Happy half Birthday Lexi girl! I can not believe that it has already been six months since we brought you home from the hospital! I am worried that I will blink and you will be a teenager already, please slow down! Well we've had yet another busy month, with it being summer I am really not too surprised. :)
We started the month off with a Pope Family reunion (mommy's side) although aunt Emily missed it due to a friend inviting her to Lake Powell, but we'll forgive her. :) We were able to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa, uncle Chris and aunt Carla and uncle Brady and his girlfriend Becca. We played some games, had lots of yummy food, Grandma and I stayed home with you while everyone else went shooting the first night but we got to watch a movie so it was still a fun night.
Daddy's friend Nate from Pharmacy school got married this month so we went back to Utah the following weekend and you were able to go and spend some time with aunt Hillary, uncle Matt and their sweet boys! They were so nice to watch you for us, you had so much fun playing with new toys and watching the boys play. We sure love having amazing family in our lives.
Mommy went a little crazy this month and decided to do a six month photo shoot of you, I had to celebrate your half birthday! I have waited so long for kids and I want to make sure and do lots of fun things with you, well I am not sure how much fun you had but I sure enjoyed it. You were actually pretty good during the whole thing, you took naps in between and I would think up new ideas for when you woke up to take some pictures. I sent some to Grandma Pope and she told me you must have known you were having your own photo shoot, you are so photogenic. :)
Daddy started school again so sadly we don't see him much in the mornings but we're lucky enough to get to see him in the afternoons most days. You are such a daddy's girl, you light up as soon as he gets home from work you are all smiles. I try and not get too jealous since I am fortunate enough to spend all day with you. But seriously you are one lucky girl to have him as your daddy, he loves you so much!
This month we had the opportunity to see a total solar eclipse and you got to "watch" it with us. It was really neat, we joined your dad and his co-workers at Costco and watched as the Sun was almost completely covered by the Moon. In Idaho we only got to what they call 99% totality so the Sun wasn't all the way covered but pretty close, it was cool but also a little eerie as it started to get dark at 11 am. It was pretty special sharing that with you even though you weren't sure what was going on you still had fun.
You had your six month check up on the 25th and the doctor says you are doing great! You weigh 14 lbs. 12 oz. and are 24 3/4 inches tall. You are really loving the solids, in fact if you had some teeth I would probably feed you more of what we eat, you are such a curious little girl. Every time your dad and I have anything whether food or drink you are looking to see what it is, after you see us drink or take a bite you smack your lips indicating you want some. :) It's super cute! Your favorites are of course fruits because they are sweeter than veggies, but I think your favorite veggies are sweet potatoes and squash.
You have three meals a day like dad and I and you nurse every 3 hours, still wearing 3-6 month clothing and size 2 diapers. No teeth just yet but at times I swear you are teething, you really like to bite onto things. You are sitting up all by yourself, you are so happy when we clap and call you a "big girl" you grin and are so proud of yourself. You are still not a fan of tummy time and in fact you have stopped rolling over to your belly, probably because you dislike it so much. :) The funny thing is you love to sleep on your belly but if we lay you on your back you won't fall asleep, you like to play with your toes and even suck on them. Mommy went a little overboard and bought you a "few" (probably more than I should've) new toys, right now you only like them for a few minutes and then you get frustrated with them as you try to figure them out. But being that you are so curious they always seem to entertain for a few minutes. :) We sure love you Lexi, we can't wait to see what the next few months bring.
New toys
Watching the Solar Eclipse
our beautiful 6 month old!
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