It All Makes Sense Now!

The fussiness and grumpiness make sense now--Pax is officially teething! Mimi and Papa were over here and we were checking out his gum from last weekend (which looks like it's actually missing some of it, because there's a hole), when I noticed a new tooth. It's not the one next to his other top teeth, rather it's one of his molars one tooth over! Then, he's got another tooth coming in next to the others on the other side. It all makes sense now!! I just hope that these fits that he's pitching will end with the teething as well!


The new teeth coming in are a visual reminder of how much he is growing and changing, so again, I'm going to jot down a few new things he's doing.

--He loves singing the itsy bitsy spider, and does the spider part, and "washed the spider out" part. At the end when it's over he puts his fingers together, and says "GEN".

--He can blow his nose. When you hold a tissue to his runny nose (thanks to the new teeth), and say "blow," he actually does it! It's pretty impressive!

--He can tell you what several animals say--sheep, cat, cow, dog, and a boat, too:-)

--Whenever he sees and apple, he says "apple", and then keeps on until he gets it. Then, he eats it whole. He bites it off and then chews. It's pretty cute. Sometimes, the skin gets him, so I hold my hand out, and he spits it out.

--He is obsessed with keys now. He says "keeeees" and then once he gets them, he takes them to a door, and tries to put 1 key in the door knob.

--Instead of calling me "momma", he has started calling me "Amy". It's so weird, and I correct him every time!

--He is pretty much eating everything we eat. In fact, Tuesday, he ate the exact same thing I ate at Monterrey's-a giant soft taco! Tonight he ate pizza with us.

--He'll tell you when he's ready for one of his 3 naps or bed. He gets his blanket, or his horse, and then brings it to you. Most of the time, he'll do the sign language for it as well.

--He gets off the couch the safe way (most of the time) by going feet first.

--Overall, he tries to understand and do what we say. It's amazing how much he seems to understand!

By the way, Strike went to a new home today! So, we'll have to go to Newnan to see him!

Beautifully Busy Day!

Suzie's mom brought out these net racquets that Paxton LOVED carrying around and playing with!

Loving on Mommy!

"How big is Pax?"--he's still got it!

Jumping off the side of the pool!

Splash!

Kick, kick, kick

swimming on his belly

"Hey Brad" as Pax would say

Yes, we had a busy day, and spent most of it outside as a family, which was really nice! It was truly a beautifully busy day that started for me at 4:45 am, when Suzie and I went to Roswell to run a 10K.

Funny story about the 10K: I thought we were only running 3 miles. Suzie says that the e-mail subject even said, "Possum Trot 10K," but I missed that part!! I was so confused when the announcer said that the 10K was starting in 5 minutes. I asked Suzie, "What time is the 5K?" She then told me that we were running 6 miles today, not 3 like I thought! Hahaha! It was too late for me to quit, so we did it and we didn't even walk a step, and felt great afterwards!!!

Anyway, we brought lunch over to Suzie and Brad's and swam in her parents' pool. Pax wouldn't get out of the pool the whole time we were there! Even though the water was freezing, he had a blast kicking, blowing bubbles/drinking the water, splashing, and jumping in from the side with Daddy. He also enjoyed finding my belly button, but I'm not putting close up pictures of my stomach on here! This was really the first time he's gotten to swim, since last summer doesn't count too much! :-) We tried out his life jacket, and he didn't mind the big, bulky thing too much. It was hard to hold him, though, so we took it off.

Pax started saying hey to Suzie's Brad today. Let me just tell you how jealous Suzie was, since she sees him every week, and he hasn't said her name yet! But, it was really cute how he became obsessed with Brad. Anytime Brad would swim under the water, walk to the house, or come back, Pax would say, "Hey Brad!" Now, it didn't sound exactly like that, but you could tell that's what he was saying, over and over and over! It was so cute!!


Thank you for letting us come swim, Suzie and Brad! I'm sure he'll learn to say, "Aunt Suzie" very soon! We're working on that!

