Holy 4 months old Batman!!

  Thats right...as you can see by the traditional Red Chair picture...Our Boy Jaxon has reached 4 months old!  We celebrated the big day (which was Sunday) by sleeping, playing on our mat, eating, sleeping, pooing, and some more sleep.  It was a fun day for all. ;) 

At today's Dr's visit Jax was weighed, measured and given 4 shots!  He now weighs 18 whopping lbs 13 ounces and is 26 inches long.  He's not our little cuddle bug that fits on one arm any longer...he is definitely a 2 arm kiddo now!  He has great head control and tries to sit up solo all day long.  Jax has also found his feet and just realized that the car seat lets him get at those guys much easier--so as soon as he's latched in his feet are up in the air and his hands are searching!  Justin and I are also entertained by his raspberry blowing skills, his constant dialog, and screeching (after which he gets the funniest smile like "yeah...I did that!"

We also learned today that our boy-whom we believed is super advanced-is "2 months precocious".  He displayed signs of stranger recognition today (stranger danger!) with the Doc.  Dr Jones actually brought in the 6mth checkoff sheet to show us that its not something he looks for till then! (ummm yay?)  Anyhow...he gave us pointers for helping Jaxon and our guests through this awkward stage such as not making direct eye contact with him till he's fully checked you out, hold him away from you as opposed to demanding face time with him, get him distracted and away from Mom.  He will get over it...and if we all play by his rules there should be no casualties :)  We do have a face picture book if you'd like to submit your photos for inclusion!!

Life with a 4month old is an amazing roller coaster than is different every single day.  But he makes Justin and I smile bigger and laugh harder than we ever did without him.

Hope he does the same for you...

much love

Justin Robin and Jax

Firefighter Olympics 09

hey...who's that cat?            

my shirt says Boozer Babe on the back....and the Boozer Family Portrait

poolside

For the past 4 years Justin has participated in the softball tournament during the Firefighter Olympics.  Departments from across the state meet up and compete in a zillion different events.  3 years ago Justin started the Boozers...a team that was dedicated to having fun, getting a little sweat on and drinking. (hence the name)  The first year was just the guys...the second year we added the infamous Boozer Babes...and this year we added the Boozer Babies.  All of us sported our custom t-shirts...all of which were spray painted in my garage or on the bed of Justin's truck with stencils he's created.  Anyhow--this year babies were invited.  Jax was once again the best kid ever! Took the car rides with no issue...took the heat in stride and even dealt with the noise well.  The only issue we had on this trip was the realization that I have a very social (nosy) kid.  He did NOT want to nap while "stuff" was going on...so we had to argue a few times about it and luckily it didn't effect his nights too drastically.  

Side note: sharing a hotel room with a 4 month old is not fun...he goes to bed early, likes it dark-ish and likes to watch TV too much for it to be on while he's sleeping.  End result...Mom went to bed at 7 too!

The Boozers didn't fare so well this year...but Jaxon was a stud.  He never complained or had a meltdown the whole time.  He really enjoyed catching some of the games with Dad and the hotel pool!  But mostly he LOVED the boy he got to chat with everyday...in the mirror.  No joke, this was his favorite thing to do while we got ready, made bottles, cleaned up our disaster of a room.  He loves him some Jax!  

Laguna Leg of the Summer 09 Vacation

Justin, Jax, Gramz and GG

sandy baby feet

Laguna beach with Dad

Mommy, Jax and Daddy feet (LOVE this pic)

This past Sunday at an ungodly hour...we piled into the truck and headed south.  We made it to Laguna just as most people were getting their morning coffee!  The weather was beautiful as was the view.  We got in a good visit with Bonnie (now known as GG) and Kim (Gramz) and soaked up as much sun and sand as a 4 month old will let happen.  Jax was a trooper (again!) and I think he really like the water and sand between his toes.  Here are some pics of the first leg of our vacation (a term which totally does NOT mean the same thing as it did pre-Jax)  Next stop...Anaheim for the Firefighter Olympics!

Getting Ready for the Olympics

(can you tell that I have some quiet time?? 3 blogs in a row!!)

Justin and Jax took some time today to get Jax' wagon all pimped out for the Firefighter Olympics next week.  Justin picked out the fabric and spent the afternoon sewing the bumpers so Jax can rest comfortably.  Justin is also sporting his traditional mohawk for the occasion.  Jax begged to get his hair done this year...but I pulled rank and told him "no Hawks till your 1"

LA here we come!

Random Cheese!

Just like my dad...

Jax was on the counter while I was making dinner...and true to my nature I had a candle burning. (so sue me I like things to smell good) I was trying to interact and the little sucker would NOT pay me any attention.  He was mesmerized by the flame-Just like his Dad!

Jax' First Camping Trip

hangin out waaayyy tooo early

naptime             at the "beach"

setting up the duckie pool

This past weekend we hooked up the trailer and headed to Lake Nacimiento for camping! Jax did amazingly well! He handled the 3 hour drive like a champ (ok...a little (lot) longer than 3 hours cause we got a flat on the trailer and had to wait for a new spare in Paso)  Once we got to the lake, we realized how HOT it was...thankfully there was a breeze that required Justin to move and re-level the trailer so we could cool it down a bit as there weren't any hook-ups for us spoiled trailer camping types. ;)

Jax spent most of the time in a diaper or swim trunks because it was so hot.  And he continued to be a good sport through the whole thing...he even "unloaded" in his swim trunks for us--with out diaper protection! Needless to say--we threw those dang shorts away...there was NO way I was packing them back home to clean...yuck.  He wasn't a huge fan of the waves crashing on the beach-they kept loudly splashing his face...so Dad hooked him up with his own little duckie pool.  For our first outing, it was a success. Next time we'll make sure that there's hook ups to keep our boy cool...or we'll just head to the beach like we usually do!