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... ;-)

Merry Christmas!!

Well, at least my blogging is getting a little closer together!! :-) We have had a VERY busy last 30-40 days since we last "spoke". Our little girl is growing up so fast right before us and her vocabulary just keeps expanding. Joe and I are always astonished on a daily basis on what kind of conversation we get to have with our almost 2 year old!! We are really enjoying our princess and have a TON of fun with her. I can't say that we have really experienced the "terrible twos" but then again I have heard sometimes we skip the 2's and the terrible 3's happen. We do have the occasional outburst or temper tantrum but we normally are good at noticing what sets her off. All in all, Lexi is pretty calm but can get a little hot headed every now and then. We had a WONDERFUL TURKEY season. We were able to have 2 Turkey Days. On Thanksgiving, we were invited to my aunt and uncle's house where my "gourmet" chef cousin(yep, he graduated from culinary school) cooked our Thanksgiving dinner and let me tell you how AWESOME that was!! We got to see the Aggies beat the Longhorns on Thanksgiving as well.

Lexi playing with her cousin Nikki. She had animals and a DOLL HOUSE that we had to tear Alexis away from.

On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, the immediate family got together at Mom and Dad's since our brother-in-law is from a HUGE family and he and my sister needed to spend some time on Thanksgiving with his side. But Dad cooked up a turkey and the rest of the family chipped in with all the sides. Needless to say, we had a share of turkey AND all the sleepy effects that go with it.

Other than, that, we have been busy cleaning out and rearranging our house for the newcomer due May 13th. Here Lexi is helping me figure out what is for Baby and what stays in her room. We have a lot more stuff than I thought for a newborn!She had to test the bumbo chair out and she still fits! But we have managed to clear out a room(our former study), turn our formal living room into a study, buy office furniture, we decided to go ahead and get Lexi her big girl bed and transition her into that before the baby arrives. All we need now is the GENDER!! We find out what we are having on Wednesday, DECEMBER 29TH!!! I am glad that we are finding out after the holidays so I can focus on Christmas with the family and not be thinking about what to get for the baby's room. Because once we find out, it's GAME ON for getting the room ready. We will paint first, then put new carpet in and then set up the furniture!

Lexi came home from school(here she is in her spirit shirt) with a ponytail and I went crazy with the camera since she doesn't let me put her hair up!

Getting a haircut from Daddy, just her bangs.

And we did this all while she watched Dora!! Imagine that!

Getting into trouble.....

She is finally showing some interest in the Christmas Tree and wanting to touch all the ornaments and asking us "What's this?".

She made an ornament at school and Daddy helped her put it on the tree

SOOOOOOOO..we have a dancing queen on our hands

And here's her Live in Concert!!

Sorry it's so dark, she had to start dancing by the Christmas Tree when minimal light was on!

Being a bum on the weekend. She loves to be a bum on Sundays and just lay around.

Gotta Love this face!!

I just had to take a picture of her in this outfit. We have been real fortunate with Lexi "recycling" her toys. I know Mommy and Daddy are ready for some new toys but every 2-3 months she seems to go back to a toy she has played with before. We are just glad she is still interested in her current toys but we agree that it is time for some new toys and "bigger" girl toys since she seems to be outgrowing her current toys. We still read every night before we go to bed but lately, Alexis has been reading to us and has been doing really well. She has managed to memorize 5 of her books by looking at the pictures and by listening to us read it over and over. The tone and the sounds are all right on the money!! Joe and I can't believe it! It's definitely entertaining.

Christmas Cards are sent out, Alexis's birthday party invitations are sent out, decorations are up, most of the presents are bought and wrapped, baby's room is ready to find out the gender. Our "checklist" before the holidays is almost done! Just a few more gifts to pick up!! Now we can just RELAX!!

WE WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!