Dax Gets To Steppin

Dax took his first unassisted steps tonight.

The first time he did it, I wasn't in the room, when Clint started hollering I came running just in time to see him do it again. After two go's, that was it; he was ready to start crawling again. However, my mom thought I should note it, and since I use this as his baby book, I'm doing just that so I can print it out and paste it in later.

It's odd for me to say this, but I'm actually hoping that Dax will wait a little while longer before he starts taking off regularly on two feet.

Why?

Because this little boy is still so clumsy... ;o) I'm not anxious for him to take a bunch of falls, because as it stands now (or doesn't stand very well) his noggin still out weighs the rest of his body times 2 it seems. I guess I'm just nervous he'll bump his head harder than he already does when he's in a perfectly safe contained area --- his crib.

This was just shortly after, but right before bed. Little man was tired!

From 2009-08-04

A Day of Firsts

From Dax's 1st Birthday

It is so bittersweet that our little baby is turning into a little boy at the speed of light (it seems) right before our eyes.
On August 1, Dax turned 1. His 1st Birthday happened to fall on a Saturday, so that is when we had his Birthday Party. Friends and family helped this to be one of the most memorable fun filled days we've had as a family. Nothing beats the day he was born, but this one came close. Thank you all for being there. We are so blessed to have you all.
I will post the pics as soon as possible. My batteries went dead half way through so I'm having to gather pics taken from Dax's Grandmother and Jennifer's camera because they have the majority of them.

Bad Timing

Our house needed a lot of work done when I moved into it in 2003 or 2004. Being the Bob Villa-ette that I am, I enjoyed doing all of the renovating myself.

However, when it came to the walls and trim in the house I took the shortcut since I knew that work would be time consuming and tedious and there was so much more work to be done else where that seemed more important at the time. So, I just painted over the trim instead of sanding, stripping or chipping the old paint off and then painting it like I should have. Since it'd been painted over SO many times with oil base and then latex and then oil base again I knew my coat of paint would chip off very easily.

About a week or 2 ago, the paint started to chip in small places and land on the floor right were Dax plays. Dax is still in the everything goes in the mouth stage, especially since he tries to feed himself. That meant I needed to get on it and finally do it the right way.

I was afraid the old paint had lead in it and I didn't want Dax finding a piece on the floor and eating it. So, I picked up my paint chipper and started chipping away to get as much off as possible so it would be easier to sand.

Being the perfectionist I am, it really bugged me that I was going to have lots of company over before I would finish for Dax's b-day and everyone would see the ugly trim with paint half chipped off of it. So I decided to leave a couple of notes explaining the situation...

"Pardon our Progress"

From Dax's 1st Birthday

"Work Interrupted"

From Dax's 1st Birthday

"Ran Out Of Coffee"

From Dax's 1st Birthday

BIRTHDAY PICS COMING SOON.

Bye Bye

Dax has been saying a couple of words for a while like Ke-Kat, Necklace, Fash (Flash) and of Course, Bye Bye.

For some reason when he chooses to say bye bye, he says it as soft as he can that I just love, and he waves his hand. I was happy to finally get it on video.

The funny thing about the way he waves, is that I teach a couple of words of baby sign language to him and he likes to use the sign for milk while he says bye bye.

I love it when he waves bye bye to the dog, to Clint, to me or even the car when are just going inside or going into another room.

double click on the video and it will play

From Dax's 1st Birthday

Finding Time

I lose it so easily these days...for some good reasons and some bad ones. A good reason is that Dax is so mobile and wants to explore so many new things that I often don't take my eye off him to do things that seem so frivolous now. Like watching TV. It just doesn't have the same appeal. Or washing the dishes... (don't miss that one and thank goodness for a "working" dishwasher.

A bad time consumer is the massive migraines I've had here lately. I feel like I don't go through a week without getting one. Please keep me in your prayers. It seems so strange to ask for a prayer request for yourself, I guess I'm so used to thinking others need them more or maybe it's that I have a problem with asking for help when I need it. I don't know why I get it in my head that God's limited on the prayers he can answer because no amount of prayers is ever too vast for him.

The one I've had this past week has got to be one of the worst I can ever remember. It started 3-4 days ago and slowly got worse instead of better over that time. If you were to over hear me telling someone what it feels like when it's at it's worse, you might here me say something like: It feels like someone is burying a hatchet in my head repeatedly (a bit graphic, huh) or that even though I had back labor with Dax, I'd prefer it any day of the week. This is like having back labor but in my head and there's no relief between contractions. Add that feeling w/o knowing when it will end and there's no reward when it's over.

So, I've been unable to post like I used to.

Tonight when I was going through some of the pictures and videos I found these. They are from two months ago and they really made me laugh. This is Jennifer (my LONG time friend, past roommate and maid of honor) playing with Dax. She can get him smiling within 2 seconds flat of seeing her without fail.

I hope they make you smile as much as they do me and in the meantime I'll try to get the others on here soon. Just double click the picture and the video will play

Oh and before I forget, my blog buddy Jacqueline "Loving Life with Lucy" was awarded "One Lovely Blog Award" and in return included our blog on her list of "One Lovely Blog Awards" check her page and post on it at http://welovelucymichaela.blogspot.com/2009/07/and-lovely-goes-to.html
Thank you so much Jacqueline! You really do have a lovely blog and I enjoy reading it a lot.

When I get a chance I'll post some of my favorites. They are a bit more than the ones that show up on my page.

From Aunt Jen Jen, The Giant Chicken & Dax

From Aunt Jen Jen, The Giant Chicken & Dax

From Aunt Jen Jen, The Giant Chicken & Dax

Here are so more pictures from May that I never posted. Boy I've got a lot of catching up to do if I'm still posting from May and it's now July.

Jennifer, Jason and Dax.

From May Cookout & Hangout with the J's

From May Cookout & Hangout with the J's

From May Cookout & Hangout with the J's

From May Cookout & Hangout with the J's

From May Cookout & Hangout with the J's

From May Cookout & Hangout with the J's