Too much fun!

You would not believe the things Lex has done this weekend. Sure, he looks innocent enough. He is not. He found a container of vaseline and opened and got it all over his hands. I found him fast enough before he could make a huge mess. He ran to the bathroom when the door was open and opened the toilet lid and started playing in the water. He has a radar when the bathroom door is open. He loves to play in there. I have no idea why. The scariest thing he did was Monday morning. I fed him breakfast in his high chair and I ran to go use the restroom. I seriously cannot leave this kid alone longer than a minute, if that. He managed to climb out so when I went back into the kitchen he was sitting on top of the tray. I nearly had a heart attack.
Over the weekend we enjoyed our favorite place, Cafe Rio. I love it. Lex liked it ok but I think he liked the styrofoam better.

Lex in the bathroom. What a little monster!

Jen, how is my photography? These are my roses from valentines from dad.

Happy Valentines!

When Ben came home last night at 9pm this was his surprise. Lex's cute hand print is on the valentine.
Lex and Dad shared some valentines love before we rushed him off to bed.
Lex knew what Valentines was all about, the CHOCOLATE!
This is the real reason I love Ben right now. I get to sleep in while he goes off to work. What a good husband.
Lex still trying to eat the chocolate while we get him ready for bed.
I hope you all had a fabulous Valentines.

Lex gets around

This is Lex at Aunt Rachel's house. He is walking everywhere. Not alone of course. He walks with the aid of anything he can get his hands on. I love going to Rach's house cause Lex can really make a mess of her non-childproof home. I'm sure Adam gets a kick out of that.
This is us at Abuelita's home. we have been going there a lot and we love it. She always has the yummiest food. Last time we were there she made us a vegetable soup. She is an amazing cook. She can make something out of nothing. I really love Abuelita and wished I could see her everyday.
This is Lex at our bookcase. He has learned to pull every book out. He thinks he is really cute.

Lex is a climber. He thinks he can go through anything. His newest discovery is that he can climb through the chairs. It is beyond me how he does it. He is amazing.
He loves food. Ask anyone, he can eat.
His favorite new toy at Grandma Judy's house is the little people. He ends up taking one home every time he visits. I don't even realize he has them until I take him out of the car seat or the next morning when he still has them clenched in his hands.
Lex also takes out all the pots and pans.
Lex is tall enough and had discovered that he can reach the top of the table. He is pulling off the mail. I have to remember now not to leave anything on the edges.
Lex sees me every mornings sweep and mop the floor. He helps by taking the food from his high chair and eating it. He is all boy. He sometimes would rather go hunt for his food on the floor and eat it than me feeding it to him. What a hunter?
This is Lex's new toy. He loves to help mom clean, or so he thinks.
He makes a mess everywhere he goes. Yesterday, it was his room. He pulled off all his blankets and sheets off the dresser in his closet. I am tired already cleaning up after this boy. He loves to make messes.

Lex's typical day

First things first. Lex is hungry! His favorite thing for breakfast is bananas and eggos. So far, he likes any flavor. I give blueberry because I think I heard blueberry's are good for the brain. But, it probably doesn't matter because they are artificial. Yes, I am bad. Lex is so expressive with his feet as you can see in the picture.

After breakfast, he gets a bath. He loves bath time. he would stay in their all day if I would let him. He is such the splasher. Any advice on how to stay dry?

Then, the rest of the day I chase him around making sure he doesn't get into anything he is not suppose to. He loves to help with laundry. By laundry, I mean unfolding what I already have folded. He loves to get the broom and pretend to sweep. That is my favorite. I think he is mocking me though. I have to sweep at least once a day because he makes such a mess around his high chair.

Cookie Day!

Okay, so when it is snowing I do not go snowboarding or skiing, I bake. It is a really bad habit. I love to bake. Lately, since it has been snowing all the time, I have baked a whole lot. I have baked banana bread, brownies, bread, chocolate chip cookies and I'm sure a whole lot more things that I am purposefully forgetting about. Then, I ask, "Why can't I loose weight?" I know. I know. At least I am still working out, right?

This is Lex's reaction! He is so happy that mommy bakes. He gets to reap the benefits.
Lex is such an elegant eater isn't he?
He loved these cookies soooo much. He could not get enough. When he wants more of something he says, mom! Over and over again. At time it can be very bothersome especially when I am trying to eat. Plus, he has that deep voice so in reality I laugh. Jen and Rach know what I am talking about, Mom, mom!
Look at all those teeth.
Yum, Yum! Hopefully it will warm up so I won't have an excuse to bake anymore.

