The sweetest sound ever...

is my baby laughing. Yea, he smiles and giggles here and there but the times where he cracks up are the best. Just thought I would share a couple of videos. One is of me doing the Itsy Bitsy Spider with him and the other is a friend of mine making him laugh while he's in his exersaucer. Enjoy!

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'...

I meant to upload this video last week. I'm still trying to get used to blogging. So, I finally got to witness Dax rolling from tummy to back. Mike saw him do it once a couple of weeks ago but he never did it again. So last week while he was playing on his tummy, I walked away to get his diaper bag ready to go. When I came back, he was on his back with a wide eyed look on his face. I was a little confused at first thinking that that was how I left him. And then it hit me. He rolled again and I didn't get to see it. So I put him on his tummy again and waited. He wouldn't roll. So I walked away, again, and when I came back, there he was on his back again. I was determined now. So I waited and I finally got what I wanted...to see my baby FINALLY roll! He hasn't really wanted to do it and I think it's because he's never really enjoyed tummy time so he would only play on his tummy for very short increments. And, he gets really confused about what to do with the arm that he's rolling over. But he figured it out! And I got it on video! Since this video, he's only rolled one other time because he's still having problems figuring out the tuck the arm under thing, but hey...he did it! Now if he could just show some interest in rolling from back to front. I think he'll end up crawling before he does that.

Who needs an alarm clock...

...when you have a baby. For the past couple of days, Dax has decided that he wants to wake up around 5 a.m. Yep, you heard me...the crack of dawn! This is not the first time he's done this, but my good little sleeper has been waking up at 7:30. The first night, he fell back asleep. The second he screamed bloody murder until we gave in and fed him. This morning, he did his usual I'm sleepy whining but couldn't go back to sleep. I finally went in there and after about 15 minutes, got him back to sleep. Yay success! Went back to the bedroom and gloated a little to Mike before I crawled back into bed. Not a minute passed after I closed my eyes that the whining started again. Ugh. That's what I get for gloating. And this time, there was no shushing back to sleep. He was screaming bloody murder again. So we gave in and Mike fed him. Not sure what's going on. Maybe this is his way of saying that we are not feeding him enough during the day? I don't think he's ready to start his day at 5 because he does go back to sleep until 8 or 8:30. Or maybe this is his way of telling me to get my butt out of bed and workout. Who knows. I'm hoping it's a phase he'll grow out of by tomorrow morning. Keeping my fingers crossed!

5 months old!

I cannot believe that it's already been 5 months. This is the reason that I started this blog. To be able to account for what Dax is doing every month, every week, and possibly every day (or every other day) if I can get around to it. My baby is getting so big. He is starting to sit up on his own now. Still hasn't decided that he wants to roll over again but he just keeps growing and doing new things. Right now he loves to eat his hands and chew on his Sophie. I think he's teething because of this and the fact that his shirts get so soaked from all the drooling he does. He smiles and talks to me every day. I even swore he said "mom" one day. Dax is also getting more comfortable on his tummy. So much so that he now is taking naps on his blanket when he gets pooped from tummy time. Sometimes he seems to get a little frustrated too because I think he just wants to move. He pushes up on his hands and tries to get his kness under his body but he can't push up on both his nads and knees at the same time. That's ok...I'm not ready for him to be mobile just yet. Right now I just enjoy how he stares at me like I'm the most fasinating person on earth. Yes, he drives me crazy with his incessant screaming when he gets tired and fights his naps but otherwise, we have a lot of fun together. He's growing out of his 3-6 month clothes and is moving into the next size. We are loving our daily walks. I actually think he looks forward to them and he's up to 2 feedings a day of oatmeal. Haven't decided if we're going to start purees soon, but he seems content for now. Oh, and he loves his baby yoga and reading books together! Sorry this is so long, just wanted to get everything down. Happy 5 month birthday Daxton! We love you!

Archiving: Halloween Fundraiser

We attended our first Halloween fundraiser at the Urbans house this year and had a lot of fun. Met a lot of moms and babies from The Bump and were able to raise a lot of money for MD Anderson. The best part was the Lyndsay from Life in Motion Photography took these great complimentary pictures of all the kiddos in their costumes. These are just the ones of Dax but you can check out the rest of the cuties at http://www.lifeinmotionphotography.com/photoblog/?p=3290
Thanks MC and Lyndsay!

Halloween

I know, I am just getting around to posting pictures from Halloween. I'm a week late but I guess better late than never. After a long day of no naps and Lucas's football game, we went over to Liz's house so Dax could spend his first Halloween trick or treating with his cousins. Mike and I have gone with them the past couple of years so we decided to keep doing it. We made it to about 5 houses before Dax threw enough of a fit for us to go back to the house and get him ready for bed before we headed home. It was still fun though. We had him in his "1st Halloween" shirt all day that Aunt Sally gave him and then he changed into costume #2 (he was a glow worm earlier this month). Happy 1st Halloween Dax!