4 Months old

It's hard for us to believe but our baby girl is 4 months old already!

Here she is, getting bigger all of the time!

Lexie gave us a surprise on the day she turned 4 months old.,.She rolled over from her back to her tummy for the first time! This week we also started some experimenting with rice cereal. So far it has been a messy ordeal but Lexie seems to be enjoying the change of pace.



This week we also went out to lunch with one of my old clients and her mother. We all had a blast!

Christmas and more

Sorry that it took me so long to get these posted...

Lexie looking like such a little lady at Christmas time.

Lexie and cousin Avery in their Christmas pajamas.

Lexie and her daddy during the Christmas weekend Giants game. Don't worry, she has a lot more Vikings gear at home!

Lexie with her Auntie Em at the Huber Christmas gathering.

First day using the bouncer...She likes it!

11 weeks

We have been pretty busy the past few weeks playing, learning, exploring the world and visiting dear friends and family. Lexie had a blast at Auntie Brenda's house last weekend. It was her first girl's night out. She tells me that next time she wants to try some wine to but I think that will have to wait a couple more decades. She had fun spending time with Kristy, Megan, Brenda and Katy as well as her Auntie Em and Grandma Duenwald...although the later two didn't get to hold her as much as they would have liked! Ladies, you need to share with the rest of the family sometimes! ;)

We had the Ackermann's up on Sunday and our dear Tina made us a fabulous lasagna dinner complete with cheesecake for dessert. That Tina sure knows the way to my husbands heart!

Tina, Addie and Lexie

We are really looking forward to the holidays. It will be so much fun to create new traditions and see how little Lexie fits into the old ones. She has been growing by leaps and bounds and will probably be firmly into the 6-9 month baby clothes within a couple of weeks. Thanks to all of the great hand-me-downs and gifts from friends and family we have a great variety holiday clothes in several sizes to wear...I think I am at risk of wearing out my camera!

Lexie hanging out with Daisy

Getting so big!

She is nearly always this happy!

The rest of the time she looks like this...

It's a ruff life!

Two months!

We have made it to 2 months and our little bundle of joy is growing by leaps and bounds! We had her 2 month check up at the doctors today and she was a little trooper. She had to have a few shots which inevitably lead to a few tears...but we made it through. Lexie now weighs 10 pounds 5 ounces (50th percentile) and is 23 inches long (75th percentile) so we have a long and lean, healthy baby!

Here are her first 3 "show how she grows" photos in order:

5 days old

1 month old

2 months old

It's a good thing that we decided to use such a large stuffed animal as our comparison because she is growing fast!

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!