Enough Snow

Haven't we seen enough snow already? I love snow and all but I am ready for Spring. For those of you who are skiers or snow boarders are loving it, I am not. It is no fun carrying a baby in the snow all the time. Yes, we had our fun time in the snow. But now, Please stop snowing!These are my boys taking a long needed nap since both of them are sick and me being the mommy can't be sick takes care of them.
Lex is getting so smart and loves playing with me. In the last week or so he has learned to give high 5's. Put his hands up in the air and shake his fists. He is getting to be so hilarious. I love it.
He also does some things that aren't so funny to me. Getting intot eh fridge is one. He stands up and manages to close himself int he fridge and then gets mad. He also gets into any trash that happens to be out. uurrrgggg.
Lex is such a climber. Anything he can climb onto or up to he does. He especially loves to climb over people or he might just sit on you.

Dancing, Dancing!

Lex is really getting use to his body and how it moves. He loves to dance whenever any type of music is on. In this video Lex has 2 or 3 different toys on. He definitely is a multi-tasker despite his gender, if you know what I am talking about. The other night he was at my moms house and he changed the tv to one of those high numbers like 947 and it was playing MC Hammer u can't touch this. He stood up and starting shaking his hips from side to side. I wish I had my camera. He was so hilarious. I love that he dances. He doesn't get it from me. Ben is so the better dancer in our relationship. I know, what happened to my latina blood?????

Water Aerobics

Last week, I got my butt into gear and I started water aerobics. I had a few misconceptions though. I thought that only elderly people did it. I didn't really think it gave you much of a work out. To my surprise, these thoughts were not true. The people that go are of all ages. It is a hell of a work out if you do it right.
I decided I really needed to start doing exercises and since my back hurts, the water would be a perfect place to start. I joined the rec center and I go 3 times a week. Anyone who wants to join, I recommend it highly. I am sore in all the right places. My back still hurts, but it is a good place for me to start to get myself back into shape.

What have I been up to?

This is Lex eating his favorite food or one of his favorites, graham crackers.
Again, Lex eating. If you look carefully, you can see his many teeth coming in. His 2 front teeth are on the way and he has been such a momma's boy. He has been so clingy. I love and hate it at the same time.
Like father like son. Lex loves all the same things his dad does. He always gets into his stuff, cd's, mice, games. Oh, he especially loves to play with Ben's printer.

This is Lex in the morning, watching the Backyardigans upside down. He paused a moment to look at the camera for a picture.
Wherever Lex goes you will know. He is the "Destructor". He pulls open drawers, opens cabinets, you name it. He loves to make messes. I chase him all day and clean up after him. His favorite place to play, I know it is disgusting is the bathroom. His favorite thing in there is the toilet paper, then opening the cabinets and pulling all the towels out, then pulling all my toiletries out, like pads, tampons, hair stuff. I need a new place to store all these items. It has been fun but I have to watch him like a hawk.
He likes to play with outlets. Yes, my house is child-proof and I have the plug things, so no worries. He is just so much work. It is fun to watch him to see what damage he can do. So this is what I have been doing. I would blog at night but Ben has started school again and it is "his" computer. Naps I guess are my best bet.

Happy New Year!

We started the New Year's party early on Sunday afternoon. For Preston and Julian's birthday party. Aren't they so cute?

On New Year's Eve Rach and I decided to go to Ikea. It was a good trip and I got some things that I really needed. I got a cool hamper for Lex's room and a spaghetti noodle holder. We even rang in the New Year with the Swedish. We even counted down. This is the only New Year taht Lex was able to stay up for. It was 5 pm our time. Yeah, Lex!! The bad part of the trip is that Lex had an explosion up his diaper and down. This was probably one of the few times I did not bring an extra pair of clothes for him. I go into the bathroom to change him and I mean it was everywhere. I had to have Rachel help me. She was about to throw up she said it smelled so bad. She stayed and help so I am thankful. Lex is not the easiest to let change his diaper he tries to wiggle his way out of it.................


This is what he had left on after the poop diaper. He was cute right??? He did have his jean jacket on and I covered his legs with his blanket so he wasn't so cold. Oh well. live and learn right?
Since Lex goes to bed before 9pm, We had decided we just wouldn't stay up and just go to bed. Well, that did not happen. We stayed up until 3am. I woke up the next morning at 6:30am to feed Lex. I was so tired and still am a bit. I know it was harder on Ben than me. Moms are good at staying awake and being restless and still managing somehow to function. We had a lot of fun playing games. The favorite of the night was scum. We are addicted, well I am. I will be PRESIDENT!