26?! Wasnt I just 15 yesterday?!?!?!

So its mt birthday and I'm 26. Its really crazy.........30 is just around the corner.
WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?
This year though is the best year ever because I have a sweet boy to celebrate with!
Were not going to do much, my mother in law is fixing dinner-which is always fun getting to visit with family.

Our weekend was FABULOUS!

We woke up Saturday and got ready early and headed to the mall (to get my bday present) we were there by 10 and it was awesome. the crowds weren't to terrible yet. Jax did great, and so did Hunter! (he normally is complaining and ready to go way before I'm even close) so I guess that was part of my present also. Anyways we had a great time and my boy was pooped! He passed out in daddy's arms while I was trying on shoes in nordstrom so I left them there while I went and grabbed one last thing!

We got home pretty early and Jax went down for a nap....and I was well on the way but our house seemed really hot. We just assumed it was because it was so hot outside. We decided to go to dinner - it was way to hot to cook!

When we got back the house was scorching!!!!! So we called, and called....... Every AC man we could find.... either they didn't answer or it would be awhile.....

It was time to start bed time and Jax was getting fussy so I loaded him up and we headed to Lacey's to do bedtime! She had someone we could call and sure enough he answered and was on the way> (thank goodness) So I went ahead and put Jax down and waited. We ended up getting home about 11. And somehow Jax stayed asleep.

Sunday- My favorite day of the week!!

Church, we've got a great series going on that I really like and we also signed up for a life group!!! I'm really excited about it! The one we signed up for is at the church on Sundays at 11 so we would have to start going to the early service AND putting Jax in the church day care...... me agreeing to do this is HUGE!! I never wanted to put him in any kind of child care BUT its one hr a week and I used to work in the infant room and its usually pretty small and hopefully (surely) no one will bring their sick baby to church...right?!?!?

We got home to the COLD AC!!! And we all took naps!!!! Just another reason to love Sundays. Things just seem to move a little slower on Sundays and I love it!
We do what we call "naked time" every night before our bath, and Jax loves it. Well last night he actually set up!! Hes been really close but he did it unsupported and had a bit of balance!!!!

We've been getting a new food every week and last night it was Sweet Peas and i was sure he was gong to make a terrible face on the first bite so i had the phone and camera ready.... Nope just loved it!! Hes just a hungry boy that loves his veggies!! I cant believe how big he is already.. Time flies. He looks so big in all these pictures......

I guess last night Jax gave me my birthday present, he only woke up at 4am then 7:30am! It was great! I'm not gunna get my hopes up that it will happen again....

Hope everyone has a great day!

OH AND GUESS WHAT????? In the next week or so we should get some cooler weather?!?! Who knew id be so excited about 90 degree weather?!!?

ITS HOT!!!

Well obviously its a scorcher outside! And I'm SICK of it!!! I feel like we are locked in the house! This is how I normally feel in the winter. Uh- just so ready for fall!!!

Anyways we haven't been up to much lately, its to stinkin' HOT!

Today I'm looking for Jax a Halloween costume. We love Halloween at our house but instead of us dressing up this year its all about him! (i was totally into dressing up to match Jax but when I mentioned it to Hunter I wish you could have seen the look on his face) I'm positive my husband thinks I've lost it at times!

So Ive still been battling with this last 10lbs!!! I have a gym membership but finding time to get there seems impossible PLUS I'm still starving all the time! And those of you who know me know- I L-O-V-E food and not the healthy kind either.

Sorry I'm kinda all over the place today- I assume its because I didn't really have an agenda when I started.

Oh I don't think Ive blogged since but we had my Papas 81st birthday on the 14th and Jax took his first picture with his great "papa"......This to me is classic. This was the best one.
I'm so thankful for my family and especially my Papa.

oh and these guys are going to be best friends one day.....

Thats pretty much all i can think to write....

Maybe I can get it together tomorrow.

4 Months Old

Yesterday my baby had a big day...
                       
He had his 4month shots.... I always dread these... and this time I was torn whether to split the shots up or not. This time it was only 2 so we didnt. I just hate anything that hurts my baby I suppose. He did better this time, I went head and gave him a little tylenol before the shots and I think it helped. I will continue to do this in the coming months.

Also at the doctor yesterday she told us we could start rice cereal!!! I was super excited! I am hoping this will help my little guy to sleep better at night. He is 18 (almost 19) weeks old and is still up at least 3 times a night.

