Lexie's 1st Birthday Party

We had a wonderful get together with friends and family at the "pig park" next door to our house.  It was a crazy time because exactly one week later, we moved to Carlsbad!  There was a lot going on, but I HAD to squeeze in a party for Lexie.  I love planning parties and it was so much fun to plan a girly party. Here are some pictures from the party!

 Here are a few decorations. I made a doile banner with a picture from each month of Lexie's life. It turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself.  I loved how feminine and pretty it was.

Grandma Loretta, Lexie, and Great-Grandma Rita

As you can see, Lexie was super interested in opening her presents.  Not.

Liam, Owen, and Rylan

This will be a good one to bring out when they're teenagers. So precious.

At first, Lexie wasn't too sure about her cupcake. Once she tasted it, she warmed up to it very quickly.  She didn't go crazy and make a huge mess, but she did enjoy herself.  She didn't wear a bib and her sweater survived the ordeal, so that was good.

 

Thanks to everyone who came and to those who helped out.  I couldn't have done it without you!

Happy Birthday, Lexie!

 



ONE

This baby doll turned ONE on November 7th!!  I am still in shock.

On her actual birthday,while Owen was at school, I got to go outside with Lexie and have a quick photo shoot before her nap. I'm so glad I got to capture my sweet little girl on her first birthday!

She had her check-up a few days later and she is a tiny lil' peanut! She weighs 20 lbs 10 oz (63rd percentile) and is 29 inches tall (43rd percentile).

At 12 months, Lexie:

• says "mama" deliberately
• says "dada"... sometimes
• finds her belly button on command
• EATs anything and everything, and A LOT of it!
• feeds herself. She does not need any help, thank you!
• takse a few steps by herself
• claps her hands when someone sings, "If You're Happy And You Know It"
• DANCEs to any music.  Sometimes she dances even when there isn't any music playing. She's got her own rhythm. :)
• does a "happy dance". Whenever she is excited/pleased by something, she will start bouncing her upper body and/or kicking her legs
• clicks her tongue
• stands all by herself for a looooong time, lower down to a squat, and stand back up
• growls (it's usually instigated by Owen)
• squeals REALLY loud and in a VERY high pitch when she's really happy, which is usually in the bathtub with her brother
• squeezes/crawls into the smallest spaces, and then usually get stuck
• has 6 teeth - four on top and two on bottom
• chases her brother around
• stands in the bathtub, but quickly sits back down when I remind her to "sit down"
• LOVES her brother and gets worried about him if he is upset
• LOVES to play with daddy and lights up when he enters the room
• LOVES to cuddle with mommy and during the night will wake up if mommy is not next to her