40 weeks old!

A recap of the week!

Mom, Alex and Grandma Judy all hung out on Monday since Jessica had the day off from work. We ate lunch at the Upper Crust and visited Stephen's Lake park.

Grandma Judy left on Tuesday and Alex slowly adjusted to not having an audience for bedtime.

Alex's 9 month well child check up was Friday - she's on track and growing as expected. She's dipped a bit into the 50th percentiles for height, weight and head circumference. We got clearance from the doctor to start feeding her meats, egg yolks, yogurt and cheeses!


Daytona 500, here I come! Sleep Sheep is such a backseat driver....

Dad having fun with some very stiff baby jeans


One of Alex's new poses (that's not poop, it's a design on the diaper)


Teeth!


Two of Alex's new lovey blankets - special thanks to Seamstress Grandma Hardy

39 weeks old a.ka. 9 months old!

Alex officially turned 9 months old on Mother's Day! She has now been outside the womb longer than she was inside.

We've missed a few posts these last weeks as we have been pretty busy- let's see if we can re-cap the events:

• Week 37 = Mom got to check out the Just Between Friends Sale and get some great bargains. Cortney visited Tiger Town for a big Theta bash and finally got to meet Little Miss Tiny A and brought her some cute hand me downs from a garage sale as well as a stylin' MIZZOU shirt. That same weekend Grandma Hardy arrived and we gave her the materials to make Alex some home-made "lovey" blankets.

• Week 38 = Grandma Judy arrived from Florida and enjoyed cool temps and rain for about the entire time she was visiting! By the end of week 38, Alex started running a fever between 99 and 101. This combined with loss of appetite, diaper rash and teething made for a very unhappy baby. With the fever, Mom and Dad had to juggle Alex at home while Grandma visited Aunt Allison in St. Louis (good timing!). Grandma Judy arrived back in Columbia in time for Mrs. Baby to begin exhibiting signs of a rattling cough and runny nose.

So, with all that going on, it's easy to see why we missed some posts. Alex is now on the mend and we all had a very nice Mother's Day with both Grandma's in Columbia. We're pretty certain that four teeth have pushed through the gums (top two front teeth and bottom two front teeth) and they continue to work their way out into the world.

Hats courtesy of Aunt Allison....

Alex staying home sick with Dad

Videos of our past 3 weeks :

Delinquent!

Ok, ok, we've been busy and have not had time to post for the last two weeks (37 & 38 weeks old). We promise to get our acts together.....

36 weeks old and in search of teeth

Alex has almost spent as much time outside the womb as she did inside!

This weekend's weather was fairly miserable--the rain and cooler temperatures kept us from enjoying the great outdoors, but we did run a few errands.

The local library held their children's book sale and once again we cleaned up with about 40 books at 25 cents each.

Alex is doing her best to welcome in her first two teeth but it is SLOW going. As you can see in the pictures, she's been using her tongue a lot to feel the teeth, maybe even willing them to come out!

35 weeks old - HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter everyone! This weekend we visited Grandma Hardy and hunted Easter eggs with some very generous cousins (they shared their loot with Baby A).

Below see pics of a very determined Alex on the hunt in her new "lamb ears" from the Maag's and all dressed up for Easter Sunday service - complete with Easter bonnet (it stayed on for the 1-2 minutes we snapped pictures).