Gregoire Girls

Her trip was delayed by three months, but not even major surgery could keep Mama Gregoire away from her grandbaby. We've taken long walks in the neighborhood, made a fun trip to Oxford to see Auntie Arlene and revel in the remnants of the debate, hung out on the banks of the Mississippi, etc., etc. It's just so fabulous to have my mom here. Lexi is in grandma heaven.

This week, between shopping and sightseeing, we'll be preparing for Lexi's christening. I can't wait for Sunday when a dear group of friends and family will gather in Oxford for the blessed event. Of course, we'll post lost of photos. Meanwhile, here are some fun snaps from our weekend.

Lots 'o personality

It's amazing to see the changes in Lexi. She's developing a personality and is already defiant (not sure where she gets that from). She flails her arms and legs when she sees her daddy, and knows how to fake cry until she gets picked up. She responds to her name and surprised us when she started petting Jackie this weekend.

When she wakes up in the morning, she's all smiles and kisses. She carries her great mood straight through bath time when she kicks her feet so hard there's usually more water on the floor than in the tub. Feeding her takes three times longer than before because she is so aware of everything going on around her. She stops to follow every sound until she finds the source and is satisfied that it's not more interesting than what's in her bottle.

And there's the grabbing - hair, earrings, necklaces, name it. She's fascinated with the iphone and attempts to lick it if the caller on the other end says her name. Here she is, not looking mischievous.

Roll, scoot and drool - with video

There's been much excitement in the Gregoire-Stuart household. Our little girl is growing up. She's attempting to crawl during tummy time, but she only manages to scoot backward. Hey, movement is movement and we're thrilled. Also, she's finally perfected the roll over and does it quite easily, especially when she wakes from sleeping. She flops over from her tummy to her back.

We were never able to get her to sleep on her back despite our best efforts. After 2 months of waking up every 30 minutes, we tried putting her on her tummy and she slept through the night. Of course, for the next month, her paranoid mama still woke up every 30 minutes to make sure she was still breathing. In childcare class they drilled the importance of "back to sleep." For us, "back to sleep" meant no sleep.
She's also showing signs of teething - lots of drooling; her hands are always in her mouth and she's perfected a very loud, high pitch squeal. This week we go for round 2 of shots. I'm not looking forward to it, especially as she'll be more aware of what's happening than the last time. Good thing Baby Daddy will be there to hold our hands. Here are a couple vids of the happy kid.

I'm still waiting to capture her rolling over on video, no luck.

Mini who? You be the judge