4 months

Jaxen is officially 4 months old today.  And even though he has his well baby checkup tomorrow morning, I wanted to do an update just on him.  There are so many things that he can do nowadays.

Jaxen is getting so close to being able to roll from his back to his belly.  He gets about 95% of the way and then he gets stuck by an arm for a toy.  It's quite amusing watching him try.  I'm sure he will get it any day now.  He can easily roll from his belly to his back.

Jaxen is also getting very vocal.  He seems to be able to carry on his side of a conversation - if you speak fluent Baby.  Giggling is not a problem, he finds his brother and sister absolutely hilarious sometimes.  Jaxen can also grab ahold of his toys if they are in reach. . . and just like Jacob everything he grabs goes straight to his mouth!!  Toys, hair, hand, blankets, burp rags, doesn't matter!

This afternoon, we fed Jaxen infant cereal for the first time.  He absolutely loved it!!  He would grin and kick his legs like crazy asking for more.  He was by far the easiest baby I've ever fed.  He wanted every ounce in his mouth, he kept it off his face for the most part.  I thought that maybe because he was born early, he'd have a hard time figuring out the whole swallowing thing - after all it took him a while to figure out the suck and swallow.  But we had no issues, he seemed to love it.  I think I'm going to slowing start introducing him to some baby food veggies.

**Despite the date stamp on these pictures... they were all taken today 04/17/2011.  I have no idea why the camera is wrong but I will fix it.**

Things to Do List

... for Saturday, April 16th ...

and because three kids never leave me alone to get everything done

... and Sunday, April 17th ...

Deep Clean

• Front Room
• Living Room
• Kitchen
• Laundry Room
• Master Bedroom
• Bathroom

Wash & Dry Laundry

Wash winter coats

Fold Laundry

Put Laundry Away

Dishes

Dust

Clean windows

Vacuum

Change Jacob's Bedding

Sew on Chloe's Girl Scout Badges

Update Blog - (this list doesn't count!!)

Hello Springtime!

Today was a beautiful day!!  Started out around the freezing mark and go well into the seventies.  The wind is still blowing good so long sleeves are still required, but getting outside and letting Jacob run and Jaxen soak up the sun, was awesome!! 

Heck, it's been a good day all around.  This morning, Jerry had court for our accident in January.  It's finally all behind us.  The judge looked at the accident report, seen that we didn't damage any property other than our own and dismissed us from any fines or fees.  Yay!!  Another chapter behind us, but let me tell you, Benton County Court was a bear!  Jerry had to sit through 5 hours of felonies and misdemeanors before they did traffic court.  Thankfully, Joanna had the day off of work and was able to come hang out!  Well actually, we left Caleb's truck and a cell phone with Jerry and Joanna, the boys, and I hung out at her place.  It was fun, relaxing and way better than chasing Jacob around the courthouse!!  Luckily, Jerry got out of court 30 minutes before I had to leave to head home to get Chloe.  So everything worked out perfectly today!!

I'm hoping the rest of the evening goes by as well.  Jerry's napping and I have 2 kids fighting and a cranky baby. . . guess I can't complain!!

Hoppity Hop,

the Easter Bunny pictures are here!!  How adorable are these?  LOL

Paradise

What an awesome way to spend a beautiful Sunday!!

 

Bunny and Bruises

We took the kids to see the Easter Bunny at Walmart today, since we won't be in town next weekend.  It was a lot of fun!  I don't have the pictures yet, because I didn't want to wait around for a couple hours.  I will make sure I post them on Monday after work.  I got one picture will all three kids and then a picture of just Jaxen and the Easter Bunny for his baby book. 

While we were at Walmart, Jacob was so excited to see the Easter Bunny that he totally ran towards the bunny but forgot to pick up his feet, tripped and hit his head on the concrete floor!  We had to let the next group of kids behind us go while we got Jacob to stop crying.  He really hit his head hard. . . he has a big goose egg on his forehead and around his eye is a little swollen.  Hopefully, it won't turn black and blue.  Oh well, he's definitely a boy and he bounced.  Had it been Chloe, she'd still be crying about it.

The weather is beautiful!!  We have the windows open and the fresh air whipping through the house!!  I've cleaned the bird cage, vacuumed the carpets, started the dishwasher, and finished a load of laundry.  I still want to mop the kitchen floor and clean out the dogs room since I can open the big window and let it all air out. . . I hate the smell of bleach in a closed up house!  Also some time today or tomorrow, the kids and I are getting outside and cleaning out the garage!!  I'm so ready for winter to be gone for good.  But unfortunately, it's going to cool off again for a few days.  That's when I plan on packing to next weekends trip, but while the weather is nice, we are spring cleaning around here.

Here's how our week looks:

• Monday - Work for Heidi & Jerry / School for Chloe
• Tuesday - Heidi & Jerry (and the boys) to Warsaw / School for Chloe
• Wednesday - Jacob & Heidi have a Wic Appt / Heidi work & Chloe School / Heidi & Chloe Girl Scouts
• Thursday - Heidi work / Chloe school / Parenting Seminar at Chloe's school from 630-8
• Friday - I have the day off to pack for Iowa. . . as soon as Chloe gets off the bus, we are Iowa bound!!
• Saturday - Amanda's Baby Shower & Joanna's Bridal Shower
• Sunday - Traveling back home. . . and getting ready for the upcoming week.

Whew!  I'm going to be a busy Momma this week.  I also have a few 'special projects' I need to get done before headed to Iowa next weekend. . . we will see how much I can multi-task!!  LOL

The boys. . .

They definitely look alike in these pictures. . . but Jaxen definitely has more hair!!