Growing Up So Fast!

Here are some more recently updated pictures of Alexa. She is now 6 weeks old and getting bigger & bigger everyday. Kyle and I love watching all the changes she's making. She's not sleeping fully through the night yet but she does make it about 4 hour spans at a time...which is greatly appreciated. This first picture is kind of old but we are posting it per Aunt Shannon's request. Alexa and I had the luxury of Aunt Shannon coming up for a special visit shortly after Alexa was born. Shannon got some one on one time with baby Alexa and I got to enjoy Shannon's company and help in taking care of her.

Kyle took this shot after I was done folding clothes. No she doesn't really sleep in a laundry basket but it sure is cute...isn't it? This was only a few weeks ago and I'm almost sure she wouldn't even fit unless she was all scrunched up if we tried it now.

This is Alexa's activity time at Grandma LaBrue's house in Osage Beach. She loves laying on a blanket on the floor and just looking at everything going on around her. She loves to kick and flail her little arms and legs.

Kendall, Michelle, Ashlyn & Preston were nice enough to let us all raid their home for Thanksgiving. We had a blast and that was Alexa's first real trip. She did fine in the 3 hour car ride because she slept the whole way and she loved the attention she got from cousins and Grandma when we arrived. Kyle and Kendall went to witness the tragic MU vs. KU football game so we dressed up for the occassion. Here are Preston, Alexa and I cheering on the MU Tigers from the comfort of Kendall & Michelle's living room! MU should be paying us for looking so good!

Kyle's brothers, Westen & Jeremiah, came from out of town to visit for the week following Thanksgiving and we had a blast with all of them, especially Westen's little girl, Kylie. Kylie is 3 going on 12 and absolutley loved baby Alexa. I think she was kind of dissapointed that Alexa didn't want to play with her and her toys more! It was so cute watching Kylie interact with Alexa and talk to her. She kept coming up to me that week and saying "I love your baby her so cute!" Kylie got to experience Alexa on a more personal basis when she helped me change a couple of diapers....funny enough Kylie was right there with me handing me the wet wipes and throwing away the diapers!

Kylie liked holding the baby but she got bored with it after a while when she realized Alexa didn't really do a whole lot. During Alexa's activity time Kylie would do all kinds of spins and jumps to entertain Alexa and Alexa would just stare at her and Kylie would run up to me and say "Her likes me".

The following weekend was Alexa's blessing so all my family was kind enough to make the travels from Kansas City, Columbia, Arkansas, Willard, and Utah to be there for it...aren't we loved! Here are Shannon and John adoring baby Alexa while she's sleeping..her cutest moments!

Alexa weighs a little more over 9 lbs. and 7 oz. now! It really hit me how fast she is growing when she started out growing a lot of her clothes recently. Don't worry...she has a closet stuffed full of frilly little outfits yet to grow into and I'm very anxious to play dress up with her. She is getting stronger and stronger and holds up her head very well for a 6 week old. The other day she even stood up for a few seconds with me holding her hand!

During the day we don't do much except for eat, sleep, and change diapers. I am very fortunate enough to be able to get stuff done around the house while she is taking her naps. I think one of the biggest things I've learned since she was born is everyday it's all about the timing! I've never had to plan and coordinate timing so much just to go to Wal-Mart! But it's true...everything is a lot more of an ordeal when there's a little baby involved!

We have gone to play group which meets every Wed. and really enjoy that...granted it's more for me than Alexa because she's the youngest one there and she's really not playing all that much. But it is nice to have a reason to get out of the house and have some adult interaction with the other moms!

More pictures!

Alexa as of Thursday Oct. 30th!

Alexa made her big debut on October 28th 2008 at exactly 12:04 p.m.! It was the most wonderful experience ever! She weighed in at 8 lbs. 7 ounces and a whopping 22 1/4 inches long! The nurses didn't believe how long she was at first and thought they mis-calculated! She is the best little baby and she only cries when she is really needing something! We havn't figured out her cries yet but I know we will soon! I'm feeling great and actually got to leave the hospital the following day! The labor and delivery was hardly labor (in my case..at least) and everything went perfectly!

These are the lastest pictures of baby Alexa as of October 30th at 2:15 p.m. and as you can see she already looks different! We all think she is just the cutest and sweetest thing there ever was! Stay tuned for more pictures!

We love you all!

Baby Alexa's Big Debut!

Baby Alexa Update!

Here are the latest and greatest pictures of baby Alexa as of 30 minutes ago! Yes, she is being a stubborn little one and going past her due date! Kyle and I went to a doctor's appointment this morning and nothing has changed...except I am having more contractions;although, they are very irregular! The doctor confirmed today that she is not going to be a huge baby even though she is going past her due date. He said her torso measured in at 37 weeks so that's a great indicator she won't be a giant! Our doctor still didn't want to set a date to be induced yet since nothing has really progressed but we go back Monday and we will set a date then. Even though we didn't get the news we wanted to hear we still got great 3D images of baby Alexa's face...something we've never really seen up close before! I guess she decided to let down her guard just a little bit this time!

Kyle and I both laughed when we saw her face for the first time because we both think she looks almost exactly like I did when I was a baby! She's got the chunky cheeks and the famous Bell nose! We both are getting more and more excited as the days go by and we already thinks she's the most adorable thing ever! I tried to find a good comparison of me as a baby so you all can really see what we're talking about!...

(Cassandra)

(Cassandra)

(Kyle)

Who do you think she looks like?

Still waiting...

Well I'm officially 39 weeks pregnant. We went to another doctor's appointment this morning so that they could tell us that I was still pregnant and they didn't know when I could have the baby! If I don't have her at some point this week...which my due date is Oct. 19th..then they will for sure induce labor towards the end of the following week!....still everyday that goes by feels like it's a long time to wait! Kyle and I are just soo excited! I've gotten different bits of advice on how to hurry up things on my own whether it be from walking a lot or getting a foot massage and at this point I'm willing to try pretty much anything. But everything still looks great we did get to hear her heart beat again today so that was reassuring! Stay tuned for more updates on baby Alexa. If by chance she does come here pretty soon I will try to post pics on the blog as soon as time permits...so keep checking back!

WOW !

Here I am showing off my 8 months pregnant belly! I'm still toting around that belly but somehow it looks twice as huge in the picture! In all my defense...this is a little past 8 months! Needless to say we are all very excited and anxious for baby Alexa to arrive! She could make her big appearance any day now...I'm officially 38 weeks as of today! She is still just as active...especially at night when I'm trying to settle down to go to sleep! Now that she's a lot bigger my stomach at times will look like it's having a seizure all on its own when she really gets to floppin' around in there! At least we know she's an active little one! She is very responsive to sounds and movement! The other day Kyle and some of his friends were shooting off some guns in our backyard and I was just sitting in the house and every time one would go off she would kick at me...which sometimes she aims directly for my ribs and that's hardly a good feeling! The aches and pains of pregnancy have lost their excitement and I'm ready to hold and kiss on my little girl!