Pink Leopard

Friday night our church had it's annual Fall Festival. Last year after Halloween we bought a costume on clearance for Lexi. We totally guessed on the size... and we were wrong. ha! That's okay though... we were able to find something just as cute!! We took a very, very cute pink leopard! Lexi & I came home before it was over. She isn't much of a night owl. That's alright... it was still fun!!

uh... what's on my head???

still trying to figure out what the deal w/the pumpkin is

we thought about starting a zoo... this is Lexi the Leopard with her friend Nadia the Monkey!

Pumpkin Carving

We didn't make it out to a pumpkin patch this year. The weather was never very good for it and we decided we would be paying to go take pictures. We will go next year when she is able to walk around and really enjoy it!
We got our pumpkin from the grocery store and he was just perfect.

Not sure about the big orange thing on the table

trying to be brave enough to stick her hands in there

such a girly girl about it

she really didn't know what to think

Lexi went to bed before we actually carved him out. Nothing fancy for us... good old fashion smiley face! :)

October Update

I can't believe that October is almost over. Where does the time go?? What seems even more crazy to me is that our baby turned 9 months old on the 19th. Which means she will be 1 before we know it. Unbelievable! She is growing and changing and learning new things every day. Still no crawling though. It's coming... she's a girl and just likes to take her time! :) She did do a new thing a couple weeks ago... she sat up in bed on her own. That scared me a little and shortly after that, we lowered her bed. I'll try to post a video later of how she goes from laying down to sitting up. It's a pretty funny process to watch.
The stats from her 9 month appointment are...
19.2 lbs (50th percentile)
27.9 in long (50th percentile)
head circumference is 17.91 in (90th percentile) she has a big brain already!!

I love this picture. It looks like she is upset w/the kisses, but this girl loves her daddy so much it's not even funny!

The 1st time I walked in and saw her sitting up
The 2nd time she didn't seem so confused.

She also likes trying to stand on her own. You can't go too far though... still working on the balance thing.

I LOVE this outfit!

This is what we call "Crazy Bear Hair!"

My parents & Chad were able to come visit us two weeks ago. Lexi loved all the attention and didn't like coming back to reality when they left. She loves getting her way all the time. ha!

Playing with Papa's hair. It's just like daddy's!!

We all had Hawkeye shirts on (even though you can't see them)

Showing Grandma just how flexible she is!

This picture kills me. I think Lexi looks like she is in the middle of a big belly laugh. How fitting, that Uncle Chad would be making her laugh! :)

Just hanging out w/Papa

More pictures to come of a dressed up baby girl at Halloween! Yay for all the 1st holidays coming up we get to celebrate with Lexi! Let the fun begin!!

Real Update

I know I've put up some videos lately, but here is a real update w/words & pictures! We have been keeping pretty busy around here. Back in September we went to the TN State Fair. Mike & I didn't get our hopes up for much, and turns out that's a good thing. The fair was awfully sad. So sad in fact, they aren't having one next year.

She did love the little chicks. The rabbits and chicks were her favorite.

Not loving the pigs though.
Now we can say we have been to the TN State Fair. Who knows if

we'll be able to go back though.Lexi got to meet my best friend from college! She had to come to Nashville for work and decided to come visit for another couple days.

Lexi enjoyed her time w/Karla!! Now she keeps asking me when Karla might give her a friend to play with. ;)

The three of us (all in pink!)

Papa & Grandma Grimes came for a visit! They came down over Mike's b-day weekend. It was pretty exciting... Saturday we got to watch the Hawkeyes play! What a great game!!

Grandma brought down Mike's old teddy bear for Lexi to have. She loves it! It was so sweet to see her cuddling with it right away.

I think it's safe to say Lexi has both of them wrapped around her finger. :)

Here are just a few other things Lexi has been up to...

Helping mom find coupons. :)

Just looking cute!

The past outfit & this one below are from her cousins Valerie & Natalie. It's so much fun having girl cousins that are willing to share their clothes! :)

Getting ready for fall/Halloween. Letting everyone know she is the cutest pumpkin!

And of course... still cheering for the Hawkeyes! (and looking super cute while doing it!)

That's what has been going on in our world. Still no crawling. And still only 2 teeth. She has really started becoming her own person. I think she might be a little dramatic. Not sure where that would come from... ha! Life with her is far beyond what we could have ever imagined! And I know it's only going to get better! We continue to thank the Lord for choosing to bless us with Lexi!!

I Have A Voice!!?

In the past few days Lexi has really started enjoying the sound of her own voice. Actually, she enjoys it so much that she wants to talk all the time. She was even trying to show off at the grocery store yesterday. I'm pretty sure the whole store got a free concert. :) She can get a little carried away at times. I can't imagine what it will be like when she really does start talking. No matter what though, it will always be a sweet sound for us to hear!

Peek-A-Boo

Lexi has learned a new game... Peek-A-Boo! Don't mind my voice in the video below. I just wanted to show off how smart she is. :) She really does understand what she is doing. It's too cute!!

This next video just shows how Lexi expresses her excitement. If she is excited, she moves her hands & feet constantly. I've never seen a baby move their feet so much as this girl.

Firsts

Lexi has been experiencing all sorts of "firsts" in her young life.

Taking her 1st ride in a laundry basket. She thought we were nuts. That's okay though... every baby needs to experience this. Her 1st tooth. Actually you should be able to see 2 bottom teeth in this picture. I never got a picture of the 1st all by itself.

1st pair of shoes

Why is this a big deal you ask? Lexi apparently has the world's smallest feet. She has never been able to fit into shoes. Not even newborn sized ones. Pretty exciting to say that at almost 8 months old, we can finally wear some CUTE shoes!

She had her 1st bath in the real bath tub.
She really enjoyed chewing on the blue bowl. By far her favorite part of this new bath time experience.

She has been gearing up for her 1st college (& pro) football season!

She's the cutest little Hawkeye ever!!!

COMING SOON...

Crawling???

She tries so hard at first. She eventually just gives up and ends up rolling to wherever she was wanting to go. Hopefully soon though!

MODELING

I don't know... maybe it's just because I'm her mom, but I sure think we could get her into baby modeling. Not that I would ever do that to my child, but these pictures sure make me think it wouldn't be a problem for her to do it.

So that is what has been going on in Lexi's world. In a couple weeks she gets to meet mommy's best friend Karla. And then Grandpa & Grandma Grimes are coming to visit for daddy's birthday. And next month is Halloween. I'm pretty excited to dress her up! There will be plenty of pictures to come. Lexi wants me to inform you that she misses her family!! And she would gladly share her room with anyone that would come & visit her! Nashville is really beautiful in the fall... :)