Lexi at 1 month

Weight: Approximately 11 lbs

Height: 22"

Diaper Size: 1

Number of Chins: 2

Eye Color: Dark grey/blue

I can't tell you how much we are enjoying this new little one. I had forgotten how much I LOVE newborns. Joseph and I fight over who gets to hold her at church or when we sit down to watch a movie. She is just pure sweetness. She is generally content to sit in her bouncer and watch the world in between naps. About twice a day, she demands to be held. Usually she likes to be held for about two hours in the morning and two hours at night. Of course we love to snuggle with her every chance we get, but sadly we usually need both our hands to manage Nicholas and the messes he makes. I think she somehow realizes that so she usually demands to be held when Nicholas isn't awake. She is pretty mild mannered. Even the pediatrician commented that she wasn't a fussy baby. She never cries when she is being held unless she is hungry.

Special Talents:

• Nicholas made coughing noises and grunts. Lexi makes squeaks and clicks.
• Making funny faces.
• She enjoys tummy time if you sit and pat her back while she does it.
• At 3 weeks, she started smiling at us on purpose and even started to laugh. Her laugh is just a little, "Ha."
• Going to the bathroom during diaper changes. It doesn't matter how prepared I am, she always manages to make some sort of mess at least once a day:)
• Making LOTS of messy diapers.
• She has a little tuft of long hair on the top of her head that likes to stick up like Alfalfa.

Things She Doesn't Like:

• Wardrobe changes are traumatic.
• She doesn't like her diaper changed, but she is coming to terms with that.
• She doesn't really like using a pacifier. She will suck on it for a minute or two when she is really hungry, but that is about it.

Sleeping:

• For the first 3 1/2 weeks of her life, she wouldn't go longer than 3 hours between feeding. Now she is going up to 4 hours between feedings at night.
• She likes to hang out and be held by Mama or Papa between 10 pm and 1 am.
• She sleeps better swaddled, but she also likes to sleep with her hands by her face.
• She sleeps either in her vibrating bouncer or in her crib.

Nov. 25-Lexi at the mall watching ice skating and the big tree lighting ceremony at the Galleria.

Nov. 25- Joseph admiring Lexi.

Lexi playing store with Nicholas. Nicholas gives her lots of play food to hold.

Nov. 13- Lexi all dressed up and ready to go to church.

Lexi spends a large part of her day looking like this.

Nov. 6- Lexi and Nicholas all dressed up after church.

Nov. 8- Lexi is all dressed up and ready to go to playgroup. This was our second big outing with just me and the kids. We went to the movie theater to see Lion King. It wasn't a very successful outing. Nicholas talked through the whole first part of the movie. He loudly named every animal he saw and announced when the animals were being "not nice." He then proceeded to wander the theater. He enjoyed touching all the lights that lined the aisle and flipping seats. Lexi then decided that she wanted to eat so we ended up leaving.