Christmas, Pregnancy #2, and Lexi

Christmas was great this year. It was Lexi's first. Even though she is almost 1 she still really didnt have a clue about what was going on. After she opened her first present she wasnt to interested in the other gifts and just wanted to play with her new baby doll. It was great to be able to video chat with my parents while Lexi opened her gifts so they could see and participate in her first Christmas. We also went over to Scotts parents house Christmas morning and had breakfast and opened more gifts. I just want to thank both of our families for all the great and generous gifts that were given. Next year we plan on making the flight to Florida with 2 kids for Christmas.


Well I am 18 weeks pregnant today and I cant believe how fast it has gone by. I have decided that I look pregnant now. My belly kinda popped out of no where. It is so different from the first pregnancy in the way that I know what to expect. Having another kid already makes this pregnancy fly as well. I honestly dont even think about myself being pregnant I just think about taking care of Lexi and the baby in my belly is a side note. I hope that makes sense. It only effects me in the middle of the night with the several trips to the bathroom. I have been over the morning sickness for about 5 weeks now. I could not be happier about that. There is nothing worse then feeling sick but having to take care of another human being at the same time who depends on you every minute was hard work. I finally feel normal again except my mid section getting larger. I have started feeling the baby kick a little so that is always exciting. Scott and I have been throwing around some names for the new little girl but still havent come to a decision and we probably wont for awhile.

Lexi is in rare form these days. She is constantly on the move. She is trying so hard to walk. She will stand up by herself without help and take a few steps but then falls down and will take a few steps between the furniture. She has been eating real food now for almost 2 months. I was terrified at first to take on this next step but it hasnt been to bad. I have a food grinder that grinds up all the food to the consistency of baby food so she loves it. She is sipping out of straws and really wants to feed herself. She still only has 2 teeth on the bottom but I hope and pray the change in her lately means she is getting her top teeth. She has been extra irritable, clingy, whiny, and just plain hard. She has really been biting hard on her fingers and things so I am pretty sure she is teething. I usually put some baby Orajel on her gums and that usually helps her feel better. I am grateful she is still an awesome sleeper. She goes to bed around 8:30 and gets up between 7-7:45. Church has gotten pretty hard as well. If we dont get there early enough to get a pew forget about being able to pay attention. Next week will be our first time going to church at 9am in a long time. So this should be interesting. With the holidays Scott was home for 6 days straight so now that he has been going back to work Lexi really misses him. She just says Da, Da all the time.

We are excited to go to Florida in a week and a half and see my family. Its been about 4 months since we have seen them and that they have seen Lexi. This will also be the first time my entire family all the siblings will be together. Sorry Cody but we have to kick you out of your room. Well I will post of pics of my belly soon otherwise enjoy this long run on.

Its A Girl!!!

Video and more to come.

Favorite ornaments on the tree

This is our First Christmas ornament. This picture is when Scott came to visit my family over Christmas when we were dating in 2004. Man do we look different, that was a long time ago.

Of course I have to have a Florida Gator to put on my tree.

Who can not have a Mickey and Minnie on their tree. This is our First Anniversary ornament.

We dont have a star or angel adorning the top of our tree we have a Owl perched up there.


Our tree and Lexi's First Christmas.

Thanksgiving Week

This week was a great one. My sister Heather was able to spend all week with us which was a tremendous help, Scott had half of the week off and we did lots of fun things.

Monday we were able to leave Lexi with nanny Heather and go see the movie Blindside with some friends which was the first movie I have seen in a long time. It was a great movie. I recommend it to everyone.

Tuesday I was able yet again to go to the movies and see New Moon with Celeste. Also another great movie. Its hard to read the books and then see the movie because you realize how much is left out of the movie. Now I know how Harry Potter fans feel. I have only seen the movies but never read the books. Maybe I should get started on that one.

Wednesday Scott got off work early and we went to the Utah Grizzlies hockey game. If you have never been to a hockey game they are actually pretty fun. Unfortunately there were no fights but Lexi loved it and basically just walked up and down the aisle the whole time.



Thursday was Thanksgiving and just a typical one at that. Good food and then relaxation.

Friday was Black Friday. I am not into that madness yet. I keep wondering if when Lexi gets older if I will have to get her the newest, latest toy for Christmas and brave the crowds. But until then who knows. We did venture out around 11 to Target but it wasnt to bad. Then we had some yummy Cafe Rio for lunch. Nanny Heather graciously watched Lexi again while Scott and I went to a dollar movie. It was fun just to get out again. Then we came home and watched the movie UP.

Saturday we decided to do a little ice skating with Jon and Celeste. We hadnt been in several years. I was a little shaky the first go around but then it was smooth sailing after that. Scott surprised me because he is an awesome skater. I cant wait till Lexi can go. We just took turns holding her on the team benches so she could see what was going on. She really had a good time. Scott so badly wanted to hold her and skate around with her but it was to dangerous. He did get his wish when the Zamboni came out to freshen up the ice everyone had gotten off the ice and we were the last ones so he grabbed Lex and skated over to the entrance with her. Please enjoy some videos of us skating and being silly:

Check out Scott's mad figure skating moves. He is in the green plaid shirt.

