Our Day

We had a lovely day! We both slept until after 8 and then Paxton ate, I love our early morning snuggles! After I ate breakfast we headed to town to get a few groceries. We had a wonderful trip to Kroger and Aldi (no unhappy baby or blowouts)! I wore him in my Peanut Shell sling and he was a happy baby!

We also did laundry! I have a really cute laundry helper!

He enjoyed hanging out on the clean clothes!

He laid on the bed and watched me fold, it wasn’t long before he was unfolding them for me!

While I was ironing, I looked over to see him playing with his jammies!

Nothing like snuggling with jammies and sucking a thumb! (He slept until I finished my ironing and then was ready to eat!)

Modeling his new little outfit from his grandmother! So cute!!

He’s such a happy baby!

Hanging out in the big chair!

I had a good day with him by myself but he really didn’t want to be left alone, he likes to see me at all times! Thank goodness for my Moby Wrap, his Bumbo and my arms (which are getting stronger and stronger from carrying around our big boy!)

The Past 2 Days in Pictures

Tuesday morning he was on his side when I went to greet him in the morning!

I love how relaxed he was! He is always so happy in the mornings (that is until I touch him and he suddenly remembers he is absolutely starving!)

Last night John David held him and he fell asleep in his arms! Precious! I do believe holding your sleeping child is one of the most wonderful things!

So sweet! Lately I’ve been sad about how fast he is growing (which he is!) but he is still so little, he looks really small in his daddy’s arms!

He wasn’t quite asleep, just completely comfy snuggling with Daddy!

Today we reached a big milestone…he mastered the roll! And you know what, it wasn’t captured on film nor was it even witnessed by his parents! I was working when he rolled over!!! Still it was quite exciting, I immediately called John David to celebrate when I discovered our babe on his tummy! (We have seen him roll on our bed and with a little help but he has not yet rolled on the ground…my life is slowly changing as he becomes increasingly mobile!)

After church tonight! We coordinated in green!

He’s kissing mama! (Not really but it looks that way!)

I love this sweet little boy!

So now Paxton is sleeping and I’m tired! Ready to go climb into bed, glad the sheets are clean, a little sad they’re damp (there aren’t but so many hours in a day and laundry comes second at times…)

Four Months

Paxton is now 4 months old! We’ve had our precious bundle of joy for 1/3 of a year! Wow!

This month’s milestones:

• Talking, talking and more talking!
• He’s starting to play! He really loves his bunny rattle, stuffed puppy rattle and his US Navy teddy bear (from his Great Uncle Ray who is in the Navy!)
• Laughing! Oh my goodness, talk about melting a mama’s heart! I could listen to him laughing all day long!

• Still wearing his Bum Genius diapers on the smallest setting!
• When he wears disposables, he’s in a size 2!
• He’s 26 inches long and weighs 16 pounds 3 ounces! (He’s only grown 1 inch since his 2 month check-up!)
• Still wearing mostly 6-9 month onesies and rompers (since he’s only grown an inch in two months!) but is also wearing some 12 month onesies which have plenty of room to grow! As far as pants go, he’s still in 3-6!

• He’s drooling…a lot! He goes through bibs and onesies like crazy because they’re all wet!
• He’s still sleeping all night long! He typically goes to bed around 9:00 and sleeps until 7:30 or 8:00! Yesterday, which was daddy’s day off, he slept until 9:00!! We’re thinking he likes to sleep like his mommy & daddy!
• He traveled a lot as a 3-month-old! He went to visit his Nana and Papaw Cobble and then went to Virginia to meet his Great Grandmother and Grandpa Clark and all of the Clark family and also went to Jonesborough! He’s a wonderful little traveler!

• He loves daddy! Especially when daddy flies him in the air (of course he almost always drools on daddy!)
• He loves his play mat! He now plays with all of the toys on it and even is moving around on it!
• Enjoys sitting in his Bumbo!
• Still enjoys bath time but hates having his neck washed!