So we tried it last night and he hated it..... It was hilarious!!! His faces were priceless... I wish I would have had pictures of the faces but I was feeding and dad was filming! We will try again tonight and Im really wanting it to go better!

Oh and this weekend we did end up going to San Angelo. We had a great time. (as expected)
Jax also had his first swimming experience...

He liked it, just as I had thought he would! How could he not though? He LOVES his bath and I kinda think thats what he related it to because he was ready for his nap RIGHT after!!!!

We had a great time but Im sure glad to be home! After a full 8 days of traveling and a little over 2,000 miles driven.... I need another vacation.....haha

Home Sweet Home!

So it's Thursday and we are home. We decided to head home yesterday afternoon from Clayton NM.

Now I'll get to the whole story on why were home so early....

 At Palo Duro and on the way

Satuday and Sunday both went great, Jax did good in the car and he did good when we stopped in Palo Duro. I had high hopes for the whole trip. We got to south fork CO and the place was packed we were staying at. The weather totally made up for that though! It was beautiful! Anyways we got set up and unloaded and Jax was getting fussy, not wanting to nap.

My Boys in South Fork CO

The next day Jax did the same, fussy fussy, not napping and what felt to us like he was screaming constantly. We tried everything. Nothing worked.
Like I said the weather was perfect- 70's and low 80's then got to the 50's at night. That was basically what was keeping us there. The only thing we could figure out was the altitude. He was fussy even nursing. I was loosing my mind!

Like I said... It was beautiful...
By Tuesday morning I was in tears and at my wits end. This was the first time I have been so overwhelmed by his fussyness that I was crying. I just wanted to be home. Too bad that was 12 hrs away....
We ended up packing up and leaving... We didn't really know where we were going but we were trying to get to lower altitude. I was so upset to leave the weather. For one Hunter never gets a full week off of work and I knew it was supposed to be 112 at home this week. I didn't really feel like spending the rest of our vacation cooped up in the house.

We made it to clayton NM and the weather was still pretty nice there. Jax seemed instantly better. He was also up every two hrs at night while we were in CO so I was exhausted. He just wasnt himself.
Hunter and I were happy in NM, the place we were at was really empty so I liked that. It was peaceful and relaxing and my baby was HAPPY!! (most importantly)

Wednesday we woke up and made pancakes, had burgers on the grill for lunch, and set outside....
We also played a game of putt putt- I made a hole in one the first one and was sure I was about to kick my hubby's butt!!!
NOPE wrong- it was all down hill after that- but it was fun. We are both very competitive-
We set around some more and decided to head home at 3:30pm ( who knows why)
Jax didnt like the idea apparently- he was mad more than he normally was in the car. PLUS we had an 8hr drive ahead of us. He napped some, but thank goodness for baby einstein. He loves it!

He threw the biggest fit EVER right around bed time.. I felt horrible for having to do a pretend bedtime then stick him back in the car seat. He gets a bath everynight for as long as I can remember and last night was his first night not to. We did lotion and jammies then nursed and he was out and made it the rest of the way home. We got home about 12:30am, he never woke up from carseat to bed even! And he was back to his normal up twice!! Which is OK with me compared to his 5 or so the nights before!!!

I now feel like I could sleep for days and never want to get back in the car....
BUT were actually thinking of jointing a few good friends in San Angelo for the weekend. We will see!

On the road!

Well it's 6am and we've been on the road for about 20 minutes now and my ADD has already set in. Jax is sleeping though, were keeping our fingers crossed.
- anyways I can't remember the last time I was up UP at 6am and I realized how much I truely appreciate a nice HOT cup of black coffee...! I think I can conquer the world when I have my coffee. And if you don't have a keurig I highly suggest you get one. I think it has added to the addiction. We're basically best friends though.

Sunday
So our drive to Palo Duro was great. Jax slept most of it and we only had to stop twice. The canyon was beautiful, it was still really hot so we didn't get to venture out much but I managed to get a few pictures. Once we're in Colorado it should be MUCH nicer cooler weather. I'm just praying today goes as smoothly as yesterday. Oh and I even got to take a 2 hour nap yesterday with jaxy! That never happens! I'm thinking this vacation is going to be awesome!
-we headed out at 5am again


Ok I'm way behind... But anyways I'll catch up on the next post.