Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Lexie at 7 months (oops 7 1/2 almost 8)

Happy girl in her favorite sitting position!
Swimming in the September heat wave.
Enjoying a plum with grandpa.
Not as exciting rice cereal, but digging it a lot more these days.
If that's not comfortable sleeping I don't know what is!!

So my darling 2nd child is finally getting a post of her own. Sadly meant too at 6 months, started it at 7 & here we are almost to 8 months, gotta love life! She is still as sweet as ever! She is very content & chill, sits up great, but hasn't been too concerned to get anywhere other than what's within her "reach zone". She has a happy, huge smile that you're sure to see if you're around her for a few minutes, especially after a meal. She takes regular naps, though lately not very long ones, 1-2 hours or so. Ok I was probably spoiled by her brother & his mega naps, but still a mom can dream :) She gets to sleep well, wakes up once or twice a night, with an occasional through the night rest, but her contentment is the same either way. We like to say she is the perfect 2nd child, getting ample attention, but not expecting to be held all the time- thank you Lexie! She's held onto her blue eyes so far, I'm still waiting to see what will happen there. She likes to blow bubbles to communicate with us, mixing it up with occasional babble sounds. Then we all chime in to get her to say "mama" or "dada" & yes even "Troy, Troy" or "Troy boy". She has definitely grown quicker than Troy did, at her 4 & 6 month appointments she was in the 40% for height & 97% for weight, haha. At 6 months she weighed more than Troy did at a year, so we are loving our chunky rolls & adjusting too growing out of clothes much faster!! We are so happy to have this lovely girl in our family, she is such a joy & can't wait to continue to see all of her firsts in life!


Thursday, September 23, 2010

This Magic Moment

Tonight the kids were in bed, but not quite asleep. Lexie started fussing a bit & Troy (who has been very good about being quiet during bed/nap time while sharing their room) started making some noise. We turned up the monitor to figure out what was going on to hear Troy singing, Old McDonald then I Love to See the Temple, to his sister . . . to help her calm down . . . which she does & they both fall asleep. It's nights like these you count your blessings, are grateful for the small things as a parent & can breathe a sigh that maybe you did something right today!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Summer wedding!

My handsome brother David & his stunning wife Tessa!
Welcome to the family!
Our happy family at the LA Temple.
(gotta love Troy's "smiley" face right now)
Dad & daughter, our little sunflower!
The men in my life!
The gals!
Cute cousins waiting for the couple to come out.
At the reception.
Tasty fingers
Mom & son, my handsome guy!
The original Ulrich sistas, don't we look related? Hmmm . . .
Some of the decor at the reception.
More decos
Yummy treats!

Summer Smiles!

Precious girl!
Always so happy!
So much fun, love our girl!
Bright eyes!
Brother always wants to take pics with his sis & she loves to be close to him too!
Our little darlings!
So sweet & caring, he's a great big brother!

Summer fun!

Don't ask me why I don't just post more frequently so that when I do they are not mega-huge, but oh well here goes again! This is some of our summer fun this past month.
Hanging out with cousin Reese on grandpas lap.
Swimming- keeping cool. Lexie's first time in the water!
In a shaded pool toy with smiles!
Enjoying daddy's day off by visiting the Redlands temple.
Father & son
Mom & kids
Our happy girl, along for the ride.
The happy couple.
We got news that day while we were at the temple that a new cousin was joining our family, so fun- welcome Khloe!
Enjoying the waves with Kaylie.
The girls! Lexie's first trip, a little windblown, but having fun.
The cousins enjoying the sand.
What Lexie really did most of the time there :)
Enjoying the 4th with daddy!
The cute red, white & blue kids!

Friday, July 9, 2010

Wet & Wild

Loving this girl!
Growing so fast
Swimming with cousin, wild hair & silly face. She literally had no reaction, the water was warm so she must've just figured it was an oversized bath!
Again just chilling!
Silly boy!
Slip & Slide
Water fun!
No fear, he loves the water!

Ontario Orange Grove Festival

Pony ride, loved it!
Feeding the animals . . . not so much.
Riding rides with cousin Dylan, a blast!
Scary shaking up & down ride, eek.
Dad & son boy