Behide Bars

Normally when I put Jaxon down for a nap I'll turn on some music for him, give him his blanket and binky, then we rock in the chair for a few minutes, then I put him in his crib and let him fall asleep on his own. Typically it takes him just a few minutes and when I don't hear anymore noise I go to check on him. Well today I was doing something when I heard him quiet down so it was about 20 minutes before I went to check him. When he is still awake he is always talking and laughing to himself and the frogs on the crib bumper or crying. So imagine my surprise when he has been in his room not making any noise for the last 20 minutes and I walk down the hall and find this...

Jax has recently figured out that he can pull the bumper down and see out the sides of the crib. So he will crawl to the end by his door and pull it down a little to see whats going on.

Jax is getting so big.

Look who is sitting up all by himself!!! Just in the last few days Jax has learned how to sit up with out any help from mom. We had his 6 month doctors appointment this week and this kid is getting big. He is 16 pounds and 26 inches long. He also got shots, 4 total, which he like his mom hated. Unfortunately we have to go back in 4 weeks to get one more (the second half of his flu shot) and mom will probably also be getting hers as well. Let's just say I'm really not looking forward to it. Brent was lucky enough to have already gotten his flu shot and just last Saturday Payton and I made our annual trip to the vet where he was also tortured with shots. So by the end of October the whole family will have had their turn and everyone will be taken care of for a while.

Just recently Jaxon has decided that he likes to suck his thumb, I've found that he is particularly partial to his right one. This morning his hand was stuck inside of his pj's and that didn't stop him from shoving his thumb into his mouth pj's and all.

Nap time

A couple days ago I went to check on Jaxon while he was napping and this is how I found him. It doesn't look like it is very comfy to me. It must not have been too bad because I checked on him a while later and he hadn't moved.

Just in case you can't get enough of this guy and his smile. Cause I know I can't!!

I Can Hardly Believe It

I can't believe that Jaxon is 6 months old. Some days it feels like we just brought him home and others it seems like he has always been here with us. He is getting so big, I think he has finally outgrown all of his 0-3 month clothes. We go to the doctor next week for his 6 month checkup and shots, so we'll see just how big he is.

This last week Jaxon has been trying so hard to crawl and he is getting close. Most of the time if he has his eye on something he can inch slowly towards whatever he is after. He is still having a hard time figuring out how to move both his arms and legs at the same time. I would say that he is scooting more than anything and the occasional army crawl.

We just love Jax, he is so much fun to have in our home, he has such a great personality. I can't imagine life without this sweet little man!!!

Other things about Jax:

He loves eating solid foods so far he loves everything he's tried except bananas.

Rolling all over the house(at least until he gets the crawling thing down).

Loves to laugh and play with Mom and Dad.

Loves to listen to music and singing(during Relief Society he will stop whatever he is doing as soon as the piano starts and stares at the chorister while we sing).

He absolutely loves Payton, it doesn't matter if Payton is trying to play with him or if he is growling or barking, Jax thinks it is the best and just laughs and laughs.

Likes to watch sports and cartoons with Dad.

Loves talking and yelling.

Just like Daddy

So for some reason blogger won't let me turn the pictures the right way, very annoying. Anyway, Brent as some of you know is a huge fan of the Red Sox, so it may not be a big surprise that Jaxon is also a huge Red Sox fan, even though he doesn't know it yet. I don't think he has much of a choice right now.

Jaxon already loves to watch sports just like his dad. He and Brent can be found watching football together on the couch on Saturdays for the next few months.