Sign Language Funny...

So Dax knows how to sign eat, please and more. He does them ALL the time and pretty sure not just when he is hungry. It is very sweet and ya just can't resist him when he does it....

Okay so last night we had kind of a rough night because Dax's cold came back in full force in the middle of the night. At abou 3 this morning as I am laying him in bed saying a little prayer that he stays asleep, and as his head hits the mattress he signs, while he is asleep 'eat, please.' I may have giggled just a little bit. Especially since he didn't wake up at all.

Well actually I should say he didn't wake up for about 15 minutes. Just enough time for me to get back snuggled into bed...

yeah... it was a rough night...

March.. MaRcH, MARCH

WOW! It has been just a little bit of time since I posted last. Sorry! I'd love to say it's been busy but I'm really not sure that it has been.... I guess life with a toddler is busy though isn't it...

Life on the farm is wonderful although living on a farm comes with all of its interesting moments from not being able to get out of the driveway due to an excessive amount of snow, slush or ice to now MUD, lovely (insert sarcasm here) little creatures that are NOT welcome in our home but show up anyway, umm endless yard chores which I began to tackle the other day, planning what to do with the flower beds this year since we're pulling out the old, overgrown junipers. Oh how I hate those things! Ha! We're also plannin on scaling back the garden so we can use it this year and not let it just sit all summer. Part of it will be a dog run because we are SO tired of dog poo in the lawn and part of it will be corn and pumpkins... or that is the plan. I've never gardened before so this should be interesting. :-)

Dax is growing like a weed. He's almost 17 months old and slowly aquiring new words. :-) He says kitty (and it's sound), Axle (pronounced Daxle), cow, moo, woof, Mama, Dada, Sissy, Gigi, Papa, Bill, thank you, uh oh, down, hmm and others that I am probably forgetting. We try everyday to get him to say new words. He loves his puppies and kitties and playing outside. He's also been sick almost every day this month. What the heck? He's had pink eye, the stomach flu and this cold that just won't go away. Ugh! Love him to pieces but really hope he is healthy soon so we can all start getting some more sleep! :-)

Dustin and I were able to actually have a night, a full night, without Dax. It was my birthday present to myself back in February. Ha! Dax stayed with Gigi and Papa while Mama and Dada had a bonfire with some friends. It was great. I still work up at 7am wide away since Dax is always up by that time but was nice to not have to get right out of bed. We all did fantastically and Dustin only laughed a little when I said "I miss Dax" just a few hours after dropping him off. :-) It was a fun night though!

I'm sure there is more to write about or report but I can't think of it right now. I'm thinking this summer I may try to be a daily poster but we'll see... I wonder if anyone would read a daily blog written by me... hmmm... hahahhahahaha

We lost our minds...

.... and got a puppy!

Introducing to y'all

Axle

When we got him he was 9 weeks old and is an Australian Shepard/ Heeler mix. He is so sweet and so far a very good puppy. Doesn't make a peep at night and isn't too crazy either! We really lucked out. Oh and Dax is very fond of him!

Observations of Dax

Little things that I got to noticing the other day about Dax and don't know how else to record them :-)

- Whenever he sits he crosses his ankles. His carseat, on the couch, in someone's lap. The only place he doesn't is in his high chair because he just can't. :-)

-He's a nose wrinkler. Usually it's to be silly or cute on purpose. He KNOWS it will make anyone smile at him.

-Dax loves to people watch. On a recent shopping trip my Aunt was so surprised at how good Dax was in the mall all day. That's because there are A LOT of people to watch at the mall. If someone or something is moving Dax is interested in it.

-He basically yells at his Dad from the second Dustin gets up in the morning until he leaves for work. He says Dah, Da-d, Dada in various intensities and volumes depending on where Dustin is and Dustin is so good about talking right back to him. They go back and forth for at least 5 minutes each morning. It is so cute!

-While Dax doesn't always just right into playing with kids his own age he LOVES playing with big kids. I think part of it is that they play with HIM instead of him trying to play with someone else.

