Lexi's Thoughts on Her Sister

32 Week Comparison

I'm 32 weeks along now. If I have this little one at 38 weeks, like I did with Lexi, that means I only have SIX more weeks to go!!! Before I know it I will have two little girls to keep me busy. I'm really excited to have a baby again, even though it doesn't seem real. This past week I pulled out all the newborn clothes and put them in a dresser. I have a few packs of newborn diapers ready. But really I haven't done too much to get ready for this little one which makes me kinda sad. I really want to go buy some outfits or something just because that was the fun part about being pregnant with Lexi and I feel like I'm missing out on that.

Here are some pictures of me at 32 weeks with this little nameless bundle of joy...

And here's me at 32 weeks pregnant with Lexi...

I can't decide if I'm bigger or smaller this time around. I'd like to think smaller but let's face it I'm huge in all the pictures!

Utah Weekend Get-a-Way

This past weekend we celebrated Andrea's 20th birthday. Sean's little sister isn't so little anymore. We teased her boyfriend Brandon about no longer dating a teenager.

We had Chocolate Pudding Pie at our apartment before leaving for Utah.

(Notice we didn't have regular birthday candles)

We got a DQ Ice Cream cake when we were in Utah. We stayed at Sean's sister Michelle's place. Sean's brother Aaron come up from Provo to celebrate. So we had four of the six Christensen kids together. (I forgot to get a group picture though)
Sean's mom used to make all of the kids giant sugar cookies for Valentine's. Michelle made all of us cookies to keep the tradition a live.

(Sean and his brother's are obessed with ranking themselves. Sean's dad is the orginal Alpha male and then it goes down the line by age or order entered into the family. This weekend Justin was the Alpha male because it was his house and Sean was the Beta male because he was second in age)

Lexi got to see her cousin Parker. He is almost exactly a year older. For the most part they did really well together.
(Parker got a little frustrated when Lexi took his toys)

Parker is so adorable. Here he is "reading" to Michelle and Andrea.

Lexi also got to see her cousin Halle who is almost exactly a year younger. Lexi LOVED Halle and she did really well with her. It's wierd to look at Halle and know that she is what Lexi was a year ago. It's crazy how much kids change in one year.

Wearing their Christmas PJs they got from Nana.

Not only did Lexi get to practice being with a baby but I got to get a little taste of what it will be like to have two little girls. I'm so excited for my daughter to be born!

Lexi LOVED having lots of space to run and new toys to play with at Michelle's house. She also loved being around family. Here is a picture of her kissing aunt Michelle good night. She LOVED kissing Michelle because everytime she did Michelle would jump up and down and squeel. Lexi probably kissed her two dozen times.

We went to IKEA. Brandon and Lexi were IKEA virgins before this trip. Brandon said IKEA was just about as exciting as Disney Land. Haha.

We played tons of Wii. Parker LOVED watching everyone play.

(He's obessed with all sports and anything to do with balls)

Justin's wildest dreams came true this weekend... He got a big screen TV! Look at their old TV it was a wedding gift 7 1/2 years ago, oh how technology has advanced.

(For those interested, this is the new carpet, Michelle and Justin had installed downstairs)

We had a huge Family Home Evening while we were together. It was so much fun! We sang lots of songs and wore each other out with the most intense "Do as I'm doing" ever!

For our FHE activity we colored pictures for someone special.

After playing an intense game of Hilarium, we all lost our voices so we sent the boys out to get ice cream.

I can't remember if Sean and Brandon actually wore these hats to the store but I wouldn't be surprised if they did.

On the drive home we stopped in Tremonton to visit Sean's mom's grave. It's been nearly seven years since she passed away. We actually never made it to the head stone. It was barried in snow. It's the head stone in the background that says Christensen.

We also got to see Sean's grandpa Christensen's grave.

It was a great weekend. It was so nice to go see family, especially since we probably won't be going back to Utah until after our baby is born.

P.S. Jared and Val we missed you guys. You too Josh!

