Week Twenty One

Twenty one weeks? How did that happen? Time is flying by and next Friday Alexandra will be 5 months old. Soon she will be crawling, walking, running. There will be no stopping her. So for now I snuggle with her in my arms at every chance I can. We finally got all of the newborn photos that we ordered, so be sure to click the tab to see them.

About Alexandra: She had a visit to the doctor yesterday so we know that she is 13 pounds 3 ounces now. She is still struggling with tummy issues but we see progress. She seems to like the soy formula and loves eating peas!

She is fascinated by faces and loves to pull mommy's hair! She has been using her high chair more this week and even took a nap in it last night! Apparently it is really comfy! 

Alexandra is really rolling over - she will go from back to tummy several times each day, but has yet to master the tummy to back. Here she is after turning over once and getting "caught" by mommy. When she is on her tummy, she likes to stick out her arms and legs and "fly" as seen in one of the photos below.

What's New: Alexandra has rolled over in her crib by herself. She is okay with tummy time on the floor, but cries until we come and get her if she ends up on her tummy in the crib. 

About Mommy & Daddy: I have not included much about us lately, but since Friday was my first day back at work after summer vacation, I had to post a minute about me. It is going to be so hard leaving her in the mornings before she is even awake. We found a very nice neighbor named Marivel who is going to watch her at our house so I feel blessed, but it is going to be hard missing out on so many little moments. I think I will be counting the days until Thanksgiving Break when I will get a week off and living for weekends and evenings in the meantime. Daddy also goes back to work after having had the last three off as part of the Family Medical Leave Act. It was nice being together as a family and sharing some fun times.

Visitors:  It was a Toastmasters week for Alexandra. On Monday we all went to the Enthusiastic Embarkers club. Here is Alexandra helping her daddy call the meeting to order. Dave is the club president.

Then on Tuesday night, we had the District 12 Governor, Michael Osur, over for dinner. He thoroughly enjoyed meeting Alexandra and even brought her some toys. As you can see, she also enjoyed meeting him!

We went to T-Mobile in Santa Ana on Wednesday, where Alexandra met some more of daddy's co-workers. Here is a photo of her with Roger, Tara and Valerie.

After that we also went to see Ayliz, her son Jason and her mom. Since that day, Ayliz has welcomed a son Jacob who will probably be one of Alexandra's playmates down the road.

Photos: Here is our cutie pie at 21 weeks!

And some cute photos from the week.