Lexie's 6 months

I can't believe I forgot to put up a post about Lexie's 6 month! I am a bad mother! Or just a busy one. :) We brought her to the doctor for her 6 month check up a couple of weeks ago. She is a very healthy and well developed little girl! She weighed in at about 16 pounds and she is 26 inches long. That means she has gained 10 pounds and is a half foot longer than when she was born! Here are some pictures of my big girl.

Holding that head up so high!

Lexie working on sitting up by herself!

She has gotten too big and strong for her activity mat so it has been packed away (for a few months.)

Her 6 month photo.

Playing with the boa that Mommy got at her bridal shower. This is a favorite occupation while Mommy folds laundry.

Happy St Patrick's Day

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Due Date news

So, I had my first OB appointment for little one #2 on Monday. I ended up going for an ultrasound to try to establish a firm due date. Guess when this baby is due? 10/10/10! That's right! Lexie's due date was 9/9/09 so we are stunned! What are the chances of that? Mark's first reaction was to say that this means we need to plan #3 for 11/11/11. I told him that he was nuts and that 12/12/12 sounds like a better plan to me!

Other than fun baby news things have been fairly quiet around here.

Here is a picture of Lexie in the "crown" that her daddy made for her. She did have a rattle, I mean "scepter" but she kept throwing it across the room.

The only other exciting news this week is that Lexie got into her first fight on Wednesday. We were over visiting my friend Terry and her 10 month old grandson Brandon. First, let me tell you that Brandon is the biggest 10 month old that I have ever seen. He wears 2T clothes! Anyhow, Brandon was sitting on the floor when we arrived so I sat Lexie on the floor next to him and waited to see how they would react to each other. Brandon immediately started grabbing for her hair and lightly hitting her (not hard enough to hurt her or anything). Before I could move her away, Lexie turns to him and starts swatting back at him. He sat there stunned for a minute looking confused. The cats never have that reaction when he goes after them so what is this all about, he wonders. So he tries to swat at her again. Again, Lexie quickly returns several well aimed swats, resulting in him starting to cry and crawling away to his grandma. It was hilarious! Am I a bad mother for being proud that my little girl can take on a boy twice her age? Naaaaa!

The Scheper family keeps growing!

As many of you know, we learned some rather exciting news this weekend. I am pregnant again! This little baby should be due around September 28th. Yep, that's right...just 20 days after Lexie's first birthday! We are a little shocked that this has happened so quickly but we couldn't be happier about it. Mark and I have known that we wanted our children born close together. I just didn't think it would be this close. :) I will be going in for my first OB appointment next week so we shall see what's happening.

Meanwhile...Lexie continues to grow like a weed. She is 5 months old this week! She is turning over from her back to her front very frequently and every once and a while she figures out how to get back on her back. We have a very chatty little baby who keeps us well informed of her moods with her goos and babbles...and of course, giggles. It's very cute! Lexie is showing great progress in the eating department. She now gets at least one solid-food meal each day. So far her favorite thing is applesauce, although pears were devoured pretty quickly too.

Lexie is playing a lot more these days. She actively reaches for certain toys and shows us that she wants something by staring at it or leaning towards it. A couple of times she has even scooted/creeped across her play blanket to reach a favorite toy. We will be babyproofing very, very soon!

On the flip side, she has been showing some signs of distress related to teething. Poor baby! Because of this she isn't sleeping through the night as often as she had been and we are seeing some general crankiness...not that we blame her. I would be crabby too if I was in her position. I am looking forward to the day those suckers come it so she can get some relief.

Here are some of our favorite pictures from the last couple of weeks...

Lexie with a mohawk...because I am a cruel mother!

Passed out after a session with the teething ring...

Lexie and Avery at the Superbowl party.

The 5 month photo.

A girl and her dog-best friends forever!

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!