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.

Yoko & Kiezen's Visit

My friend, Yoko, and her nine month old baby, Kiezen, came to visit this weekend. We had a great time walking around the beach and watching the kids play together. I’ll admit that Lexi was quite domineering and a tad bit jealous every time I held Kiezen. Their trip ended too quickly though. A weekend just doesn’t cut it.

April Fun

Elmo Everything

Lexi has never watched Sesame Street or any of the spin off shows, but she LOVES Elmo. Her admiration for him started about a month ago when we were in JCPenneys (one of the few stores in Miami that carries Steve’s size). We walked through the kids section & she reached up and grabbed a stuffed Elmo off of a clearance table. She started hugging and kissing him. Of course, I bought it.

Ever since that moment, she has been the biggest Elmo fan ever. About a week later, she started saying his name (Emmo). Not only that, but she calls two relatives Emmo too (cousin Emily & my brother Alma). I have been buying her the Pampers diapers that just happen to have Elmo on them and she takes every opportunity to point Elmo out.

Last week, I bought her the Elmo cell phone and an Elmo musical book. She spends lots of time pointing at him everywhere and saying "Emmo." With that, Lexi has officially proclaimed her love for Elmo.

Easter at Parrot Jungle

Granddad was in a funk and decided not to come for Easter, so we headed over to Parrot Jungle for some fun. As you can see, Lexi was not very fond of the big bunny, but she loved everything else.

Spring Daycare Party

Lexi's daycare is having a "Spring" party today, so I bought a little Easter dress from Target for the occassion. I'm posting a picture of her giving me attitude about not letting her play with my camera. :)

Dadda's Song

I'm so glad when DADDY comes home,
Glad as I can be;
CLAP my HANDS and shout for joy,
Then climb upon his KNEE,
Put my ARMS around his NECK
HUG him tight like this,
Pat his CHEEK, then give him WHAT?
A great big KISS.

Lexi likes this song much better now that she knows some of the words (bolded). Click Here to see the sheet music & then the play button in the top left corner to listen.

Graduating

Yesterday when I dropped Lexi off at daycare, they informed me that she is ready to graduate to the next class (they start slowly of course). Her best friend, Chrissi Ana, had already been moved up and Lexi has been missing her. She is surrounded by little ones. Plus, Lexi is getting bored of baby activities. She is ready for bigger and better challenges. I think I am ready for her to take the next step too. It will be a good time to nix that daytime bottle (that she doesn't get on the weekends) and she can start playing outside with the toddlers.

Dancing Heat Fan

Saturday was full of crazy fun starting with a trip to the park in the morning. Lexi befriended a 3 year old boy, who happily showed her how fun it can be to be a little wilder. She tried to copy him by climbing up the slides and going down on her belly (not face forward thank goodness).

That afternoon, we headed to a bbq that Steve's boss was throwing. He is from Texas, so you know he did it right. He even had a blue grass band there. Lexi was dancing like she was right at home.

From there, we rushed right over to the Heat game. We were all tired, but Lexi still had energy to get into the game. Several people around us said that she seemed like she knew what was going on. I think that she just likes excitement.

Sassy Girl

This evening as soon as we got home, Ms. Sassy demanded a cookie. Her impatient self could not stand to wait while I put her down along with the diaper bag, purse, phone, etc. Within seconds, her frustration was mounting. I finally sat her in her chair. She looked up at me, wagged her finger, and said, "No, no, no."

I would just like to take a moment to formally thank the daycare for teaching her that. There is nothing quite as fun as a sassy little girl. At least at this point, she is still looking cute while she does it. I'll make a complaint when she hits the teenage years & it just isn't funny.

New Chair

I have been wanting to get Lexi a new chair. We found this cute little one today. I let her sit on it in the store & when I picked her up she screamed bloody murder. That is her new way of letting us know exactly what she wants. Yippee for us. We bought it inspite of the tantrum.

Unwinding in the Park

With the new evening brightness (daylight savings) & because of all the (EXTREME) stress I have been under at work, Lexi and I have started going to the park every evening. We take a walk and stop by the playground. She loves it so much that taking her home involves a lot of screaming. Yes, she is acting like a terrible two. BTW, she is in the same outfit as the previous post because those were taken in the morning. Here are the evening park photos & video.

Just Photos

I've been a slacker when it comes to blogging. There are so many things about Lexi that I have failed to report, like her 4 molars, jealousy streak, terrible 2 eating habits, and many other things that my mind is blanking out on. I guess you’ll just have to settle for photos today.

Tropical Girl

When we got back from the beach this afternoon, I dressed Lexi in this cute Hawaiian dress (thanks Grandma Margie) and turned her over to her Dadda to feed her lunch. I took a shower, while he made the following video. By the way, the cushion for her highchair was in the washing machine.

A Break for Mom

This morning, I desperately wanted to set up the new computer I bought. Week nights are way to hectic for that sort of thing. Unfortunately, entertaining a baby, while doing any task is not exactly easy. Lexi became fascinated by an empty tall laundry basket I have. She was sticking her fingers in the holes and I thought she might enjoy getting in it. So, I put her in there. She stood, sat, rocked, and thoroghly enjoyed playing in there for about half an hour.

Sticking her in there sounds like a mean thing, but it isn’t child abuse if she likes it. Thankfully, it was just enough time for me to get a few things done.

Arf, Arf, Arf

Lexi's new way of showing excitement is to bark and point at things. She started off with dogs and then added cats in, which is really funny. Today, it was big screen tvs at Best Buy. There is nothing like high pitched arfs in a store to make us laugh.

At the Park

Get Out of Jail Free Card

Bikini Babe

Even though the weather didn't cooperate, we wanted to go the beach on Sunday. I got Lexi dressed in her cute little bikini (thanks Jenn). Steve thought she looked so adorable riding her Charlie, that he taped it.

Spanglish Skills

Lexi is babbling more than ever and her compression and vocabulary in Spanish and English has really increased. Of course, I can never think of many when I want to blog about it, but here are a few that come to mind.

Her English Words:
Banana ~ nana
Hello ~ ewo
Bye
Dog ~ dug
Arf (high pitched - she does this over & over whenever she sees a dog like last night at the restaurant)

Her Spanish Words:
Agua (water)
Gato (cat) ~ gaddo
Beso (kiss)
Leche (milk)

It isn't easy for me to report on her Spanish skills, because it takes me quite a while to figure out what she is saying. It was over 2 weeks for me to figure out gaddo wasn't just babbling it was gato. She could be saying even more, but I am not recognizing it. Poor little Lexi.

Wild Super Bowl Weekend

Since the biggest Super Bowl parties surrounded us this weekend, we took many walks and participated in a few of the activities. Here are some photos:



Attending a TV Concert:

We actually were caught on camera. Indigo Girls Concert

Passed Out After the Concert:



Afternoon walk on Ocean Drive:



Lexi's enjoying the Super Bowl by digging through her diaper bag:



On top of all the fun, Lexi cut 2 molars (one on each side of the top of her mouth).