One Sleepy Baby

Yesterday was quite the day. My car wouldn’t start yesterday morning and my mom fell down the attic stairs and had to go to the emergency room. (More details on Frugal & Simple Living.) Thankfully my mom is okay, she is just very sore and my car started and is running fine.

After all the events of the day, Paxton was feeling his mama’s stress and was one tired baby boy!

Ready to go to bed! Yes, our 4.5 month old still sleeps in gowns! We love them, his feet are not constrained and they are cool for summertime. (And we don’t believe that babies need to be bundled up, they get hot!)

Our precious little thumb sucker!

Relaxed and enjoying that thumb!

While Paxton was relaxing on the couch, Rebekah and I were attempting to put up Emerson’s Pack ‘N Play. We tried and tried for a solid 10 minutes! (Mom is the one who usually puts it up, she knows how it works!) Since we couldn’t get it up and mom was gone, we decided to go get the bassinet for Paxton to sleep in.

To get the bassinet, Beka had to venture into the attic! I was Beka’s “spotter” as she ventured up! She just got the actual bassinet and not the frame so it was like a Moses basket.

Sweet Paxton snoozing in the bassinet. He is just about too big! (He did not roll over at all throughout the night because he was so constrained.)

Good morning Paxton! See those sweet little hands…Emerson was very excited to see Paxton this morning!

She climbed into the bassinet with him! There wasn’t much room at all for those two but it was precious!

This shows you how big he is and how little room he had!

We’re having a nice relaxing day so far! Mom is taking it slow and I’m enjoying spending time with my family!

Visiting Grandparents

Playing with his Papaw!

Paxton and Papaw looking at Papaw’s dog Buddy! Paxton loved looking at the dog, he was watching where he went!

Still looking at the dog while Grandpa and Mamaw were trying to play with him!

I love this shot! Look at those expressive eyebrows!

Ah, classic Paxton these days, drool and bubbles!

Playing with mamaw!

He loves his puppy, especially chewing on the puppy’s nose!

Our Great Summer Trip

Paxton and I are on our great summer trip! We left Monday to visit with my dad’s family in Virginia so he could meet his great grandparents and great uncles, aunts and extended family! We enjoyed a few days there and Friday we met Annette and Jill (better known as Grandmother and Aunt Jill) to visit with John David’s family a few days!

Look at our happy boy in his Mayfield Dairy t-shirt from his grandmother!

Visiting with his great grandparents! He was a bit fussy in this shot but enjoyed visiting and talking with them!!

Looks like he’s saying, “Hi Papaw!”

All smiles for his Aunt Jill!

Our chunky monkey! It looks like he’s been eating Mayfield ice-cream at 10 p.m. like his daddy…but he’s not! He’s just a very healthy boy!!

A Day at the Beach

Yesterday we went to the beach at a lake close to my grandparents! It was a cool, overcast day which was just perfect – we didn’t get very hot or sunburns!

Rebekah and Emerson

I love his sweet little sad face!

With our sweet babies. (This was the best one, it’s just about impossible to get them both to look at the camera!)

Sweet little beach babies playing in the water!

Emerson loved the sand – she got it everywhere!

Rebekah, Mom and Emerson

Paxton enjoying his hand (his new best friend) while in the water!

After our brief little swim, Paxton was absolutely wore out and took a nice long nap! I just love holding my sweet babe while he sleeps!

And of course Emerson was wore out after all of her playing so she took a nap with her grandaddy! (Daddy is quite magical with the babies!)

Paxton’s First 4th

We had a lovely 4th of July! We started off the day at church with Paxton’s Dedication! Both sets of our parents came for the dedication and spent the day with us!

We all went to our annual church picnic for dinner! We had barbecue and there was homemade ice-cream – yum! The best part of the picnic is the fellowship and spending time with family! Paxton got lots of love on his first 4th!

Taking a nap on the picnic quilt – so precious!

With my patriotic little baby! (His sweet little outfit was from his Nana! He also has 2 more sweet little patriotic rompers from his Grandmother!)

Sweet boy!

I was a little concerned about his reaction to the fireworks but he was eating when they started and they didn’t phase him at all! He finished eating about half way through and watched the rest of the fireworks!

After the picnic, we came home and I bathed Paxton while his Nannie, Grandmother and Grandpa watched! Then he enjoyed grandparent snuggles before I put him to bed in his crib! He’s been sleeping all night for 3-4 weeks now, but I’ve been concerned I won’t be able to hear him at night if he wakes up so he’s been in our room – I finally braved it! He slept all night (although I woke up at 4:30 and had to go check on him!)

It was a momentous day -baby dedication, first 4th of July and sleeping in his crib!