Her First Word!! "Mama"

She's chearing and clapping now and I'm so excited! She's so cute doing it and I can't figure out if it's because mommy only has 2 days left of work or because she just said her first word! :)

Robert just called me at work to let me hear her saying "mamamama" and I am freaking out! He said she started just kind of babbling to herself while she was playing and then he heard her say that and went "wait a minute, did she just say that?"...so he started saying it to her and they went back and forth and then he called me to hear her say it! Then he called again and I could hear her babbling and then she goes "mama"....oh my god, I'm so excited! I wish I was there with them, but at the same time it's so cool that I'm just really happy. I can't wait to be able to be home with her all the time. She is truely amazing with all that she is learning and how happy and fun she is to just be around. What a little Angel on earth.

Lexy's play date with Missy!! The cuties are in A's colors!! ;)

Growing and Growing and Growing...

Since she has mastered crawling (she's so fast) she has decided to try pulling herself up (hasn't quite done it yet, but she keeps trying) and loves to stand up and hold onto something. She is practice walking very well and is trying to master her balance and strength. She likes to see what she can do physically and gets very excited with some "ooh ooh ooh" grunts (like a monkey) when she trys new things. I've been reading and talking to people about how some babies talk before they walk because they work harder on learning those speach skills than the physical skills. This makes sense to me and I think in Lexy's case it's the other way around. She probably won't talk for a long time, but she will be running around all over the place! ~~~ Could it be all the A's games she went to in my tummy or her A's themed room....hmmmm future athlete??? :)

I love this shot of her with tears rolling down her face!! Not because she is sad or upset....but because she is pushing Real hard! and yes in her high chair... ahhh the convenience of diapers....Too much!! Too funny! ;)

Playing video games? Not yet, just playing with the controller. And Dad decided to put me in my workout headband because with all the crawling around I was working up quite a sweat!

Sorry it's so blurry, but this is her little play area with all her toys and games.

Oh, and I almost forgot! Only 1 week left of work! :)

Playin' with Toretto....and his Water!

Water, water, anywhere she can find it, she loves it! Here are a couple shots of Lexy discovering Toretto's water dish and having fun splashing it all over the place and soaking herself...while he just patiently waits, eating his food and dying of thirst, until she is finished before even taking a sip! Amazing how good he is with her!

She is Changing So Much!

Check out this face! She is looking more and more like the little girl she will become and less like a baby. So weird how her appearance and her personality are both chaning so rapidly right now! She is becoming so independent by wanting to be on the floor and not held in your arms so she can crawl and explore. But at the same time she wants you to be right there next to her and if you walk away for a second...she crys and wants you back! It's so crazy!

Here's a picture of Lauryn and Lexy at Amy's bridal shower...more pics to come.

Finally, here's the picture of Robert's new tatoo! It has healed up since this picture and isn't so burgundy...just grey color...and not so glossy! ;) But, I absolutely love it with all my heart and just had to share it with everyone.

Lexy and her Auntie...just relaxin' on the couch at grandpa's after a long day! What a couple of cuties! It was so fun watching Lexy play with Lauryn. Lauryn would do something with one of Lexy's toys, like hit it against another one, and Lexy would copy whatever she did!! I also just have to add that Lauryn had saved most of her favorite toys from when she was a baby and gratiously bestowed them upon Alexya! ;) What a nice Auntie! Lexy can always use more bath toys....since she spends most of her time in the water! :)

What's New????

Wow, I have a lot to update everyone on.....

First of all, Robert got a new tatoo. (Which I will add a picture of later) It is a cross with thorns wrapped around it (symbolizing a protective barrier) and a banner with "mi vida" on in (which means "my life" in spanish). It has my name on the top in old english font and our anniversary date on the bottom. He designed it himself and it has a lot of meaning in it for both of us. I absolutely LOVE IT! :)

Secondly, we decided to paint the interior of our house...since we are no longer moving...and it was a huge job that required the help of robert's dad and a 20 ft ladder to get all the way up to our vaulted ceiling. The color is very hard to describe, but basically it is a soft beige that picks up the burgundy/red/grey/cream and white of our existing decor. I love it because it makes our whole house look brand new (oh and I washed all the outer windows and screens so they are sparkling which adds to the newness!) yay! We also bought more play mats, for lexy, to cover the hard floor so she can continue to practice crawling around the house like a ping pong ball! She is so fast! It's like you blink and she is somewhere she shouldn't be and you have to run over and grab her just in the nick of time!

Ok, and the biggest news of all I saved for last! :)

On Friday I gave 1 month's notice of resignation from work. Ok, calm down people...don't worry, I worked out a budget and looked at this from every possible practical angle (and if you really know me then you know that's true! ;)) But bottom line is that I'm just so miserable being away from my baby girl for so long and I don't want to miss out on this time. I plan on going back to work in a couple years, but for now I want to spend all the time I can with her so that I can look back on these days and have wonderful memories and not regret the fact that I had to work and didn't try to do this! Robert is extremely happy with our decision, even though it means he has to work overtime shifts, he is looking forward to it because he knows it is going to make me so happy (and lexy so happy!) So with this extra time I plan on visiting as many people as I can and totally take advantage of not working! My last day is going to be July 27th, so I am kicking off my 'extended vacation' with my grandma's big birthday party! yay! :) Let the countdown begin!

Debbie's Baby Shower

Here are some of the pictures from Debbie's shower Saturday. We got to celebrate debbie's upcoming little girl with a hawaiian theme shower complete with yummy food and fun games! Here we are smelling diapers....
Here's Robert getting ready for his walk on the runway. The guys were given assorted items and told to make the most fashionable baby gear and walk the runway! It was hilarious!
Here's a picture of many current and past Merv employees....oh the bond is strong at the Merv!
If you look very closely, you can see debbie's belly.....whatever debbie! gain some weight already! ;)