On Friday, July 8, 2011, Alexis started crawling-and hasn't looked back! It's really amazing to see Lexi so mobile and remember her just a few months ago when she couldn't even roll over. Now, she has learned how to climb the steps(!), pull herself up onto anything and everything, get into anything and everything, and just explore! It's so much fun, but exhausting at the same time...gone are the days when I could watch a movie downstairs because as soon as I set her down, she's gunning for the stairs haha
Of course, things can be frustrating as well, she's teething hardcore and has been ridiculously crabby and sad and has pulled a couple of all-nighters the past week, but sometimes the little things make everything worth it. Tonight, we went to Costco and she was sitting in the cart and I asked her for a kiss and she put my nose into her mouth and then laughed and it might have been the sweetest thing I've ever experienced! And earlier, I was really upset because of the daycare debacle and I was crying on the phone with Jon, and Lexi just laughed at me...like she was reminding me what was important in life.
She is also eating most things, and she loves most things. I cannot believe how time has flown by already, in two days Lexi will be 8 months old and it makes me want to cry. She is such a sweet little girl who has a natural curiosity for everything around her. I have forgotten what life was like before her and I don't want to imagine a world without her in it-I will do anything in my power to protect her.
Next Friday, I will be flying to Texas to see Jon and my mom will be keeping Lexi for the weekend. I'm excited to see Jon but also terrified to leave Lexi here. I know she'll be fine, but will I?! It's just logical that she stay here, it's way too hot in Texas, and if we want to be able to do anything, Lexi can't come :( I'll update how that goes haha
