Lexi 4 Months

Dear Lexi-

    I can't believe how much you've grown.  It seems like only yesterday that we were wondering when you would be able to look us in the eye and focus on us and now you are such a big girl.  We went to visit your little cousin, Cord, this month and you seemed so big compared to him.  It's amazing how quickly time flies and how fast you are growing up.  We try to savor every single moment with you because they are all so very precious.  Here are some new things you have been doing this last month:

-You learned to blow bubbles and raspberries with your month.  When we lay you on your bed or your changing table, hardly a day goes by when you don't look up at us with that big smile and blow spit bubbles to amuse yourself.

-You made it through your first month of daycare.  You were a little more snotty than usual, but you love Ms. Claire and Ms. Tiffany (and they love you too).  They always tell daddy and I that you are the BEST baby and that you are just so content with everything you do.

-You finally started liking your bathtub.  We take a bath everyday after you get home from daycare and you start splashing in the water when Mommy sings bathtime songs, like Rubber Ducky, to you. 

-You now love to be naked!  What a change from your first month of life, when you would scream every time the air touched your skin.  I lay you in your crib under the mobile in nothing but a diaper, while I get your bath ready, and you laugh and kick and play.  In fact, all of the best pictures we took of you this month were when you had your clothes off.

-You discovered you have hands and you LOVE to stick them in your mouth.  You are constantly exploring your fingers and toys with your mouth.  This has turned you into a little drool machine.  From the time we get your dressed in the morning, it doesn't take long for the front of your shirt to get soaking wet with drool.

-On Decemeber 28th, you gained your first cousin.  You already love little Cord and look at him when he makes noise and grunts.  You might be wondering how someone so little has 3 times as much hair as you.

-You are talking and making lots of noises.  You also discovered that you can make really loud sounds and like to "scream" in the car just so we don't forget you're in the back seat.

-You love getting your picture taken.  Mommy calls you a little "ham" in front of the camera and thinks you know how to pose now.

-You like to follow things with your eyes, whether it be toys or bubbles being blown in front of your face you love to watch and observe EVERYTHING.

-Much to Mommy's dismay, you seem fascinated with the TV.  Mommy records a show called Super Why for you and you love to watch the "Super Readers" read the story of the day and solve a problem.  Your favorite character is Alpha Pig, probably because he has a high pitched voice.

 You melt our heart and fill our life with such joy.  You are our little angel from heaven!

Shutterbug Fever

Alright, I got a new lens and flash for Christmas for my camera and I am having a ball playing with them both.  It doesn't hurt that I have an adorable test subject that I can snap pictures of all the time!  We have had such a wonderful week together off while I have been off of work for the holidays.  I haven't enjoyed getting her clothes and supplies ready for daycare, but I am trying to stay positive and enjoy all the moments that I have with her.  Alexis is just so active and happy during the day.  It makes it hard, knowing I'm missing that time with her.  Here is our sweet girl, who turned 3 months this week.  She is growing so fast.  Now Lexi can hold up her head during tummy time and move it around to look at you.  She loves to put her hands in her mouth and has started grasping onto toys.  She is SOOO smiley and loves to laugh and talk.  She also LOVES exploring and discovering new things.  Whether it be her hand (which is is fascinated with) or the nearest toy or dangling object, she will stare intensely at them with her eyes wide open. 

 Amazed by the pom-pom

 Wow, my hands rock!

 "Mom, you caught me"

 Look at me push up my head

 Chilled out!

 In awe of the ceiling fan

 Sweet baby feet

 Aren't I cute!

 A little drool never hurt anyone.

 A view from above

 Hangin' in our bouncy seat

 Watching the mobile spin around

Wide eyed wonder

A Very Merry Christmas

'Twas the day before Christmas at the Siller abode

And the stocking were hung, just awaiting their load

Guests arrived happily and cooked up a storm

Then we all settled into our beds, toasty warm

The morning would greet us with loads of delight

A tree stacked with presents had arrived overnight

All opened their gifts, celebrating with glee

And Lexi found toys underneath that great tree

"Mrs. Claus", she relaxed, after all of that stressing

Having family together was the very best blessing!

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Lexi at 2 months

Lexi,
   I can't believe how quickly you've grown. In just a few short months, you have gone from a tiny little newborn that needed Daddy and I to do everything for you, to such a big girl.  You are growing so much everyday.  This month at your doctor's appointment you weighed 10 lbs and 4 oz., exactly 4 pounds more than your birth weight.  You are 23 inches long...I can tell how tall you've grown when I try to put on your clothes and your ankles are popping out of the bottoms of your pants.  You are wearing 0-3 months clothes and will probably be in these until the time you are 3 months old.  Your eyes are still blue and we haven't noticed any color change yet.  Dr. Naylor says it's possible they might stay this color.

   This month you have learned so many new things....

-You love to watch the world.  You went from loving to be cradled in people's arms to wanting to face out and look at the room.  You like to sit up in people's laps and observe what is going on around you with your big, beautiful eyes.

-You are getting better at tummy time and can hold your head up and move it back and forth (when you aren't too tired).

-You love music and your favorite activity involves laying on the ground and kicking your feet, especially when people talk to you or there is music on.  Daddy thinks you are going to be athletic because your coordination is great.:)

-You found your thumb and think it tastes delicious.  You love to suck on it instead of your paci.  It's so cute to look at you with your thumb in your mouth and the rest of your fingers fanned out around your face. 

- You celebrated your first Thanksgiving in Longview.  You were such a doll in your little turkey shirt and your blue jeans.  Daddy thinks you look so cute in these and loves to sing "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" to you when you wear them.  Here you are with MawMaw, your great grandma!

-You took your first rode trip to Houston with Mommy.  We visit Mimi and Grandpa in Cypress and had fun getting treated like princesses.  You got a couple cute Christmas outfits, rode on your first carousel and had dinner with your cousins Cassie and Michelle.  It was a great week!

-You are SMILING!  This month you started smiling all the time.  When you wake up from your naps and are laying on your changing table you love to look up at Daddy and I and smile and kick.  Mommy's favorite smiles are the big gummy ones you give her when she talks to you.

-You have learned that you have a voice this month and you love to use it.  You make lots of ooo sounds, gurlges and coos and even sound like you are excited and laughing sometimes.  It is so fun to talk to you because you like to make sounds in response to our questions.

 -You explore with your tongue.  You like to up things in your mouth or lick them.  We have to be careful what we set you on, because you are certainly going to try to taste it.

My sweet girl, everyday with you is a fascinating adventure.  I can't wait to get up with you in the morning, because I know you will be there to light up my day and make me smile.  What a blessed Mommy I am to have a wonderful daughter like you!