Halloween

Lexie enjoyed her first Halloween. Because it was better suited for outdoor adventures the Banana costume was shelved. Instead, she dressed up as a Bumblebee...

...and what a cute Bumblebee she was!

Lexie's dear friend Addie dressed up as a scarecrow.

The Bennett Twins were sure a cute couple of clowns!



Lexie spent most of the next morning recovering from the Halloween party and getting ready for the big game.



Here is Mark's reaction to the terrible Giants game.

Daddy was so sad about that loss that we decided to CHEER him up! Go Vikings!

Bigger every day!

Lexie is now 6 weeks old and we are consistently amused by her! She smiles at us at least once a day now and it is such an adorable smile! I have yet to be able to get a picture of it but trust me when I tell you, it's a heart-stopper. :) Our exciting event of the last week or two is that she has grown out of the newborn sized clothes and is now wearing the 0-3 month size! Very exciting! I am amazed at how quickly she has grown. Those newborn clothes look so small already.

Here is her 1-month birthday photo...



Lexie has been more and more physically active over the last couple of weeks. Her new favorite activity is lying on the floor and kicking her legs all around. I did manage to get a picture of that one!


We have been getting used to our new life with our beautiful baby and we are adjusting to some new routines. Other than general sleep deprivation and an increase is dishwashing and laundry, Lexie has brought a few fun new activites into our lives.

Every Tuesday evening Lexie and I have a standing date and my mother's house for dinner. Lexie loves this because she gets some good grandma time in on a regular basis.

Lexie likes to dress up for these outings and so far, Grandma has not seen her in the same outfit twice!

24 days old!

I can't believe that Lexie is 24 days old already. Time is sure flying by. We have been very busy getting to know our little angel and she has been busy growing. We have had lots of visitors here and the house and have been doing a little bit of visiting ourselves. Lexie's baptism was this past Sunday and Grandma and Grandpa Scheper and Grandpa Phyle came into town to meet her and to celebrate. Here are bunches of pictures of her first 24 days...

Mark's first time holding his daughter.
Lexie's first bath (at the hospital).

Mom and baby get some cuddle-time in.
Snug as a bug in a rug!

It didn't take Mark long to become a pro at this.
This picture really shows how tiny she was!
Here she is, ready to go home.
Pretty flowers from Auntie Bren!
1 week old!

Cousin Avery feeding Dolly and Brenda feeding Lexie.
The dogs don't mind that we don't sleep much anymore.

Visiting Grandma Duenwald.


Grandmas and granddaughters.

Avery and the bubbles!

Relaxing with Grandma Scheper.

Parents and Godparents at the baptism with Lexie.

The amazing baptismal gown that has been in the Scheper family for 4 generations.
Grandpa Phyle.

Grandpa Huber and Grammy Lisa.

I had better stop with those for now...Wow, it's been a busy 24 days!

She is here!

On Tuesday, September 8th at 4:05pm Alexandra Lucinda Scheper arrived! She was a healthy 6 pounds even and 20 inches long.
At about 2:30pm the day before I thought my water might have broken. After going to the hospital for a test and lots of waiting they told us that it was probably just my bladder feeling the stress of being nearly 40 weeks pregnant and sent us home. That night, at about 10pm, I was near tears in frustration because this "leaky bladder" was causing fluid to run down my legs. I didn't want to call the hospital again for fear of looking like an idiot so I tried to get some sleep. By about 2am I decided that I needed to call the hospital again. I figured either my water had broken or I was suffering from a very serious bladder issue that was going to require medical attention anyway so I might as well go back in.

When we arrived back at the hospital they tested me again and determind that my "water" had in fact broken at around 10pm. Mark and I personally believe that we were right the first time but had a poorly administered test. (Talk to me in person if you want the details on that part.) We were checked in and in the labor and delivery room by around 3:30am. I called my mom early and told her what was going on. It looked like things were going to be moving quite slowly so Mom and I agreed that she would wait until 6 or 7am to come in. That idea didn' last very long and she arrived within and hour or so of my phone call. No surprise there!

Mark was great throughout the entire labor and delivery process. I couldn't have asked for a better coach and partner. My mom and Emma were in the room with us through the whole process and were a blessing. They took some pressure off of Mark and helped me to remain...polite!

I made it until about 2:30pm without any medications besides the pitocin needed to get things moving. At that time I was given Nubane (I am sure that is spelled wrong) and that helped a bit. Just when I thought I was going to have to take something more they told me that it was time to push. After about a half and hour of pushing, my beautiful daughter was born!

She just woke from her nap so more to come later...

Tonight?

Has anyone else noticed that it is going to be a full moon tonight? Aren't the maternity wards at the hospitals supposed to be full on full moons? Maybe tonight will be the night. (Please let tonight be the night!)

Still pregnant

No real baby news yet...Bummer...I had my 39 week appointment with the doctor today. As I was telling her that I had been feeling some tightening on and off this morning, my body decided that a demonstration would be more effective and I had a braxton-hicks contraction right there on the table as she was measuring me. LOL! The doctor was amused and confirmed what it was...I was hoping that my water would break as she was checking for dilation but no such luck...A quick ultrasound confirmed that her head is down where it should be so all is well. The doctor also said that if the baby hasn't arrived on her own by my appointment next Thursday, that we will schedule an inducement for sometime during week 41...so the end is near!

8 days to go!

Well, she will have a sapphire as her birthstone for certain, now! This is a good thing since August's peridot is not the prettiest of gems. That is Emma's birthstone and even she agrees that the sapphire is better! :)

This waiting is not fun...I am sticking fairly close to home (and the hospital), just in case she decides to make her mother very happy and come early!