My Mischievous Little Man

Just so they are documented, I'm going to "jot" down a few things that have happened in the last week.

*While I was trying to get some work done for my dad (I work part time for him) Jaxon dumped an entire box of Rice Krispies on the floor and stared playing around in them. Then while I was cleaning that mess up - he found a black marker (thank goodness it wasn't permanent) and started coloring all over himself, his toys, and thank goodness I saw before he got to the walls.

*He found a bottle of bright pink nail polish and thought it would be fun to throw - he threw it down my parents entry way and it shattered leaving pink polish all over their tile, rug, and front door. I got it off the tile - I'm just buying them a new rug.... but the front door - that has still yet to be taken care of. I have tried a few different things, but nothing has worked yet. I will most likely just re-paint the door for them.

*While he was taking a bath - the water was just barley filling up and I ran downstairs to get his towel and diaper - I came back up and he had grabbed a cup - filled it up several times and dumped the water onto the bathroom floor. I'm almost positive there was more water on the floor than there was in the bathtub!

Since becoming a mom my life has changed in so many ways - I often think to myself now - how did I ever think I was busy before having a 2 year old to chase around haha. I'm sure I will think that again when we add our other baby to the family - how did I ever think I was busy when I only had 1 child! I love my little man more than anything. Even though he can give me headaches and I can get frustrated with all the messes I have to clean up and all the things I don't get done because I'm doing things with him - I wouldn't change anything about him for the world. Yes I may have my meltdowns and at times I may voice my frustrations about having such a rambunctious boy - but I can tell there is something special about him and I feel so blessed to go through these struggles as his mom. He is going to grow up to be such an amazing young man. He will be a leader, and he will do great things! He has such a special spirit. He seems to know when and who need love and attention and he can give it in the most tender and sweet ways. I love you my little mischievous man! Thanks for letting me be your mommy!

Harry Potter

Dan and I got to have a little date day today! My sister was nice enough to watch Jax so Dan and I could go. We met up with some friends for lunch and then went with them to see Harry Potter! It was so nice to have a date with Dan. I am really going to miss having family around to help watch Jax for FREE so Dan and I can get away every once in a while - it has been so nice! The movie was great and when it was over I almost started crying because I can't believe it is over. I grew up reading the books and being so excited to see the movies..... now what? haha. I wonder what it will be when Jaxon and baby 2 are growing up? What series will they grow up with and get excited for? I just need to be the one who comes up with it so I become SUPER rich! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

First Doctor Appointment

Today I had my first doctor appointment. It was so nice to see the baby, listen to the heartbeat, and have the doctor tell me that everything is looking great! I will have to wait a few days to find out if all the labs come back ok... but I think everything will be just fine!
Tomorrow will put me at the 12 week mark, so the first trimester should be close to over - YEAH! And the baby is measuring right on track with January 26th as the due date. I couldn't be more excited! The ONLY problem is... I LOVE my doctor and I want her to deliver my baby, but with me living in Texas that is going to make it really hard. So.... Lubbock friends - anyone know a good FEMALE OBGYN?

Baby in my belly

So any of you who have spent time with Jaxon knows that he is all boy and loves to wrestle. Well its been frustrating lately because I don't want him jumping all over me now that I have this new little baby to protect in my stomach. So Dan and I have been telling him that I have a baby in my belly so he needs to be really soft and careful around mommy. He is really sweet and will wave and tell the baby hi and rub my stomach softly. Well the other day my sister was in the same room as us laying on the couch and Jaxon went over to her - rubbed her belly and said "hi baby". LOL. We all got a kick out of that. I think he now thinks that EVERYONE has a baby in their belly. We are going to need to fix that. :)

Fathers Day and 4th of July

I have been SOOOO bad at taking pictures lately. I got a few pictures of 4th of July activities - so I will post those later, but I thought I should at least document these events.

Fathers Day
Jaxon and I woke up and made Dan his favorite breakfast - french toast! Then, after church we had a "little" snack - BLT'S (another one of Dan's favorites) before we went over to the Garners to celebrate Father's Day with them. My dad was out of town for a wedding, so even though we didn't get to see him, we called and wished him a happy Father's Day and told him how much we love and appreciate him. Then we went to the Garner's and had fun with papa! Jaxon LOVES his grandpa's! He gets so excited when he see's them. I feel so blessed to have such amazing men in Jaxon's life to be examples to him.
My dad is AMAZING. I look up to him so much. I have always been kind of a daddy's girl and I have such a love and respect for my dad.
My other dad (Dan's dad) is also AMAZING! He is one of the hardest working people I have ever met. He has loved and welcomed me into the family and treated me like one of his own children from the first time I met him.
Dan is my amazing husband and wonderful father to our son (and soon to be other child). He works so hard in law school so he can provide a good life for us and we love and appreciate him so much!!!

The 4th of July
We woke up and went over to the neighborhood breakfast that my neighborhood has done, well ever since I can remember! It was a great presentation and delicious breakfast - and of coarse Jaxon had a blast with all the other kids playing on the neighbors swing set. Then we went mini golfing with my family. I was worried Jaxon would just run around and we would be chasing him the entire time - but he actually stayed with us and did REALLY well - the only problem was he wanted to hit all the balls instead of just his haha - but after a few holes we figured out how to keep him entertained after he hit his ball so it all worked out great. After that we got lunch and went home so Jax could take his nap. The rest of the day we played games, had a BBQ, hung out, and then went to the Sandy City firework show. We took Jaxon last year and he LOVED the fireworks - so we figured this year he would love them even more. Well when they started he was so scared and I had to hold him really tight or he would start crying and get more scared. But that only lasted 1 or 2 mins... because he turned around and saw my dad watching them and he asked to go sit with papa so I passed him back and he was fine lol. He was pointing and getting all excited at the fireworks. It was a great day! Pictures to come soon!