lazy day!

We have had the laziest day today. Alex has been such a little snuggle bug so that's all I've been doing. She has been asleep on me most of the afternoon, which of course I love, but man, she is like a furnace. Josh came home for lunch and I was still wearing what I had on when he left for work. Who am I kidding when I say was wearing...I am still wearing it! I have my little "command center" set up on the couch. A few blankets, the Boppy, a burp cloth, water, my cell phone and the laptop, oh and Alex of course! Now if I could just train Cooper to refill my water I'd be all set! I make it sound like I haven't done anything all day, which is not true. I paid bills and worked a little, I haven't even taken a nap! (which I'm sure is going to come back to bite me later!)

We are already planning on a lazy Saturday too! We don't have any plans so Josh is going to work on the car for a little bit and we are going to relax and watch movies! Sunday we are going to Houston with Katie and Tracy to pick up Abby's furniture. I am so excited for her, I know she has been waiting since the day she found out she was pregnant to start on the nursery. Now that Tracy's kiddos are going home this weekend, the room is painted and the furniture will be there she will be able to get it all set up! That was one of my favorite parts about preparing for Alex. I had so much fun doing her nursery. I am pretty proud of it, I think it looks adorable!

Well, I guess I better get in the shower so Josh doesn't think I have been a total slacker all day! (It's just so hard to put this precious little sleeping baby down!)

Cutie Pie!

So the night was great! Emily, the photographer, came over and for the most part, Alex was wonderful! She got some great pics in her room then we went outside and took more. I can't wait to see the finished product!

Here is a new pic from Alex's bath this afternoon. She is so damn cute! (I may be a little biased!)

It is amazing how Alex having a good day can make me have such a great night! I am wide awake, which is unusual for me, since I am typically asleep on the couch by now. The tables have turned, my sweet husband is now asleep on the couch while I watch the Olympics. hmmm, the Olympics could have something to do with his decision to fall asleep. I can't help it, I love watching the gymnastics!

Today is a new day...

Yesterday was not a good day. My usually sweet little girl was not happy at all. She woke up around 6:30 on the wrong side of the crib. She usually eats, hangs out for a while, then goes back to sleep. Not yesterday. She ate, hung out, then instead of going back to sleep she just got so fussy. She finally went back to sleep, but it was on my chest. It sound so sweet I know, but it's not what I needed yesterday. We were supposed to have a photographer come over last night to take pictures of Alex for her announcements and family pictures so I had a lot to get done during the day. The house was a wreck. Finally around 11 she let me put her down in her stroller in the bathroom while I took a shower. About 2 minutes into my shower she started crying. It broke my heart to hear her so I finished as fast as I could and got out to get her. Pretty much from that moment on, she decided I had to hold her all day long, whether she was awake or asleep. Around 3 I knew if she wasn't going to let me put her down, there was no way I would be ready for pictures so we canceled the photographer. She was so nice about it and offered to push it to today.

The rest of the day pretty much went the same way. Sleep (on me), eat, cry, poo. When Josh got home, he was amazing. He offered to make dinner and clean the house so I wouldn't have to do it today. Normally I would jump at the chance for him to make dinner but last night, I told him to hold the baby so I could get a few things done. I finished the laundry and made dinner. Of course when we put Alex down so we could eat dinner the crying started. Needless to say, I have mastered eating while holding the baby.

The night didn't get much better. She slept off and on, only letting us put her down for about 15 minutes. Around 11:30 I fed her and put her in her crib. She lasted for about 15 minutes then started crying again. I got up to snuggle her and Josh joined me. He brought in a pillow and snuggled with Cooper on her floor to keep me company. She finally passed out in my arms. She only woke up twice last night!

I think her day yesterday wore her out, because she has been sleeping most of the day today. Hopefully all will go well with the pictures tonight!

1 month (and 1 day) old!

Yesterday Alex turned 1 month old! Yesterday was also Alex's due date! Here is her 1 month old picture taken last night after she got done eating...I think the half smile is because her little tummy was all full and she knew she was about to go to sleep! I can not believe she has already been in our lives one month. The time really does fly. She is doing amazingly well. I can tell she is getting bigger (and longer!) She is already getting spoiled. She loves falling asleep on someone, anyone. As long as there is a warm chest she is a happy girl!

She is staying on a pretty regular routine at night. She is usually up 2-3 times but only long enough to eat, get a clean diaper and then she falls right back asleep. I am so lucky she isn't up for hours at a time in the middle of the night!

Oh, my friend Katie is due in a month. I will be watching her baby when she goes back to work. Anyway, she has had 3 ultrasounds during her pregnancy and they never could tell the gender. Well last week she went to the doctor and she was measuring 2 weeks ahead of where she should be so the doctor ordered another ultrasound. She is having a GIRL! We are so excited. Alex and Abby will be able to grow up together! Abby is already measuring around 7 pounds so it looks like she and Alex will be the same size when she decides to make her appearance!

