Saturday Stroll at the Temple

Very often Lexi and I are left alone on Saturdays because Scott travels a lot for work. Today he is in Salt Lake working a convention. I decided to take Lexi to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple for a nice stroll around the grounds. The weather is finally staying nice so it was the perfect day for this. There were so many brides getting married and taking pictures. The tulips were so amazing and they are all over the temple grounds.





I put Lexi out on the grass and she just loved it.



I had to include another picture of the flowers. They were so pretty.

SHE'S 3 MONTHS...

Lexi turned 3 months old today. She is such a joy in our lives. She changes everyday and is learning so many new things. I can not believe how big she has gotten. She is still very little but she has gained 4 lbs since she was born.

Weight: 10 lbs 7 ozs

Some of the things she does now are:

- She can carry on a conversation for several minutes
- She has found her voice and loves to let us hear it
- She grips everything in sight; her shirt, her blankets and loves to pull them up over her head
- She kicks so much
- She loves to smile and is almost laughing
- She lifts up while on her belly (but not rolling over yet)
- She is such a good sleeper at night and has slept through the whole night several times
- She has already flown on an airplane and has traveled more than some people ever do
- She does not like to be flat, she always tries to lift her head and sit up
- She loves to look in the mirror, when she sees her self she starts smiling and kicking

As you can see I love to talk about Lexi. Scott and I are so proud of her.

Here are some cute pics I just got of her on her belly.







What a face!!!!

Its Not Summer Till Theres Baseball...

One thing Scott and I long for every summer is going to the Orem Owlz (minor league team of the Angles) baseball games. The Owlz games dont start until June so in the mean time we like to go to the Salt Lake Bees games. Today Scott, Jon, Celeste, and I went to a game. It was a nice summer night except for the wind which made it rather cold. This was Lexi's first baseball game. She enjoyed it. She was talking up a storm until she got tired and fell right asleep. The game wasnt much for watching since the Bees gone blown out. We left a little early because it was pretty cold and we were getting beat. But what we really cant wait for is to take Lexi every night to the Home of the Owlz. Here are a few pics of the night:







On a side note Lexi has been doing great. We didnt have to take her into the Drs today. She was prescribed a medicine to take for 10 days. The only thing left to do is next week we have to get an ultrasound done on her kidneys and a few other tests ran to see what caused this. I will keep you updated. Thanks again for all the prayers and thoughts for Lexi. Scott and I really appreciate it.

Update...

Lexi went back to the Dr today for a follow up. She didnt have a fever anymore but because she had a fever of 102 last night she had to have another shot in her thigh, which she didnt like at all. We have to wait for one more test result tomorrow to see if she needs another shot or not or if she has another fever she will have to have a shot. If everything goes good tomorrow then she will just need a perscription. She is doing so much better, almost back to her normal self. We are very forunate to have caught this so quickly.

On a good note I got to see how much see weighs:

3 months old

weight: 10 lbs 7 ozs

Lexi has a fever...

Last night when I fed Lexi I thought she felt exceptionally hot but I just thought it was a little warm in our house and brushed it off. This morning she was still very hot so I took her temperature and it was 99.7. This is higher than normal but not a fever. I didnt really think she was acting to out of the ordinary but later on in the day she started getting pretty fussy and even hotter. I took her temperature again and it was 101.7. For someone her age this is a pretty good fever. I called the Dr. and they had me bring her in right away. I thought it was just a fever and they would just say give her Tylenol and take her home but the Dr came in and said it was an infection and they needed to run all these tests to see what it was.

They started with a catheter to get a urine sample to see if she had a Urinary tract infection. The Dr did that test and confirmed the high white blood cell count was what caused Lexi to have a fever. I was a wreck while this was happening. When the Dr. mentioned there is a chance she need to be admitted into the hospital, I lost it. I thought this was just a simple fever but it turned into a lot more. After the Drs we had to take her to the hospital and have her blood drawn to see if the infection got into her blood. This was the worst. I had to leave the room. She screamed so loud and there was nothing I could do for her. Next they had to stick tubes down her nose to check for Influenza. After all this we had to go back to the Drs and wait for the test results to determine if she needed to be admitted into the hospital or not. Since Lexi was still eating very good and wasnt dehydrated the Dr said she thought it was ok if we took her home with us but to watch her very carefully.

After we left Lexi finally was able to fall asleep and stay asleep. When we left the Drs her fever had broke and she was doing lots better. Now she is acting like her chipper old self. That was so scary for me. Even if it wasnt that big of a deal that she had a UTI it was hard for me to see my little girl go through all that. I felt so helpless. It just shows how much I love her and dont want anything bad to happen to her. We just have to go back to the Drs tomorrow and in a few weeks get an ultrasound for her kidneys. In the end Lexi is doing just fine now. She is a CHAMP!!!

Cody & Alicia

This was a photo shoot done with my brother and his girlfriend Alicia. 10 months together.



This is my favorite.

Florida

I know it has been awhile since I wrote anything on here. I am currently in FL visiting my family with Lexi for the first time. The great grandparents are just eating her up and loving every minute of it. This is the first time anyone except my mom and sister Heather have met her. She has done so well considering all the travel we have been doing. On the airplane she didnt even cry once. She mainly just slept the whole time. The first 2 nights she slept through the night. She is just the perfect little angel. We have taken her out in the grove picking oranges, let the cat sniff her feet, put her near the horse, and had an outdoor cookout. :)

One thing I have noticed since being here is Lexi loves to be outside. If she is crying just take her outside and she stops. Must be just the fresh air and sunlight. Lexi loves to look at the light. Another thing we have discovered is that she likes to look at the ceiling fan. She just stares at it going around and around.

This is the first time I have got to see my brother in over a year. He lives in Wisconsin now and I never get to see him. He came down with his girlfriend Alicia. He loves to play with Lexi. I miss joking around with him.

My Mom had bought some material and fabric planning on making Lexi some cute dresses but hadnt gotten around to doing it yet. I got her into gear and she whipped out a gorgeous dress for Lexi in just a few hours. I will post a picture of it later. I am going to attempt to make a dress with my Mom tomorrow. We will see how that goes.

Tomorrow is a big day for us, we are blessing Lexi. This is such a great moment to be able to share with my family and to give her a name and a blessing of comfort and let her know that she is loved by all. It is amazing how much a parent can love a child. I never knew you could have love like this. Lexi is the most amazing thing in this whole world and Scott and I are greatful for her everyday.