Watch out Michael Phelps...

While we were in Richfield we decided to take Paxton swimming for the first time. I will be honest...I have planned on signing us up for mom and me swimming in the summer and I didn't want to be embarrassed if he got in the pool for the first time at lessons and hated it.

Luckily I don't think that we will have to worry about that...he LOVED swimming!

Here is his initial decent into the water...which was not exactly warm.Before we knew it he was paddling with his hands and kicking with his feet crusing all over the

pool. He even let us help him backfloat and dunk him all the way under the water!

Here he is swimming with his dad and his cousins Ofeina and Ami!

He got really excited once we pulled out his little yellow floaty! I think that we have just let him go by himself and he would have just kicked himself all around the pool!
I LOVE this picture of my boys...they look so HAPPY!

We are so excited for our next swimming adventure and even more excited for Mom and me swimming in the summer!

A Little of March...before it's April

I can't believe that March is almost over...it has gone by so stinkin fast! Paxton is 8 months old now. He hasn't changed much in weight (18 pounds 6 ounces) or height (27 inches) but he has changed alot in other ways...he is growing up so fast!

He is rolling and army crawling all over our house. He is apparently done with baby toys and wants to play with new things big boy things. He is finally starting to eat better!! I know this sounds crazy but I am 99% convinced that he wouldn't eat because of the stupid bib. The minute I gave in and just let him make a little mess he decided to eat like a champ. Pax has 6 teeth now (4 on top and 2 on the bottom) and they are the cutest crookedest things you have ever seen!

He has also gone through a very very bad phase this month...the I like everyone except my mother phase. He would cry when I tried to take him away from people, even the babysitter, and then look at me and cry even harder. When we were home he only wanted to be with Andy...nothing to do with me it was all Andy all the time. Luckily I think we are past that stage!

I tried to do a St. Patrick's Day photo shoot...but my child is mobile now and just will not sit still like he used to but what do you do he is still so dang cute!
We got to make a trip to Richfield this weekend...for Jake's Prom of course! It is our last official Richfield High School Prom after 7 kids...so sad!

Paxton apparently didn't enjoy Prom as much as the rest of us...maybe it was the choreographed dance with all the prom couples, the introduction of the couples, the slide show, or maybe it was the mother son dance that got to him...I just don't know. He may not of enjoyed it but were sure did!

We also finally figured out that Paxton's runny nose (since November) and hacking cough (for a month) is caused by allergies and asthma. Thanks to a little Zyrtec everyday he is finally getting back to his normal self!!

Happy Birthday Andy!!

Andy turned the big 33 on March 10th. He had the day off (unfortunately I couldn't get off as well) and got to spend the day with his favorite little guy! After I got home we went to dinner at Magelby's to celebrate!That night we had Andy's family over for cake and ice cream to celebrate Andy and his twin brother Jacob's birthdays!


I don't know who had more fun opening and playing with the presents...Andy or Paxton!

Thanks to everyone who could come and spend this special day with us!! We love having family close by to help celebrate special occasions!

Happy Birthday Babe!! I hope 33 will be as eventful and exciting as 32 was!

Paxton and I LOVE you and feel so blessed that we get to spend everday being together and enjoying our lives with you! We couldn't do it with out you!

It's Back...

Paxton has developed a very bad habit...grinding his teeth! As much as I love the ear piercing sound of his teeth rubbing together, he was doing it so much I was afraid he was going to grind his teeth down to pearly white stubs. I swear we spent a fortune on teething toys and things for him to chew on to stop the grinding but nothing would work...until we pulled out THE BINKY. He gave it up around 2 or 3 months and didn't want a thing to do with it well now he can't live without it...especially at night!

What have we done? If he didn't look so dang cute with it in his mouth (reminds me of when he was a newborn) I would probably take it away but he LOVES it!

Sometimes he even insists on having both of them so he can switch off...he is a silly boy!

We Have Corrupted Him Already...

Apparently Paxton's new favorite word...

is Poopy!

He still cracks up everytime I say it and it has been 4 days...hearing that laugh (even if it is about the word poopy) never gets old!

Paxton's 6 Month Pictures

Here are just a few of our favorite pictures from Paxton's 6 month photo shoot! We still can't believe how well Sarah captured all of Pax's many faces!

Honestly sometimes I wonder how we got such a dang cute kid!!

WE LOVE OUR LITTLE PAXTON!

7 Months Old

Paxton turned 7 months old on February 12th. Every month I say how much he has grown and how much I love this age...but I really do love this age! He is getting so big and is learning how to do so many new things everyday.

Here is a little snapshot of Paxton at 7 months:

He still has a very mellow personality, but will definitely let you know if he wants something. He is a huge flirt and loves to smile at all of the girls...the young women in our ward LOVE him! He has finally figured out his bouncer and he loves to bounce and swing and play with all of the toys. Between that Yo Gabba Gabba and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse we can keep him pretty entertained when we want to get something done! He is all over the place! He can roll anywhere and if we leave him for a second we will often find him like this waiting for us to get him out. He is also getting pretty close to crawling. He can army crawl pretty well and once in a while he can get his bum up in the air but he just can't quite figure out what to do after that! He has popped out 2 almost 3 teeth on the top and 1 more tooth on the bottom, all in the past week, bringing his total up to 4 (almost 5) teeth. Needless to say it was a long week for us last week! In this not so flattering picture you can see one of his new big top teeth! At last check Paxton weighs in at 18 pounds 4 ounces and is still 27 inches long. He is in size 4 diapers and is wearing size 6-9 month clothes.

Paxton is turning into a creature of habit. He loves his nightime routine of a bath, book with day, bottle and bed. He always has to have his blanket the right way and be put in bed so that he can touch his soft crib bumper.

We have started giving Pax baths in the tub and he is not so into it but I think that once we aren't so nervous about it he will relax a little bit!

Oh one more new thing and then I promise I will stop...Pax also recently learned how to blow raspberries with his lips and tongue. When he wakes up in the morning, instead of crying, we can usually hear him blowing raspberries or talking to himself in his bed until we go in and get him.