After swimming, we went to a graduation party, where Pax was a hit, and very well behaved. Thank goodness, since he has been extremely fussy and ornery the past few days. Then we can home, and it was time for Pax to go to bed. He was walking beside me, and I told him to go tell Daddy "Night-night." He walked into the living room, straight to Brad, and did sign language for sleep as he walked. Then, he waved "bye-bye" and said it to Brad, then turned around and followed me to his bedroom! It was the cutest thing!

Pax Loves Sand

Pax playing in the sand down at the lake. Please disregard my horrible outfit--I had just fed the horse!

Just digging away!

Starsky was loving the attention, and Pax thought he was hillarious!

Tonight, Pax had his first experience down at the lake at Mom and Dad's. Adam was swimming in the lake, so we went down there and played while he swam. Paxton loved playing in the sand, and was very content! This is good news for our beach trip in July! Then, he even got to swim with Uncle Adam, but had to go naked since we didn't come prepared. He was high stepping in the water. It was so cute! He was not happy when it was time to get out.

By the way, Adam leaves tomorrow for Myrtle Beach for the entire summer. This is the same thing he did last year. Then, he will be living in South Carolina as the assistant tennis coach for Presbyterian College! Yeah, Adam! We're so excited that you got this opportunity! However, we're really sad that you won't be around here. In fact, Pax has been saying your name over and over!!

Brad wins City

On Saturday, Brad's tennis team won the City Championships! It was so exciting!! They had started the match the previous Saturday, but got rained out. So, they finished with the 4's and 5's while we were at the lake, which means Brad didn't get to see his team win! They won a big silver plate, and took a team picture (that Brad's not in). They will also be in the Atlanta tennis magazine for this championship win! Congrats to Brad and his team!! YEAH!!!!

Our Vacation to Lake Wedowee

Like usual, Pops took him wherever he wanted to go. This time they ended up playing in the water hose.

Pax playing in the water hose (in his clothes!)

Daddy showed him how to put his finger in the hose, and make it spray! He was soken wet by the time they were done.

He was filthy dirty, which led to pool time and a bath.

Pops teaching him how to blow bubbles in the baby pool.

Pax doing it on his own!

Drinking the pool water:-(

Blowing more bubbles


I love this one-piece bathing suit! It was perfect since it was a little chilly Saturday.


Pax in his favorite spot up front!

With Grandma and Pops

Mommy holding his hat on his head (we need one that ties around his chin!)

The family out on the boat

Pax and Daddy

Helping Uncle Adam drive the boat.

He took this job very seriously

More pool time

This time is was very chilly and sprinkling. He pitched a big fit this time when we took him out, even though his body was very cold.

Playing with the "baa"

Splish Splashin' and having a blast!

We spent Memorial Day weekend at the Greba's lake house. They were so nice to open their house to us, while they went camping. My family-Mom, Dad, Adam, Brad, Pax, and me-all went. Even though it was a rainy weekend, and there wasn't much sun at all, everyone had a great time "chillaxin'". Pax and Adam were the only ones that got into their bathing suits. We let Pax swim in his baby pool at least twice a day. Every time we got out, he would get mad, and start yelling, "baa-baa" (bath). On Sunday, he ended up taking a bath in the pool.

We also went for a couple boat rides, and Pax loved sitting up front with the wind blowing in his face. It took him a little bit to get used to wearing that bulky life vest, but once he got used to it, he had a blast! He even got to drive the boat! Every day, we wore him out, because he took some really good naps.

On Sunday night, he was carrying around his new favorite water bottle--Grandma's Camelback. He absolutely loves this bottle, and has been stealing it from her every time he's gone to her house lately. He drinks a ton from it, so no one minds. But, when he was carrying it Sunday night, he tripped, and fell down. The bottle jabbed his gum pretty hard. I thought he was okay, and that it just hurt him. But, soon after he fell, his mouth started bleeding, and wouldn't stop! When we cleared the blood away and he let us lift his lip, I freaked out. He cut his gum, and it was pushed way up in his mouth--you could see his whole tooth! Luckily Mom and Dad were there to calm and control:-) Brad immediately went to the store to get Motrin and popsicles, while the rest of us tried what we could to get the bleeding to stop. Poor Pax! He calmed down, and went to bed, but even today, his mouth still bleeds whenever he puts anything in his mouth. I'm sure you all know how difficult this is with a 13 month old running around!!

