11 months!

This last month was so much fun!  Paxton is such a fun little guy.  He crawls around the house making a huge mess wherever he goes, but he is so easily entertained!  He loves to throw balls, and throw cars, and throw sippy cups, and, well, I guess he just loves to throw.  He also enjoys wrestling!  It is so funny to wrestle with an 11 month old.  When he goes to tackle, he crawls up onto his opponent and then lays his head down on them in tackle position!  His other favorite thing is dancing.  Lay down a beat and the kiddo bops.  It's adorable.  OH and he ROCKS out in church!  It's hard to hold him because he is grooving so much with the music!  He is also pulling up and cruising.  Oh, and he says "mama" :)

Here he is sleeping...oh goodness a sleeping child warms my heart.

He loves to swing too, especially when being entertained by all the other kids running around.  Here he is holding Drake's beloved dog "Charlie".  This didn't last long, but it was a big deal that Drake shared.

 He still sucks his thumb while holding a blanket (or anything he can hold) when he is tired.  Sometimes I will find him hiding in a bedroom behind the door holding a little stuffed animal while thumb sucking.  So cute!

 Love this pic of Daddy and his boy!  Precious.

I can not believe he is going to be ONE in less than a month!  This year has gone so fast.  These kids are growing so fast...longest days, shortest years.

Spaghetti times three...

Jenna, 16 months, spaghetti face

Elsie, 11 months old, spaghetti face

Paxton, 10 months old, spaghetti everywhere

My kids love spaghetti :)

Perspective

Today I was in get-er-done mode...

and all I could see what the mounds and mounds

of things to needed do. So much to do. SO MUCH.

But following me around was a little 4 year old who didn't like my mode.

We were both getting a little frustrated with each other. So, I (begrudgingly) focused on the few tasks that were necessary for the day...make a few meals for friends in need, be with my children. That's all for today.

And so Elsie and I played in the dirt together. She gathered together all the worms we were finding so that they could be a family. She even sang "You are my Sunshine" while rocking a worm to sleep. We looked at the roly-polys, and let the lady bugs climb up our arms.

It was one of those moments that I want to remember. I soaked up the joy of raising children. I am so thankful that God helped me to have a better perspective on my day today. Thank you Lord.

Ten Months!

This first year keeps flying by! Paxton is 10 months now and becoming more fun and full of personality. The siblings are having more fun together now that Paxton is so interactive. The girls love to hang out with Paxton. And he loves them. He's a fun little guy :)

His Great-Aunt Sandra bought him a Sooner jersey...daddy is jealous :)

We spent spring break in California visiting all our family down there. Here's Paxton playing catch with his Great-Granny Alice. He LOVES to play ball. He grunts when he throws the ball!

Cute picture of the cousins with their Poppy and Mimi

Tea parties with Mimi is a tradition the girls look forward to each time they have time with Meems. Paxton got to have his first one and he loved it. He sat in the big (little) chair and chowed down. Masyn was more interested in stealing tea cups :)

The Pax-man is starting to pull up a little bit. He gets on his knees a lot. I hope he walks soon so that we don't do a lot of crawling at parks this summer. He already loves eating bark chips. Yuck. In this picture, Paxton crawled to the window to watch daddy mow the lawn. He was banging his hand on the door and giving the door kisses while watching daddy hard at work. It was so precious!

And here's Trouble, in the art cabinet. His FAVORITE thing to do is open and close doors. Big doors, cabinet doors, all doors. And when there are amazingly fun treasures hidden behind the door, well that is super fun!

Easter morning...three precious cutie-pies!

Easter at Grandpa and Grandma's house. Look at Drakie, eyeing the pile that Paxton is exploring. I think it too all of Drake's will power to not clobber Paxton for touching his brother's eggs!

It's hard to believe that in two months he will be one. I have enjoyed my baby boy so much this year, but I am also very excited to watch him grow up and experience the different stages of life. I love being a mom!

Nine months!

Another big month for Paxton (but isn't ever month pretty big when you are a baby!?)...he started to crawl! Yikes! And thus he started eating every tiny piece of anything he finds on the floor! He is always chomp, chomp, chomping on something, whether it's a sticker, some leftovers he threw on the floor during lunch, or a leaf that blew in the front door. Poor guy. He's very good now to open his mouth when he sees me coming. But sometimes he finds something new that he likes and he locks that jaw shut! Yesterday he found some red bell pepper, and today some jicama, both of which he loved and would not let go!

He also grew two more teeth bringing the total to SIX! You can't see them in these pictures but trust me, they're there. That seems like a lot of pearly whites for a nine month old. His top teeth have a big gap right now, just like Elsie's. I love that :)

He cuddles and snuggles when he is sleepy, but not until we are in the room near his bed. The picture above was a rare precious moment. I love holding a sleeping baby but can't too often...but when I do my heart melts. Ahhhh, precious moments.

He's so much happier now that his teeth are in and he can crawl around. He just wanders around the house checking things out. He also enjoys his toys more, meaning that he actually plays with them a little instead of just shoving them in his mouth to soothe his aching gums. Oh, and he loves to play peek-a-boo, especially with Elsie. It's fun to see the different ways the girls interact. They are both really REALLY good with him. He loves them both and smiles when he sees them. Lately when the girls are in the bath together, Paxton will wander into the bathroom and play a game with them. Here's the game; he pushes all the shampoos, conditioners, toys, etc off the ledge and into the bath and then the girls put them back. Then he pushes them back into the tub. Fun for all!