Lexi Ann was born September 6th and 9:18 p.m. She was born with lots of dark hair and she weighed in at 6 pounds and 7 ounces. She is my smallest baby even though she stayed in me longer then her siblings did. She was born at 38 weeks and 4 days.
These first two pictures were of the morning after her birth.. I will post more pictures of her birthday when I write a post on it. I love the morning light on her face in the pictures. She is just so sweet and brand new.
Brock loved his little sister right from the beginning. I was very surprised at how much he loves her, because he is such a mama's boy and I thought for sure that he would throw some major tantrums about the new baby. The very first time he got to hold Lexi he was in love, and very protective of her. She fell asleep while he was holding her the first time and he started yelling at everyone that talked to be quiet because baby Lexi was sleeping. He even yelled at the nurse who came in to talk to me, and kept telling her to be quiet. We all were laughing it was so funny!
Brock loves to hold Lexi and sing her songs. He is always rubbing her head and kissing her. If she cries, he is quick to tell me what she wants, either her blanket, mommy's milk, a song, or her binky. It is so cute how much he loves her, and I am so happy that he is transitioning well with the new addition to our family.
Sydney loves baby Lexi too, but she is not nearly as maternal with her as Brock is. She likes to come up and kiss her or nuzzle her head, but she doesn't want to hold her very much. She does like to help me when I need something like a new diaper or a drink of water, and will sing to Lexi or sit next to me while I nurse her. I think Sydney will show more interest in Lexi when she is older and can play with her more.
Going home! I stayed in the hospital for about 24 hours, and couldn't wait to go home and be in my own bed. I hate the hospital beds! Lexi looks so small in her car seat!
This is after Lexi's first sponge bath. She did pretty good during it, and loved having her hair washed!
So far Lexi is a pretty good baby. She has a fussy period most every day where she cries and nurses a lot. She has acid reflux and I think that is the cause of her crying and discomfort. So far she responds well to essential oils on her tummy to help with her reflux. She loves loves loves her mommy, and cries for pretty much anyone else who holds her. She doesn't even like Grandma Banks very much which is surprising because all the babies love Grandma. Lexi cries if she is put down, so my arms have gotten very tired from holding her so much. Not that I mind, I love holding my sweet little baby. She like the moby wrap and I put her in it once or twice a day to give my arms a break and so that I can get somethings done around the house. I have loved every minute of having this sweet little spirit come to our family and already can't imagine our family with out her!
I will work on the birthday pictures so that I can get a post up soon about Lexi's birth story. Hopefully I can be a better blogger. sense my last post on this blog was the one telling everyone that I was pregnant.