Pix of Pax's New Trix

I decided that I wanted to take some pictures of Paxton's newest tricks that I mentioned in previous posts. So, here we are!

Uncle Adam wore these overalls when he was little.

He loves this baseball tee and bat.

His daddy has already been working with him!

He is so cute when he blows this whistle!

Giving Mommy knuckles!

Getting out of confinement-

Step 1: move the pillow

Step 2: put one leg on the ottoman

Step 3: bring both legs on top

Step 4: crawl across

Step 5: climb down (notice he's doing it the safe way--feet first!!) Now he's free!!!

Sportin' the New Pack

Uncle Adam gave Pax this really cute backpack for his birthday, and I just had to get pictures of it tonight when Mimi and Papa came over for dinner! Thanks, Uncle Adam!

Pax and "A-duh"

Mrs. Tracey took this picture of Pax and Aidan on Thursday, and thought I'd post it. It's too cute! You can tell how happy they both are, plus they are eating cookies:-)

I also want to update on some of Paxton's newest tricks. He is saying more and more words like: agua, thank you, hola, Adam/Aidan (they sound the same), bubbles, and down just to name a few.

His Uncle Brooks also taught him how to give knuckles, so if you say "pound it," he does this cute little fist and sticks it out there for you to pound it. Then he gets stuck on it and wants to do it over and over!

Also, he has started blowing. This makes me excited, because I signed him up for swimming classes starting in about 3 weeks. That is one of the first things he'll need to be able to do. But, he got a whistle from Jayden's birthday, and likes to blow his little whistle. He is so proud of himself when he does it. He has occasionally also blown bubbles.

Another thing that I want to post about is how he has figured out how to get out of our "containment area". We had to put a couch cushion on top of the ottoman, and he has started pushing the cushion off. Then, he climbs on the ottoman, and safely climbs down the other side. It's actually pretty funny to watch him--only because he does it safely!

Con-GRAD-ulations, Adam!

Our graduate receiving his diploma!!

The bagpipes leading the recessional

The entire family made the trek!

The 4 senior tennis guys and Coach

This one is too cute!

Pax, Uncle Adam, and me

Adam and Mom

Adam and some of his friends

Dad, Pax, and Brad taking a walk to entertain Little Man during the ceremony

More entertaining

Pops and Pax

Miriam giving Pax a kiss

Look at that smile after his kiss!

Miri was such a helper and just wanted Pax to wear his hat!

Adam graduated from Presbyterian College this weekend. I just can't believe that he's finished and is growing up!! He must have worked really hard, because he graduated with a major in religion, and three minors in business administration, coaching athletics, and P.E. We are so proud of him!

Pax, Brad, and I drove up to Clinton Friday night, after stopping to eat dinner with Brooks and Rochelle. We woke up Saturday morning and headed to campus for the ceremony. After the ceremony, we enjoyed a picnic with a bunch of Adam's friends and their families. It was such a nice day, and we all enjoyed being outside, and Adam enjoyed his last day on campus!

Now he's heading to Myrtle Beach for Leadership Project like he did last year, and then he is planning to live in Greenville, SC. He just has to find a job there. :-) He's got a great head on his shoulders and has become such a neat young man! I know he'll be successful in whatever he does! However, we will certainly miss him, and Pax will miss "A-duh" as he says now. (In fact, I pointed to a picture of Adam tonight, and he even recognized him.) Anyway, we wish you luck, and we love you, Bud!

Happy Mother's Day, too, to all the mothers in my life! I love you!

By the way-the newest mother-to-two-children, Anna had her baby. Brody Clay was born May 9 at 4 in the morning, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz and 20 1/2 in long. (I'm pretty sure those are the right measurements.)