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5 Months

Brittany — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:43:06 +0000

Lexi is almost 5 months old. In the last two months or so she has been rolling over every chance she gets. She will only sleep on her belly now.

She is working on sitting up straighter.

Lexi loves to grab her feet and talk to us and herself.

She started eating solids and hated it at first, but that’s because it was rice cereal. Yuck! She likes her fruits and veggies.

She is half-way weaned. She weighs 17 pounds and is 27 inches long. In other words, gigantic.

Lexi is our little giggler, and we love her.

Almost on a Routine

Brittany — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:03:34 +0000

We are almost on a routine with Lexi. We still have some kinks to work out, namely she wakes up crying from her naps after a half hour or so. Here is what we have achieved so far.

Lexi wakes up at 7 am and is in bed by 7:30 pm! She sleeps all night (but she was doing this before)
She only eats 5 times a day. What a RELIEF! What was I thinking feeding her 8 times a day. Live and learn.
She naps 3 times a day…we are still working on her staying asleep for 1 1/2- 2 hours for her first two.

Perhaps by the end of the week she will be right as rain.

Sleep Training Do-Over

Brittany — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:27:56 +0000

What were we thinking starting sleep training on a busy week? Needless to say it hasn’t worked because we haven’t been home. Also we decided “cry it out” is not for us.

Now, we are starting over with the Baby Whisperer method. So far I love it. Tomorrow starts our first day of actual technique implementation. This means I’m pretty much staying inside all day for the next week or so (not much of a sacrifice when you walk outside and melt in the 90 degree weather).

By the end, Lexi should

only eat 4-5 times a day (instead of 8),
go to bed with a short bedtime routine,
soothe herself,
be on a schedule,
and, possibly, not use a pacifier.

Wahoo, independence for all.

Sleep Training is Murder

Brittany — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:45:45 +0000

This had better work! I feel as though I am murdering my child. I hope she catches on quickly.

Lexi Rolls

Brittany — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:27:22 +0000

We really should give her more tummy time. But she hates it!

Lexi Rollover

3 months

Brittany — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:50:55 +0000

Lexi is growing fat, I mean fast. She isn’t much longer than last month but is over 14 pounds at the beginning of her third month.

Our little Lexi Kinz likes to put everything in her mouth including her thumb and clothes

She likes to pull hair

She is experimenting very loudly with her voice

She had great fun with her Aunties (despite the indifferent look on her face here)

Lexi loves to laugh and giggle…maybe someday I will catch it on video…and she hates tummy time.

Lexi does, however, like to sit in her Bumbo.

She is still an excellent sleeper. Just recently she started going to bed at 9 or 10 instead of 11 or 12. Hooray for sleep.

We love our little Lexi (and perhaps someday she will look at the camera)

Blessing Day

Brittany — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:20:21 +0000

It was a wonderful, bright and windy day.

Lexi’s Grandma McBride made her the beautiful dress

Here is GMa’s handy work close up

Here is Lexi enjoying her dress

2 months

Brittany — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:47:09 +0000

Lexi is now over 2 months old. She’s about 13 pounds and 25 inches long. The last few weeks she’s been

Smiling
Laughing/Cooing/Squealing
Crying less!!!!!!
Sleeping about 7 hours a night
Eating her hands
Playing with her toys

She’s also been to two movies. What a good baby!

Lexi Loves Baths

Brittany — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:22:30 +0000

1 Month

Brittany — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:18:24 +0000

Lexi is one month old and 10.6 pounds! My sister took tons of pictures while she was here, so we will share.

Lexi and Lou

Pooping