Archiving: At the Pumpkin Patch 10/24/09

We went to our first pumpkin patch this past weekend and had to take the obligatory pictures. Of course Dax, as usual, had no desire to look at the camera so we took quite a few pictures and caught a glimpse and even a smile here and there. It's almost Halloween and we haven't done anything with our pumpkins yet. Oh well, they are at least making the kitchen counter look more festive. It was quite a coincidence that we ran into Roxana there. Her son Dylan was having a drumming concert/ show so she was being the proud mom and taking pictures. Dax had fun listening to the music but as soon as all the kids starting drumming together, he would scream. I've gotta get him used to loud noises! All in all, a fun day.

It was another "Calgon take me away" kind of day...

So, as I think about the day that I had today with Dax, one question comes to mind. How can a human being that gets 12 hours of sleep at night and 3-4 naps a day, be so grouchy. I mean, seriously. Non stop fussing, whining kind of grouchiness. Maybe it's teething...not sure, but he was going to town on his Sophie today. I will cut him some slack if that's what it is because that's not fun. It's just that, on top of all the fussiness, I had a headache today, so the high pitched screams in my ear didn't help. But that's besides the point. If I got 15 hours of sleep a day, I think I would be a ray of sunshine. Yes, I make him do tummy time, yoga, practice trying to roll again, and sit, but seriously. He's got it pretty good. I feed him...on demand. If a toy is out of his reach, I bring it to him. If he poops, I clean it up pretty immediately. We giggle, and play, and...I can't believe I'm admitting this...watch a little TV. Life is good. I'm hoping he just woke up on the wrong side of the crib this morning because tomorrow, we're getting out of the house. It's a good thing I love him so much!

Sitting all by himself!

We've been practicing sitting up for a little while but this was a first. He not only sat up, but stayed there long enough for me to grab my phone, get myself positioned, and take a picture! I'm so proud of him. He's been doing ok propped with the Boppy, but this is the first time, by himself, for more than a second. Of course, he did end up falling sideways afterwards, but it was pretty exciting to see. My baby is growing up! He also likes to play with toys while sitting up. He does start to kick them though and then they roll away and he falls over reaching for them. Now, if he would only roll over as well....

My son likes to stick his tongue out at girls

So yesterday I talked about how Dax sticks his tongue out and only did it for me and not Mike. Well today at lunch, he not only stuck out his tongue at me, but also Susan and Erin whom I was having lunch with. And then, a friend of mine reminded me that he stuck his tongue out at her. So, I've come to realize that this is how my son flirts with girls. Not sure if I'm proud or embarrassed but it's cute either way.

He likes to stick his tongue out at his mama...

So, Dax has been sticking his tongue out at me all.day.long. It cracks me up every time so I'm sure I'm encouraging him, but it's so freaking cute! The funny thing is that he doesn't do it for Mike, just to me. Gotta love it!

Our first blog post

I'm finally doing it. I'm going to attempt to blog and keep up with posting pics, videos, and updates of what is going on with Dax, Mike, and myself. I've been wanting to do this since I was pregnant, but never got around to actually doing it. I hate that I'm barely starting as Dax is already almost 5 months but I guess it's better late than never. Will probably post a lot of old stuff for a while just to get everything on here and archived. Time to get started and hope you enjoy!