Jaxson - 8 Months

Is he really going to be one in a few months? I can't believe it!

I tried to weigh him but he's so wiggly now it's hard... but

19lbs 2 oz. and he's 28 1/4 inches tall.

He's eating all the fruits and veggies I can think of and just this weekend started meat. As I said before I wimped out and bought the meat from Gerber. He's also started chunkier food like banana and we tried rice puffs the other day but he didn't really know what to do with it so we'll try again later.
Jax is starting to talk up a storm... lots of sounds and babbling. No real word(s) yet but we swear he can say Mom and Dada.

Jax has also mastered the roll and backward scoot. He's not crawling but he can get where he wants to go. :-) And just this week we noticed him getting up on his knees and starting to rock. I'd say he'll be crawling... just in time for vacation; great! Our little boy has started pulling himself up on things as well. My parents went to wake him up from his nap and found him standing in his crib. Yikes!

Jax and I started storytime at the library for something to do. It's at a really bad time right now but after Halloween it will be while Hayden is in school Finally something Jax and I can do together.

After months of promising we still have no teeth. There are defiantly 2 under the surface on the bottom front but nothing but white bumps still. Darn teeth!

Look for Halloween pictures coming next month of our little spider. :-)

0- 2 Hammerhead loss

It was a good loss though. . . Hayden's team is really trying and playing well. Hayden had some good ball handling and tried his best. The other team was just better.
Hayden and his good friend Noah. They've known each other for 3 years now.
Hayden and Coach Tim (aka Dad) LOL
Only 4 more games left in the season and I have a feeling that the season is about to get a lot colder. (they're forecasting 60` high on Sat :) Sweatshirt and leggings time :-)

It's Friday Night Football!

Last Friday we went to my cousin Greg's football game. He's on Varsity at Marion. He is the man when it comes to football. Not only is he as big as a house now but he rarely left the field... playing almost the entire game. That is him there on the end... #75
Greg is such a great kid... during the game he made time to come over and say "Hi" to one of his biggest fans.
Jax enjoyed hanging out with his Auntie Nancy and Uncle Bob.
Hayden got just as dirty and sweaty as Greg did while playing touch football with some kids behind the stands.

Marion won 28-7 and it was a great game. Thanks for inviting us Nanc, Bob and Greg!

Veggie # 6

BROCCOLI - Surprisingly this veg went over very well. His older brother won't touch them so we assumed we would have a struggle with Jax too.
He just loves them!

Meet the new member of our family . . .

tee hee hee...tee hee hee... (me giggling like a little kid with a new toy) :-)
Look for the new photos to appear soon once I figure the dang thing out. LOL

Real chunky banana

We let Jax try real banana the other day... as you can see by the look on his face that it didn't go over very well.Once we scooped up the banana and put it in his Munchkin feeder he was MUCH happier. :-)

Oh well we'll try again later.

Hammerheads- 5, Stingrays - 3

I know I have failed to mention Hayden's soccer season so far which doesn't mean it's been a stinker. (well it has but at 5 years old that's not the point) We've only played 3 games so far because of the flooding last week.
But this morning the Hammerheads came together as a team. They played well... everyone went in the correct direction, (for the most part) and seemed to have fun.
Even Hayden.
There were no temper tantrums to speak of and he was enjoying himself. Up until now we've had problems since Tim is the coach. Hayden feels his Daddy should let him play where 'he' wants to play.
Not the case, in this lifetime or the next.

But today our son even scored two goals!

Hopefully this is a turning point for this young team and more wins will follow because even at 5 years old they know winning is more fun. But the point is they acted like a team. Tim is finally getting the hang of this coaching thing. :-)

Coming to a TV near you . .

Conversations with Jaxson
Starting September 2008 on channel 400

Brown Belt

On Thursday Hayden tested and achieved his single BROWN belt. HUGE deal!! He actually accomplished it during sparring which is a bigger deal since the director runs sparring. Hayden is still a bit to rambunctious for the director... ie. Hayden gets in trouble, a lot!
Anyway we are very proud of him. This November will mark 2 years in the program. Belt after belt, stripe after stripe he continues on. Sure we have our days were we have to "drag" him there and he wants "to quit" but he's still going and having fun.
Only 16 weeks or so till he hits his black belt and then it's a whole new ballgame with different achievement levels and then onto the Youth program and the solid color belts. :-)

Brothers

I just love watching them play right now... because I know if a few years Hayden won't want anything to do with his little brother.

Hayden's milestone.

On Saturday, in the downpour, we went and got Hayden his first library card. We are huge readers in this family. As many of you know Tim and I met working at this library. So it was a big deal that Hayden get a card and understand the importance of books and learning and enjoying reading. He picked out quite a few that he can read on his own and of course some books about Star Wars :-)

Anyone got a boat?

