She keeps rollin' and rollin'

Alexa is now a total pro at rolling! Every time I put her down, she rolls over! She mostly rolls from back to her left. Occasionally she'll roll from her back to her right. She has not yet mastered rolling from her tummy to her back. I have read that this might take another month or so because she needs much stronger neck muscles to be able to go the other way.

In the meantime, our little roller is having a ball on her tummy! Check out these smiles!

The. Cutest. Baby. EVER!!!!

Holy cuteness, check out our little princess! This is Alexa's FIRST time wearing jeans! It's also her FIRST time wearing a ribbon in her hair! More of both to come. Because. Duh. She is just so stinkin' cute. Makes you just wanna pick her up and squeeze her tight!

Alexa loves tummy time

Not all babies like tummy time. Or so I am told. By other mommies. Alexa, however, happens to LOVE being on her tummy! She holds her head up and looks around and just has a ball!

Alexa's first night of Hanukkah!

Today was a big day for us! Alexa and I met some friends for lunch in downtown Washington, D.C. We got all dolled up for the occasion and hit the road.

So here I am, dressed up and pushing a baby stroller, which did not fit into the doorway! We finally got into the restaurant and as I was trying to squeeze through the crowd... Excuse me... Excuse me... Alexa decided it was the perfect time to start SCREAMING at the top of her lungs! Well. That sure got people to move out of my way! Hahahaha. Talk about an entrance!

Once we sat down, and I took her out of her car seat (aka, baby torture device) she settled down and we had a nice lunch! Here we are with Alexa's friend Catherine and some former co-workers of mine. What a nice lunch!

Later that night, we introduced Alexa to Hanukkah. Daddy led us as we lit the candles and said the prayers!

Then Alexa got to open her first night of Hanukkah presents! She got a backpack and book about the Guggenheim from Grandma E. What awesome gifts! Here is Happy Alexa after we opened the gifts!

Some big developments in Alexa's world!

Every morning, we have been coming downstairs after Alexa nurses so that she can play on the activity mat while I make and eat breakfast. She loves it!

Here are some key development milestones that she is working on this week...

1. Being able to play independently. This is important. She needs to be able to entertain herself. And by the looks of it, she is getting good at it! She kicks at the toys on the activity mat and squeels in delight as they move. It's pretty funny to watch!

2. Practicing her head control. Look at her go! She can hold her head up 45 degrees when on her tummy!

3. More head control work. She holds her head up when being burped on our shoulder and if you sit her up and hold her or prop her next to pillows, she can hold her head up on her own. Look at how adorable she is!

4. Practicing turning over. Look at her hips in this photo. This is the second time that she has rolled her hips over like this... It looks like she is practicing being able to roll over!

Great day ... Rain or no rain!

And rain it did - All day! But we still had fun. Here is adorable Alexa the Great on Friday morning. She was in a good mood!

Click HERE to watch a 19-second video of her giggles.

The first thing we did was take another bath! And what better time than now to break out this adorable duck bath robe from Alexa's Great Uncle Richard! How adorable?

I mean... Seriously. How ADORABLE is she?!

Once we were all bathed and bundled up, we headed over to Mary Clare's for another play date with baby friend Catherine! Look at these adorable babies, only 11 days apart!

Speaking of getting bundled up, we broke out this infant car seat cover, a great shower gift! Thanks Janelle!