new church

I'm throwing in a couple of recent pics of Alexis... enjoy!


I think we may have found a church :) It's REALLY close to us, and has a morning service and a night service... so Andrew can usually go to one or the other, depending on his work schedule.

They have a young couples sunday school class and a MOPS group (moms of preschoolers, but anyone pregnant-school age can go). This morning we went to the sunday school class, and it was ok. They had the backup's backup teaching... so it wasn't that great, but the people are really nice so we're definitely going back next week!

We were also invited to go trick or treating with some of the couples and their kids, so I think we might do that... if Andrew can get the night off. He's suppose to open that day, but one of the other managers is in the hospital and might not be back in time :(

I'll definitely post pictures after halloween because Alexis is SO cute in her princess costume! At the bottom of this blog there's a pic of her in the costume, but it's missing the hat. The hat just makes it ADORABLE!
I've got a lot of fun weekends coming up... this upcoming weekend I've got Halloween and then Sarah's baby shower (so excited about seeing you and your big baby belly!)

The weekend after that we're (Andrew and I) are going with his mom and his youngest brother to Mississippi to visit his extended family. None of them have met Alexis yet, so that should be fun!
Then Thanksgiving weekend I'm going down to see my family. I'm bringing Alexis, but it'll just be the two of us because Andrew has to work. I'll be staying with my sister, who is about 1/2 way to my final destination... so it's only a 4 hour drive each day. I'm staying with Amy through the end of the weekend... trying to make the drive worthwhile, instead of driving there and back in 2 days.

Anyway, a fun month coming up! I can't believe it's almost November! Where does the time go??

Alexis is sleeping now, I think she might be inching toward an earlier bed time. I guess I should get ready for bed myself!

Yummy hands

I finally put a video up on youtube... I've been trying to catch her rolling over, but she won't do it when I've got the camera out. I thought this was funny though, sucking on her hands...

2 month checkup

Just got back from Alexis's 2 month checkup... she did good. I did better than I thought I would, only a couple tears. She got 3 shots (2 on one side-pictured, and one on the other) and 1 oral (they should do ALL of them this way! She sucked that stuff down!). Her height and weight are all good... she's super tall, which Andrew is so proud of. Even though we're both tall he says over and over "she's tall like her daddy" haha, I think it's cute

Anyway, she's 24 3/4"(literally off the charts... above the 97th percentile) and 11lb 1 oz (which is average)

And so far she's been good... she fell asleep as soon as we started driving and now she's eating. The doc said she may be fussy, but a lot of babies just sleep it off, so that's what I'm hoping for!

Tomorrow she's staying with Andrew's parents while we go out to see Wicked. It's our first time leaving her with someone else, but I'm excited about our date, especially since it's to see Wicked :)

One month later...

It's been over a month since I last updated. I find it hard to have both hands free, so even though I spend lots of time at the computer, it's hard to type a long update when I'm one handed :)

Alexis, as you can see, has gotten so much bigger! This picture was taken last night. She was having tummy time and lifted her head up for a long time, I was proud. She's still working on being about to hold her head up by herself, so I was impressed to see her do this long enough for me to get the camera and then take a picture.

She has her 2 month checkup on Tuesday, so I'll try to update again after that. She's growing like crazy, so I'm excited to see how much she weighs and how long she is :) I'm not at all looking forward to all of her shots! Depending on what they combine into one shot, she could get as many as 5 shots :*( I'm sure mommy will cry more than Alexis.

update

Sorry it's been so long! We've been doing well... getting adjusted to life as a threesome. I don't have much time, so I'll just answer the questions that everyone asks :)

I'm feeling good. A little worn out on some days, but overall I'm loving being a mom and being a stay at home mom. I'm still working on getting anything done, but it's getting easier.

Alexis is doing great. She's sleeping really well. She sleeps in our bed with us, because when she does she'll sleep for 5-6 hours. It's great!

We've started using the cloth diapers, and I actually like them. It's more laundry, obviously... I wash them every other day. But I think they're nicer to Alexis's booty and I don't feel as wasteful when she pees WHILE I'm changing her :)

Her jaundice is gone, our last trip to the doctor went well and they said we didn't have to go back until our 2 month appointment, which is at the beginning of October.

Alexis is growing up SO fast! She's working on holding her head up herself... now she can do it for a few seconds before she makes a face plant onto the floor, couch, or my chest. She also squirms around ALL the time (when she's awake)... she wants to crawl so bad, she's working on it! :)

Oh, and the last thing... all the animals are adjusting to having a little one around. The dogs definitely get jealous that they have to share our attention, but they both enjoy licking Alexis's face if they can sneak a kiss or two while we're not paying attention. The older two cats ignore her for the most part... Butters (our new kitten) thinks she's a moving toy for him to play with. Any time she moves any of her limbs, he tries to play with them... which we have to keep an eye on because he still has his claws and could scratch her!

Just the two of us

Today is Andrew's first day back to work, he left about 15 minutes ago... so until he gets home tonight it's just me and Alexis. I'm definitely a little nervous about the adjustment. I want to be able to get some things done around the house and still spend a lot of time with Alexis. I'm also trying to not hold her *all* the time... I find that I feel like I have to hold her or else I'm not being a good mom. I feel bad if I put her in her swing or bouncer... but otherwise I don't know how I would get ANYTHING done!

today on my to do list- laundry, dishes, tidy house, keep sanity! haha

Alexis should be about ready for a nap, so when she goes to sleep, I'll attempt to let her sleep in her crib while I complete my to do list, and then the rest of the day I can work on the last thing! :)

we're home!

we got to go home from the hospital today! we're at home relaxing now, thanks for all the thoughts and prayers :)