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The Road is Uphill

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Lexi did turn 18 months last week. We see the doctor in the morning so I will talk more about her in the days ahead. She is the best thing to talk about. I will mention that she has been in nursery the last 3 Sundays and has done incredibly well. It makes my heart happy to see her play well with a group of children her age (especially after the issues mentioned in the last post when it comes to playing one-on-one with her cousins & the fact that she still takes a morning nap). It was surprisingly hard to leave her, and still is; I want to watch her play, but it's nice knowing she behaves great without us. She doesn't show much contempt when we drop her off, but at least she gets excited when we pick her up. We are definitely getting more out of church thanks to wonderful nursery leaders. I'm just so surprised at the strong & independent girl we are raising. She is extremely helpful (in the way 18 month olds can be helpful) and loving. Yes, she might be grabby and pushy and bite-y at times (mostly when tired), but I can't help but look at her with an extreme sense of amazement. I still feel honored to be a parent. It's a wonderful feeling. Although I don't feel like I'm in a position to do everything I want for her, we'll get there and she'll grow to be a fantastic person regardless of my failed aspirations. The road is uphill. It might be hard, and at times things appear foggy, but I know we'll get there.


Halle and Sharon visited during a quick trip so all the 1 year old cousins got to play together for the first time (Lexi 18 months, Maren 20 months, Halle 23 months). We got some video I'm trying to upload now. You can view the unedited (I didn't adjust wb, sorry it's so yellow) but you can watch the views HERE and HERE


For Halloween, Lexi dressed up as Yoda, to continue the Star Wars theme thanks to Grandma Looper. Grandma & Grandpa Smith were out of town this weekend, so Lexi helped Aunt Lisa & G-Gma pass out candy. With Eric unexcited by Halloween, I decided it wasn't worth the trip around a neighborhood we didn't know basically asking for candy for us adults. So maybe next year will work out better when it comes to getting out. She did learn what candy was, unfortunately for me, and so I'm not sure how knocking on doors would have gone. She still has to learn how to say trick or treat. But since she knows "please" she thinks she can get anything she wants. It is hard to say no to that cute face, but don't worry, it happens. 






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