Lexie's Been Busy

Lexie has been a busy bee this week. The best news is that she slept through the night, 5 nights in a row! The streak ended last night when she cried at 3:00am. We waited to see if you she would go back to sleep, but she kept crying. We ended up feeding her and she drank the entire 8 ounces of formula, so she was a little bit hungry.

It's been good and bad that Lexie sleeps through the night. The good part is she wakes up when I'm leaving for work, so we get a little snuggling in before I have to leave. The bad part is when I put her back to sleep, she starts to cry and one morning, just as I was leaving she screamed, "Ma!". That totally broke my heart, but I was already late for work, so Eric had to deal with her. Luckily, she fell right back to sleep and didn't wake up for a couple more hours.

I think Lexie and I have bonded pretty well. When I first went back to work in December, she was happy to see me when I came home, but didn't get real excited. Now when I come home, she's waving her arms at me and has a big smile and even says "Mama."

She also spent the whole day with my mom. It's going to be a regular thing where Lexie will go to grandma's at least a couple of times a week, so daddy can work. And boy, did he do a lot of work when Lexie was gone. Eric even had time to wash the windows and vacuum the house. And on top of that, my mom made me dinner to take home. So everything worked out very well since I didn't have to clean or cook when I got home.

Now that Lexie has adjusted to being home, we're trying to watch for any developmental problems. Since we didn't have her during the first 8 months, it's hard to know what was done to keep her on track, but we think she's doing pretty good so far. We're also watching for any attachment issues, because if we don't take care of those issues, they can be serious problems later in life. We're trying to get her to hold our hands and to give kisses and hugs because she kind of resists being affectionate. She rather kiss her stuffed animals than give us a kiss. Kind of makes us sad, but we're working on it! We're doing what we can to build a trust between us by showing her we love her and we'll always be there for her. If it means spoiling her a little, then we're okay with that!