Look Ma...I got teeth!

Ok, so I know I haven't posted in a while and this post is really overdue. I just seem to be really busy these days. But I couldn't let one more day pass without posting about Dax's new teeth. About 3 weeks ago, the first one finally broke through and the second one about a week later. And oh, how I hate teething! The crying, no napping child is not fun. But at least he did continue to sleep during the night after a 20-30 minute crying fit fest and lots of reassuring. He's also been going through some kind of separation anxiety because he screams when we are no longer in his sight. A little normalcy has returned these days but he's also been fighting off a cold. Ugh, now I know why this month has been so busy. Will post more with an 8 month update soon!

Dax's First Christmas (a little late)

It was a wonderful Christmas. My family came over for lunch and to hang out. Dax got to spend some time with his cousins, aunt and uncle, and grandma which was nice. Before that though was the gift opening. I just couldn't wait. We first showed him his gifts from Santa which were all put together and ready for him. He loved his farm! Then came all the gifts the I so nicely wrapped. I couldn't wait for him to want to tear into that paper and discover the toy inside. I had actually read that this is a fun activity for babies his age so I thought he would love it. Well, not so much. Whenever he would hear the paper tear, he would cry. And not just a few tears, but all out wailing! At first we thought it was something else. So we fed him, took off his tight jeans, etc. and tried again. Nope, the crying continued. We did get a few pictures of him enjoying the paper but then had to stop and I had to open all his gifts for him. Very carefully I might add so as to not start another screaming fit. Oh well. All in all it was a great day and a lot of fun. Hope you enjoyed your first Christmas Dax. Gotta get you ready for your first birthday!