Jaxon loves his Mimmie and Pop Pop

Jaxon is getting 2 more teeth on the bottom and 2 of his molars are coming in as well

He loves making different sounds- dog, cat, horse, cow, and car- his list is growing
He has learned to say "Boo" I guess he learned that because we like to sneak up on each other.

He loves to blow kisses and wave bye bye.  We don't even have to ask him, he knows when to do it. He will also do it when we lay him down in his crib for nap or at bedtime.

I suppose he has gotten taller because now he can climb on the couch.  He loves to sit on the couch next to his daddy.

Jaxon loves his daddy

Mimmie and Pop Pop can to visit for a couple of days and Jaxon loved spending time with them.  We went to the park, but he was more interested in looking at the construction vehicles, played with our trains, and visited with our cousin Ally.

18 Months

Can't believe our little man is 18months old already.

18 months is such a fun age.  Jaxon has been doing so many new things.....

He loves to read to himself
He can get on and off his rocking horse and he's almost mastered getting on and off the couch
He knows where his belly button, nose, mouth, ears, feet, and hands are
He knows how to open doors- so we have to lock the pantry and bathroom door (we don't have the traditional door knobs, we have the latches/levers)
He will point to the light switch and talks and will want us to turn it on
He will make his way to the stairs when we say "Lets go to bed", make sure the gate is closed and climb the stairs, go to his room and turn his music on.  He knows the routine.
He will say bye bye and ni ni (night-night) and will open and close his fist
He can say neh neh for the sound of the horse
He will say who-who for the sound of a dog when asked or will imitate the dog bark when he sees a dog outside
He will point and attempt to say "truck or car" as they drive by
He can say mama and dada but I don't know if he understands what he is saying
He will go and get things when asked
He likes to imitate words or noises that we say- I guess we better watch what we say or do

I've decided to keep track of his new words/sounds....
Ball, truck, mama, dada, paw paw, Mimi, Bell (inlaws dog), cracker, train and car sound, cow sound, horse sound, dog sound

18 month stats...
weight- 22lbs 11oz
height- 2ft 6.5 inches
head- 48.25cm

The doctors were worried that he hadn't grown much taller.  So they wanted to do some blood tests.  I'm not worried all kids grow at different times.  He looks healthy to me.

Weekend with Brian's Family

Brian's brother and wife came all the way from Arizona to visit over Veteran's Day weekend.  They hadn't seen Jaxon in over a year.  We had a house full with Brian's parents, and aunt who stayed over the long weekend.  We had a great time.  Jaxon had his wagon ride in the neighborhood for our family walk, Jaxon showed Aunt Anne and Uncle Jason all his toys, had a bon fire, made sushi, played some new games, went on a hike at Hanging Rock, and ate barbeque at Prissy Pollys.

Hike at Hanging Rock

Feels like Winter

Jaxon loves the outdoors.  I don't know what I will do when it gets really cold.  We've had a few days with really cold wind that made it feel like winter.  Guess I will just have to bundle Jaxon up and take him outside for just a little bit.  I might have to duct tape some gloves on his hands.  He doesn't like to keep them on. I am lucky that he will keep his hat on.

Miscarriage and Trusting God

Soon after my niece's birthday in October, we came home and took a home pregnancy test and found out we might be pregnant. The line was faint so we weren't sure. So I called the doctor and they wanted me to come in. We had just started trying. We were excited at the thought of having another one. But, I was a little overwhelmed because I knew how much time Jaxon takes up. A friend of mine reminded me that I was going to have 9 months and that by that time Jaxon was going to be at a different stage and a little older. The blood test showed that I was definitely pregnant but they want to watch my hormone levels to make sure they kept rising. So over about a 2 week period I had lots of blood work done and the numbers weren't rising as quickly as they should. I had several ultrasounds to check and see what was going on. There was a lot of waiting around for results and answers. I just wanted things to be ok. They kept monitoring me. They saw a spot on my tubes on the ultrasound but it never grew or moved. They said we could have miscalculated and it still could be earlier in the pregnancy than we think since nothing had developed yet in my uterus. They thought I might have an ectopic pregnancy since something was in the tube. This made me really worry because I didn't know if something was wrong with my tubes or if the spot was going to burst and I would bleed. What I read on the internet, said it could be really dangerous. They wanted to monitor my symptoms. Thankfully I wasn't in any pain and I wasn't bleeding. They had said they might give me medication to dissolve the pregnancy but they wanted to see what the numbers did. They didn't want to dissolve the pregnancy if it was going to be a healthy pregnancy. There was alot of unknowns. I would go the doctors office thinking they would have an answer only to be sent home and wait some more. I knew we had to trust God that His timing is perfect and this was happening for a reason. I was excited to be pregnant when we found out because several of my friends had just found out they were pregnant too. I was so thankful to have the support of family and friends praying for us during this time. The week before Halloween the doctors determined that I was probably going to miscarry, and based on my numbers I wouldn't need medication, so things just happened naturally a few days prior to halloween. I think what scared me the most was the process and not knowing what the pain was going to be like. Thankfully I had some cramping that was manageable and bleeding that lasted for a few days. Brian was able to be home with me because I didn't have much energy especially to take care of Jaxon or myself. We had wonderful friends that brought us dinner. With all thats happened its been a little hard to process. But we are thankful that it happened early on in the pregnancy and that we had wonderful doctors that wanted to monitor me. Jaxon has kept us busy and has been a good distraction for me especially when I am home with him during the day. I know that God has a plan and He's in control but its still hard when our friends are pregnant. I know its a hard thing to talk about but I've made some connections with people at church and random people (like my dental hygienist) to talk about things since they've been there too.  

 Right now I'm just enjoying my time at home with this little guy.