Friday, November 29, 2013

A bunch of firsts

I’ve had a jam packed two days of firsts. I took my first car ride to Long Island, celebrated my first Thanksgiving, experienced my first grease fire (Aunt Heidi and Uncle Justin kept the tradition of keeping Thanksgiving exciting), lit my first Hanukkah menorah, got to meet my first cousins for the first time, had my first sleepover at Nana and Poppy’s, and got my first doll and first teddy bear. Whew!

I’ve learned that Hanukkah is another holiday like Halloween and Thanksgiving. Holidays usually mean mommy dresses me up in a funny outfit. I wonder why she hasn’t tried that yet? I hear the holiday lasts eight nights so I’m sure it is coming. 

These are my cousins Mya and Lauren.
When will I have hair like them? 
Mya's smiling because I just pooped on her.

Why do they photograph me near knives?
I was in a milk comma and missed tonight's candle lighting.

Aunt Heidi and Uncle Justin's house after the grease fire. Ha! Just Kidding!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

I’m a turkey

I’m so excited to spend my first Thanksgiving in New York. We’re going to my Aunt Heidi and Uncle Justin’s house. I can’t wait to meet my cousins Mya, Lauren, Meredith, Parker, Norma and Frankie. I heard last year when aunt Heidi and uncle Justin hosted that the fire department came. I hope this year is just as exciting! Of course, it wouldn't be a holiday without some themed pictures. Daddy says pictures like these are child abuse, but I don’t mind posing.

 

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Check out my crib

Mommy was telling me about this show called MTV Cribs, where celebrities give tours of their homes. The weird thing is, although it is called Cribs, none of celebrities actually have cribs. Since I do, I figured I’d give you a tour of my “crib.” When I first moved in, my room was a white canvas, because mommy and daddy didn’t know if I was going to be a boy or a girl. It’s taken me a few weeks to get it decorated, but I’m almost there.

Here is where I sleep. Pretty posh! It turns out it isn’t safe to keep bumpers in a crib. I don’t remember if it was mommy or Nana who had the brilliant idea to turn my crib bumper into an “L” for Lexi and hang it on the wall. Either way, I love it! They are so smart. 

  

Here is where I keep all my clothes and where I get changed. We still have to paint the drawer knobs. I’m thinking a magenta or purple. Or, maybe pink to match the Pink Panther prints. What do you think?


Here are some of my stuffed animal friends. There is Socktopus (get it, because he is an octopus wearing socks), Sully, Maggie the monkey, Gerry and giraffe and Mortimer the moose to name a few. Sometimes I talk with them when I can’t sleep at night.


Here is the chair where I like to rock out and relax. That box on the floor is where mommy has been putting the clothes that I have gotten too big to wear. It's not classy, but it works for now. It also doubles as a book shelf. I’ve been looking everywhere to find a bookshelf but still haven’t found exactly what I’m looking for, so the search continues. 



That's my "crib." 

Monday, November 25, 2013

The finger

Mommy and daddy are always taking photos of me. I know I’m adorable, but how many photos do you really need? They seem to take a lot when I’m sleeping. They think I don’t know, but I do. I can hear the camera clicking noise. They take even more when I’m awake. That’s kind of the reason I sleep (or pretend) to sleep so much. J

I got pretty fed up yesterday. I was calmly enjoying my swing and mommy kept saying, “Lexi, look over here, look over here,” so she could take ANOTHER photo. So, I slyly gave her the finger. (I picked up this trick from one of my friends.) Later I felt bad, so when I was cuddling on the couch I grabbed on to mommy’s hand to say I was sorry. Of course, daddy got a picture of it. 





Thursday, November 21, 2013

Working girl

Mommy took me into the city today. Well, not “the city.” Everyone knows “the city” is Manhattan. We were in downtown Boston. I got to see where mommy works and meet all her NICHQ work buddies. Everyone was soooo excited to meet me. I was practically swarmed the minute I arrived.

I was really excited to meet everyone too, but it was so warm in the office that I kept dozing off. Mommy’s boss, Jonathan, was “disappointed” (that’s a direct quote – I heard him say it) that I wasn’t up and he couldn’t play with me. He kept trying to tickle me awake and poke at me, which wasn’t very nice. I’m sure he wouldn’t like being proded here and there if he was sleeping. Erin was much nicer. She let me sleep while she held me, but she did make fun of my ears. She called them pointy and Vulcan like. If I wasn’t sleeping, I would have protested.

After hanging in the office, we went for lunch with Elissa to a favorite lunch spot. The sandwiches are longer than me! Then we ran a few quick errands and headed home on the train. I can understand why mommy hates the train. It took 73 minutes to get home. That’s double as long as it should take. The voice on the train kept saying something about traffic up ahead and signal problems. I didn’t really mind, I slept during the ride. I think I’m even sleep typing right now. Somebody better warn mommy and daddy that since I slept so much today I’m going to be up all night! … Maybe I’ll call Jonathan to come play with me then. J

I wonder if mommy ever sleeps at her desk? 
Resting in mommy's chair.

Me and mommy's boss, Jonathan. 

Sorry, you'll have to leave a voicemail. I'm busy right now.
That's a big sandwich!

Still sleeping back at home. Being cute sure is tiring.
Fake out - even after yawning, I went back to sleep.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Thumbs up doc

I had my one month check-up today. I've grown half an inch and gained two pounds and one ounce. The doctor said all my measurements are great and developmentally I'm a rock star who is already smiling and tracking voices and movement. I was so excited about the compliment that I peed on the table next to the scale and then spit up. Once that got cleaned up, I was so relieved and relaxed that I accidentally pooped and spit up on the nurse’s table. I must say, not my finest moments. I sure needed a bath today.