First Date!!

Last week Alex and I went to see Jan and Max. Max is one week younger than Alex and Jan was the manager at the tennis club where I work, so we went thru our pregnancies together, so it was a ton of fun. Now it is fun checking in on each other and asking each other a million questions!!!

Alex has been sleeping about 5-7 hours every night, she is starting to smile a little more and basically she is such a good baby, very relaxed and mellow!! (Like her Mom!). I have one more week left before I go back to work full time, I think I am feeling OK with leaving her as I am very comfortable with the people that will be looking after her. It is also nice that I am going to be home with her most mornings.

One Month Birthday, January 11th

This was taken of Alex on her one month birthday, Friday January 11th.

She is getting so much bigger (eating like a horse). She even had her first smile, it looked more like a little smirk! She is sleeping about 4-6 hours at night, without waking up so that is nice for Joy and I.

Today, January 16th Alex is going to have her first date!! Dad is not happy!! We are going to Shellbyville to see Jan and her new baby, Max. Max was born one week after Alex, same hospital. We have not seen him in person yet so we are excited! I will take a lot of pictures of them both, so keep checking back!!

Sleeping with Daddy

Yesterday Alex did not want to nap during the day so I took her for a long walk (as it was 70 degrees outside) and then we went over to Nana and Poppy's house and sat on the deck for a while. Needless to say when we got home Alex took a long nap and then when Jody got home they both took a nap together and I could not resist the photo op!! Last night Alex only woke up 2 times, so it was a good night!!

Swing

Last week I tried Alex in her swing again. The first time I tried it she was not too happy with it but this time she really enjoyed it!

Happy New Year!!!

Wow, 2007 was an incredible year, a lot happened with us!!

Jody and I got married, bought a new house and had a beautiful baby girl!! I think 2008 will be a little slower for us, hopefully we will just be able settle down as a newly married couple and settle down as a mommy and daddy!

Today Alex found she really like the aquaruim that is in her crib! It kept her occupied for quite a while!

Today we also put her on her playmat, which is also really liked. The mat may have been a little over stimulation for her but she was looking at everything with a ton of interest!

First Day without Daddy

So, Jody had to go back to work so it left Alex and myself all alone for the first time. I think I did OK! It was very quiet and by the time 5:30 came we were both very excited for Jody to get home.

Other than feeding, changing and watching her sleep we did actually go for a nice walk! It was awesome to get some fresh air and Alex seemed to like it also!!

Christmas Day

We had a wonderful Christmas Day. Jodys mother was staying with us and Alex stayed awake the whole time we opened presents and then in the afternoon we all went over to my parents house and had a huge dinner!! This has been the most amazing Christmas ever, having Alex is blessing and so wonderful.

Other college outfits!!

Ok, so obviously Alex is going to be a huge UK fan (thats University of Kentucky, not United Kingdom!!) but everyone keeps giving her different college outfits. So, the first one is University of Minnesota, she got this is a Christmas gift from Phillip, who is going there next year!

The second one is a terrible picture, just due to the fact that it is Louisville!! Some of our dearest friends, Steve and Lisa gave this to her so I had to take some pictures but Jody told me that I could NEVER take her outside the house in this outfit!! He actually told me to never let anyone see this picture, but oh well!!

The third picture is obviously the best as she has her UK outfit on!!

Week Birthday

This is Alex on her one week birthday!!

Coming Home

We were able to leave the hospital on Sunday December 16th, we were all happy to be going home and being able to sleep in our own bed and not constantly getting woken up by the nurses!!