Two-Year Check-up!

Paxton had his 2-year check-up today and is looking good!


He was 31 pounds and 34 inches tall which puts him between the 50th and 75th percentile for both, just like he has been since about three months old!

He is developing right on track in almost every area. He is a little behind in the speech department. He should be using pronouns and two or three word phrases but he isn't. He should also be saying more words. It seems like in the past few days, he has started saying a few new words and they are all really clear. It also seems like he has realized that communicating with us allows him to get what he wants, so that seems to be motivating him to try harder. We are going to watch him for two more months and if he is still behind we will probably try speech.

He got a shot which is always hard, but he stopped crying pretty much as soon as it was over. He was running around right afterwards so it didn't seem to bother him.

While we were waiting for Dr. Campbell, Pax kept opening the drawer where they keep the books as he said "open it", so I would ask him if he wanted to read a book and he would say "nooo" and shut the drawer. It was pretty cool because he has never really used no to answer a question before.

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Granny Pat

Dear Granny Pat,

We are praying for you tonight, as we have been every night since you started this fight.

You are truly one of the most amazing women I have ever met. You are kind to everyone. You are completely selfless and so loving. I have never heard you complain, even though you have had some hard days lately. Everyone is inspired by you and everyone wants to be more like you.


Paxton has had a special bond with you from the first time he met you.


I will always remember how he would babble to you and you would always act so interested and talk back to him. He would concentrate so hard on telling you whatever he was thinking. He never did that with anyone else. Even as a baby he could tell that you were someone that would always listen to him.








Thanks for always being patient with him when he stole your cane or your phone or your TV remote, or tried to grab your glasses. Thanks for letting him climb on your couch and roll his toy cars over your pretty wood floors. Whenever I tell him it's time to go see Granny Pat, he always runs over to the garage door and flaps his arms excitedly, ready to go.


Thank you so much for everything you are to us. We love you so much.


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Baby 2

Well, it's happening. Baby #2 is officially scheduled. I went to the doctor today expecting another routine blood pressure check and hearing the sweet heart beat and got way more than I bargained for.

I had to bring Pax today and I knew it wasn't going to be perfect when he started crying in the waiting room...before my appointment even started. I gave him some snacks and Scout and hoped for the best. We went back to the exam room where the nurse mentioned that Dr. Lewis would be checking me today. Umm what? I was POSITIVE that when I asked last time they said they started checking at 36 weeks which is still 7 whole days away. Then, as I laid back on the table for her to listen to P2's heart beat, Pax lost it. We're talking level 10 freak out mode. He threw everything he could get his hands on and was literally screaming. I tried to talk to him and sing to him and turn on Mickey but he was hysterical. The nurse was not so friendly about my situation and threw the sheet down on the table and walked out without a word. I quickly called my mom, who works a mile away, to come watch Pax for the rest of the appointment. Fortunately, she made it before the doctor came in.

She gave me my Group B strep test and checked me. I was already a fingertip dilated which freaked me out a little. With Pax, nothing happened until I think 38 weeks. She asked if I wanted to be induced since I had to be induced with Pax and since my blood pressure still isn't ideal. I said I did. I liked the idea of going into labor this time just to see what it was like, but with needing someone to watch Pax and the fear of thinking I was in labor and going to the hospital and getting sent home, I decided that induction would be just fine. When she found out that Pax was 9 pounds the day after his due date, she suggested we get things going at 39 weeks. That sounded pretty good to me so we scheduled the induction for April 25. Holy crap. That means P2 will be here in 28 days. We have 4 more weekends to get EVERYTHING ready! It's weird because we knew this was coming...it's only a few days sooner than what we were expecting, but having an actual date set made things seem so real...and imminent! We're having a BABY in less than a month!!


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Paxton's Second Birthday!

 We decided to do a Mickey Mouse theme for Paxton's party this year since he is obsessed with Mickey.  It was hard to find Mickey-themed things that weren't too cartoony, so we went with a lot of red, black and yellow.

I made a monthly photo banner again because I loved it so much last year:

 And my sweet friend Tabatha made a Mickey banner to hang up when guests walked in:

 I made some chocolate Mickey cupcakes:

 And we put out a bunch of Paxton's favorite foods.  We had Mickey-shaped peanut butter and honey sandwiches:

 And blueberries and strawberries and Cheetoh Puffs.

