Jax is 2 months old!

2 months old in Dad's Chair
Sleeping with Aunt B and the Bunny
Shots... :(
Okay...so I know I'm behind a little bit--Jax turned 2 months old last Tuesday.  We celebrated by making an appt for his 2 month shots (sorry kid...bdays'll get better I promise)  Since I was working, Justin took him to the Dr and made me the envy of Every other mother in the office who wishes her husband would have taken their kids.  The poor little (or not soo little) was again poked and prodded and then given 4 shots!  Our guy now weighs 15lbs and is 24 inches long!!!  

I am amazed at how time flies.  He has already gone from being a little caterpillar who spent most of his time eating or sleeping...to an active and engaging kid (ok still an infant but you get the point.)  He is talking, cooing and gooing up a storm.  His smiles are getting bigger and come easily.  Jax has found his tongue in the past weeks and seems to truly enjoy smacking, sticking it out and licking anything that gets close! (watch out Pike and Halli!!!)  We are still working on the coordination to get to thumb sucker status--right now it tends to be a source of frustration for all of us...he can get it to his mouth, even get it in his mouth--but the staying put part is still out of reach. 

Justin and I are doing well...I have only 12 more teaching days left and then summer can begin! We're already planning trips and fun outings with Jax.  We'll be sure to share stories and pics with you all!

Hope all is well.

much love, 

Justin, Robin and Jaxon

Picture updates

Go DOGS!
8 weeks old...with Dad's turtle ;)
seriously?? CUTEST smile ever!
Tired baby and his bunny
Binki in the nose....
This week Jax, Justin and I (and Beth and Leslie) survived a full week of Mom working, as well as Dad working Tuesday-Friday!  We are very thankful and super lucky to have Aunt Beth coming down to do Jax duty while Justin and I are both at work!

Jaxon is changing everyday!  He's talking more and more--his smiles are coming more frequently and easily.  And he's working himself out of night time feedings...I don't wanna jinx anything but last night he had his 7 o'clock dinner, was in bed at 8:15 and then woke me up for a bottle at 4:20 and then was back in bed until 6:45!  He tends to be favoring the early waking times which is totally great with us during the week as he normally wakes up happy to hang out in his crib and talk to the shadows on the wall while I get ready for work.  

So with the exception of the heat wave thats about to hit Fresno--all is well here in the valley!

Much love,

Justin, Robin and Jax

Jax' new trick

I'd love to be able to share with you all that Jax is now laughing (almost...I swear it) or rolling over (which he has done on occasion)...but his new talent surpasses all of those silly milestones!  This new trick was discovered during his weekend with Gram and Bob-O (pop-pop?).  Justin and I had a wedding rehearsal dinner and wedding last weekend so Gram came down to hang out with the boy.  We raved about Jax during bath time...how much he loves it, what a talker he becomes, smiling for miles...etc.  And during the two bath times, the buddy did not disappoint. He did add his new trick--poo-ing in the tub! Much to all of our surprise, Jax is a huge fan of letting it ALL go during baths.  I guess I wasn't exaggerating when I said the kid totally relaxes in the water! Sheesh...

I started back to work this week.  Justin and Beth tag-teamed up the weekdays for Jax duty.  I think we are all exhausted and ready for a break (sometime in June---maybe??)  There are only 24 school days left and I am sure they will fly by.  I can't believe that 7 weeks have already gone by since Jax has joined our family so the next 4 will be a memory before I know it!

We hope all is going well with all of you.  Our door is always open when you need a Jax-fix and a snuggle!

much love, 

Justin, Robin, and Jax

1 month check up

Tuesday Jaxon had his 1 month old check up with Dr. Jones (who loves Jax and refers to him as "his baby")  The boy was thoroughly insulted by being woken up from his nap, stripped naked and poked and prodded--not that I can blame him!  When it was all said and done, we were given our first measurements--11 lbs 4 oz, 22 in and 16in head circumference--which put him in the 75th percentile for his age.(really I don't get the whole percentile thingy--but whatever!)  So he's definitely gaining weight appropriately...which I coulda told you...what with the way this boy goes AFTER the bottle! ;)  

Jax was also having some discomfort while eating and the Dr. prescribed putting rice cereal in his bottles to try to ward off any reflux issues that are happening.  So he is now eating 3-4 oz every 3 hours or so during the day-with a little rice cereal added in!  

He has us on a pretty good little routine which starts around 7 am every morning with bedtime for him around 7 (ok--ours too).  He loves his bath time and will play in the water just as long as we will let him!  Through the night-he generally wakes up between 2-3 and again at 5-ish.  Not too bad for a guy who started out sleeping only 1-2 hours a night between feeding!  Justin and I are holding our breath that it keeps getting better!

Hope all is well with you--

much love, 

Justin, Robin and Jaxon

4 weeks!

                                                                                            



Yesterday was Jax's 4 week birthday! The changes in him are daily and amazing.  He is tracking things well--his favorite is

 a Hungry Caterpillar rattle!  We have settled into a pretty good schedule...one thats working for both sides-parents and Jax.  He loves his bath time and seems to be a water baby just like his Dad!!    

***these pics are in Justin's favorite chair starting with Jax' 1 week birthday through his 4th week!  the changes are crazy!!

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Pictures and updates on our Due date!

                                             1 week birthday in Dad's favorite chair....

                                             Going to dad's softball practice was exhausting!

                          

                                                Cutest dang baby bear ever...and then he peed on it... ;)

                                            Yay--our first bottle was a success!

Getting ready for the first bath....

                                              Phew!!! Survived the first bath!

Here are some of the latest Firsts in the Simmons' house.  We can hardly believe that Jax has ruled the roost for the past 11 days...We are working our way into a semi-schedule of feeding and sleeping and pooing...and starting all over again.  He is a content baby (fingers crossed that continues).  Justin has been excellent at getting all of us out of the house for a change in scenery and some much needed sanity (for me...)     We have introduced the bottle and are loving it!  As we continue to get used to each other and settle into our schedule-Justin and I plan on getting out and about for more visits...so expect a visit in the future!

Hope all is well...

much love~

Justin, Robin and Jax

                                                  

Picture Updates

Here are some of the pictures that we've take over the last 6 days--can you believe its all ready been that long?? and that Its only been that long?? Things are going well here...we are all taking our time getting to know one another.  Keep checking back...more to come!

Much love-

Justin Robin and Jax