As you guys know we are having a baby, and it is our first, so we are super excited! although i was always one of those girls that said " i wouldn't go baby crazy and post pictures of my growing belly, clearly i have changed! I though it would be kinda cool to share the progress with close family and friends.
As well having this be Alexandra's baby book.
One Day maybe she can look back on all the things iv recorded and take what she needs from it.
So here are all my letters to you baby girl!
At around 9 months 13 days you took your first independent steps. The next day you ran from me to grandpa, and back. Then to daddy and back. By midmonth you were taking 10 steps on your own. They were wobbly and were more like running than walking- you were in the process of falling and catching yourself over and over again.
You spent this last month doing nothing but walking holding onto one of our hands. You usually dont like holding two hands. Just one 1 finger is all you need and you can go all day.
You're dad thought it would be so cute to teach you how to climb up the stairs ( i kinda wanna kill him for that) cuz guess what you want to do all day?? Yep climb up and down the stairs! since we have 3 flights of stairs and you can barely walk still, i just stand behind you and watch, as you climb each step and glance back if im still behind you and watching you be a big girl. iv put only one gate up on the middle floor so you cant fall down, but i guess ill have to get few more to prevent you from trying to go up by yourself so far.
Your napping has improved greatly as soon as you started walking. You now sleep for at least an hour to 2 hours, with the average being 1.5 hrs. Most of the time you have 2 naps, but often you skip your last nap. Unfortunately that doesn’t mean your night sleep has improved. You still wake up 3x or more a night. We still bedshare and it works the best for you. And whatever works for you works for us, too. You're nursery and crib are still empty. Until you’re ready for a big girl bed and not nursing anymore, I don’t see you sleeping in a crib.
You're Grandparents came to visit you this month ( jeff's parents ). You're Grandma Connie was little worried it was going to take you little bit to get use to her since she hasnt seen you in few months, but the second we saw them and i handed you to her, you forgot all about me! Every morning that she would show up here you'r face lit up, you couldnt wait to grab her finger and walk with her, as you babbled a long story as you were trying to tell her all about you're day.
You were pretty good with you Gpa Jed too but for some reason you do tend to favor both of you're grandmas more then the grandpa.
Good times you had with them, they took you to the beach, boat and even a shopping spree!!! ( spoiled girl you are) yet you dont even know it.
you're first bike seat and helmet ( you loved the ride but not so much the putting on of the helmet)
You snuggle! It’s just so awesome to hug your soft warm little body when you put your cheek against mine and just lay there. When you wake up in the morning or from your nap, you roll around me snuggling for a long time, pointing at the lights on the ceiling, babbling, signing, givin my slobbery kisses and hugging me.
breakfast at one of our fav cafes down the street (fig tree cafe )
like i said you love playing with the girls
our mornings
you walked onto the balcony then closed the door on me
" Change" "priorities " " different perspective" while associated with many other things these terms defiantly describe parenthood.
" Change is only understood when its taken place " Meaning we never truelly understand something until we are submerged in it, no matter how prepared you think you are, no matter how much it's around you, no matter how many people you know in that its happened to, or how many times you say it to yourself.
Still many things we don't get until it personally happens to us!
Well parenthood is one of those! ok so tons of updates but you just woke up and i managed to only get the pics up, so will fill you in on all the new stuff later on today <3
"no more diapers no more wipes! i just wanna be naked n free!!"
So I started following other bloggers lately and one thing I noticed I personally liked it when people were making posts every day or just few times a week with their daily pics of doing reg stuff. I know anyone i like or follow, I'm always interested in what they r doing,'eating wearing, thinking etc. it's like my morning news paper, I get ideas, knowledge and inspiration from other people.
So I figured since I take tons of pics of baby Alex & every new thing she does, maybe I can share bit more.
So was kinda wondering to hear from u guys ... often post with just day to day pics would be something Alex one day would like more???or even just for anyone that following this blog would enjoy ??
I just hit over ten thousand views so its def cool to see people are reading and possibly connecting to this blog. But mostly iv enjoyed just hearing friends n family talk to me about all this. Thank you all for the support and let me know your thoughts !
walking the streets of la jolla on this gloomy day
You ARE OFFICIALLY A Fidgeter! And I know this cuz i am just as bad! I’m sorry to say but you got that from me. Oh man, you toss and turn and move and stick your butt up and roll and sit up and lie down and bury your head… You just can’t find a comfortable position, just like me! Until you do and then you’re finally asleep.
Speaking of sleep, it’s a hit or miss, based on where you are in the developmental schedule. When you’re trying to work on something (pulling up, crawling, walking) you start napping 30-40 minutes at a time and just excited to get back to practicing. When you’ve mastered a skill, you go back to 1-2 hour long naps, which are wonderful! Nights usually depend on whether you’re teething or not. You now wake up about 3-4 times a night, unless you’re teething and in that case you tend to wake up crying every hour.
You have also began putting your head on my shoulder last month, but lately it’s been the cutest thing. When you’re shy or you’re tired or you want some love, you just lean in, snuggle in and rest your head on me. Oh my! I melt!
visiting your dad at work while eating some fro yo
ice cream n stroll at the beach
i might have a pic like this for every month, you love your dada
new friends
people watching on the boardwalk
getting some sun on the bay ( pretty sure you heard music and picked your hands uppp)
All you would want to do after waking up from a super short nap is pull up. “Going to sleep? Nah! Why don’t I pull up some more?” You pull up on everything: walls, gates, chairs, mommy, daddy, trashcans, air purifiers, even piles of laundry( Yes, they often get that high). You quickly learned to stand with one hand holding whatever it is you pulled up on and the other hand looking for something fun to grab. Crawling quickly picked up speed this month compared to last month. You can easily crawl off our bed ( so no more days of laying you down for a min while I go grab something) you also can easily pick your self up and jump outta your basset ( so the second I hear you making and noises at night I watch and make sure your not trying jump out!) You also have enough strength in your legs to do squats over and over again while holding onto something. ( And lately on your own for 30 sec or so)
Not sure how much iv mentioned you LOVE music before but it never fails! The sec you hear any beat you start dancing.
Ill have to post a videos later. It's so cute, you def have a signature dance you do.
Then came the whole “getting down safely” thing. You never really had a period where you couldn’t get down or were afraid to. You did fall on your butt a little harder than I liked a few times, but after that you have quickly figured out to lower yourself first. But from that moment on, you would pull up, sit down, pull up, sit down, pull up, sit down. NON-STOP! Now you’ve mastered it to the point of boping and squating.
Showing off! haha you are def your daddy's girl when it comes to being the center of attention. you have begun showing off this month and it is THE MOST ADORABLE THING I have witnessed so far. The second we are around a bunch of friends or pretty much anyone giving you attention other then me, you literally light up! You know who is talking to you or about you cuz when they do, oh, theres the talking, smiling and tongue sticking, leg kicking, turning around, pulling up ( all while looking to see if people are still watching )
So your milestones this past month have been;
You took your first few steps all on your own!! You were walking holding on to the couch and your grandpas then I walked over stood close to you and called you, you walked right into my hands!! I did that a few times and each time id call you over you would walk to me as long as i was close.
- you can stand on your own as well. We put music on for you and stand you up and you will bounce to it until you realize I'm not holding you. Then you sit down right away.
- you learned to clap, so often time now when u do something on your own you clap for yourself.
-your being more expressive, making more sounds, head gestures and faces. You can nod your head yes and no. Although " no" seems to be your fav. Like when I say " Alex ready to eat??" You start nodding no no no