According to news reports our area got 9 inches of rain in 2 days... luckily our crawlspace and our family's' basements were relatively dry. Unlike the "lake" that formed behind out house. The houses across the field were not so lucky as you can see.This is usually a dry grassy field that they use for soccer. I can't imagine them using it for much for the next few weeks.
Hayden got in on the action and was out playing in the rain on Sat. Seemed like a good idea until he started coughing yesterday. {slapping hand to forehead} At least he had fun.

Fruit #7

MANGO - This was a hit as well... a little tart but he liked it all the same.
We also tried AVOCADO again to a bigger success. Mixed with banana it's yummy!

First pair of jeans

Not a huge milestone, he just looked so darn cute!

Not comparing just reminiscing . . .

I have so many people tell me that Jax looks just like Hayden did as a baby. And I often find myself comparing them but I realized I'm not comparing them I just love looking back at Hayden as a baby too.
For instance. . . Jax is starting to move. Scooting as they call it. I was in the kitchen and heard him whimpering. I looked in the family room as saw this.Poor baby right... well it brought on such a sense of déjà vu that it was scary!

Hayden at about 5-6 months.
Now that tells me two things; One they really do look alike and I'm kidding myself and two I really need a new couch! :-)

Beginning

Hayden's first tooth came out today :-(

It's bittersweet. He's excited that the tooth fairy is coming but Mommie is sad he's growing up and now has a toothless smile.
I looked it up in his baby book and this was the very first tooth that came in when he was 6 months and 2 weeks old. I was surprised it is so small. This was Tim's little cowboy tooth pillow from when he was young. Nana hung onto it for Tim's first child. :-)
Here he is showing off his prize.
Now all he has to do is fall asleep so the tooth fairy CAN visit ;)

Road Trip

On Saturday we headed west to my Alma mater, NIU. We met up with my good friend and her new hubby. We ate pizza and caught up. It was great! So nice so see them and see that they are doing well. I really love Crystal and owe a lot to her.
We finished the night off with the to-die-for Ollies's Frozen Custard.
YUM! is all that needs to be said.
(Tim and I have driven 45min before just for this treat :-)

While driving through town Hayden points out the window and shouts,

"Look it's chess!"

We crane our heads around and see the First Street Cemetery. LOL But he's half right. . . all the old headstones really DO look like a big game of chess.

It was a really fun road trip.

Nice day

This past weekend we went to the zoo. As my Dad said he thought it was funny he was taking his daughter to the zoo for her birthday, even when she's 32. :-) It was a very nice day. . .we saw lots of animals unlike our first zoo trip this summer. Jax was able to see more this time and seemed interested in at least a few animals. His favorite was the dolphins. I think because it looks like a really big fish tank, like we have at home.

Jaxson looking at the big cats looking at him.

Daddy and his boys checking out the seals below.
Hayden is bigger than a 6 month old dolphin. :-)Can you believe he enjoyed the lemon. I think it was a new flavor and it was cold.

Hayden hitching a ride with Grammy. His legs hurt... I think he was just jealous that Jax and Grammy both had rides.Resting with Pa and showing off his cool new 'tat'Me and Jax hanging out in our tropical gear before dinner :-)

It really was a nice birthday :)

Oh boy . . .

Okay people was was prepared for kindergarten and Hayden going to the BIG school. No tears were shed as I walked away from the school for the first time leaving my eldest child in the hands of god know who. (okay that sentence makes me a little sad)

But that boy gets his first loose tooth and I lose it! {{{insert sobbing here}}}

I believe it was loose but last night he threw a temper and bit his shirt in anger and I think that really made it loose. He told me his tooth hurt and I went to inspect and it was a bit bloody but REALLY loose. I told him how exciting this was and in typical Hayden fashion he exclaimed.

"Put it back Mom! Let's go to the doctor so he can fix it!!"

That's our boy. :-)

I don't know if I'm ready for this part of growing up. The toothless grins, the worrying that he'll lose the tooth at night and swallow it, or the fact that the tooth fairy has to keep some cash in the house now "just in case" Thank goodness I had his portrait take 2 weeks ago for it maybe the last with all his baby teeth.
A whole new milestone that came out of the blue that I was unprepared for.

Fruit #6

PLUMS - These were not liked... I believe Jax even shuddered when tasting these. I do have to admit what was a sweet tasty plum turned a bit tart when baked. I'll have to try steaming them or something to keep the sweetness in. That is all of the fruit I had made. I need to re-inspire by checking out my babyfood website for new things to make. :-)