Baby Legs

I've seen these Baby Legs on tons of girl babies and I think they're adorable. Jared was kind of against the idea of getting some for Pax since they're not very manly...but then it got colder and Paxton was on the floor all the time, and my mind kept going back to Baby Legs. I saw some on sale at Hobby Lobby ($3.99!) and I couldn't help myself....so without further ado, BOY BABY LEGS:













Jared still isn't a fan, but I know that once he changes his first Baby Leg diaper he'll be converted. It's all the convenience of just a onesie with all the warmth of a pair of pants and how can you argue with that?

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Adding a "W"

Paxton has added the "w" sound to his vocabulary. He started doing it on Tuesday and has done it all day every day since then. It usually sounds like "woo" or "who" and is accompanied by this face:






We think it's hilarious and can't get enough of it.

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First Halloween!

Paxton had a pretty busy first Halloween. Remember on the 4th of July when he had three different outfits? Well, apparently that's a trend in the little guy's life. He had three Halloween outfits and a costume.








































We carved pumpkins and made cinnamon pumpkin seeds:





He even got his own pumpkin decorated just for him!

And he dressed up as a puppy:




















We had a Halloween party on Sunday with our small group from church and all the babies dressed up.

Paxton, Dean, and Grayson

Then, today Paxton got to trick or treat at Daddy's work. While Paxton got all the compliments, Daddy got all the candy.

Daddy was Merlin

Daddy showing off his desk

Sitting at Daddy's desk

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It Might Not...

It might not be the most glamorous job...

but at the end of the day...

it's worth all the crap!

SEVEN MONTHS!!

Paxton is seven months old today...we can't believe he has gotten that old! Six months still seems like a baby but seven months sounds so big! Only five more months until his birthday.





At seven months Paxton is:

• Sitting up really well. We can leave him sitting and he will stay upright. When he gets tired, he doesn't just fall over anymore, he can roll into a laying position. 
• Doing really well in a high chair.  When we go out to eat, he spends the entire meal in his high chair.  He plays with his toys and eats Puffs.  He loves looking around at all the other people and sometimes he gets excited and squeals.  He also loves dropping his toys on the floor and then looking down at them. 
• Eating most fruits and vegetables.  There hasn't really been anything that he loves or anything that he hates.  I don't think he's crazy about bananas, but he still eats them.
• Starting to get a little bit of separation anxiety.  He fusses when I leave the room.  I pretend like I hate it because I can't get as much done, but secretly I love it that he wants me around.
• Able to stand up while holding onto something.  He likes to stand up to play but when he's done, he just lets his legs collapse which could lead to a big fall if we weren't standing right there.
• Saying "dadadada" all the time.  He doesn't know what it means but it sure is sweet.  I can't wait until he starts saying "mama".  He is also still saying something that sounds like hungry when he's ready to eat, but I think it's just a coincidence.  

Seven Month Bear Picture

• Sleeping less.  His naps are sometimes only an hour and if he misses one, he's okay.  Yesterday he skipped his morning nap and only took about an hour and a half afternoon nap and then was up until bedtime at 9:30.  He still sleeps about 12 hours a night which is amazing.  I was worried this sickness would affect his sleeping, but it really hasn't.  
• More patient with us.  Before, he would wake up ready to eat and did not want his diaper changed first.  Now, when he's hungry he is willing to wait a little while to eat.  Same thing when he's tired.  
• Loving his Jumperoo, his cars and construction site, and any kind of ball.  I think balls are going to be what gets him to crawl.  He will be playing with a ball and then it rolls away and he tries to go after it.  He can push with his legs to move forward a little, and he is also great at rolling both ways and turning in a circle.  We don't think crawling is far away.  
• Wearing mostly nine month clothes.  This is partly because all of his fall clothes are nine months, so if it's cool he doesn't have a choice.  He can still fit in his six month clothes, and he can still fit in his Old Navy 3-6 month clothes...apparently those run really big, because there are a few outfits he could wear when he was a newborn that he can still squeeze into now.  He is still in size 2 diapers and nine month pajamas.  
• The proud owner of two teeth.  Both of his bottom teeth are officially through.

He is laughing at everything.  He has the best sense of humor and once he gets started, everything is funny.  He thinks people singing to him are hilarious, and having his hands clapped together gets him too.  Basically anything someone does to try to get him to laugh works. 



 We are having such a good time being Paxton's parents.  We can't believe what a happy and sweet baby he is, and how fun he is.  This is a really fun age.  He has "conversations" with us and plays with toys correctly (when he's not eating them).  I can't believe how much I love this little guy!

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Two of a Kind

Remember Paxton's first tooth?



(you can kinda see it in there)

Well, now it has a partner. His second tooth is officially through! We missed its grand entrance due to the cold he's had. We knew he was excessively slobbering, but it kind of mixed in with his excessive snot...but even without us anxiously watching, it peaked its pearly white head through today!


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Life Lately...

When my mom was moving, she found a box of my old baby stuff, and one of the things in that box was a t-shirt from when we went to the Halley's Comet exhibit when I was a few months old.  Here is Paxton in the shirt(!):

I want to find a picture of me wearing the shirt for some side-by-side comparisons, but mostly I'm so excited that he is wearing something that I wore when I was his size!

In other news...we got a new puppy.  Probably not our smartest plan with a six month old, but we just feel so bad for Scarlett.  She gets way less attention now that Paxton is here.  We had to get rid of Sadey while I was pregnant because she kept getting out of our backyard and almost caused a wreck...plus we got kind of tired of leaving work and driving home to get her from whichever neighbor happened to have her.  Since she has been gone, Scarlett doesn't run around and play anymore...she just sits and barks, so we knew she needed a playmate.

Here is Paxton meeting Boston (a Pug/Boston Terrier Mix):

Petting him!

They really like each other...Paxton thinks Boston is a toy and is always trying to grab him...and Boston thinks Paxton is a toy and likes to try to play with Paxton's feet when he's in the Jumperoo.

Playing with Daddy's shoe...

Loving some squash

It's football season!

Jared took Paxton's six month pictures at Hafer Park this weekend, and even though Paxton has been sick (Saturday morning he woke up with a little fever, a really runny nose and a little cough), he was happy for his pictures.  Here are some of my favorites: