Getting SOOOOO Big...

We've all heard the expression "Kids grow up so fast"...well, Tara and I are seeing it in Jaxson.

It's been amazing watching all the new things that he's started to do in the last few weeks. If you've not seen him in a while, you might not recognize him.

Here's a brief list of the new stuff that Jaxson can now do:

1.) Roll over--right now, he can only go from front to back, but he's working on the reverse.

2.) Eat something other than a bottle--cereal is a lot cheaper than formula, so Mom and Dad are excited about this one. He'll eat applesauce like it's candy. He's not fond of bananas--which Dad fully understands.

3.) Reach for stuff--at a friend's house the other night, Jaxson was in their Exersaucer (like a walker), and was having the time of his life. He was grabbing the toys, and desperately trying to get them into his mouth. If he sees something that he wants, he'll reach for it--and probably put it in his mouth.

4.) Put his pacifier back into his mouth--he still has room to improve, but he's getting better. We can thank Uncle Travis for this one, as he worked with Jaxson on this a lot.

5.) Sit at the Big Boy table--now that he's doing cereal pretty well, we decided that he'd get to graduate to the dinner table. He's not figured out how to keep his hands above the tray, but he'll get it soon enough. It's pretty cool for us to sit down and have dinner as a family.

6.) Hold his head up and look around--this has become a real struggle when it's night-night time. When we lay him down on his stomach, he starts arching his back to look around. He just wants to be part of what's going on...that's all.

It's really been a lot of fun watching him grow. Each day, he gets more and more personality, and becomes more like a little boy.

Speaking of which, he's not so little anymore. I took him to the doctor today (runny nose and fever--again), and he weighs nearly 15 pounds. As the one that carries him in his car seat most often, I knew that he was getting heavier, but I wasn't expecting him to be at 15 pounds yet.

He does eat a lot, though, so I guess it's not that surprising.


Here's a few pictures of our boy doing some of his new stuff:

Jaxson likes his walker, but REALLY wants an Exersaucer (wink, wink).

Jaxson enjoys dinner with Mom and Dad.

He sees the cookie, but wants to eat the tray.

"Did someone say applesauce?"

As an aside, this was the first post in a while. I appreciate that everyone comes and checks out our 'blog as often as you do. We'll try to be a bit more diligent in posting updates. He's growing up really fast, and we don't want you guys to miss a bit of it.

Until next time...

Norman

P.S. If you happen to see an Exersaucer for sale (say, at a Garage Sale or Wal-Mart), feel free to pick it up. There might be one at this link:

Exersaucers are COOL!

...(or not).