-He is so passive. Dax will pretty much give anyone anything that he has without a problem. In a lot of ways its sweet and I hope he keeps a lot of this but sometimes I just want to say 'it is okay to not let ___ insert name here___ have your toy, Dax'

-Boy does he loves us. There is nothing like coming back after leaving him and seeing his face light up and run for you. He gets so excited when Dustin gets home at night and just loves to be right with him.

-He loves his sister. I mean really loves her. When she comes over it takes a second for him to get his groove but then he falls her like a shadow and wants nothing more than to play with her. Of course the pink tent in her room helps with this too. :-)

-He doesn't hit anyone else except Mom. What the heck? He knows he's not supposed to because as soon as he does he will try to lay his head on whatever part of me he can get to. Usually it's my knee because he gets put down and told NO! as soon as he does it. Little stinker!

-If you ask Dax a question, no matter what it is, he will shake his head no. Although lately he has figured out how to nod yes but doesn't do it often. :-)

-My Dad pointed out the other day that Dax has become a great listener. If you tell him to do something or go somewhere he usually does. Hopefully this continues!

- He is in love with his daycare provider Kim. He really likes the other ladies too but will blow Kim kisses over and over when we leave.

-Speaking of daycare... wow does he enjoy his time there. He has some very sweet little friends and they are all quite a team. Almost all of them (9 on Wednesdays) are walking which is quite the contrast to September when they were all either sitters or crawlers (except the 2 oldest boys).

We are so blessed by Dax and all that he brings to our lives. I love that I have a place to put down these little things or I'm afraid I would forget them!

Blubbering Mom's Club

I feel like I have joined the Blubbering Mommy Club...

I can still remember those days when I would see the Johnsen and Johnsen commmercials and think "does this stuff really 'get' to people"? Or laugh at my family members that would say OH MY GOSH every time that comes on I just weep. Well... I'm there!

Today a song came on my computer called "It won't be like this for long" the first lines are about bringing home a new baby and about how it won't be so hard for long. Oh my gosh I started sobbing. I don't know if it's the realization that we might not have another baby or what but I just can't stand thinking that I may have let those precious days go by without enjoying them. I was back to work almost full time right after Dax was born, heck I was working while I was in labor! I was able to work at home but I didn't get to truly, TRULY enjoy his first weeks at home because I was so stressed about about getting deadlines met and meeting the 'right here, right now' needs of my baby... and my body.

While I DO NOT want another baby anytime soon, I can't help but feel like someone is missing from our lives. Like Dax should be a big brother someday. It makes me very sad to think that we might not decide to have another baby though. I mean, we might not. Even if we did think 'okay let's try' it doesn't always happen again.....

Okay this really was not meant to be a sappy, sad post... it was actually meant to be a CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M CRYING AT COMMERCIALS AND SONGS kind of post... hmm.... pretty sure I failed at that :-p

Dax is growing like a weed and getting into EVERYTHING :-) I feel like 'no' and 'don't' have been my words of choice lately. I'm trying really hard to not say 'no' to everything because I don't want it to lose it's affect.

He's such a love bug! He loves to give hugs and snuggle. He does this AWESOME fake laugh :-) Oh and he's got his 'you'll let me do this because I'm cute' look down! It cracks me up. Especially because then he'll do a big 'ol grin and wrinkle his nose right after. Kills me!

I am so in love with this little boy!

Christmas in pictures

1 hour at a time... oh boy...

I believe that Dax is trying to kill me, slowly, and sleep deprivation is his weapon of choice. ha! Okay so here's what's going on. Dax will not sleep alone, in his crib at night for more than an hour at a time. He will nap in there for up to 3 hours but at night it's up and down. He will, however, snooze on the couch with me for about 3 hours at a time. I am SO tired of my couch! He was doing so well with sleeping for at least 4 hours at a time but now we're back to where we were hmm... a year ago??? Any suggestions? I am not a fan of crying it out so don't even try to suggest that one... at this point I'm thinking I just keep doing what I'm doing- putting him back in his crib and hopefully he'll snap out of it... hopefully...