P.P.S. This was our second year going to Utah for the President's day weekend. Check out my post from last years trip. It's wierd to compare pictures of Lexi and Halle...

http://crazychristensens.blogspot.com/2009/02/wonderful-weekend.html

19 Months

Alexia turned 19 months old yesterday. Weird! I thought I'd just post a few pictures of what she's been up to. The first five picture are Lexi play "nigh night" one of her favorite games. She loves grabbing her horse and lion, a baby and blanket and pillow and laying down...

She loves just laying in her crib.

Relaxing watching Elmo.

The other day she got into the closet and laid down on a box.

Again, just hanging out in her crib. Really, it's one of her favorite things to do.

She likes to put on hats, so why not a shower cap.

We use our PS2 to play DVDs. Lexi just figured out how to pull out the input cables and put them back in.

Hair style and clothing of choice.

Alexia hates being messy. She can't stand food on her hands. So after eating some delicious chocolate pudding pie she freaked out about the food all over her body.

Snow Fest 2010

Last weekend we went to Snow Fest, a Rexburg celebration of (you guessed it) snow. Andrea and Brandon went with us. We didn't stay too long (you guess it, we got cold) but we did going sledding with Lexi, let her pet some horses and watched crazy people jump from a platform into freezing cold water.




And people from the town bring their old Christmas trees to be burn.

The Joys of a BIG BOX

Today we got a diapers.com delivery. I love getting my diapers delivered to me. That means I don't have to carry them up the three flights of stairs. And Lexi loves it because it means one huge box to play in...

(Did you notice the crazy shaggy surfer hair. This girl has DOZENS of adorable bows and clips and won't keep them in her hair. So this is the look she has most of the time we're at home.)

10 More Weeks?

I'm 28 weeks along. HOLY MOLY! This pregnancy will be ending in just a few months. Alexia was born at 38 weeks (so two weeks early). And if this baby comes two weeks early also that would mean I only have 10 weeks left to go!!!

I don't really feel like I'm going to be having another baby, I think because I'm too busy keeping up with Lexi to focus much on the pregnancy and because I haven't bought ANYTHING for this baby because we already have lots of girl things.

Sean and I are both excited to meet our new daughter and hope that we'll be able to pick out the perfect name for her. I've kinda given up in the name department, it stresses me out too much.

Scrub-a-Dub-Dub

Yesterday we bought Lexi a baby doll that goes in the tub. She has been trying to take a baby in the water with her for a while so we got her one that actually could and she LOVED it! She poured water over the baby just like a little mother. She is so cute and naturally caring. She's going to be a great big sister in a few months. I can't wait until the baby is old enough to take a bath with Lexi. It will be fun to have two little ones in the tub.

"Ah Ah" and "Bubba"

This semester is a really exciting one for many reasons, but one of the big ones is that Sean's sister Andrea (pronounced "on" drea) is back at school and so is her boyfriend Brandon. It's so nice having family back in town. Lexi really likes having "Ah Ah" (Aunt Andrea) and "Bubba" (Brandon) around to play with. They come over for Sunday family dinner at our place every week and find times to stop by during the week. We have A LOT of fun when we're all together.
This is just "Brandrea" they are goofy but that's why we love having them around.

We have decided to have our weekly Family Home Evening night on Sundays when they are with us. Brandon gave the lesson last week. He's a good sport. He taught Lexi about the temple, she mostly enjoyed the pictures. And for our activity last week we played with Play Dough. I think Lexi loves all the attention.

Last week was the first week of school so we all have a lot more free time. So Brandon and Andrea stopped by a few times. We all had popcicles. Lexi loves eating off of everyones.

This is a picture of Brandon helping Lexi play on her Sit-n-Spin she got for Christmas. She was having so much for with him.

And this is a picture from our Family Home Evening last night. Each week we start off with Sean saying, "Welcome to the Christensen Family Home Evening." And then we all raise our arms in the air and say "Yeah." We do this over and over because Lexi LOVES it!