Today is also our 1 year anniversary. What a year this has been. We got married, got settled in the house, I got pregnant and now Alex is here! Whew! Josh and I are going to dinner tonight while Terri and Ray watch Alex! This will be our first time leaving her with someone. I know she will be in good hands! Alex is up and squirming so I guess I have to go hold her! :)

New Pictures

We had such a great day yesterday. My parents and grandparents came down for a few hours just to see the baby girl. They got here and took turns holding her, then we went to lunch. Afterwards we came back and hung out for a few hours. It was so nice of them to make the 3 hour drive each way just to see Alex for an afternoon. Here are some of the pictures from the day!

Our first family pictures! (We realized with all of the pictures we have of Alex, we didn't have any of us all together!)
Alex, Popi and Nomi

Alex and Ita

Alex and Ito

Last week was a good week. It was my first full week at home with just Alex. She is such a good baby. She eats, sleeps and poos. She is starting to have more time when she is awake. She just looks up with her big brown eyes and watches me or looks at the light coming in the window.

Friday we went with Katie and the kids (Austin and Riley) to Houston for a day of shopping. It started out at Babies R Us where we filled 2 huge shopping carts with stuff! between the 2 of us, the 3 kids and all of the stuff we bought there wasn't an empty space left in the Tahoe! After BRU, we had lunch at Chuy's. One of my all time favorites! Then we were off to the outlet mall. I was very proud of myself. I only bought 2 things, the most adorable dress for Alex that she can wear now (the purple dress in the pictures above) because I was tired of seeing her in onesies everyday and a little gift for a friend who is expecting! For the most part Alex was good...until she got hungry! Once she was hungry, she cried until she got to eat. Poor thing, it broke my heart hearing her cry while we were driving knowing there was nothing I could do until we got to the restaurant.

That night we met Katie, Tracy, the kids, Sheena and Tyler for dinner then went to Katie and Tracy's to play Wii. Let me rephrase that, everyone else played Wiii, I napped on the couch with Alex. After spending the entire day going, I was exhausted.

Today our plans include absolutely nothing! It is 103 out today so we are spending the day inside relaxing! We got to sleep in then Josh made me pancakes and bacon for breakfast! He's the best!

poo stories...

I had a great time with my Mom last week. It was so nice just having someone around during the day. I was so sad Friday when she left. The house was so quiet again. We really didn't do too much, just hung out, ran some errands and took naps!

Josh and I have had a great time with Alex this weekend. We are starting a bedtime routine. She gets a bath around 7 or 7:30, into jammies then she gets fed. She usually falls asleep while she is eating so Friday night, we put her to bed as soon as she was done. Last night she was just so sweet. She got done eating then just snuggled up next to me with her eyes wide open. She looked like a little angel! I put her down but I guess she wasn't too tired so she got a little fussy. I ended up letting her sleep on my chest for a little while then she went back to sleep. This seems to work out great for us. If she is in bed by 8 or 8:30, I can feed her one more time before I go to bed, then she is up 2-3 times at night.

Last night she woke up a few times. I usually change her diaper, feed her, then put her back down. During her diaper change at 5am, she had a little explosion. I am used to changing her diaper, her pooing then having to change it again. Well last night was different. We ran out of Pampers yesterday and had to go with the Huggies. We both like the Pampers better, they seem to fit her tighter. So, I had her diaper off and she was being a wiggle worm. I lifted her legs to put the new diaper under her and she let it rip. Not just a toot, but full on poo! It went all over the lap pad, changing pad cover, containers on the changing table, clean burp cloths, the wall and yes, the mirror. After she pooed, she peed all over herself so I had to change her into new pj's, which she hates. I cleaned as much as I could in the dark and fed her. When I got back in bed, I told Josh he was on diaper duty. When we got up this morning we surveyed the damage. There was more poo on the walls and mirror plus some on the new diapers. Oh well, I guess you live and learn.

woo hoo!

My Mom is here all week! She got here Monday...I guess that was just yesterday. We have been relaxing and watching movies. We got out today to run some errands which was nice. Tomorrow we have Alex's 2 week checkup and my follow up appointment with my OB. I'm looking more forward to Alex's appointment than my own!

2 great things happened today! Alex's umbilical cord stump finally fell off! It was rather disgusting looking so I have been putting alcohol on it several times a day to help dry it out. It finally worked! It has been barely hanging on the last 2 days and today it just came off! It looked like a purple dried up turd. It was really gross but now I don't have to look at it everyday and she can now have a real bath! Woo hoo!

The second great thing that happened is...I am wearing my jeans I wore before I got pregnant! I still have some weight to lose but I pretty much look like I did before I got pregnant! I am so excited about that! I thought it would be weeks or months before I could fit into my regular clothes, I never thought it would be less than 2 weeks!

Well, Josh just put the little munchkin down for bed so we are going to hang out with my mom!