 Tabatha also made this Paxton banner:

 Here is all the food--Butter Pecan cupcakes, chocolate Mickey cupcakes, Cinnamon Roll cupcakes, chocolate cake balls, sandwiches, fruit and Cheetohs.

The Thompson's were the first to arrive and Paxton was excited to see Blakely when he woke up from his nap.

The party was supposed to be in the back yard, which would have been great for the amount of people that came, but the forecast kept changing in the days leading up to the party and it ended up being cold and drizzly so we had to stay inside.

After everyone arrived, we headed to the kitchen to sing Happy BIrthday to Paxton.  As soon as the candle was lit, he started singing Happy Birthday to himself.  He was really excited when everyone sang Happy Birthday to him.  He just smiled and looked at everyone the whole time.

 When the song was over, he knew it was time to blow out the candle:

blowing the candle out

 And then eat his cupcake:

Paxton was finally big enough to open his own presents this year!

He got lots of fun presents...some that he wanted to open and play with right away.

Like this truck from Addi Claire that he and Blakely played with together:

(this one is for their wedding slide show)

 And his new Pillow Pet, Boomer:

Pax and Granny V

After presents, we just let the kids play together.

Pax and Addi Claire

Blakely

Kaleb

 One of Paxton's favorite presents was his circus tent from Blakely.  He loves going in and out of it:

He also loved his Kawasaki from Grandpa.  We have to watch him carefully on this because he definitely tries some XGames style stunts.

Paxton ended his party with a good-bye kiss for Blakely:

Even though the weather didn't work out for us and our living room was really crowded, it was still really special to have so many people there to celebrate our little boy.  He had a great time at his party this year and loved seeing everyone.

Birthday Eve

Somehow it's here again...the day before Paxton's birthday. This one isn't a milestone birthday like last year when he went from a baby to a toddler overnight, but it still feels big to me.


After seeing how fast his first year flew by, I tried to enjoy every second of this year. I tried to savor every park trip, every second of smelling his hair while he cuddled in my lap to listen to a story, every precious night rocking him before bed. It still flew by.


This year we celebrated as he learned to walk, then all too quickly to run. We listened as his vocabulary developed and patiently tried to teach him that every word is not pronounced "dada". We bought him big brother t-shirts and read him books about babies, we tried to prepare him for the big change he has in store in a few months. Most nights we laid in bed whispering about all the funny or amazing things he had done that day. We peered anxiously into his mouth, waiting for more teeth to sprout. We took video footage as he finally mastered sliding on his own and as he learned to shoot hoops. We watched his feet grow and his hair grow. We saw his leg rolls start to disappear and turn into muscle. We saw the beginnings of him becoming a little boy.


We have big plans in store for our family this year: a new baby, possibly an across-the-country move...and I know this year will fly by even faster than the past years. So once again tonight, I will make a silent promise to Paxton to be present in the coming year. I will watch all of the tricks he shows me. I will listen to his new words, and hopefully as the year progresses, his stories. I will make him giggle and laugh my hardest when he returns the favor. I will not say no to another book, even after the thirtieth time we've read it that day. I will close my eyes and enjoy every hug he gives me and savor the feeling of his tiny, spitty hand in mine. I will be the best mommy I can be to him. I never knew how much I would love this sweet boy, and I will do everything I can to make sure he feels every drop of that love.

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Out-sah

Paxton requests a trip outside at least three times a day. Since it seems like spring is finally here in Oklahoma, we have been going out a lot.

He really likes to climb up in Daddy's chair. He thinks he's so big.





He also likes his basketball goal and always yells "hoop shot" when he dunks it.


We brought his water table out for the first time this year and he was so excited. He didn't even want toys in it, he just wanted to splash.


Since it was 72 degrees on Thursday, Pax and I had a lunch picnic outside. He sat and ate for a few minutes and then just ran around the yard with his food.


His very favorite thing to do in the yard is for Daddy to jump over him. I'm not sure why he likes this so much but he just cracks up the whole time.


(My husband has ups)

Paxton has also started requesting park trips a lot. He has finally mastered the slide. He can climb up and slide all by himself.











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