It's Official...

Alexis is done with her helmet!! She has grown out of the 1st helmet & she did so well that they do not recommend a 2nd helmet! She was so cute because once we put her in the car seat without the helmet she kept shaking her head back & forth & trying to lift her head so the back wouldn't touch the car seat. All afternoon she just kept moving her head all around.

It is different seeing her without the helmet & I think she looks smaller now! With or without the helmet I think she is a cutie...



Now we just have to wait for her hair to grow back where the helmet rubbed it off.

She may not look like me, but...

she gets her LOVE of Italian food from me! Last night I made spaghetti and Natalie devoured it. At first she was eating with her fork, nice & neat, but then I had to feed the baby & when I came back this is how I found Natalie...



At least she ate all of her dinner!

Congratulations!!

Yesterday the McCleves welcomed their new baby boy to their family! His name is Gauge & he was born at 6:11 pm. He was 21 inches long & weighed 9lbs 5ozs!! I give Christine all the credit in the world for giving birth to over a 9lbs baby!!! Mom & baby are doing great and Gauge is adorable.

Congratulations Eric, Christine, Guhner & Addison!

Girl Scout Cookies

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not really a big sweets person. Well ever since Alexis was born I crave cookies! First it was Oreo, then it was fresh baked chocolate chip, & now Girl Scout Cookies! The Do-Si-Dos® ones are my favorite and I have already gone through a box! Of course now every where we go we see these cookies. When is cookie season done??? Hopefully soon because eating all these cookies sure isn't helping me lose the rest of the baby weight!

Don't they look yummy??

Wildlife World Zoo

On Thursday we checked out the Wildlife World Zoo out in Litchfield Park. We were excited to go to this zoo because they just opened an aquarium and Natalie loved the aquarium in Hawaii. Well at the last minute Bryan could not join us but we had plans to meet out friends the Proctors. Let me start by saying we had a great time with our friends & Natalie loved playing with the boys. However, I don't think we will be going back to this zoo. 1st off, it was $37 for the admission for myself & Natalie (this included a coupon that I got in the mail). So once in the zoo I thought it would be like Out of Africa in Prescott where the animals are a lot closer than at the regular zoo...nope. I then thought well there are other things to do like a train, a carousal, sky ride, & log ride so those must be included in the price...nope. They did have a giraffe feeding which all the kids loved, but otherwise I felt like I was at an expensive Phoenix Zoo. The aquarium was neat, but not enough to warrant spending that much money. We did get our money worth in time though..we got there at 10:30 am and left a little after 5:00 pm. Alexis and I were done by the end of the day, but we made it to the end. If it were not for the Proctors being there I would have been VERY disappointed. So if any of you were thinking of making the drive out there, I wouldn't recommend it. Here are the few pictures that I got (I had Alexis in the baby carrier the whole time & I realized now that she is moving more it is harder to keep the camera still to get pics).

Little Buddies

Tonight the Millers came over with the kids. We got an updated picture of Alexis & Claire..what a difference 5 months makes!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

We hope you all had a great V-Day!! Yesterday was Natalie's school party and they decorated cupcakes. It was fun to see all the kids hyped up on sugar..it made some of the kids REALLY come out of their shells! Alexis has been in a bad mood the last few days so we didn't get many great pics but here are a few...

Natalie's Allergies

We finally took Natalie to an allergist to figure out what has been making her sick. We found out she is allergic to dogs & cats. We pretty much knew she was allergic to dogs, but she also tested positive for cats. We feel bad about Baxter, but he is making her sick. We are relieved to finally know what has been causing her to keep getting sick over the last 7 month. However, we feel bad because it is not Baxter's fault, but we have to do what is best for Natalie. I feel bad for Natalie too because she LOVES dogs & Baxter! Maybe it will be something she grows out of, but if she is anything like me she wont. If anyone knows someone who would like a cat, please let us know.

Alexis Update

Our little Alexis is 6 months old! She is fully rolling over and is getting much better at trying to sit up. We had her check up on Monday and all is well. She is 26 1/2 inches & weighs 15 pounds 3 ounces. She has now had the helmet on for almost 6 weeks. I cannot believe how different her head looks! They have a mold of her head before the helmet that we compare to each week and there is a huge improvement. We got great news last week that they think she will have to only wear the helmet for a total of 7-8 weeks! NO 2nd HELMET!! I am trying not to get my hopes up because it really depends how the next few weeks go, but I am getting excited to think we might be done with this stage. I must say it did not end up to be as bad as I thought. Alexis does not even notice there is anything on her head. The 1st 3 weeks were rough because she would not sleep at all during the day, but after that rough patch she has been back to normal. I will say it does seem to effect her trying to sit up because she moves her head around a lot which then throws off her balance, but I am not to the point of being worried about it. We gave her sweet potatoes this week & she loves them! She has really been a great baby and we feel really lucky to have her in our lives.

Super Bowl

This year we went to our new friend Erin's house for their Super Bowl party. We met the Palmisano's through Natalie's preschool...Lexi (yes her full name is Alexis) is Natalie's school friend. Erin got Alexis Cardinal stickers for her helmet and I must say she looked ADORABLE! Natalie of course was in her don't take my picture mood, but at least we got one of the 4 of us. We had a great time at the party & it was a great game to watch!

The Palmisano Family