October - December 09

Lexi now takes great delight in telling complex stories, with a vast array of props-

her hair was finally long enough to tie in little plaits-
which she was pretty excited about-
she still likes dressing up-
and was able to help decorate the xmas tree-
visited an A&P show-
(agricultural & pastoral?!)
and sometimes "helps" in the garden-

The 6th of january again...

1.5 days old...

one year old...

two years old! (and being mischievous!)

Another comparison...

Both of these were taken just before i took the tree down, on the 6th of jan.. just one year apart! Same tree, same spot, same baby!

Alexis, excuse the pun, thought it was like xmas when i took the barrier away & she could get at all the decorations.. even when i took the first photo she was reaching up to touch a little ornament that was hanging down by her hands!

I'm planning to get a photo of her with the tree every year on the 6th :-D

Almost a big girl!

Well this month has been another one of big changes!

Alexis has become even more personable, she chats to us constantly now, tellling jokes (so it would seem) and singing us songs (??) She waves hello & goodbye, even if we just put our shoes on, or go near the door.. She's also developing definite likes & dislikes (think tiny dictator..) we get squeaked at if we aren't paying attention at an important moment, and shouted at if we do something that is not approved!

She helped me put the christmas tree up last week, she loved unpacking all the decorations! She would carefully inspect each one (sometimes involving banging them together.. *sigh*) before passing it to me to hang up.. We've had to fence the tree off, of course, because the few ornaments that she can still reach get proudly handed to us on quite a regular basis.. she does seem to be losing interest in it slowly though.. The presents underneath haven't caught her attention yet, but i'm sure that will come next year! Its quite funny to think that the last time the tree was up was when she was just 1.5 days old & i took her photo underneath it before packing it up!

The biggest change this month is that she has started walking! She started off doing little bursts between paul & I, and for a long time would only walk if we sat with our arms out to her, ready to catch her! But a few days ago, she started walking around completely of her own volition! She's really quite stable, she can stop & pick something up, then keep going, and only over-balances occasionally... however at this stage she still prefers to crawl when she does fall over, or if she is sitting down, but if she is standing up she will walk around...

A slightly worrying development is she is showing a real penchent for climbing! We have a chair on its side to keep her out of the kitchen & she is always trying to get over it, she almost climbed out of the bath last night, and earlier today i discovered her trying to climb onto the computer box, so that she could reach the keyboard! This really bodes well for her toddlerhood! eeek....