Alexandra is pulling herself up on everything! She has no fear, sometimes she almost gives a heart attack with how daring she is. And today she just started cruising around the furniture. I am betting that she will be walking by her birthday!
I am a horrible mom! Today, Alexandra fell off the bed! I know it is horrible. I looked away for just a second just bend down to grab some clothes and in a split second she rolled over and crawled off the bed.
Alexandra loves to be right in the middle of everything that Mike and I are doing. Here she is "helping" clean up after dinner. I think that if the fridge door was a little more sturdy she would be pulling everything off the shelf.
On Wednesday, January 23 my nephew Adlai Charles Alexander Crampton was born. He was born in water and caught by his dad (Pat) and quickly snuggled on his amazing birther Mom's (Alicia) chest. He was 7 lbs 3 oz and 20 inches long. I was very honored and was invited to support Alicia and Pat in the birth of their second child. It was so amazing and beautiful! I really love births! I have been really lucky and have been able to attend 3 births and they have had tremendous impact on my life. I will hopefully post pictures but I need to obtain permission first.
Alexandra was wonderfully taken care of by her daddy and Aunty Danielle and Uncle Jason. Alexandra got to wake her daddy up at 4 am for the first time! Mike doesn't function very well with waking up at night so while I was away supporting Alicia and Pat, Mike took over the night duties.
Mike and I enjoy taking back roads and trying new ways to get somewhere. Today we took 772 from close to Calgary hoping it would go straight to Didsbury. Unfortunately after 40 minutes and the road winding west we ended up in the Hamlet of Madden, west of Crossfield. So after all that driving we had only made to Crossfield, which is about half way to where we wanted to end up.
Here Alexandra is just waking up from her nap. I love how warm and cozy she and it is so wonderful when she wakes up in a great mood.
Yesterday Alexandra and I went swimming with our good friends Tammy, Ber and Ryla. We went to Cardel Place, which is fantastic! It has the best little toddler area, it is warm so the adults who are sitting stay warm and for skinny crawlers like Alexandra. Alexandra and Ryla crawled all over. After swimming both girls passed right out, which is a very rare occurance! They both slept for 20 minutes or so in our arms.
I have created a little corner of our living room for all of Alexandra's toys. She loves having everything close together and has just figured out how to get toys out of the toy box. 
Last night we went and brought Mike dinner because he had to work late. After dinner Alexandra explored his office and loved all fun tools, server racks, and other paraphenalia that are not safe for babies. She had a blast crawling around and has started pulling herself up on things.
Alexandra loves her Auntie very much and just loves to be with her. Alexandra gets excited every time she sees Nicole. Here Nicole is babysitting and also trying to keep Alexandra from playing with her stuff and from crawling off of the couch.
Ahhhh....she is asleep! It is so nice that she sleeps in the car so well. I can actually pick her up and put her back down in her crib and she won't wake. Somedays I wish I could go driving all night.
Alexandra and I had a fun shopping day yesterday. We got a new carrier, a mei tai and some baby legs (shown in the picture). I love these, they keep her legs warm but don't add to much bulk so that she can crawl easier and they should be great for when she is in the sling so her pants don't ride up.
I just got for my birthday from Pat and Alicia, these great g-diapers. I really wanted them for our trip and for times when we go to away. The diapers are half disposable and half cloth and the best part, at least for me is that they don't smell like disposables. They work well so far, I have only tried them once but the fit is great. The neat thing about these diapers are that they are flushable and/or compostable. If you are interested check them out at www.gdiapers.com
Alexandra is a slow gainer and because of that we have been seeing one doctor or another almost every two weeks since was born. And today when she had her shots, she is finally on the charts, in the 3rd percentile!! She is 14lbs 10oz and 27 inches long! I am very proud of her and I am very happy because now I can worry less about how much she is eating.
Alexandra's favorite toy right now are her balls, she has a blue one and a yellow one. She loves to play with her daddy and this is a picture of them playing her favorite game with the ball. She puts it in Daddy's mouth, he shakes his head, she laughs hysterically and then tries to get it with her mouth.
Alexandra has figured out how to crawl under the kitchen table to get at the toast she drop earlier at Breakfast.
Here is a video of Alexandra crawling. I am in love with her crawling right now so there will be more to come. Also I have to apologize for the poor quality our camera doesn't do low-light very well.
Alexandra has finally mastered crawling. She is doing so well that she can even crawl on the tile before she would just slide. She is enjoying her mobility because now when I live the room she can follow me. She is still pretty slow so it takes her awhile but she can do it. She also loves to walk, she gets so excited and is so proud of herself when someone helps her walk.
Alexandra enjoying spaghetti.
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