Dear Lexi Jane

Lexi, Lexi -
We are so in love and thrilled you've made your way into our family.  You really are a sweet baby girl and you seem to be pretty easy going.  Of course, you're only a week old and probably have us completely fooled but we appreciate the personality thus far.  You're on a pretty standard 3 hour rotation but at night you like to be up more often than mommy would like.  During the day, you tend to sleep solid for 4 or 5 hours and I'm amazed that you sleep through all of the chaos and love from your older siblings.  Tripp, Tate and Levi adore you and we call you "Levi's baby".  We were really concerned about how he would react and what he would do, BUT he is so incredibly sweet with you and loves to pat your head and give you kisses.  He'll probably try to smother you but I promise, he means well.  Tate pretty much thinks you're hers. She loves to baby you and rock you.  She also loves to sing to you and I think you enjoy it as well.  Tripp is the all protective big brother and wants to hold you and feed you all of the time.  I wasn't sure how he would be considering he's now been through this 3 times but he has such a sweet and sensitive spirit and loves his new baby sister.  You really are very fortunate to have all 3 of them as your siblings - and I know they'll be there for you every step of the way. 

Sweet baby girl, I didn't know it was possible to love another human so much and completely.  I have 4 incredible children and God has definitely blessed us with each one of you.  I look forward to being your mommy and helping you grow and navigate life.

All my love today and always,
Mommy

The first of many 'firsts'.....

Our big girl is already holding her head up some and even trying to crawl!  I kid you not.   Grammy was giving her a bath and when she's on her tummy, she gets on her fours and scoots off the towel.  Daddy has it on video but mommy has no clue how to upload it to the blog so you'll just have to trust us.   I think she's just advanced, if you ask me. 

It's tradition (for you musical fans like mommy and Grammy, think "Fiddler on the Roof") that Grammy give all the babies their first baths.  It's not their true baths because of the belly cord but it still counts. Tonight, Grammy gave Lexi her bath and she didn't like it one bit!  She threw an absolute fit but I guess that was a good thing because it made her sleep a little better afterwards so maybe she wore herself out a bit.  She sure smelled great and I wish we could bottle up that new baby smell. 

 

Sweet Treats

Look at these fun cookies!

Lexi's first doctor's appointment

Today Lexi had her newborn check-up and she's doing great!  In fact, the doctors were very surprised because she's already back to her birth weight.  They said that typically you see babies reach their birth weight at day 10 to 12 but our girl is already there at day 5.  I think they used the word 'aggressive' when they were discussing her eating habits.  I think mommy would agree with that, too.  Way to go, Lexi!  Keep up the great work. 

Grammy!

Yeah for Grammy and yeah for us!  We're so excited that Aunt Courtney and Grammy are here for a little bit to help with the new baby.

Little Mommy

I'm sliding into the "Little Mommy" role rather nicely and am having so much fun dressing up my baby and brushing her hair.  I'm such a big help to mommy and she tells me all of the time how lucky she is to have me here with baby Lexi.  I love my new sister.

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