It's Christmas time !!

I am so excited to be preparing for Lexie's first Christmas. I don't seem to be able to come home from shopping without some little item for her. I can't wait to wrap all her presents the night before. I already bought a tree, just a little one but she seems to like it. I'm planning our menu for the day and of course now that Lexie eats solids she'll have her very own special Christmas day menu. We'll go to Nanna's next weekend and put the tree up and decorate the house. It almost feels like I am a kid again and get to look forward to Christmas! I can't wait to see how she reacts to all the presents under the tree. She talks nonstop now with her new favourite sound 'dadadadada' sometimes I swear it sounds like Daddy - she's so cute and funny. She's now cutting her second tooth and she's not nearly as grizzly as she was with her first. She's getting so cuddly and affectionate and playful too. We have several little games that she loves and laughs her head off at. She loves it if I pretend to bite her or if we play the boo game where I hide behind the couch and then dive out with a big growl. She is not a shy baby at all - very bold and adventurous! I think this will be the week she masters crawling, she is so close and has managed a few little steps but hasn't actually taken off yet. She's really developing her own little personality and at times can be quite naughty! When she's having her dinner if she doesn't like it she will deliberately spit it out which is really funny or she'll make a really defiant sound and kind of bunch all of her body up to let me know she's not keen on the vegies or it's time to get out of the chair. It's so hard not to laugh at her. I think I spend my days laughing. She's such a joy. The best gift ever.