After skating we had some delicious all you can eat pizza buffet and then headed over to the in laws to watch the BYU vs Utah football game. It was a great game and came down to Overtime but the Cougars pulled it out and were able to win the game. After that we just headed home after a long week and relaxed.

Today is a sad day because I am losing my Nanny. Heather has to go back up to BYU Idaho to finish up the semester. Lexi really took to Heather and it was easy to leave her with her because I knew she was having fun and wouldnt be sad. Thanks Heather for all your help. It allowed Scott and I to have a little fun this week. It will be sad to be all alone again. I got used to having someone with me all the time to help out.

But in other news Scott and I just booked some plane tickets to FL in Jan. We were hoping to get out there for Christmas because I havent been home for Christmas in about 4 years but the tickets were outrageously expensive. Scotts work is gracious enough to think of me and ask me to help out with a conference in Orlando at that time so we are able to see my family and get a free trip out of it. Scott has to leave right after to go to another conference so I am staying with my family for about 2 weeks. I wont be able to go to FL much anymore when the new baby is born because I wont be able to fly by myself with 2 kids that young so this is a great thing.

Pleasant Surprise...

I know I have been very bad about blogging. It is a lot to keep up with and there is that pressure to update your blog everyday. The past few weeks I havent felt very much like it. I will give you a quick run down of what has been going on with us.

Lexi is now 9 months old and every where. She is trying to walk and eating real food. She was a Lady Bug for her first Halloween and now owns 4 pair of real shoes. She has finally started holding her own bottle and loves talking on the phone to people.

Scott has been traveling a lot for work so Lexi and I are alone for about 2 out of the 4 weekends in the month. It is starting to slow down for him until January then thats where the madness will start again. He has since discovered that he likes to go to movies by himself. I said I dont mind as long as he doesnt see a movie that I want to see. The UV basketball games have started up again and we love going to those. Also I have discovered one thing about myself, I am terrible at laundry. I have shrunk almost everyone of Scotts favorite shirts. So we have been trying to build his wardrobe back up. Opps!! Lexi is pretty much an alarm clock every morning at 7am so Scott will go get her and she snuggles in his arms and goes back to sleep.

As for me I havent been up to much just the usual staying at home, playing with Lexi, and watching a lot of tv. I cant believe I am coming up on a year of not working. This time has gone by so fast. I have been really into photography and trying to get something started up with that. Check out my blog and let me know what you think. audreylaynephotography.blogspot.com I realize in Utah there are a lot of people trying to do this but I have just found a love for it. I am planning on taking some courses to try and learn everything I can about it. I love practicing on Lexi and she has her own blog (lifeandtimesoflexi.blogspot.com) that is usually updated almost everyday with pictures. But lately I have been a little out of it.

As far as our family goes, I will get to the real reason I am writing this post. There will be a new little guy or girl joining our family in June. I am 12 weeks along and the baby is due June 1st. I must admit in the beginning I had a real hard time learning this news. I thought no way can this be happening again so soon, am I ready for this, I just had a baby, will I have enough time with Lexi and will she even know what a baby is when they are born ???? Just all these thoughts went through my head. It has taken me a little bit to come to terms with what is happening. After my first Drs appt and getting to see the little kiddo all your thoughts change. I am still really nervous about this new journey in our life. I know it will be a little overwhelming at first but it will get better. Scott is really excited about Lexi having a friend and I hope they will be close. This pregnancy is different from the other in the way that I have been through this before. Its not the blind leading the blind I know what to expect and its just another day in the neighborhood well except for the morning sickness. I was really sick with Lexi but I am not as sick with this one. I have still been throwing up and lacking energy but I am a lot better than last time. I am almost out of the first trimester so hopefully it will go away. But we are very excited for this little guy or girl to come into our family. This was a very pleasant, UNEXPECTED surprise.

Well now that I have written this long novel hopefully that will last everyone until I feel good enough to update more frequently.

Lexi's 9 Month Check up

Where did the time go...I cant believe Lexi is 9 months old already. She is growing up too fast. We went to the Dr today and here are her stats:

Height: 27.8 in. 70%
Weight: 16% 10%
Head: 42.8 cm 20%

Still tall and skinny. Today she only got one shot for the measles so it wasnt that bad. I could tell Lexi was a lot older this time because she was more aware of what was going on and didnt like the situation as much. Surprisingly the Dr told us to not feed her baby food anymore and give her adult food. This was a shock to me I guess I just wasnt prepared for this. Now I actually have to plan out meals instead of just going and grabbing a jar from the pantry. I am excited to see how Lexi likes real food because she is always trying to eat our food anyway. So this will be an adventure.

Its only a matter of time before she adventures out and tries to walk. She already does laps around the coffee table and walks behind her walker just pushing it along. She is trying to stand but only lasts about 5 seconds. I definitely dont know if this is a good thing or not that she is trying to walk so early.

Her favorite things now are turning off and on the light switch, waving at anyone and especially herself in the mirror, playing with her Dad, going anywhere in the stroller, taking baths, playing peek-a-boo, patty cake, watching the microwave go around and around, jumping up and down, reading her books, and just being with her parents.

She is such a happy baby and so full of life. Scott and I love her very much!!

Utah Jazz

Paul Millsap

Halloween pics to come.