Late, late, late...

Really. I must be the worst blogger ever. If there were a vote, I'm pretty sure I'd win. :)

Lexie will be 11 months old this week! Whoa!!! Where is the pause button??? At her 9 month check up, she weighed 17 lbs. 13 oz. and was 29" long...(I believe that is the 95 percentile!). About a week later, after several days of a snotty nose and low fever she just couldn't shake, I took her back and found out she had RSV. Boo! The doctor did say that she was handling it better than any baby he'd ever seen. Thankfully she had none of the complications (pnemonia, etc.) that often accompany RSV. She just had a pretty bad cough and runny nose. A week or so after that, she ended up with conjunctivitis!!! (Or pink eye. :( ) A couple of days after we started using the eye drops all of the eye "gunk" was gone. Through all of this, she never acted like she felt that bad, which was a blessing!

She is feeling much better these days!!! Crawling everywhere, pulling up on everything, walking WHILE holding on to things, and saying a few words (most of the time). She says mama, da, bye (which sometimes means goodbye and sometimes means bite, she nods yes (but I'm not sure she always means it), and waves at everyone! I am constantly amazed at how much she is growing and changing! I have so many emotions when I think about her birthday coming up...which I will not discuss now, as I don't want to cry! Ha!

Jamie just got back from a quick trip to Minnesota for work. He clearly knows me too well...he brought Lexie the cutest stuffed owl! Ahh...I've trained him well. (j/k...) He is really enjoying his new position at work as the agency manager, but it has meant more hours, which Lexie and I don't like. We are very proud of him though!!!

I am quickly approaching the end of my FIRST year, teaching FIRST grade. I have learned a lot, cried a little, and slept even less. They are such a special class though, and despite the trials, there are a few moments when I'm not sure I'm ready to let them go. HOWEVER, I am very ready for summer and some time with Lexie!!!

I have one class meeting to attend and one online assignment to complete for grad school and then I have a few weeks until my classes start in June. I was SUPER excited when I got my registration form in the mail to register for my LAST classes and to register for GRADUATION!!! August here I come! (In fact, graduation is the only reason I want the summer to go by quickly!) Well, I guess that is all for now...maybe I'll update again soon!

Gatlinburg!

"Our Family"

This was on the porch of the cabin where we stayed.


Lexie and her cousin Taylor

Poor Lexie...she has to put up with us! :) Ha!



5 months old!

Over Fall Break, we were able to travel to Gatlinburg with Jamie's family for a few days. We had great weather and lots of fun! It was a quick trip, since we left after I got out of school that Friday and then we came back on Monday. During our trip we had a picnic, ate at some fun places and had some entertainment at a go-cart track. :)

Lexie is now 7 months old. At her 6 month check up she weighed 14 lbs., 12 oz. and was 27 1/2" long! (That is the 97th percentile...in case you were wondering!) I took her this past weekend for her second flu shot and to have her ears checked (which turned out to be fine!), and she is now 16 lbs. 2 oz.

Alright we are CLOSE to being caught up! One more post should do it! (Maybe we can work on that during naptime this afternoon! LOL...)

The Bridge

As you can tell from the lack-of-posts, this semester has been WILD! I completed 7 hours in the MAEd program at Union (all As I might add! Ha!) and finished my first semester as a 1st grade teacher at Savannah Christian Academy. Jamie has been busy selling insurance, hunting, and taking up the occasional golf game, and Lexie has...well...been busy! :) She is growing so fast and I am constantly amazed by watching her learn new things! So...rather than throw everything on you at once, I'm going to try to do a couple of posts! Today's is the "in between." Here it goes!

This is from our St. Louis weekend. This was at Grant's Farm.

4 months old! At her 4 month check up she was 12 lbs., 11 oz., and 26 in.!!!

Happy Girl!

Summer vacation...

We have wasted no time making Lexie a "world traveler." :) We recently took her on her first beach trip! She was a fantastic traveler and did great the whole week! She even laughed out loud for the first time on our trip.

