Someone is eating solid....

Shelly Belly!!!!

Shelly came to the Burg for a wedding and we got to spend some time with her! She came with her friend Natalia (not pictured-- booo) and it was a delight to have them both. We didn't do a whole lot but it was the perfect relaxing weekend we all wanted and needed. Colton LOVED having two new friends to play with (and cuddle with) and Paxton loved being held all the time. Parker and I enjoyed all the laughs and fun conversations. Please come back and visit soon!

The Band Aid

A few days ago I was cleaning out our pantry when I heard Paxton fussing. I came out of the pantry to see Paxton trying to gum something up so he could swallow it and eat it. Colton had a small bag of crackers in his hand so when I got over to Paxton, I assumed that Colton shared his snack with Paxton and he was eating a cracker. Paxton isn't so great with crackers yet, so I went to finger sweep the cracker out so he wouldn't choke. I opened his mouth and didn't see a cracker, it was Colton's DIRTY BAND AID! I was so shocked, I pulled my fingers out of his mouth. Two seconds later, I went back to get the band aid but, he swallowed it! So gross. I mean really, a dirty band aid? I figured it would pass on it's own but I called the pediatrician just to be safe. Once I told the nurse what happened she started laughing! She assured me it wasn't the craziest thing she had heard of a child swallowing and told me to give plenty of liquids to help the band aid pass. The band aid did pass two days later... I still don't know how Paxton got the band aid in the first place. I'm just happy the band aid is not sitting inside my little baby!

5 Years

July 9th marked our five year anniversary! Can you believe it? Parker and I celebrated by having a night out on the town with just the two of us. We enjoyed a steak dinner, a little shopping and some cuddling. Parker sent me beautiful flowers to start the night off right. I have the best husband. I can't believe where the last five years have taken us, as well as given us. We have lived in four different states and added two new family members. We love each other more than the day we got married and we are both anxious to see what the next five years hold for us.

4th of July

We enjoyed having time together as a family over the fourth of July. We all went to the parade Saturday morning and then we lit a few fireworks that night. Colton LOVED the sparklers but got a little crazy with them. I was holding him to make sure he didn't poke his eye with it and I thought we had it under control until he started swinging his arms in excitement. Because of the swinging, a small ember landed on his arm and after that, he was done with the fireworks! We enjoyed having Parker home and hanging out with our close friends.

6 Month Check Up

Paxton had his six month check up a few days ago and he is now 19.8 pounds and 26 inches long. He is 90th percentile for weight, but only 25th percentile for height. I looked back and found that Colton was 27.5 in length and 17 pounds when he was six months so it will be interesting to see where Pax is another six months from now. Paxton is sitting up better everyday and his baby babble is so fun to listen too. We love him SO much!

Paxton's First Feeding

Paxton has been eating solid foods for about a month now (he wasn't sleeping as well at night because milk wasn't enough to sustain him) and here is the video from his first feeding. Like most babies, he wasn't a big fan at first!

Happy Father's Day

I don't know how I got so lucky. Parker becomes more amazing to me everyday. He is an outstanding father and a perfect husband. He goes to school full time, works 40 hours a week and he plays husband and father when he comes home. I don't know how he finds time for it all, but he does. Happy Father's Day, I love you to the moon and back.

SIX Months

I can't even believe Paxton is six months today! Paxton is such a happy baby. He sleeps a solid 12 hours at night and takes 2 or 3 naps for me during the day. He rolls over, eats LOTS of solid foods, hates tummy time (so he just rolls over), and is learning to sit. He adores his big brother and he loves all the attention he gets from his loving parents. He has an appointment Friday for his height and weight. I'm sure he is close to twenty (yes, twenty) pounds! I feel so fortunate to have two amazing boys. Paxton has been the perfect addition to our family.

Proof

Pistol eats ANYTHING and here is the proof. That is a slice of cantaloupe. He also eats spaghetti, cheerios, lettuce... the list goes on. I am certain he will die a early death because of his diet.

When we're happy we're helping...

Colton's 2nd Birthday!

Colton's birthday was a great day start to finish. Here are some videos and pictures to document the day:

Growing up, my mom would always put a candle in our toast or waffle the morning of our birthday. Old habits die hard!



This was after breakfast, I love how Paxton is looking at Colton. I think it's cute.

Colton loves McDonalds so we let him have that for his birthday dinner.

Then we opened presents.... Colton got a new book for his tag junior. An octopus that you put over the faucet in the bath tub so the water comes out the tentacles (it also hold color tablets so you can color the water), a little basketball hoop, and a remote control Ninja Turtle. Thanks to Parker, Colton has a bit of a Ninja Turtle obsession going on!

Colton was being a nice big brother by sharing his new toys with Paxton!

We finished the night off with some ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. A ninja turtle cake, of course.

Here is the official happy birthday singing.... I am not trying out for American Idol anytime soon :)

It was a wonderful celebration, but after the sugar high Colton was worn out!

Parker's Birthday!

Parker's only request for his birthday (May 14th) was a dinner at Red Robin, which I happily agreed too! He also got some much needed basketball shoes (Kobe's shoes, they are AMAZING!) and a new pair of Jordan basketball shorts. It was a wonderful day and we all enjoyed celebrating an amazing man. I love you Parker, I hope you had a great birthday!

Here was our crew: down the left, Parker, Kevin, Kimmie and down the right : Whitney and Mike

A father son moment.

Red Robin is making birthdays more embarrassing!

This is what Paxton did...

Proof I was there too! Sorry its blurry!