Blog stalker

Hello, my name is Becky and I am a blog stalker.

Ha! I love reading blogs and not just those of people I know. I read blogs of people I don't know and probably never will know. I just love reading how people write about their lives. I have several blogs that I read on almost a daily basis because the writers have a way of writing that keeps me coming back. I also follow a few blogs of family members to keep up on what is going on in their lives. I love writing my blog and I wish my blog was written as interstingly (totally not a word... at least I don't think it is) as those blogs that I stalk. I used to think it was weird that I was a blog stalker but I have found out that I have several friends that are blog stalkers as well. So I guess I'm not as weird as I sometimes think. :-)

SO do I have any blog stalkers??? Huh Huh do I, do I?

Dax is now quite the crawler. He definitely took is slow as I have told him many times that I need him to wait until we move. He didn't listen to me so much as we are still in the small house... but very soon we will be in our big house. Ooo that doesn't sound quite right haha! He also has 7 teeth! Holy cow! He pulls himself up on anything that will sit still long enough and we have started using the word "no" with him. He also now protests when I take things from him. Gosh I already miss those days of not caring one bit when I peeled something out of his fingers!


Okay here are some new pictures from this month!

8 months!

Dax is 8 months old as of yesterday! What in the world? I think every month I can't believe another month has gone by. I am SO in love with this little boy! He now has 5 teeth, is pulling himself up to stand, trying SO hard to crawl, can say Da-Da (even called Dustin Da-Da once) and Mom. That's right, he doesn't say ma-ma-ma it's Mom. My Mom says he's called me Mom before but I think it just happens that sometimes when he says Mom I'm holding him. Soon enough!

It is totally insane to me that it's already almost the end of June. I am LOVING being on summer break with Dax. It is so nice and relaxing to not have to think about anything else except him and Dustin... oh wait and cleaning... laundry... packing... dishes... moving... moving... moving.. Ha!

Ok y'all I better get off of here. Sorry this is short! :-) That seems to be my life.

I have a big boy!

So my wonderful cousin pointed out how crappy we both are at blogging and I SO agree. I'm hoping that this summer will bring more blogging but.. well... ya never know...

Dax learned to clap last night! He gets so excited probably because I of course say "Yeah Dax" everytime he does it. It is just so cute! I am so amazed at all the new things he does everyday. Some of which I don't even think about because they just happen. He is such a boy too. He would much rather play with hard plastic things, chew on everything rather than snuggle with anything soft... except Mom... and any other person who will snuggle with him... okay he does like to snuggle but not with toys. :-)

Dax LOVES food especially sweet potatoes. He will eat almost anything except peas (those don't last 2 seconds in his mouth) but will get bored with it or just be done eating before we get through a jar. BUT if you are feeding him sweet potatoes he will eat the entire jar! It's the food that gets sent with him to the babysitters because I know he'll eat it like a trooper. He is also a very noisy eater. You know for sure if he likes what he's eating because he will tell you! It Mmmmm as you put the spoon in and some other happy noise that I can't spell as he's swallowing. So much fun!

SO did y'all know that when a baby is teething they can get a hemotoma on their gums? I didn't know this until Dax got one and I took him to the Dr. He has a collection of blood between his 5th (yes I said 5th) tooth and his gums. While it doesn't mean anything bad for him I'm glad I went to the Dr. because when it does break through the blood will come out and that would TOTALLY freak me out had my Dr. not said it was totally okay. OOO THUNDER (sorry side note) hee hee! I love my Dr. He is so nice and played with Dax for a little bit and commented on how much he has changed. Truly I don't hardly except him to remember us from visit to visit because I know he is a popular Doctor and sees a lot of patients but he seems to always remember. In fact at one of our appointments he said "hey saw you at Super One last week but didn't get to say hi to you before you left" I love that! :-) It probably helps too that Dax is probably the only Dax he has as a patient. hee hee!

Okay here are three pictures from May... June pictures are still on my camera... I know.. I'm bad!

Oops! Got a little crazy with the carrots!


Pulls himself up to his knees on the crib rail!

loss

Isn't it strange how just when you think nothing could go wrong it does. This past weekend one of our family friends died. It was a tragic death and one that will be with many people for a very long time. I won't mention his name because I don't think that is right or fair to his family. And really this blog isn't about this one occurance.

