A Busy Weekend

Paxton is growing up so fast.  Last night, I got a little teary watching him sit up in his high chair and feed himself puffs.  When did he get big enough to feed himself?  I'm glad that he's getting more independent and developing like he should, but it makes me a little sad that he doesn't need me as much anymore.

When did he get this big?

He even takes baths in the big tub!

We had a pretty busy weekend.  Friday night, one of Jared's clients asked us to go to a dinner and silent auction to benefit a charity that their company was involved with.  My mom watched Paxton, and Jared and I went on a date.  

We missed Paxton immediately and were so happy to have him back that we kept him up way past his bedtime to play.

On Saturday,we ate breakfast at Old School Bagel (which we were so happy to see in Edmond because we love that place...but the one in OKC is far away).  Then Jared went to Granny Pat's to help with some things at her house while Paxton and I chilled at home. 

After a brief visit to my mom's house to help Maesynne pick out some outfits for her career fair in Minneapolis this week, Paxton and I joined the family at Granny Pat's for the OU game.  Grandpa Mark bought Paxton an Exersaucer to use at Granny Pat's house and he loved it!  We were a little nervous about his naptime at Granny Pat's house...usually he only takes naps in his crib.  But, Granny Pat fed him a bottle and then sat back there with him until he fell asleep.  She even let him sleep on her bed.  Paxton is so lucky to have such a sweet great grandma and a grandpa that loves him so much and is willing to provide whatever he needs.

When we got home Saturday night, we ate some chinese food and put Paxton to bed.  After he went down, we felt our first earthquake!  I was washing Paxton's bottles and I felt the floor vibrating.  My first thought was that it was our hot water heater...it doesn't work that well and I had been using hot water for the bottles.  Then Jared came running in and said it was an earthquake.  He was loving it.  I was freaking out.  I vaguely remembered something about getting in the doorway, but I didn't know if it was bad enough.  I also didn't know if I should get Paxton up...he slept right through it.

Sunday morning started early.  Paxton apparently missed the memo about daylight savings and got up at 7:45 which is super early for him!  By the afternoon, we realized that the time change was not going to be as easy with a baby.  We had a rough afternoon with him being super tired but not wanting to take his nap.  We took him to the park by our house for some swinging which he loved.  We ended up having to miss our small group that night because Paxton didn't go to sleep until 4:00 and slept until 6:00.  That pretty much put him back on schedule.  We were able to go to the grocery store and get him to bed at 9:30 (right on time).  From now on, daylight savings doesn't mean losing or gaining an hour of sleep to us.  It means adjusting to a whole new schedule.  We sure do love the reason for the adjustment though!
  

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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