• He loves his mama! Mainly because I’m the one who feeds him! I’m still breastfeeding him exclusively and he’s doing just wonderful!
• We’re enjoying our Peanut Shell sling, it’s perfect for the grocery store! I can have my sweet babe close to me and have plenty of room in the cart! Today he slept the entire time I was grocery shopping!
• We love taking a walk out to the mail box with him in the Moby Wrap almost every day!

• He does not like to be cradled unless he is nursing or very, very sleepy!
• He looks at John David and me when we’re walking around!
• We’re enjoying meals as a family now! We sit Paxton in his high chair while we eat dinner and he does so good!
• He still loves his swing but he’s really outgrowing it!

• His feet are absolutely precious to me! They are growing, he outgrew his adorable baby tennis shoes but is growing into some of his others (although he rarely wears shoes because he doesn’t really like them and it is so hot!)
• He loves being read to! He listens and reaches for the pictures!
• He is so serious when he is in new surroundings or interacting with people he isn’t around much.
• He’s not reaching for anybody just yet.
• No signs of separation anxiety…we’ve made conscious efforts to pass him around at church so he (hopefully) doesn’t become too clingy (especially since I stay home with him!)

• We think he is so handsome/beautiful/precious!
• God has blessed us with the sweet baby boy! “Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him.” -Psalms 127:3 NIV (And are hoping that we’ll be “rewarded” with several more children!)
• It’s amazing how fast time is flying with this little guy! I often find myself getting sad that he’s growing up but I try to tell myself daily that he’s supposed to grow up and that he’ll never be as little as he is today so cherish him just like he is!

Paxton’s pictures from past months:

Three Months

Two Months

One Month

Time for Dress Up

We spent this morning playing dress up (otherwise known as the bi-weekly baby clothes sorting!) I am thrilled to share that only one sleeper was too small and everything else still fits! I must admit that I’m happy he’s slowing down a little bit! He’s wearing 6-9 month onesies and rompers and 3-6 months pants right now! He’s been right on track age wise with his bottoms since birth but he’s been wearing “a size up” onesies and rompers because his torso is so long! (I’m hoping his torso growth will slow down and that his legs will get a little longer since they’re still short and that he’ll “even out”! Who knows…)

I took some pictures of the process and I even tried some of his fall clothes on him as I inventoried them (they are too big but he’s got over a month to grow but he’s still cute in the clothes!)

Love his “Mommy Loves Me” outfit from his great grandma! (I thought this onesie was going to be too small since he’s been wearing it about 2 months now but it still fits!!)

Looking absolutely adorable in his white tee and jeans!

Our handsome little dude!

What do you think of his new “do”?

This one is still way too big but it is absolutely precious!! The 9 month Polo shirt is from his grandmother (that she picked up at a yard sale!) His 6-12 month khakis are from Old Navy that I picked up at a thrift store for $3.50 and they look like men’s pants!

New jammies he’s grown into from his great grandma! (These jammies are 6-9 months and it’s hard to believe he can wear them! I remember thinking how big they were when I received them!)

He’s learning to count thanks to his grandpa! One…

Two…

Four…(we’ll tell him later that three is after two and before four!! ha ha!!) I love this outfit so I’m glad there’s still plenty of room in it! Hopefully it will still fit him in October (and hopefully it will cool down enough to wear a thermal onesie and overalls in September!)

Looking like a big boy in his plaid shorts and polo shirt!

Cute little cowboy romper, it’s a little bit but still cute!

When Daddy Dresses Me

When Daddy Dresses Me

by: Paxton

When Daddy dresses me, I look like a man! I wear cool tractor shirts, blue jeans and even get to wear my camo bib (much better than the baby blue cottony stuff mama prefers, although I do admit it is very comfortable!)

When dressed like a man, one must act like a man…no grinning for your silly mama!

Until she says pretty please and reminds me that she is the one who feeds me!

Don’t laugh…I know my grin is cheesy but I’m cute and no, I’m not watching what I eat nor am I exercising. I do think I need to start moving around more, people are beginning to refer to me as chunky and pudgy and solid!

She caught me off guard here, thus the silly face!

Laughing for mama! (I think she really likes it!)

[I really cannot believe how much he is changing and growing and how chunky he's getting...he has rolls on his legs and arms! And I really do love the laughs, I think I could listen to him laughing all day long!]