My baby is standing!!! My baby is standing!!!
Yes, that's right. Little Lexi poo has now decided that pulling up on everything and standing on her own are things she needs to be doing. I am dumbfounded. She is so strong. She will lean up on her knees and use whatever is around her to pull herself up and stand like a big girl. Un. Be. Liev. Able. That's all I can say. She will also let go for a few seconds and stand unassisted. There are no words for how I feel.
She is also waving "bye bye" and blowing kisses consistently. I guess while we were trying to teach her to blow kisses we would make the noise "mmmwah" to go along with it. Lexi tries to make the sound but it comes out more like "AAAAAAAhhhh". It's really funny!
Yesterday was our big 9 month check up at the doctor. Lexi is now 15 pounds and 9 ounces. For those of you not up on your baby chart, this is extremely little. She has grown in length a little more than 2 inches and her head is the perfect size. The good news is that her length and head growth shows that she is getting plenty of protein and nutrients. The bad news is that she isn't getting enough calories to gain weight on pace. The doctor suggested (and we totally agreed) that her activity level outweighs her calorie intake. This is actually more good news for Lexi. Not only does she get to start eating table food and drinking whole milk, but we are also instructed to add butter and olive oil to her foods and half and half to her milk. I am pretty sure everyone wishes their doctor told them to take in more calories, eat lots of butter, and drink whole milk with half and half. She is on a weight gain regiment now. Lucky little girl!
The table food is not coming a minute too soon. On Monday I went over to Lexi's school to eat lunch with her. She had already finished her food, and was playing on the ground while everyone else ate. The other kids have a tiny little Toy Story table that they sit at to eat. Lexi was crawling around under the table the entire meal grabbing little scraps that they would drop for her. I guess she decided that she wasn't getting enough, because before we could blink she grabbed the table and pulled the whole thing over on top of her!!! Food and juice went flying everywhere! As soon as the table landed, she pushed it off her face and started shoving food into her mouth at lightening speed. My initial reaction of concern for her well being was quickly replaced by the possible realization that she had done this on purpose! I ran over and pulled out the entire hoagie roll that she had managed to shove in her mouth. Demita and the rest of the kids sat there calmly as if this was something totally normal. I was like, "Oh my gosh, Demita!!" She then informed me that this was not out of the ordinary at all. In fact, this was Lexi's new trick to get food. After the mess had been cleaned and all was back in order, Lexi sighed and smiled. Apparently her plan had been executed to perfection.
On another note, we have been so lucky to visit with lots of loved ones this past week! We saw Mom, Cookie, Granny, Granddaddy, Erin, Danny, Dad, Beth, Kelsey, and Pooh Bear all in the last 7 days!! Whew! So nice to get our fill of the people that we love! Izabelle is such a big girl and tons of fun! Brandon and Danny ran laps around the house with her for hours! She definitely outlasted them! We would crack up every time she announced, "I do not yike the baby. I do not yike the baby." So Pooh Bear, and so adorable! Hopefully they will get back to town soon for another visit. Of course my bestie time with Erin was amazing as well!!! Love seeing her pretty pretty face!
In honor of my sweet hubby, I will end this blog with a memory of us. It's been 8 years now since we met and started dating. The band Staind came out with an album titled 14 Shades of Grey that summer. They were our favorite band at the time and still remain one of our favorites ever. Every song on the album was great, but there was one that really reminded us of how our relationship and coming together made us feel. The name of the song is So Far Away. These are the lyrics.
This is my life
Its not what it was before
All these feelings I’ve shared
And these are my dreams
That I’d never lived before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping
Now that we're here,
It's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes,
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here its so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive and I’m not ashamed to be the person that I am today
These are my words
That I’ve never said before
I think I’m doing ok
And this is the smile
That I’ve never shown before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping
Now that we're here,
It's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes,
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here its so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive and I’m not ashamed to be the person that I am today
I'm so afraid of waking
Please don't shake me
Afraid of waking
Please don't shake me
Now that we're here,
It's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes,
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here its so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive and I’m not ashamed to be the person that I am today
If you would like to hear the song, here's a link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPW7T_tu3PM
Have a fantastic day! <3.
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