Alexis is off the chart... again!

Today was Alexis' 1 1/2 appointment, more like his 1 and 7 months but oh well, and again the doctor says he is off the chart! the doctor also said that he made a huge jump in weight but then again it is also because he made a jump on his height. So he is just tall that is all. I just don't like the fact that he was born 19" and in a month he was 24", also born at 9 lbs and at a month he was 13.5 lbs! after being so little, length wise, and well... he was always heavy.. I can't believe that my baby has been looking like a toddler since he was about 5 months! I wish they stayed babies forever but I have to admit that it gets more fun as he grows to be around him. Anyway.... today's results: Height = 36", Weight = 31.5 lbs. But I love you so much Alexis! you are still my baby no matter how big you get.

It's a girl!!!

On Friday October 23, we found out that our baby is a girl! although; we kind of knew because there is a lady in church that she is never wrong when guessing the sexes of all the babies in our ward. She told me when I was about 6 1/2 weeks pregnant that it was going to be a girl... we are still really happy. We made a long list with about 25 names on Saturday 24 to decide the name of our girl even though we had already talked about an specific one since we were told by this sister that it was a girl. After 2 days we decided that our daughter's name is going to be Charlotte Yria, which it was the one that we talked about since the beginning. Charlotte sounds to us like this elegant, beautiful, gracious, and kind girl and Yria is my grandmother's nickname (she found out her real name when she was about 50 years old and it is horrible, Francisca) and also my mother's real name (she uses her nickname because she was always called Mineny by everyone since she was born). Yria means crystal cave and it is also the name of a princess in my country. Overall we are happy! I can't wait to meet my little girl and have her in my arms. At the same time I feel sorry for her because her brother is nuts and I fear for her sanity! LOL. Alexis kissed my belly a couple of times and he calls the belly Poo poo! not so good but it is a start! I thought he was trying to say "Panza" which is belly but then he saw a picture of a baby in a magazine I was reading and he pointed at it and said: "Poo Poo!" and he laughed really hard for few minutes, after that I was scared that he would call every baby like that at church but he luckily he only calls Charlotte, Poo Poo. It is so good to see that brother-sister relationship develop before she is even out in the cruel world with Alexis!!! I know he is going to teach her well... or at least I would like to think so. I also hope I get to love her as much as I love my little monster (Alexis) and feel, at least a little, like my Heavenly Father does; so many sons and daughters and he loves us the same. I truly love being a mother and to be trusted with these spirits so that they can come back to Him one day!

self portraits

I couldn't stop posting these picture and after all, it shows how "talented" my baby is. Notice how he likes just taking pictures of himself even though sometimes he tries to get one of us in it he can't resist and cuts us out!

Babyzilla vs the vacuum monster

This video speaks for itself:



In the comments tell us what monsters your little ones have conquered ... or tried to!

Blair Witch baby style

So Alexis is now able to take pictures with our camera! Thankfully he hasn't broken it yet. (But i have had to clean the lens off a few times). He also has a knack for film making, it seems. Here's some of his best outtakes: