Time To Blog Again! (Pax turns 6 months old)

May 19, 2012 By

Has it been a month already?

My little baby is all growed up.  :)  Paxton’s personality is really coming through!!  He now is constantly squirming around in your arms and when he sees something he wants, he’ll practically jump to get it.  He especially loves the phone because it lights up and he hears someone’s voice on it.  His eyes get really big, his body gets stiff and he sticks out his arms trying to reach whatever object interests him.  It’s cute, but you better have a good hold on him.

Pax loves to eat!!  He was born to eat.  We had a bit of a hiccup with bananas, though.  I had the hardest two days until the bananas worked their way out of his system.  He was one fussy little guy.

He also adores his big brother.  Anything Simon does is really funny to Pax.  Simon is so good at entertaining him when I’m trying to get something done.

That’s a zebra outfit that Simon made.  Give him tape, paper and a pencil and he can invent anything.  Speaking of Simon, I found this cute note in the refrigerator one morning…

School is rapping up soon for Simon.  It will be nice to have him home all day and not have to run around with Paxton.  Poor kid sleeps in his car seat half the time.  Here we are waiting for Simon to get out of school:

He should be mobile soon which means I’m going to be cleaning the downstairs floors 3-5 times/ day.  I think I’m also going to have to kick the dogs out more.

The backyard has really come together and we are really enjoying it this year.  I think I’m getting close to done with the landscaping.  Just a few more things here and there.  The lilac tree is in bloom right now and makes the entire back yard smell amazing.

That’s about all the updates I’ve got.  Not much goes on with a baby to take care of.  Here’s a little 6 month cuteness….

Filed Under: Garden, Paxton, Simon

Paxton turns 5 months old!

April 16, 2012 By

This baby is growing up waaaaaaayyy too fast!  I can’t believe how quickly time has gone with him.  His personality is already coming out for us.  When he wants something, he lets you know it!  And he always has a smile for us when we walk in the room.  He thinks his brother is pretty cool…he always wants to watch him and he smiles at him constantly.  He is so interested in holding and studying everything…..when you put something in front of him, his body gets rigid and he makes every effort to grab the object.  He is not the best sleeper.  He sleeps wonderfully at night, but during the day he’s been known to only take a 20 minute nap.  He is easy to put down, though.  We have a ritual of getting his room dark, turning on the noise maker, swaddling him and then placing him in his swing.  He falls right to sleep.

Here are a few pictures of him playing on the floor.  While I was taking them, he rolled over for the first time from his back to his tummy.

 

Filed Under: Paxton

Easter 2012

April 9, 2012 By

We had a wonderful Easter this year!  Spring is popping up here and all the smells in the air are reminding me of how awful I felt last year with morning (all day) sickness.  I was so tired and nauseous last Easter that I could barely do anything.  This year though, we went all out for Simon.  On Saturday, we did an Easter egg hunt and dinner with the neighbors.  He got lots of candy/toys and we ate some great food.

Look at that concentration!  :)

The next morning, Simon and Pax woke up to baskets full of goodies and then Simon did another egg hunt.  Grandma and Grandpa came over for some yum food too.  Chocolate covered strawberries, baked Brie and streusal cake were just a few things we ate.

The Goods

It was so nice out, that after brunch we pulled out the patio furniture and sat outside in the sun.

A few hours later, we headed over to Paul’s parent’s house and ate MORE food and did ANOTHER Easter egg hunt!  You should see all the candy we now have in the pantry.  Hopefully I won’t eat it all.  :)

Here are a few more pictures with me and Paul (we never seem to make it into the pictures):

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!  On to Summer!!

Filed Under: Family, Paxton, Simon
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