Tia is a Chatter Box

So Tia is cracking me up. She is constantly talking...and I mean constantly. From the minute she gets up until the minute she goes to bed. We can't watch TV anymore because Tia just talks the whole time. It's "Daddy/Mommy, look at this" to "Come on Mommy/Daddy let's go" to singing songs to just anything cute. She is just such a ham and I love it. I think she is going to be a talker when she goes up. She definitely loves the spotlight! My little cutie.

Yard Sale Find!

My mom has a knack for finding deals. She loves Goodwill and every now and then she finds great deals, but I am so excited about her latest find at a yard sale in Ohio. These soccer shoes for Tia are awesome! They are literally brand new and I'm sure were at least $25 or more. My mom paid $1. Whoot whoot. Tia is such the soccer player and I love it. We can't wait to see her in action when she turns 3.

Like Mommy Like Daughter

Well you can certainly see in this picture that I was a pretty chubby baby too. I remember my Aunts always telling me how much they loved my fat cheeks. Now I get that saw feeling when I see Lexi. I love kissing on her fat cheeks and loving on her fat rolls. Honestly, I think I look fatter than Lexi. I do think she is a happier baby because she has some meat on her bones. I think they said I was too. Love it!

Busy Busy

Well it looks like I have been slacking on my entries. I've been back to work about a month and have still not gotten used to finding daily time to write in my blog. I'm going to start making it a priority to write at least three times per week. You know how it is with the work life balance! I'll get there!!

Chunky Monkey

I just love my chunky monkey Lexi. I love every fat roll and her big fat cheeks. I was also a chunky baby and so I just love that she is too. Plus I do believe that she is a happy baby because she has some extra weight on her. I can't stop kissing her cheeks! I love them.

So Proud of Tia on the Potty

Tia has been doing great with going on the potty. She has been doing great at school and the past week, she has let us know when she wants to go and she has done great. We are so proud of our little girl!

Mother's Day

Another great Mother's Day. We had dinner over at GiGi's (Grandma Stella's). She cooked the best lasagna for us. She had been wanting to cook for us namely for Chris's birthday, but we just hadn't made it over so we decided to combine it with Mother's Day. Katma was there and Lexi and Tia had a great time. Happy Mother's Day to everyone who is a mother or cares for little ones!

No Whooping Cough for Lexi

Doctor finally called last night to let us know that Lexi does not have whooping cough. She would let us know what her final results show, but the preliminary results say that she does not have whooping cough. Yay! However, she still has a nasty cough here and there. I hope it goes away soon.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Let's just sat that from a very early age, Tia has been majorly exposed to electronics. The iPad that you see was taken over by Tia early in. The girl wasn't even 9 months old and yet she could navigate from screen to screen. At 2, she can enter our pin, scroll to the ABC player app, go and find her favorite show wipeout, and watch the latest episode. She makes it look like a piece of cake! I'm glad though, because this generation will have nothing but electronics in their lifetime. Might as well master it early on! Live this picture. Mommy and Daddy are nerds and it looks like Tia is following suit.

Lexi Update

Honestly, I have only heard Lexi's cough sound like the whooping cough 'seal' once and it was in the middle of the night. She does still have her coughing fits, but I don't think it is whooping cough. We have yet to hear the results of the test she took on Thursday, but if I had to diagnose her, I'd say no. I think she just has a terrible cough and I'm hoping it gets better soon...I guess we'll see.

6 Month Clothes for Lexi

Lexi may only be 3 months old, but she the girl is wearing 6 month clothes. I love my little chunker. She is so happy all the time, even when she is sick. I love her fat cheeks and her fat rolls on her legs. I love how there is more to love!!!

Whooping Cough

Lexi has had a terrible cough all week. It first appeared last weekend when she was at her grandma's. Kathi called to tell us about her terrible cough. One where she was having a hard time catching her breath and her face would turn a bit red. I just figured it was her normal morning congestion. Daycare let us know that tuesday she didn't sound that great and on Wednesday they called because they described the very same cough that Kathi had. We hadn't witnessed it yet, but later Wednesday night, Chris heard it and then during the night I did. I heard it again in the morning. I didn't want to take any chances since she has had RSV, so I decided to take her into the doc. They got her in that afternoon and I picked her up and took her in. First thing, the girl weighs 13 lbs 3 ozs. The doctor said her right ear was cleared up, but her left ear still has an ear infection. She asked why we were there and I explained the coughing throughout the week. She said that Whooping Cough has been reported heavily in the area and she wanted to take a test to make sure. They put these long wires down Lexi's nose to test it. I hate when my babies cry! They said they will send it off to the State Lab and will wait for the results. The doc said that if she does have it, it becomes a big issue with the State Health Dept. Just to be safe, the doc gave her some Whooping Cough medication that will also help with the ear infection. So now, we just wait and see how she does. My poor little girls have both had their share of ailments in their first year of life. I am sure it will make them stronger!

Fat Tia

I love that at daycare, nicknames surface quickly. I remember when Tia had just started there, many called her Tee Tee and still to this day, many of the kids and teachers still call her that. I was talking to one of Lexi's teachers and they said, 'yeah, we call Lexi Fat Tia' and I just laughed. She really does look like a Fat version of Baby Tia. I thought it was cute. Now, I'm sure Lexi won't want to be called that after she gets older, but for now - it fits!