Happy Birthday Alex!

Has it really been a year? Alex has blessed our lives and we are loving every minute with her. We had a really fun time on her birthday. We had about 20-25 people over for her party and she loved every minute of it. We had lunch, opened gifts and had cake and ice cream! It was really nice. She only slept 30 minutes that afternoon and went strong until 8pm! Andrew and I actually went to Harry Potter since we had free babysitters with the grandparents in town.

She loved her cake and didn't make a huge mess. She really dug in. It was so fun watching her.

We bought her a baby swing and had my dad put it up and ever since she wants to go outside and swing all the time!

So here are some stats:

30 1/2 inches (90%)

21 pounds (75%)

She is a happy and healthy girl. She plays very well by herself. She sleeps from 8 to 8:30 to about 7am. She still only takes about 45 minutes to an hour nap, she will sleep longer if I rock with her ;). She really smiles all the time, it is so fun. It has been great staying home with her and watching her grow and change! She loves to read books. She loves rides in the wagon in the mornings. It has been too hot outside to do anything but she loves to be outside. We also go to story time at the library every week and she loves it. She dances and plays with all the other kids. Alex, you have been an absolute joy to be around and we love you so much! Happy birthday baby girl!

11 Months and Birthday Planning

So here are the 11 month pictures! I can not believe that in less than a month we will have a 1 year old! Crazy! So I have started party planning. I mailed the invitation, went to party city and got the essentials, plates, napkins and such for the party. I decided that I am going to make Alexandra's cake, along with cupcakes, so I picked up some supplies for that as well.

My Goddaughter, Lydia, came down on Saturday and will be leaving tomorrow. It has been so nice to have someone here to help with Alex. She helped me with some party decorations as well! We have gone swimming a couple of days, shopping a couple of days and have done a lot of just hanging out!

So that is what is going on here. Andrew's birthday is also coming up in July so I have something up my sleeve for him too! More on all that later!

10 Months!

I can't believe Alex is 10 months old already! She is crawling so fast, she is pulling herself up with no problem and she is cruising around the couches and coffee table! We got a walker for her and now she is walking like a pro. She will also stand there for a period of time and then fall to her bottom when she wants to go anywhere. She still isn't sure she can take steps by herself but she has thought about it a couple of times!

Alex has 7 teeth! 7! That is crazy to me. I think she is also getting in some of her bigger teeth as her gums are all red and swollen! She is generally a happy baby. She is still getting sick every once in a while. She had an ear infection and was pretty sick while we were back home in Nebraska a few weeks ago. That was no fun!

She loves to "read" her books, play with the dogs and overall explore by crawling all over the house. She also still has separation anxiety pretty bad but hopefully that will pass.

Andrew and I celebrated our 7th anniversary. Can't believe it was 7 years ago! We have been blessed in so many ways. I have a wonderful husband and he is an awesome father to Alex! Below are some pictures, enjoy!

9 Months and Easter!

We had a great 1st Easter with Alex. She was so excited. Alex is 9 months old. Time is really flying by so fast. She is changing everyday and we are so blessed to have her in our lives. She is pulling up and cruising on everything. She loves the dogs, Maggie especially! She is into everything and she crawls so fast. She is such a happy baby. She is a big girl, 20 lbs and 29 inches long!

8 Months and trips

Here are a few pictures from this month. I couldn't get a good 8 month photo this time. We also went to Nebraska to visit family. We took a trip to California with some friends to visit some friends. I can't believe that Alex is 8 months old already. We have been having so much fun together. I am staying at home and it has been great! There is never a lack of things to do. Since we have been back from California Alex has been sick with RSV again and she gave it to me. My mom drove down from Nebraska to take care of us. I have to say it is no fun to be a mommy and be sick! So call in the reinforcements to take care of us. Andrew has been super busy at work so that has been a bummer but we are looking forward to spring and the nice weather!

Lydia and Alex playing on the floor together.

Alex with her Grandma and Grandpa Theobald

Alex with her cousins Camryn and Sean.

All the Kinworthy grandkids with Grandma Judi

Alex with her cousin Ali

Alex with her cousin Dylan

The 2010 baby club: Colby with her daughter Laura, and Meagan with her son Bishop

7 Months Old & Other Things

Our baby is 7 months old!!! How crazy is that????!!! She has been such a great baby. We have finally started sleeping through the night. Mommy is a very happy mommy! I can't believe how refreshed I feel! We are working on Nap time. I have transitioned to being at home. I am working from home part-time right now and am going to be transitioning to being home full time in the next month or so. It has been so fun being at home with her and watching her grow. I didn't know how it would be but it has kept me busy. There is always something to do and we have lots of people to hang out with and have lunch with. Alex is a very happy baby and as of today we have a crawler on our hands. It is weird because it has happened over night, literally! I will post more about that later. She is now 19 pounds and is around 27 inches tall. We did those measurements ourselves so they are just guesses. We couldn't be happier and we just love having her in our lives and feel so blessed! Below are some pictures of Alex during the month of February.

It is cold outside!

So Texas got one of the worst storms they have had in years. This has basically shut down most everything. The temperatures here have reminded me of Nebraska, so cold! So Alex and I have been hanging out for the last 3 days and we will be having another "snow day" tomorrow, which makes 4 days!!! We have had a blast. We have played, napped, made some baby food for her and even cookies! Andrew, of course, has had to go into work. He braved the roads and have made it to work everyday. We do miss hanging out with him and can't wait for the weekend. The only bad part about this is that we have not been out of the house for 3 days and starting to get cabin fever! Below are some pictures from the last couple of days!