Last night Sean taught the lesson on our bodies. So we attempted to all teach her the song, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." She kept wanting to do it again. And then for our activity Sean and Andrea showed us this game they use to play as kid. The person with a cup of water thinks of a food and then everyone else tries to guess that food. If you get it wrong they fling a spoon full of water on you. If you get it right you get to be the person with the cup.

Lexi LOVES her "Ah Ah" and "Bubba." She gets excited when the come over. She plays with them, sit on their laps and gives them lots of kisses. She even talks about them when they are gone. It's a lot of fun having family close again.

18 Months Old Already!

I can't believe my baby is already 18 months old! It's gone by fast, especially when I think about how much she's changed. Lexi is a little person now. She is so fun, entertaining, sweet, independent and a bit sassy. And we just adore her!

Lexi now recognize several of her body parts, including: head, hair, eye, nose, ears, mouth, teeth, belly, arm, hand, leg, bottom and feet. And right now I'm working with her on elbow.

She understands the words for several different articles of clothing, including: hat, jacket, pants, shirt, pajamas, shoes, boots, scarf, socks and diaper (which for her is an essential article of clothing). And she is consistently taking her clothes out of her dresser and attempting to put them on herself. She has actually gotten really close to doing it all by herself a few times.

She recognizes many animals now and most of the sounds they make, including: dog, sheep, cow, horse, duck, giraffe, elephant, lion, gorilla/ monkey, fish, shark, dolphin, walrus/ seal, spider, bee, butterfly and I'm sure there are more.

Lexi also knows several different foods: banana, apple, grape, rice, peaches, bread, sand which, cookie, cracker, milk, water, juice, carrot, pickle, olive, ice cream, Popsicle, popcorn, fruit snack, pumpkin, noodles and more. She says or at least tries to say the name of all of these.

She now knows the names of several house hold items: chair, microwave, bath, couch, pillow, blankie, book, bowl, fork and spoon, flower, camera, ball, button, zipper, broom, trash/garbage can, crayon, play dough, water, head band, box and TV to name a few. And she can say at least in her own way the names of most of these.

Lexi's new favorite phrase is... "no way." I have no idea who taught it to her but she says it all the time. So thanks.

Today I took Lexi in for her regular check-up and she's doing great. She is right on track developmentally. She is now: 21 lbs 9 Oz (14%) and 32 1/4 inches (69%) and almost 2 inches of growth in the last 3 months! She did get two more shots but she did AMAZING! Thank you to the power of fruit snacks and a sticker. And the best part is the nurse told me no more vaccine until kindergarten!!! HURRAY!


Yesterday, I was in the kitchen cooking for a few minutes and when I peeped my head into the living room to see what Ms. Lexi was up to I found this; one of Sean's old (thank goodness) assignments torn apart and colored all over with crayon and highlighter. Not to mention highlighter marks all over her hand and face.
This picture isn't amazing in the quality department but it's hilarious none the less. I love Lexi's big grin.
Lexi's dream outfit: the least amount of clothes she can get away with and shoes.
All bundle up to walk with mom (minus the big blanket she was wrapped up in) to the church. Don't you just love the hat. It's part of a Halloween costume that I wore when I was her age.
Lexi is OBSESSED with her baby dolls. This one in particular was mine when I was a girl. And she is anatomically correct and Lexi ALWAYS takes her diaper off. She likes to try to put it back on. The other day she pointed to the baby's bottom and said, "poop" and then asked me for a diaper and some wipes. She is such a little mother.
Lexi now has five babies and she loves carrying them all over the apartment.
My parents got Lexi this annoying piano mat. She loves dancing on it causing it to make noise. She likes us or her babies to go on it with her.
That's our Lexi, a face full of smiles. Her smile and laugh make everything worth it.Playing in her room all by herself. She's very independent, which most of the time I love.

I love this picture I took of her last night mostly because she looks so chubby which she isn't.