Getting Back to the blog

I am just sick about how much time and wonderful events have passed that I haven't blogged about. Hopefully I get get a little caught up on the major happenings and things that are going on in our lives now. It is crazy how fast time flies by. The kids are all growing up too quickly and are keeping Matt and I very busy. But we wouldn't have it any other way.

Cupcakes

 

It seems the more kids I have the sooner they seem to begin eating solid foods and sweets. Paxten is no exception, he was given a tast if ice cream at like 4 months and has been trying stuff like that ever since. We had cupcakes over the weekend and Paxten was wanting one of his own. Luckily they were mini cupcakes, so I didn't feel too guilty giving him the entire thing. I set him in his high chair, went to get the camera, and when I got back, he had practically eaten the entire thing already. I think he liked it! I can't wait to see him dig into his birthday cake. I think he will be the first kid I have had that will attack it and eat as much as he can. We will see!

Walking

 

Paxten is officially a walker!! He is getting better by the day! He still prefers crawling as his method of transportation, but he will walk for quite a ways. He is still a little wobbly, but is getting better at keeping his balance. I am sure he will be running before his birthday, which is in 9 days! He looks so funny walking all over the place because he is still so little. I guess he isn’t a baby anymore, I now have a toddler on my hands.

Adventure Seeker

 

Paxten is quite the adventure seeker. He doesn’t like to stay in one place for long. He is a mover and a shaker! I often have to go behind him cleaning up after him and helping him get out of situations where he ends up stuck. He crawls under tables, or between tables, or under the bed or crib and sometimes can’t figure out how to get out. It is pretty funny to watch. The other day, Sunday, I was at the computer working on a project and Paxten somehow managed to get the desk drawer open, after which he crawled into. It wasn’t good enough for him to get it open and pull stuff out, he had to be in the drawer! He often climbs inside he toy basket as well, looking for that specific toy. He is a silly boy and I love to watch him explore things for the first time and to see him try and figure things out. It is amazing how little they are and still how smart they are! I am amazed all the time at my kids and the things they know, and the things they are learning.

Tea Party for 3

Paige got this cute table and chairs and a tea set for Christmas. But we have yet to use it and have a tea party. Last week, while Parker was at school Paige wanted to play dress up and have a tea party. So we got out the dishes and got the kids a snack out and some water. It was a fun time. Paxten really enjoyed the mini oreos, as you can tell. We need to do things like this more often! I love spending time with my kids and seeing them smile and having fun.

Pink Eye

We had our first experience with Pink Eye last week. Parker started showing signs of this yucky infection on the 10th and I just thought maybe it was allergies or an eye cold. It progressively got worse and then started oozing. I took him to the doctor and she did confirm that it was Pink Eye. Parker stayed home from school on Thursday and was very bummed that he would be missing class. I was bummed that I wouldn't get time to myself while he was at school. We kept the hand sanitizer wherever we went and tried really hard to not spread it to others. But on Friday I noticed Paxten's eyes were getting a little red and starting to have green eye boogers, so I called the Dr. back and got a prescription for him as well. (why don't they just send home a family prescription for those types of things, do they really want us bringing in all our sick kids one at a time to get others sick!) So after 7 days on antibiotics we are Pink Eye Free....now I just need to get rid of this nasty cold I got in the meantime. URGH!!!

Parker Visits the Dentist

 

Parker has been to the dentist with Matt a few times preparing him for when he would have to go. I finally made him an appointment when I noticed that he had a cavity on one of his top molars. Now if I could tell there was a cavity, you can imagine how big it already was. He was really excited to be going to the dentist and did very well. The hygenist Heather is super nice and showed him how to brush really good and colored his teeth pink to show him the spots he had missed. He even got to watch a movie about teeth and how to take care of them. Well it turns out I should have taken him in sooner, he had 6 cavities. 2 on the top right, 2 on the top left, and 2 on the bottom left. So we will be making a few more trips in to the dentist to get them fixed. I think it is important to have good oral care so that the rest of your body can remain healthy as well. I need to do a better job of monitoring his brushing so that we won't have so many cavities next time. I hope he does as well as he did at his cleaning at the visit to get them fixed.

Paige's New Hair

Paige has been fighting me the last month or so when it comes time to do her hair. She never wants it done anymore and if I manage to get some elastics in it, she pulls them out soon after. It is always hanging in her face and covering her cute little eyes and it drives me crazy. So crazy that I had a CRAZY idea today to PERM her hair. Well at first I just thought I might put it in curlers and see if that helped, well she was holding so still that I managed to get all her hair in perm rods and ready to go. My mom came over to help me out, (and I did her hair as well). Paige did relatively well. She of course didn't like the smell of the perm solution and didn't like all the time rinsing, but it sure did turn out cute. Now hopefully it will stay out of her eyes and I will be able to do it in a few seconds each morning. My thoughts on this were that I could mist it down each morning, put a little gel in and be good to go. We will see if it works out that way. When I showed her the finished product she got a big smile on her face and said she liked it. So it must have been worth all the torture to her. Lets hope it lasts a little while. I won't be doing that again too soon in the future!

July Update

I can't believe how quickly the summer is going by. It is already the middle of July and it seems like summer just got here. Well I guess the summer weather just got here and that is why I am feeling this way. We started out the month with a family reunion in Utah with my mom's side of the family (her siblings and their kids). We had a great time getting together and visiting, swimming, laughing, and of course eating some great food. We even had a fireworks show, which Parker had a blast watching. We spent some of the 4th with Matt's family hanging out and visiting and the rest of the night inside!! The weather on the 4th was horrible and not warm at all for July!
Last week I took the kids to Ross park with a friend to the swimming complex. They both had a great time and enjoyed playing in the water. We are making plans to go again soon. That pool is so great for little kids and makes it so easy for parents to keep an eye on the kids and have a good time as well.
Matt finally put in an air conditioner in our bedroom last night and it was great. I have not been sleeping very good because it has been hot and muggy the last week. I finally told him he had to put it in soon. I don't think he minded either, because he enjoys being really cool while he sleeps too. It was a good nights sleep. Now we just have to get Parker to stay in his own bed the entire night and we will be all set.
Paige had her last bottle on Sunday night. So we are on day 2 of weening her off the bottle. They say it only takes 3 days, so I think we will make it. She was getting to the point where she would carry it around all the time and be sucking on it, but nothing was getting in her mouth. She was getting too comfortable with it and so I decided that it was time to ween her. So far she has done really well. She threw 1 tantrum yesterday when it was naptime, but I got her calmed down and she fell asleep without milk at all. Then when it was time for bed, she didn't have a problem at all. So I think she will make it and learn that if she wants a drink she will have to learn how to drink from a sippy cup better. (not that there is much difference between a sippy and a bottle except the name and the nipple maybe) I just don't want to be cleaning up spills all day long!! So that is what has gone on at our house lately. Nothing too exciting, every day life!!