September 2010

Fall is in the air and I am loving it! It is my favorite time of the year and this year is even more exciting for me because it means that I am getting closer to our baby boy coming. I can't believe that I am already 6-1/2 months pregnant and almost in my 3rd trimester! It's crazy how fast time flies. Sometimes I feel like it is moving slowly but when I think about the fact that it's almost October and there will be so much to keep us busy the next few months like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and just getting everything ready for the baby I know Jan. 1st will be here before I know it. Sometimes I get kind of impatient for him to get here but since I know once he's here life is going to be a lot more hectic I am trying to slow down and just enjoy the last 3 months.

We still haven't decided on a name for this little guy so he's probably going to get stuck with being called "baby Rogers" forever. We have it narrowed down to a couple and I think I know the one we might go with but I'm too afraid that we will change our minds so I'm not embroidering anything yet. We need to decide soon though because I know that I won't have time to embroider everything I want once he's here. We've started on the nursery somewhat. We have it painted and cleared out and now we are just waiting for his furniture to come in. It should hopefully be in sometime this week and I'm really excited to see it all set up. We also finally got his closet shelves up and this kid already has tons of clothes. I know that he will outgrow the small stuff so fast though but I really have no idea how much you need for a newborn.

Alexa is getting excited about her baby brother. She is so cute...every time she prays at bedtime or for her meal she always prays for "Mommy, Daddy, Alexa and baby brother"...although a lot of times she calls him by random names that aren't even in the running for his name. She talks a lot about changing baby brother's diapers and brings me pretend "milk for baby brother" as she says. She is going to be my big helper when he gets here...hopefully not too much though:) Alexa has moved into her "big-girl bed" and she's doing really well in it. She thought she was something else the first night that she got to sleep in it. It's so funny to watch her on the monitor though because she moves around every square inch of that bed before she actually falls asleep...that is why she doesn't get to sleep with us:) Anyway, here are a lot of pictures from the last month. I'm going to try to get up the courage to put some of my belly pics on here but I'm just not sure if I can do it:)

Alexa's new "Big-girl Room"

My little "pumpkin"

I can't believe how much she is growing. We were watching a Christmas video of her tonight and it is so amazing how much she has changed in just 9 short months...makes me sad:(


Alexa thinks that every time she sees a pumpkin she has to sit on it and she says "take a picture Mommy"...I guess she's used to it:)

Alexa modeling the candy apple shirt I made her.

Modeling yet another shirt...and her adorable big girl pigtails.

Our big girl going up the giant bouncy slide...I wasn't sure she would do it but she just climbed up it like a little monkey.

Alexa and her cousin Ethan riding the cars at Kings Island. She was barely tall enough to get on anything.

I love this picture but I don't think Alexa was so sure about her.

Alexa and daddy in front of the fountains at Kings Island.

Alexa on her first ride ever...she had the same expressionless look on her face for every single ride:)

Alexa and Ethan with Snoopy.

This just cracked me up so I had to put it on here. Alexa went around the house all day with her backpack and sunglasses on. I think she was ready to go somewhere.