been my favorite milestone so far! You started off with just 1-2 steps, acting really timid and scared. After a few weeks, you were going 10-12 steps. Then, on Monday May 2, 2011, you just took off. It was like you realized that walking can get you places and you wanted to go go go!! It has been so much fun watching you toddle all around the apartment! You don't even want to sit in the grocery cart at the store, you just want to walk!!

2. You are becoming way more talkative! You know the words; mama, dada, ball, toy, toes, hi, and bye. Today, you came up to me and started waving and saying, "bye, bye, bye," then you headed over to the baby gate. I guess you had plans to go and I just wasn't aware of them. You also came up to me a few days ago, grabbed my toes, and said, "toes, toes, toes, toes, toes!!" It was so adorable! I didn't even know you knew the word toes, let alone where toes were!

3. You are clapping, waving bye bye, and playing "so big." It has been fun watching you learn how to use your hands. I love when you wave bye bye! You will occassionally blow kisses, but you have to be in the right mood!!





There are always more milestones, but these will do for now!

I love you Princess,

Love,
Mommy