Another First

Wednesday night, Lexi and Steve were in the family room and I was back in my bathroom getting ready for bed. Suddenly, I heard a thud. I could tell that Lexi fell down. This is a normal occurrence around bedtime. When she is tired, she stumbles more. I didn’t think much about it that first second and then the blood curdling screams started.

I started heading towards them. I saw Steve coming my way holding Lexi. He was visibly upset when he proclaimed, “she broke her nose!” Of course, that made my heart jump, but Steve always assumes the worst. I got a frozen teething ring and an ice pack from the fridge. I handed the teething ring to her before I took her from Steve. She was still crying, but not quite as bad because she was trying to focus on the new chew toy. Her nose was bleeding, so I put the ice pack on it. The nightmarish wailing (that Steve can not handle) began again. He told me to stop torturing her. I told him that I didn’t want it to swell or get black and blue. He decided it was a good time to take the trash out, but he only got a few feet down the hall and turned around to tell me to stop. He did that several times. (Yes, we drive each other crazy with our parenting styles.)

Lexi’s nose wasn’t bleeding that much and she was tired, so I decided to put her to bed. There ended up being a few drops of blood on her and a few on me. The next morning, she looked like her normal self. I guess she officially had her first bloody nose (not broken).

SOBE Angel

Lexi posing as a South Beach Angel.

Little Swimmer

Steve and Lexi enjoyed her 3rd swimming lesson. She is becoming quite the little water bug, especially when it comes to retrieving the ball.

Celebrity Face Match

"It's a Baby"

It seems like Lexi has 5 new words every day. The funny thing is that 2 weeks ago, she started saying baby on the day I took a pregnancy test and discovered that it was positive. Like most mothers, I point out everything and tell her what it is called. She picks up on words when she is ready. Some times it is after I say it once. Other times, she waits to hear the word many times. With the word baby, she heard it many times and just happened to pick that day to start saying it.

Lexi has until December to practice saying baby before she actually has one in her home life. Then, everything will change, because she will no longer be an only child.

Thank You, Crazy Bow Lady

We got a lovely shipment of bows from the Crazy Bow Lady recently. They have really enhanced Lexi's hairdos. I think we only had them for a day when Lexi started saying "bow." They are definitely a hit!

Grandparents

My mom was surprised to discover that Lexi speaks in sentences. I guess that is one of the many things I have forgotten to mention on the blog. She has been doing it for about 2 months (maybe more). Here are her 3 main sentences:

1. It’s a __________.
2. There’s the _________.
3. Where’s the _________?

The blanks are filled in with many different words including Spanish ones.

Playing with Toys

Grandma Margie's Visit Day 1

This morning, we ate breakfast at News Cafe and then headed to the local pool. Nobody had as much fun as Lexi. The girl loves water. This afternoon, we went to Lexi's doctor appointment. She is now 24 lbs, 2 oz and 32 inches tall.