Alexandra's First Christmas

What a success!! We had such a wonderful Christmas. We arrived at Mom & Dad's on Monday afternoon. We went a day early so that Rockson and I could go see the hobbit Monday night while M&D babysat. Then the 24th we just hung out, did some last minute running around then went to church. Christmas Day was truly magnificent. We had such a fun day. Molly & Adam stayed over Christmas Eve so we were all able to be there Christmas morning. After opening gifts, Molly & Adam headed to the robertsons and we got ready to have the Thomas's over for our traditional Christmas dinner. What a fun night that ended in a great 'girls against guys' game of charades. We finally got to bed at 2:30 and of course Alexandra decided to wake up Boxing Day at 5:00am eeeek. Boxing Day we literally did nothing other than sit on the couch and watch TV all day. Molly & Adam headed back over around 5:00 and we ordered what will become our annual Boxing Day Chinese food. So yummy. Finally today Rockson and I got up and packed everything up to head home. Sad that Christmas is over but happy to be home. Until next year!

Alexandra's infinity scarf made by Aunt Molly

Annual mother daughter night

Last week we had our mother daughter night. I have known these ladies since the day we were born and love them all very much. We had a pot luck dinner which was a huge success. Can't wait till the next one.

We're Homeowners

Yay, its official, we have finally purchased our very first home and we are ecstatic. Actually i should rephrase that, we have purchased land and are building a house...or shall i say, Cederglen Homes is building the house. Our house will be ready in September so there will be plenty of details to come in the near future.

Visit with Santa

My mom and I took Alexandra to visit Santa Clause on Wednesday and to my surprise, she loved him. I warned all of Santa's elves that we have a screamer on our hands and they best be quick when taking the photo. I quickly put Ali on Santa's lap and moved out of the way so they could snap the shot and...there were no tears. Yahoo!

Waiting in line to see Santa

7 months

Alexandra turned 7 months yesterday. They were right when they said the time flew. I cant believe how old she is getting and how big she is becoming. She is turning into a very happy easy going little girl. She still LOVES to be held but for the most part is very content.

Weight: 16 lbs. 9 oz.
Clothing Size:  6-12 months
Feeding: still exclusively breastfeeding, however i think solids are in the near future. She is starting to open her mouth a little for the spoon, until she realizes there is food on there. She does however love Christmas oranges. She will gnaw on the whole thing while I am cooking dinner.
Milestones: Alexandra is sitting up on her own now for the most part. She will still have the odd tumble if she seems something she wants in the distance or gets distracted. She will get on all fours and rock back and forth, however not crawling yet. She can bare her weight on her legs. She is still waking up 1-2 a night, however that will change (whether she likes it or not) once she is on solids. Most nights she is only up once, however there are definitely a couple of nights a week when she is up twice.
Loves: Dogs, mandarin oranges, other kids, swimming lessons, bath's, nursing, putting literally anything in her mouth. Alexandra loves tags...she has a piano that is the size of her head and she will hold the whole thing up to her face so that she can put the tiny little tag on the back in her mouth. We are definitely going to have to baby proof in the near future.
Hates: her snow suit, solids, being in the stroller when she cant move

We also decorated the Christmas tree over the weekend and Alexandra loves looking at the Christmas lights. What a blessing she is.