Time with Lexy

I noticed that Lexy looks at her dad in a way that I never see her look at anyone else. It's so crazy because she is only six (almost 7) months old, but she looks at him with such a look of love and awe in her face that just screams "I love my daddy and he is my hero!" Like yesterday, we were listening to Led Zeppelin, and Robert was singing along with this one part in a real high pitched voice and Lexy was watching him and just started laughing and laughing so hard and wouldn't stop!! It kept going on for so long that I actually started crying because I just got so emotional....I know, I know, I'm Always emotional. :)

Robert tells me that he noticed that when I come home from work she acts different than when he comes home or when she sees anyone else...and that makes me feel so good because you don't really notice things like that until someone points them out. She does kinda spazz out and grunt and wave her arms around like she's having a seizure or something when she sees me...oh and she has a big huge smile on her face!

But, I've noticed that she is getting weird with me, like when I leave her alone, after I've come home from work, she crys really hard now! She never did that before, but we think it's because she doesn't really see me that much...so when she does, she wants me to hold her every second so that I don't disapear again. She even fights going to sleep! Even though she is so tired and rubbing her bloodshot eyes, she will start to close them for a second and then, wham, she jolts awake and lets out a small cry like she's mad that she's falling asleep! Lately, she has been falling asleep in my arms, it's so crazy.

I feel so sad sometimes that I can't be with her more. Even on the weekends it's weird because I'm so used to going to work that I don't really know what to do with her in the mornings...like a routine...I just want to hang out with her and she wants to hang out with me...so Saturdays are basically us just sitting together holding on to each other and not wanting to let go! Oh well, I'm not complaining...or maybe I am...I just wish I had more time with her cause I feel like she is growing so fast and I want to witness every second of it!

She has the goofiest (is that a word?) look on her face here!

An action shot! :) She loves playing on the floor with her toys and hitting her sunflower to make it play music. She is practicing going from a sitting to a crawling postion...sometimes it doesn't work out and she goes backwards!

Bathing Beauty

Finally I'm putting up the pictures from Father's day and Alexya's first time in the pool! As you can see she is absolutely stunning in her bathing suit, and knows it! :) We brought along her ducks to play with and bought her this blow up baby raft to swim around in. Her legs go through the bottom so she can practice kicking in the water (which she did!!) The water was a little cool so when I first put her in it she did these little gasps or deep breaths which were so funny. But then she got used to it and away she went kicking and splashing and having a great time! She loves the water I tell you! She also loved watching daddy and grandpa do cannon balls off the diving board and making huge splashes....as long as she wasn't IN the water when they did it.

We all had a great time and I think Lexy had so much fun that she wore herself out....hmmmm what do you think????

more pool fun...

She's Mobile!

The most amazing discovery has been made! Alexya has discovered that if she wants something bad enough...she can get it! She would lie on her stomach and reach and cry out for any object out of her reach....until yesterday!! She figured out that if she puts out her arms and grabs at the floor...she can drag herself forward! So funny to watch and so cute to see her look of satisfaction (which I think I captured in the picture above) when she pulls herself within reach of the object of her desire! We also got it on video, but if you would like a "live" performance feel free to stop by for a visit! Now we really have to baby-proof the house because next step is crawling!

No more just rolling over side to side...I'm moving forward now! Ye-ah!

Graduation Day ~ Congrats Lauryn!

Here are some of the pictures I took of my baby sister (who's turning 15 in about a month!) graduating 8th grade! She looked so pretty in her dress with her hair all done up! Here she is receiving her diploma.

looking at her diploma...probably thinking "hmmm now I get to start high school and get another one of these in 4 years."

Here's Lexy with grandpa. She was very good in the heat, sucking on a squirt bottle and screaming and clapping for her auntie!

New Pics

I thought I would put up some recent pictures. Lexy has just learned a couple new things such as spinning in circles on her stomach, but not yet crawling and as you can see in the pic below...she is sticking her tongue between her lips and spitting because she loves the sound of a motor boat! At least that's what i'm guessing. She also loves sitting on the floor and is very good at it and she loves to go to the store and see everything. Oh and most of all, she loves visiting people! Such a social butterfly!

6 Months Old! 14lbs 9oz 2ft 2in Healthy Girl

Lexy is now at the 6 month milestone! We had another visit to the doctor and yes....the dreaded shots again! :( My poor baby girl. She had to get 5 this time (including the liquid one) and she was so brave for the first two, but the second two made her cry so hard that it was a deep belly cry that Robert and I have never heard before! It actually sounded like a laugh, but with a red face and tears. Other than the shots the visit was wonderful. Her doctor says "she is very strong" and "such a happy baby" YAY! :) He also said we can start giving her a variety of solid foods now....look out diapers!

I can't believe how fast she is changing and I am amazed everyday by a different facial expression, sound or movement she can do! She is so happy and fun, we are so lucky to have her. I can't wait to come home from work and see her realize that I am home and give me the biggest smile in the world! She is so cute how she seriously watches everything around her and studies really hard, like she is trying to figure out what is happening and why....I can't imagine what is going through her little brain at this point.
She loves standing up (with help) and grabbing at things, especially Toretto! She will grab handfulls of his hair and rip them out and he just lets her (with a wince of pain and a quick glance back to make sure it is just Lexy). The cats are even starting to notice her and sit by her...just out of her reach...she can't wait to be able to move on her own so she can chase after them! She grunts at them with excitement everytime she spots one and reaches out to grab it!...should be interesting if she actually catches one...
Oh did I mention that she learned how to whine like Toretto? She does this daffy duck sounding "wooh, wooh, woo-ooh, wooh" that we didn't understand at first where she learned it...and then we realized it sounded familiar...like exactly like Toretto's whimpering! Too funny!
Other things she has picked up are learning how to give kisses! I've been kissing her since the day she was born and finally she is starting to try to give kisses back! Of course they are open mouthed and very wet, but they are so cute and wonderful to get! :)
She loves fake coughing and she will fake cough at you and smile and wait to see what you do...and when you cough at her, she smiles and laughs and then will do it again. It's also hilarious to her when you fake sneeze! A simple ah-choo will make her laugh. Oh and speaking of laughs! Her laughs are the best, most wonderful sound you have ever heard and they make you smile so hard and even laugh yourself! I can't describe the emotion that goes through you when you hear your baby laugh a deep belly laugh!!! It's just amazing and makes you go crazy with love inside!