Who is Alexa Grace?

A friend who hasn't met Ally asked me what she is like.  "Other than loud," she said. 

I felt kind of bad, because that probably is the first thing I convey to everyone.  While that's true, it's actually kind of misleading.  She's grown into one of the happiest, most independent infants I've had the pleasure of knowing.  When I need to feed Samantha, or go through the mail, or do whatever it is I do when I am not single-mindedly serving her needs, she happily plays with her toys on her mat, usually for however long I need her to do so.

When I went to Misty's for portraits, I didn't take any special toys to get Ally to smile (my special trick for those happy shots of Sam).  "Just use a kitchen item and make a funny noise," I said.  And smile she did.

Today, I took her to My Gym for a class with Sam.  I hung her in a Bjorn-type carrier while we went through the class, and I could feel her laughter vibrating against my chest as she watched all the other kids play.

If I want to feed her something new, she's game to try it. See "Squash" below.

 

The only time she really gets cranky is when she's tired, or to a lesser degree, when she's hungry.  Really, a mom can't complain.

I have great girls!