Big Boy

Paxton seems like he has grown up so much lately. Our favorite thing he does right now is the baby Dino call. It's something Jared started with him and he always mimics it. Sometimes, when Jared isn't home, Pax does the baby Dino call and it seems like he's calling his daddy. This is Paxton saying no (which is our second favorite thing right now) and also doing the baby Dino call (the gasping/wheezing noise):

He loves this toy. He tries to pull up on it several times a day and it always topples over on top of him. Maybe someday he'll learn. I love his chubby legs and boots.


He's also kind of turned into a terror lately. He loves dumping his toy bins out and throwing his toys all over the room.





Right now he's obsessed with going outside. When we get close to the front door he starts flapping his arms and kicking his feet and breathing really fast. He likes to sit on the porch and watch the cars drive by.











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Happy New Year!

He is pulling up on everything now

 Paxton had a pretty fun first New Years.  He definitely didn't make it to midnight...but I think he still had fun.  We went shopping on New Year's Eve and Paxton got some new shoes from Payless with some of his Christmas money.  Before the shoes, he wouldn't move his feet in a walking motion when he was held up by his arms, but as soon as he had the shoes on, he would walk everywhere. 

First New Year's Eve!

Happy New Year!

 We went to my mom's house on New Year's Eve night.  We had tons of delicious appetizers and played a game.  Paxton got some croissant rolls and puffs.  He was pretty fussy while we were there.  We left around 9:00 to get him home to bed.  When we got home, he wanted to play a little bit before bed, so we did.

 He loves his ball pit.  He sits in there and throws balls around trying to get them out.  If he gets one out, he crawls out after it.  I was kind of thinking that the ball pit would contain him...it doesn't.  Fortunately it's air-filled plastic so even if he flips it on top of himself he's perfectly safe.

He loves climbing out of his ball pit

He loves balls

 He went to bed way before midnight...but at midnight we went in his room and whispered Happy New Year.  He slept through it. 

On New Years Day, Jared and I have a tradition of grilling steaks and making a fancy dinner (with black eyed peas of course) and eating by candlelight.  This year Paxton got to join in.  He got some mashed up black eyed peas, some fruit and oatmeal and some water with a splash of white grape juice.  He loved it.

 He has been obsessed with standing up lately.  He is always so proud of himself the whole time.  He got this toy for Christmas from Grandpa and he loves standing up to play with it.

I think he looks so big in this kind of pajamas

 We had Mexican food for lunch today and we let Paxton try a soft taco.  He loved it.  He ate all the lettuce first, then the beef and cheese and then threw the tortilla on the floor. 

Mama

"Dada" is the most common sound from Paxton's mouth. He says it when he sees Jared, when he wakes up in the morning, when he's sitting in his car seat, and as he chases his little toy car around the living room. It's his favorite. He says a few other things that sound like words too...but no "mama". For about a week, we were close. I would tell him "say mama" and he would say "mmmm" (which is his second favorite sound...he says it every time he takes a drink or a bite and he squeals it when he wants a bite of what we're eating).

But this week, we regressed. Now when I tell him to say mama, he blows a big raspberry.

Good thing he waited til after Christmas to start that or he would have had a lot less presents.

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Pulling Up!

Paxton pulled up for the first time today! We've known it was coming for a few days now...he has been reaching for the tops of things and he pulled up to his knees at my mom's house on Christmas. Today, we both watched as Paxton scooted over to the ottoman, grabbed the top and pulled. We both knew it was coming so we both scrambled for something to record the big moment. We ended up both getting videos with our iPads...apparently we're kind of spoiled in the technology department (thanks to Jared's dad) but it definitely paid off today as we caught the milestone from two different angles.

Jared was so glad that he was home to see it in person. He usually just gets pictures or videos of the actual event and then gets to see it later. I'm so grateful that I get to stay home with Paxton so I can see all his milestones and take pictures. We all sacrifice a lot for me to stay home and days like today make it so worth it. I loved seeing the proud look on his face as soon as he did it (and then each time after that).






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First Christmas

Paxton's first Christmas was a very busy experience and he definitely got spoiled. We started on Monday night at Granny V's house. She made a delicious dinner.


And Paxton got lots of presents.


He even helped open a few. He got some cute outfits, pajamas, toys and a first Christmas ornament.

Then Tuesday night we met up with one of mom's family members and Paxton got a Boomer outfit.


On the 23rd, Jared and I went out for our annual Christmas date.








Paxton got to stay with Grandpa for the first time. When he got over there, he had a brand new jumperoo waiting for him. Jared and I went to Red Rock and then to Wal-Mart to buy stocking stuffers for each other. We've done this for several years now and it's so fun to try to sneak around Wal-Mart and not run into each other. This year we ended up getting each other one of the same things.

Christmas Eve started out early at Granny Pat's house. The spread of presents over there is amazing.


Paxton got Granny Pat a plate with his footprints. She loved it.


Paxton got lots of OU clothes, a Thunder sweat suit, a toy iPhone, and lots of other toys.

Later that night we went to Granny's house for the annual Christmas Eve get together. Unfortunately, Paxton was pretty fussy from a long day with short naps and we didn't get to stay very long. I think part of his problem is that he has some separation anxiety and big crowds overwhelm him.


When we came home, we tried to get Pax to open his Christmas Eve present. This is a tradition we did in my family when I was little. Paxton wasn't interested.


Paxton woke up early on Christmas morning and we went in to see what Santa brought.


He wasn't really interested in opening his own presents...especially after he saw this:


Out of all the nice presents we got him, his favorite two things were this $2 ball and a container of puffs from Santa. He's easy to please.

After he had a little nap we went to my mom's house. Paxton got tons more toys and some books and clothes and he got this ball pit:


He also got a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. It was a little boy and he loved it.


He kept leaning over to give it kisses. I never thought my son would have a doll...but he sure does love it.









We spent today getting all his new toys set up and his room rearranged so he has more space to play. It looks like a big boy room now!


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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!






Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Nine Month Stats

Paxton had his nine month check-up today. He weighed 21 pounds and 9 ounces and was 28 inches long. That put him between the 50th and 75th percentile for height and the 75th percentile for weight. His head is also holding steady in the 50-75 percentile range.



He has had a rash on his back for about a week that I have been pretty worried about but Dr. Campbell said that without a fever it was probably just dry winter skin and to keep lotion on it.



Other than that, everything looked great. He is developing just like he should. There were no shots this time, but he goes back at twelve months and will get shots then.




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