2 YEARS ALREADY!!

Wow!! I really can't believe it's already been 2 years and we just celebrated another birthday! Time sure is flying by!! 

We had Alexis's 2nd Birthday party at my parents house just because the Dora Bounce we got her was so BIG!! There was NO way it would fit in our back yard.

And the guys who delivered it said this was one of the smallest ones!! WHAT!!! 

It was hard to get her off this thing!

Her Dora Ball pit from the Moyers!

We were so fortunate with the weather since it turned really nasty the day after her party in Houston. AND it was the day after the Texas A&M bowl game, BUT, despite all that, we had a really good turnout of around 25 people. Lexi had a blast and fought naptime but eventually just passed out. We were able to sit outside and eat TexMex and relax(a little) while the little ones jumped and ran around. I was not able to get all the pictures of her gifts since we were opening them so fast and we had a bunch of toddlers "wanting to help"! Lexi got some really GREAT gifts and has plenty to play with now especially since her birthday and Christmas are so close together. We are set for the year!! 

For some reason, she got really shy when we started to sing Happy Birthday to her!

The cake was YUMMY since it was the same lady that made my sister's wedding cake!

After all the guests left, it was time for the adults to jump!

Papa and Aunt Pam, Lexi and Cousin Nikki

My dad HAD to slide down

and guess who had to do it too?!

Yep! That would be my parents in the jumpy!

Peek a Boo!

She has finally figured out how to walk in my slippers!

The boots were even funnier!

GO AGGIES!!

Daddy taught her about the "cape" so blanky became a Cape and she was SuperWoman!

Alexis had her 2 year check up on Wednesday, January 12th first thing in the morning. Since Lexi has a VERY big vocabulary right now, lots of people at the DR's office, including other mom's could not believe she was just 2 for all that she could say. Neither can we!! This was the BEST DR appointment  we have had so far. She didn't shed a tear or get fussy with the DR. She even giggled when she looked in her mouth, listened to her heart and checked out her feet. She got 2 shots this time and NOT EVEN A LIP stuck out! She was more concerned about the sparkly bandaids she got!! I couldn't believe it! No screaming the whole time and while the nurse and DR asked me all the developmental questions, she just sat there and read a book out loud. What are the odds! It's like night and day from the last few appointments. Our princess is weighing in at 26 pounds and standing at 34 inches tall. She's a little on the light side but toddlers are very active by nature since they now run/jump/climb/move very fast! She loved that she got to stand on a big girl scale and they measured her height on the wall! The only change we have is switching milks, no more whole milk and the DR recommended getting the first round of flu shots. We go back in a few weeks for the last round since "flu sightings" at the DR's office have increased.

School has already started transitioning her to the 2 year old room. We are not officially a student in there just yet because the 3 year olds MUST be potty trained. So just waiting on someone to move to the 3 year old room. But Alexis goes and plays with the 2's for the majority of the day, naps with them, eats with them and the teachers take her every hour or so to use the potty. Lexi goes potty for us every night before we put on her pajamas and right after her bath so the routine at school is helping! And we are consistent with at least ONE potty time at home. She is getting better in just telling us she is going potty so we are keeping our fingers crossed that we keep progressing forward like this.

Until next time!!!

We are having a.......

I had a routine pregnancy check-up on December 29th and this was the big one where we find out the sex!! I wasn't nervous this time like I was with Lexi since this pregnancy HAS BEEN SO VERY DIFFERENT than the first, my gut was telling me what we were having. A lot of people asked us why we didn't find out what we were having before the holidays and that was MY choice because I knew once I found out, I would want to focus on getting ready for this baby! So, I wanted to enjoy the holidays without knowing.

So........



You can imagine how excited we were when we found out!! But the ultrasound technician looked at us and said, you guys know what you are having right? NOOOOOOOO..what in the world do you think we are doing here?!! Crazy!! As soon as we found out we were having a little man, Joe taps me and says, "Guess you are off the hook!!". I was like, I didn't promise you anymore than 2! But most people know that if this baby would've been another girl, Joe would have done his best to convince me to try for another one. NOT GONNA HAPPEN!! I'm done! Even if it was another girl, I was done. Me and pregnancy really do not get along. So, you are probably wondering what we are going to name HIM:

JOHN JAMES SHEEHAN

Joe's mom named him after his grandfather's(well, their middle names or else he would have been Wayne Wayne!!) and she asked us if we would do the same IF we had a boy. Joe's dad's name: John, my dad's name, James, JOHN JAMES.

Now that we know what we are having, I got antsy immediately in regards to picking out the paint, the bedding, etc. Gigi and Auntie have already started to shop clothes for him since we have all pink! Lexi's big girl furniture is almost all in her room(except for her bed) and the new study furniture is almost put together. Joe has been awesome in putting it together little by little after work once the Christmas tree came down. Once the nursery starts to take shape, I will post pictures! Paint and carpet are first!

Merry Christmas!!!

We had a wonderful but VERY hectic Christmas this year. We started off on Christmas Eve celebrating with extended family and relaxing/exchanging gifts. It was nice to catch up and just relax right before the "storm" hit.

Opening her Fridge Alphabet on Auntie's Lap

Time to open presents( for the kids only)

Cousin Nikki and Lexi really play good together even though there is like a 5 year gap!

Christmas came and went TOO quickly but it was a long day to say the least. Lexi was up at 7am, we fed her some "Christmas pancakes" and then got her dressed and ready to go for 9am church but FIRST, we opened gifts from Mommy and Daddy!!

Christmas morning pancakes

Time to open some presents!

This little car makes A LOT of noise and of course she LOVES it.

A drawing pad with shapes

RIIIIIIIIIIIP!

Christmas Morning Opening!

Little People Farm!

Daddy had to open that right away!!

After church, in which we met Papa and Gigi at and Lexi was an absolute angel at(no going to the cry or fussy room), we head over to their house to have "breakfast" and start opening gifts. Auntie and Uncle Paul came over shortly after we got there. We had to take breaks with Lexi since she really wasn't into opening one gift right after the other. She wanted to play with the ones she opened right away! So, we would open a few, then take a break, open a few more and then it was time for an almost 3 hour nap! The grown ups played dominos while the princess napped and then we finished once she woke up and had our Christmas dinner that Joe and I were in charge of (filet mignon and crab). I wasn't able to take a picture of all the gifts Lexi opened but I hope I some good ones.

Posing in front of Papa and Gigi's Tree after church

One of 2 backpacks..she got a Dora one and the one she is wearing is Kai Lan

Dress up shoes!

Auntie and Uncle got her chair with her name on it. It rocks and has it's own foot stool! Imagine that!

Here's the tent she got from Auntie and Uncle and she LOVES it! Mommy and Daddy can actually fit in it so she wants to us to play inside it! It's cramped but we manage :-)

Inside her tent with her Dolly that talks constantly unless you turn it off(thanks Gigi)

Watching TV from halfway inside the tent

Playing with Dora and Boots with Gigi

Watching TV on the floor...my all time favorite of her! She posed!

Her Kitchen from Papa and Gigi

Her playhouse from Papa and Gigi and the bubble blower is from mommy and daddy

Mommy's friend, Kristen from college, was in town with her family. We were lucky enough to be on the "visit" list! Her hubby and twin princesses hung out with us the afternoon after Christmas.

Lexi playing with Taylor and Madeline, showing them the alphabet train

Our Living Room after the girls tore it up after 90 minutes of playing!

Lexi is all wore out after her playdate! But she had fun meeting Taylor and Madeline.

We had an awesome Christmas!! I don't think anyone was spoiled this year... ;-)