This is Lexie's first trip to the pool! She only got in for a few minutes, but seemed to really like it while it lasted.

Lexie's cousin Norah Kate really liked the pool, too!

After eating one night, we found a place to take a few pictures. I guess we had a little photo shoot!

Jamie caught a smile in this one!!! Love that smile!!!

Family picture...Lexie was getting hungry by this point. :)

This was Lexie first time putting her toes in the sand...or having them put in the sand.

Lexie Catherine - 10 weeks old!!!

This past weekend we went to St. Louis to a Cardinals game and to Grant's Farm. Lexie did not appreciate the heat (or noise) at the game, but she is only 11 weeks old! Overall, we all had a really good time! And I got to meet some really nice people in "guest relations" at both places while feeding Lexie. LOL! :) Will post a couple of those pics when I've had a chance to get them off by camera.

Last week, I also had open house for SCA. Thankfully my mom came and spent a few days, and my Aunt Melody and cousin Rachael came to help me get my classroom ready. I only have a couple of minor things to do to my room before the first day of school. 1st grade here I come! :)

2 month check up!

The Friday before we left for vacation, Lexie went for her 2 month check up at the doctor. She weighed 10 lbs. 3 oz. and was 24 1/4" long! Whoa! Here is what Lexie did on her 2 month birthday...

Will post again after I finish my homework with pictures from vacation! :)

4th of July and 8 weeks old!

This past weekend we got to celebrate the 4th of July with David, Nekayeh, Norah Kate and Chula (along with other friends and family here in Savannah). Norah Kate decided to reclaim her vibrating chair since Lexie wasn't sitting in it...as you can tell...she may have out grown it! Ha!


This is how Lexie spent her time at our riverside cookout Saturday!
Sunday, we got to see our friends Allison and Drew...but somehow I didnt' get any picture from that day! It was fun though guys!

Today, Lexie is 8 weeks old!!! I can NOT believe how fast the time is going by!!! This was one of about 10 pictures I took of her today trying to catch a smile...better luck next time. I will be sure to post her stats after her checkup Friday.

LEXIE!

Well, I was just thinking the other day, how different things are around the Williams household from this time last year! WOW! Lexie is currently 7 weeks and 2 days old. :) I am shocked that the last few weeks have gone by so fast! I guess it's true...time flies when you are sleep deprived!!! HA! At her two-week check up Lexie was 8 lbs. 12 oz. and 22 1/4" long! Whoa! We go a week from today for her 2 month check up and I honestly cannot wait to see how much she has grown.

I have just completed my first summer course which required me to drive to Jackson 2 nights a week for the last 4 weeks. It definitely had some rough moments, but it's over! I did it! Mom was great to come help take care of Lexie a few nights. She stayed with her daddy (yes, by himself!) a few nights, and she even got to stay with Auntie Allie and Uncle Drew one night. I start my next summer class next week, but it is online. Hopefully that will be easier on all of us. We are also getting ready to take Lexie on her first trip to the tar...I mean beach. ; ) We'll be sure to post pictures from her first beach photo shoot!

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks!

We are making sure to give Lexie some "tummy time" most days. She usually just goes to sleep...as you can see.

Happy 1 month birthday Lexie!

On Father's Day...Happy 1st Father's Day Jamie! (Lexie got him a Wii game...she knows him so well already! Ha!)

Lexie is getting to be lots of fun and we are getting some really good smiles these days. I love this picture because it looks like she is cracking up laughing, but there was no sound.

This weekend we went to Henderson, KY for my cousin Nathana's wedding. Lexie was an all-star traveler! I seriously could not have asked for a better baby on this trip! She even slept through me screaming and jumping on the arm of my grandmother's loveseat when I saw a mouse!!! (Mom was holding her thankfully!...and yes, the mouse was eventually "caught.") Here is our family picture from the wedding.