When I found out about this persons death I was actually on facebook. I was stunned. Floored. Crushed. And my first thoughts went to my Dad. My Dad is such a great guy and worked very closely with this guy. They even commuted together this winter. My Dad, like many other people, has lost many people in his life. I have gotten to tell him twice about two of his friends dying. When I found out about our friend this first week all I could think was I CAN'T TELL MY DAD, I can't do it again. My parents were up camping and I was afraid they hadn't found out yet. I was afraid I was going to have to tell my Dad AGAIN that one of his friends is no longer with us. All three have been from tragic accidents. Nothing anyone expected to happen.

When I was a freshman in high school I came home with the news that one of my friends dads and my Dad's friend had been killed in a logging accident. Two years ago I was home sick from work when I got the call that one of my friends dads and again, one of my Dad's friends was killed in another logging/trucking accident. Both times I remember what my Dad said to me when I broke the news. When I was a freshman he called me a liar. I had no idea how to react to that. It was the reaction he should have had and the one I would have if one of my friends died. I wished I was a liar at that point. I will never forget sitting in that funeral and watching my Dads shoulders move up and down while he was crying several rows in front of me.

Two years ago I was at my parents house feeling icky so I didn't go to work. I answered the phone and it was a dear family friend who was surprised to hear my voice on the line. She then told me that our other friend was no longer with us. I remember sobbing in the phone. When Dad got home I asked how his day was then told him I was going to ruin it. This time he didn't call me a liar, he said that sucks, what happened and we both cried.

I hated, hated being the one to pass that news onto my Dad but I also didn't want him to find out any other way. Finding out on facebook (not that he has one), in a public place caught off guard or just by random accident is not the way to find out your friend is gone.

After I got off facebook Sunday I wanted so badly to jump in the car and go to camp but with a baby that wasn't really a good idea and I really didn't want to ruin the weekend. Instead I messaged a friend at camp and had my Mom call me. Someone needed to at least have a heads up of what had happened. When Mom called she said Unfortunately I already know why we're talking. While I was still so upset it felt like a weight was lifted. I didn't have to find the 'right words' anymore. There are no right words.

I have wanted to write something on here about this since Sunday but I didn't know what to write because if anyone who knew these people better than I did read this I didn't want them to think I was makin light of the situation or make it about me. It's not.

My thoughts and prayers are with our friends family. I wish there was a way to ease their pain.

OLD 5 month picture!

Goodness can't believe I didn't put this picture up! Here is his 5 month picture shot from a month ago!

6 months and sitting up!

LOOK WHO IS SITTING UP LIKE A BIG BOY!!!! He loves it too! Still a little bit wobbly from time to time but getting so big!

This morning was pretty interesting trying to get Dax to take his 6 month picture. This was the first month that he was REALLY interested in the sign with the date on it. I tried distracting him with a binky, a variety of noises but it really didn't help. As soon as the piece of paper hit his lap he was all over it! The picture I got this month really looks nothing like the other 5 before it but ya know what HE'S not like the baby of the last 5 months. He's grown up SO much! So here are some of the pictures from our morning photo shoot...

FINALLY a 'good' 6 month picture! I love this shot!

Almost 6 months!

Yet again I am sitting here writing a blog with the most recent pictures of Dax still on my camera! Darn!

Dax will be 6 months old tomorrow!!! Where did the last half a year go?

Dax is now rolling over AND sitting up! He doesn't roll back over from being on his belly but pretty exciting all the same. I can't believe how quickly he picks up on things-- not rolling, that seemed to take forever but he started one day sitting up for a couple seconds and now he will sit for quite awhile by himself! He gets so excited to and will throw his arms all over the place while still sitting up. I'm pretty impressed. :-)

This last week Dax and I had our first full day away from each other. Dax is too big to be in the office any longer and I really am okay with that. So Uncle Bill had him this past Wednesday and starting this Wednesday he'll get to hang out with my friend Bobbi and her sweet kids- Bud and Jacki. Then on Mondays Daddy will get Dax all to him self. :) I am so blessed and so is Dax to have such wonderful family and friends to watch him. I should not complain one bit about my work arrangements, my only wish is that I could be a 100% stay at home Mom. I am always worried I will miss out on him learning something new. Which I know will happen and I'll be okay with it when it does. Or at least I'll pretend to be okay with it.

Daddy has been trying to teach Dax to wave-- so far he'll sort of pick his hand up but mostly he'll just smile at Dustin. Which is super cute! Dax sure loves Daddy. After our first day away from each other I got a big grin when I picked him up BUT when Daddy got home Dax practically jumped out of my arms he was so excited. I'm blessed to have such great boys.

Okay so another random post, what can I say, that's how I roll. :-) I'll post pictures soon!

Later gator!