A Day in the Life of Alexa Rose Ritchey

"Good morning, Mommy & Daddy!
That flash is bright!!!"
Alexa wakes up around 6:30 am,
give or take a half hour. Today it
was 7:10 am :-) First thought on
her mind: FOOD!




"Ahhh, thank goodness Daddy took
that super wet diaper off of me
and got me dressed."
Dan is usually great about changing
Alexa's morning diaper and getting
her dressed so that I can shower.




"What is Daddy doing? I wish he
didn't have to go to work!"
After she's dressed, Alexa sits on
our bed, plays, stares at the fan
or alarm clock, and watches us
both get dressed for the day.




"I LOVE to play in this thing! Who
is the pretty baby in the mirror?"
The red thing has a mirror on
the other side. Once Daddy
leaves for work, her and I play
and read downstairs.




"Mommy, what is that beeping
and flashing while I'm trying to eat?"
She has been squeezing in a second
feeding before morning nap. Today
Alexa ate a jar of pears and then
nursed.




"Yay! I get to wear another outfit!"
Yes, that means Alexa had a diaper
EXPLOSION. I can hardly believe
she had that much in her considering
she pooped 4 times yesterday!!!





"And mischievous monkeys shout
down from the trees, "It's not really
dark yet, five more minutes please!"
Alexa went down for her morning
nap at 9:50 am.





"Ahhh, I feel so much better now
that I got a nap! What can I eat
now?"
Alexa woke up from her morning
nap at about 12:25 pm.





"Well, I guess this will have to do
until Mommy can get my lunch
ready."
She ALWAYS twirls the beads until
she finds the pink pig, then she
eats it.




"MORE MORE MORE!"
For lunch today, Alexa had peaches
and carrots. I've discovered that she
doesn't like vegetables as much as
fruits, so Gram suggested that I
"motivate" her with 1/2 a jar of fruit
and then give 1/2 a jar of veggie.



"I love eating like a big girl!"
Here she's eating her carrots.
After she finishes her solids, we
usually nurse for about 10 minutes.






"Wonder where we're off to today.
It's always a fun adventure with
Mommy!"
If I have errands to run, we do them
in the afternoon. Alexa will take
cat-naps while we're out and about.




"My favorite store again - Walmart!"
Almost always are errands take us to
Walmart. Today we also went to the
bank, a photo studio, and to drop a
present off to Dan - a Tide To Go
pen, lol.




"Weeeeeeee!"
One of the sure-fire ways to bring a
smile to Alexa's face is to say,
"Weeeeee" and give her a ride in the
air of some sort.
Also note, at some point in the
afternoon she does breastfeed
(but I didn't photograph it, lol).



"I want that block! How do I get my body over there to get it?"
Alexa is squirming and rocking her body. She is so ready to
crawl! Every day we give her lots of tummy time so that she
can start to figure out how to move on her own.

"Why do you keep taking pictures
of me, Mommy? Am I really that
cute?"
She usually will take a late-afternoon
nap in her swing. Today she didn't.





"Dinner!!! More peaches!"
Obviously, used the second half of the
peaches and carrots at dinner time.







"Why does everyone make that AHHH
face when they feed me?"
She definitely likes her orange veggies
(carrots, squash, sweet potatoes)
better than the green ones (peas,
green beans).




"Phew, this bottle is heavy!"
Her dinner feeding is always followed
with a bottle so that it gives my milk
enough time to come in for her bedtime
feeding. Alexa is learning to hold the
bottle on her own, but she can't quite
hold it up for the entire feeding.



"Yay! Time to help make dinner for
Mommy & Daddy."
Alexa sits and plays with kitchen stuff
while me, Dan, or both of us are getting
our dinner ready.





"I missed you, Daddy."
Dan and Alexa spend time together right
when he gets home from work.







"I'm not quite sure how to get this thing
outta my hand?! Daddy, help me!"
We're trying to teach Alexa hand-eye
coordination and how to "self-feed" with
the Gerber puffs.





"There was a farmer had a dog..."
Alexa loves playing with this little
keyboard. It was the greatest $3.00
I ever spent!






"Zzzzz...."
Okay, I'm totally guilty of taking a
nap a few days a week with Alexa in
the evening.






"Thank goodness you covered me up,
Daddy! I hate when my private area
is showing."
Dan and I take turns on baths, tonight
was obviously Dan's bath night.





"Ahhhh, please rub my feet just a little
bit longer."
Alexa LOVES a foot massage, just like
her mommy :-) After getting ready for
bed, Alexa nurses one last time.





"Stars twinkle brightly, the moon softly
gleams. Snuggle up, sleepy ones, hush
now, sweet dreams."
Whoever's night it is to do bath, also
reads Alexa's bedtime story.





"You are my sunshine, my only
sunshine. You make me happy..."
We always rock Alexa and sing Hush
Little Baby before bed. I also sing
You Are My Sunshine





"Goodness, enough with the pictures
already! Can't a girl get her beauty sleep?"
Alexa went to bed at about 8:10 pm.







Hope y'all have enjoyed hanging out with Alexa for an entire day - I know I sure do! Ciao.