End of August

**FIRST trip to the lake!**

The boys

He was a good boy, but not too fond of his life jacket. We took it off for a while to give him a break!

Pulling himself up to the table....and he just picked up crawling a few weeks ago!

Dax is learning to feed himself.....he thinks he is so BIG now!

*9 MONTHS*

{August 13, 2010}

Love LOVE LOVE this age! Dax is so curious! He loves to explore everything he can. YES, he is crawling and I am afraid the holding days are over. Dax is so proud of himself now that he can crawl....he thinks it's pretty cool! (We do too!)

*Dax is on the move....he crawls ALL over!

*Pulls himself up in his crib.

*Waves "Hi" and "Bye" SO so cute!

*Loves shoes....he is a magnet to them. We try to hide them but he still manages to find them somehow. Oh yeah, and he likes to suck on them....so gross!

*Eats baby food 3x per day and puffs here and there.

*Is mostly on formula now....almost done nursing.

*We can FINALLY see his bottom teeth....I think they will officially arrive in the next day or so! (Yes, he has been a little more fussy than normal, but is still a GREAT baby.)

*Shoes do NOT fit....not even sandals. His feet are way too thick and chubby!

*Will only use the NEWBORN sized binkis. When we give him a normal size he gags, spits in out, and pulls the "bitter milk" face.

*Goes to bed around 8pm and sleeps until 7am. Sleeps ALL night except right now since he is teething. He wakes up a few times and needs his binki.

*Loves to crawl to Stella....Stella then runs to the other side of the room and Dax will follow.This goes back and forth a few times until Dax finds something else.

*Dax's favorite toy right now is his stacking cups. He loves when we build a tower so he can knock it down. If he is across the room and sees a tower he turns on the turbo and crawls as fast as he can to knock it over!

*Babbles in a deep voice sometimes....don't know where he learned how?

*Wears size 12-18 month clothes

STATS from his 9 month appointment!

Weight: 19lbs 13ozs 37%

Length: 27.5in 25%

Head:17.25in 15%

On paper he looks like a little guy, but he is not! Most people who see him comment on how big he is. He is not lacking in the "chub" department either....he has plenty of rolls to go around!

We LOVE you Dax man!

Loves to drink water from a straw!

Getting into his toy basket

ahh....what should I grab?

Crawling baby boy!

He loves his buggy too!

VERY good at waving "hi" and "bye"

"Hi"

Summer Fun!

July was a FUN month for Dax. He got to hang out with his cousin Lincoln, go to Zion and ride the shuttle, swim in Nanny and Papa's pool, and just help Mom around the house. He is an easy going kid who loves baby adventures!

Splash pad with cousin Lincoln then to Judd's for ice cream! We squished the boys in one stroller.

Hanging out in the "river" at the splash pad! Don't ya just love Lincoln's summer buzz cut?

Helping Mom with laundry.

Dax's famous grumpy face while he sleeps....funny kid!

Zions

Day in Zions! It was a HOT one too....110 degrees. What were we thinking? We still had a GREAT time and Dax enjoyed the shuttle ride.

Dax learned to take water from a straw @ Oscar's...he LOVED it! He didn't want it to stop.

Dax HAS to hold onto this ring while in his carseat. The second we put him in he grabs for it.

Swimming with Uncle Brett, Jess, and Nanny...nothing better than an evening swim!

Showing off his denim diaper!

Bath time after the pool!

Meeting the California Fam

Dax got to meet ALL of his family in California...it's about time right? He even got to meet Arabella and Michelle from Maine! He survived the plane rides, although, the guy in front of us said "I think he is going to be a drummer" as we were getting off the plane. The ONLY thing Dax wanted to do was pull the magazines out of the seat back pockets. If there were none (like if he dropped them on the ground) he would get frustrated......so that is the game we played the whole time. But, I do think that's better than a crying baby. We enjoyed our time and wish we could visit more often.

Great Grandma Donna

Great Grandma Joann

Jason enjoyed his paddle board experience

Scott and Jason on the paddle boards

Dax loved Stanley

Sitting with Nana....enjoying Kristina and Scott's house on the water!

Dax swinging with Dad close by

Can you tell....? Dax LOVES to swing!

Lots of swing time!

Cute cousins! Colby loved pushing Dax around.....Dax didn't seem to mind.

Colby, Arabella, and Dax

Auntie Kristina

Great Grandma Jane

It's official.....Dax is on the move!

Dax has been so CLOSE to crawling for a while now! This morning he was all over the place, so I think it is official now! Awww...we LOVE our little man!

*8 Months*

~July 13, 2010~

Ahhhh! Hard to believe my little Dax-man is 8 months old! His little personality shines through more and more each day! This has to be the BEST age! Interactive and fun, but not quite mobile yet, I LOVE it!

*I know I have mentioned this before, but this kid LOVES to eat! He gets so EXCITED when he sees us getting his food ready. He means business when it comes to eating....he keeps his hands out of the way and expects us to shovel it in as FAST as we can!
*His hair is changing color....he is definitely a strawberry blonde!
*Takes 2-3 naps a day
* Wears size 3 Pampers diapers.....and Huggies do NOT work. He pees right through them.
*Goes to bed at 8pm and wakes up around 6:30 am to eat. Then he goes RIGHT back to sleep until 9am...it's the best!
* Loves to jump in his jumparoo!
*Will play FOREVER on the floor. He moves all around now..... from the kitchen clear to the other side of the living room!
*Gets up on all fours and rocks with occasional backward crawling.....I am sure he will be on "the move" shortly. :(
*Loves to swim in Nanny and Papa's pool.
*Babbles, giggles, and smiles ALL day long! Says ba-ba and da-da but no ma-ma.
*Loves to read/look at books!
*Enjoys sucking on his fingers.
*Started one bottle a day of formula....he doesn't seem to mind.
*LOVES his Nuk(newborn size) binki. Gags when given another brand and even gags with a larger Nuk binki.
*Sleeps on his tummy now.
*Dax is SHY when around unfamiliar people. He puts his head down until he warms up to the new person....then he is usually okay. But, he will not make a peep around new people until he warms up. Most people comment that he is so quiet, which is the total opposite! Dax just wants to make a good first impression...... I guess!
*Has CHUBBY feet, shoes do not fit.
*Still thinks his dog, Stella, is SO funny. He just looks at her and it makes him giggle!

Sweet boy!

Hangin' in his high chair!

Movin' all over the place!