Going To Grandma's

Lexi and I get to go see Grandma tomorrow.


Lexi is pretty excited to go see Grandma. She's been helping me pack and is counting down the hours.

Lexi is starting to like her baths...finally. She's grown so much and this towel is getting too small for her already. I can't believe how fast time goes by. I feel so blessed to have her.

Thanks

My parents gave us outdoor solar lights for Christmas. I really wanted them and it was a great surprise. Flagstaff has a lot of rules about how much outdoor light you are allowed to have because they do a lot of astrology here. They discovered Pluto here. Our neighborhood doesn't have any street lights so it is very dark. (Surprisingly our neighborhood is extremely safe. We have 4 neighbors that are cops and 2 FBI agents) I am too cheap to leave the porch lights on so I wanted solar lights. Thank you Mom and Dad for them. We love them. The snow finally melted so we put them out this weekend and they look great. I also realized we've never posted a picture of our house. All the houses in Flagstaff are built like this. They don't use brick or stucco here so it is very different than Utah or Phoenix. We love our home and feel blessed to have it.





Cole had a fun weekend. He got to go play paintball with some guys from work and church. I was so glad he got to go do it. He's been wanting to for a long long time now. He had a lot of fun.


Today is Lexi's 5 month birthday. Happy Birthday cutie!

Ode to McKenna

Dear Cousin Kenna,

Yesterday Mommy put me in the dress you gave her before I was born. It looked so good on me and really showed off my curves. Everyone at church commented on how good I looked in it. You have really good taste. I miss you and hope your Lexi is doing well. I love you!

Love,
Lexi (the real one)

Is that it?

We had a fun weekend. Somehow Cole talked me into going hiking in Sedona. (Those of you who know me know I hate hiking) Sedona was really crowded and it took us a while to get through town and to our hiking destination. Our directions were inaccurate so it took us an extra hour to find the trail. Lexi liked the hike. She stayed awake for the first hour and it was fun to see the other hikers reaction to her. I don't think I'll ever get tired of people telling me how cute she is. We were supposed to hike to an arch. We kept asking each other, "Is that it?" and eventually we gave up because the trail got too steep. We later saw the arch from a distance on our way back to the car and realized we missed the turn on the trail that would have taken us to it. Oh well. There's always next time. I'm still not really a hiking fan but it was a good family activity so I think we'll keep it up. I really love Sedona. It is always about 10-15 degrees warmer and the terrain is so different.

Happy Birthday

Cole turns 27 today. Happy Birthday!! Lexi and I love Cole and are so grateful he is ours. He loves me unconditionally and is the best husband and father. He works hard for our family and I take pride in how well he takes care of us. I feel blessed he is ours. We love you!




He's pretty cute huh!

Straight A's

My neighbor has wireless and is letting us use it. I am so excited to have internet now...and for free! Thank you Troy!

Lexi is now 4 months old. We went to the Doctor on the 25th and she is doing so well. It was a proud Mom event. Her height, weight, and head were all about the 50th percentile. If you want to know what an average perfectly proportional 4 month old should look like she's it. Everything she should be doing she is...and more. The doctor said she is advanced. I was so proud. The nurse said she was the cutest baby they'd seen all day (and we were one of the last appointments)and that they wanted to take her picture to put up on their wall. I was just glowing with pride as I walked out. Cole thought I was a little silly but I tried to explain that I invest 24 hrs everyday into Lexi and so when something goes well for her it makes it all worth it.

Lexi can now roll both directions...when she wants to. She is really strong and does supermans on her stomach a lot. She has recently discovered her toes and loves to grab them. Her hands are still her favorite thing. She is now trying to eat things and usually her blanket or burp cloth are her "foods" of choice. We've tried rice cereal. The first time was terrible. It ended in her screaming and throwing a fit (she's good at those). The second time went better. She just let it run out of her mouth but she didn't cry. Sleep has been a big issue and I have turned into a mean mom and let her cry it out. She was getting up every 3 hours at night and I knew she could go longer. I let her cry through her first feeding now and she will sleep until about 4am after that. It's hard to let her cry and I'm hoping that soon she won't wake up at all for the first feeding. She has also turned into a major Mama's girl. Cole is a great Dad but she usually wants her mom. The other day I was in the shower and when I came out she was screaming at the top of her lungs. I ran down to see what was wrong. Cole was watching her and she was playing with a toy when it hit her in the face. She thought it was Cole's fault. I picked her up and she stopped crying immediately. Cole felt bad because he'd been trying to calm her for a while but couldn't and the minute I showed up she stopped. I then handed her back to him so I could get ready and she started screaming again. It was so funny because she remembered and held a grudge. She's a funny one. We love her.