Lacey's 6th Month Stats & Shots

May 16, 2011:

6 months old:  26.08 inches (66%) and 20 lb 8 oz (99%)

The first thing everyone says when they see Lacey is either, "You're feeding your baby too much" or "You're starving your child (enter sarcasm)". She is very healthy and is quite the chunk. We love the rolls!! It does have a few adverse effects for me which are: 1) can't hold her for longer than 3 minutes without pain, 2) back pain, 3) having random women coming up to me saying how much I have helped my baby for the rest of her life by breast feeding. Most the time I smile and agree, but one lady was too up in my area and I told her I formula feed then watched her judge me and walk away. It was funny.

Lacey is growing so fast! Too fast for me I have to say. I loved the newborn stage minus the no sleep, but I loved the cuddling. Lacey is does NOT cuddle right now. I try and she pushes me away, even if she's tired. She is started eating baby food morning and night. She loves vegetables, and much to Kyle and I's chagrin she LOVES peas. Right now she puts everything possible in her mouth. She's also teething with her top 2 teeth and is slobbery. I have broken down and put a bib on her along with her outfits. It keeps her chin and neck dry and it's easy to wipe her face with the constant bib. It's practical and I am realizing that that's all that matters. :) Lacey is sitting up and really enjoys her ExcerSaucer We love our little girl so much and we love watching her grow!

Our Trek to the Wild West

On the way out west, we drove to my sister's Celeste house in Oklahoma and stayed with her and her family for a few days. We were going to go to Arkansas so we could pick up my parents but I-40 was close from Memphis to Little Rock due to the flooding AND we realized that we had way more stuff than we thought so my parents would need their own truck. We got there Monday afternoon. While we were in Oklahoma we went to Pop's (an awesome store filled with thousands of soda pops), Celeste took us to some fun restaurants, and just chilled. 

Tuesday morning Kyle, Joe (bro-in-law) and Ned (father-in-law) drove our truck, my parents truck, and my mom's car out to St. George. Wednesday night Celeste and Liz, Lace and I, and Mom got on a direct flight to Vegas. It was Lacey's first time on a plane and she was a champ. As soon as we got on the plane and got settled she fell asleep for the whole flight. The 3 hour flight was so much better than the 2 day drive. When we got to Vegas Jules picked us all up in her van and we made the trek to St. George. We stayed at her place and the next morning it was to our new place (AKA my parents beautiful new home). We love it here already!

Mother's Day 2011

My first Mother's day with Lacey was an emotional day for me. I woke up with Kyle giving me 3 cards. One from him, one from Lacey, and one from Cash. It was adorable... and meant so much to me. He also gave me a necklace with Lacey's name on it. I love it! Simple, and precious. Then, we finished cleaning and left our home in Lexington for a new life adventure. I'm so lucky to have the husband and little girl that I have. Being a mom has changed me in a lot of ways. It's hard work and yet so very rewarding!

Last days of Lexington

Oh Lexington how I love and already miss you so. The last few weeks in Lexington was a complete whirlwind. Between working, packing, goodbye lunches/dinners, doctor appointments, Kyle's finals, and still recovering from stroke it was C-razy. Thank goodness for the help of my mom helping us out, Kyle's family helping us pack, and awesome friends who helped us with packing and more.

Here are just a few things I love about Lexington, Kentucky:
The thunder/rain storms, the abundance of green land/trees/etc, Southern Hospitality, and the most important, all the AWESOME friends we were able to make while living there.

Before we left, we had a family picnic at the arboretum:

I don't have pictures of my work friends but we did party it up the last week we were there. I'm going to miss Kurt, Joe, Kim M, Kim W, Katherine, Danna, Benny, Jeff, Angela, and Rachel. They are who made my job fun.

Jessi and I had a going away party with all of our girl friends from church at Cheddars and had a blast. I miss all of these girls so much!

We also grew very close with our neighbors Len and Lois and love them like family. They currently have Cash (our puppy) until we find a job/house. Right before we left we had a Derby Party at their place. Lois is sporting her Derby hat.

We also got close with our other neighbors Dennis and Darla, and Chris across the road. We had so many funny conversations with them.

It's sad to leave but know that it's the best thing for us. We miss all of you! Bye Ya'll!