Lexie has a new phrase.. “uh oh!” It’s pretty cute when she drops something and looks up at me to say, “uh oh.” Then she tots over to retrieve it. But it’s not quite as cute when she throws things from her high chair or changing table and says it. Stink pot.
She has apparently reverted her understanding of what a “duck says,” because now EVERYTHING says “moo.” Even Mommy! lol She may be reaching for the vase on the table, or pulling up her play mat and I will say, “Lexie, no. no.” or “Not for Lexie.” Then if she reaches again, I STUPIDLY say, “Lexie, what did Mama say?” and her reply? “MOO!” That turkey. So, my first reaction was that she must not really know what a cow says, because she is just mimicking me. But then when we are reading her book, she points to the cow and says Moo. So, while I am thinking, “Hrm… she doesn’t really get it” she is in fact thinking “I’m being a smarty pants when Mama asks me silly questions, like ‘what did I say, Lexie?’.” LOL Naughty naughty. But so dang cute.
We had about three good weeks of FABULOUS napping, night sleeping, eating, and playing without Mama needing to be there. Then, she starts cutting her stupid 12 month molars. Poor baby, she is just miserable. I have THREE, count them- 1, 2, 3- boxes of teething tablets on the way! Everyone swears by them but you cannot find them in the stores anywhere. The most popular brand, Hyland’s, was recalled right before Lexie was born so they took them off the shelf. But there are other homeopathic brands that you just can’t get in the stores. So, I got some of those online. She is eating good, but not really napping well and is rather cranky.
She shows all the signs of needing two naps still, but is only wanting that one nap a day. It just isn’t enough sleep and by the late afternoon she is exhausted and falls asleep taking her night time bottle-which I DO NOT like at all. I offer two naps every day, just in case though. Again, I’m pretty sure it’s the teething.
Oh, and did I mention we threw our first public fit Monday? Oh yes. We went to a lady’s house in the Village about a job. (which I got, btw, and will start the first Tuesday in Sept!- yay!) Lexie wanted down, which I guess is this new found freedom of crawling/walking she has. If I wouldn’t put her down, she would push me away, start screaming/whining fussing, and get all ugly. If we were in Walmart, I would know what to do-tell her how it was going to be or leave. But at a potential customer’s house?! So I would put her down, then pick her up when she got too far away or became too nosy. I tried to distract her first, of course, giving her my keys or telling her to look at the pictures of the baby… yea that didn’t last long. So, we are just going to battle this independence. She was naughty in church Sunday, too. SCREAMING, squirming. I told her she would be going to the nursery if she kept acting like that. I’m not going to let her down in church to run around and do whatever she wants- that is not what church is for, and it isn’t a time to go out in the fellowship hall and play. She can either sit in my lap and play/behave, or she will go to the nursery. It’s not a time to be acting wild. When she is older, coloring or reading is acceptable, but I’m not going to let her act crazy in church, despite what people say.
But she is still cute, of course. =)
When I picked Lexie up from school the other day, her teacher asked if she could have a plate like the other kids got. I told her no. She said that Lexie grabs for what they have and she wants to eat what they’re eating. I just replied that I didn’t want her having processed foods and I would send her food. I do realize not everyone has the time to make their kids’ lunches. I do. I send pureed foods, like roast and veggies, chicken and blueberries, sweet potatos, etc. and I ALSO send finger foods- blue berries, pieces of fresh, hormone free chicken that we grilled or baked, greens beans, bananas. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON for Lexie to eat fried, processed chicken nuggets, peas that are filled with BPA because they’ve been in a can on a shelf, or pears that are dripping with excess sugary syrup. Not just no, but HELL no. There is no reason for it. Next time they ask (this was the 2nd time it’s been brought up) I will tell her very quickly that Lexie will always want to do what others are doing- piercings, drinking a beer, talking to her parents with disrespect, not going to bed at a decent hour- but she will not be doing any of those things either. She is 11 moths old, and frankly I don’t care what she wants, she does not have the good sound judgement to know what is good for her and wasn’t isn’t. SHE IS ELEVEN MONTHS OLD! HELLO?! I know what it is, though. She doesn’t want to spoon feed her, which mind you, takes all of 7 minutes. That baby eats so well, and so fast that it is gone and hardly and inconvenience. She is too young to exclusively feed her self finger foods; she would not get the nourishment or calories she needs if she were left to feed herself. 11 months old. GEEZ. I guess she thinks it is an inconvenience for her, but Lexie is there TWO days a week. Grr.
So, her BDay is almost here, as you all know. I got her romper in the mail the other day- SO CUTE! I wanted it to be a surprise, but could not resist taking pictures. Most of you received them in an email or on FB, but just in case you missed it (or need to see more!) here she is. =)
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