Bored Birthday post

Okay so today I am SUPER bored so I thought I may as well blog about Jax's Birthday. There are lots of pics on facebook so I'll only include the highlights but I really wish I knew how to make slide shows for a blog so I could just put one at the bottom. 

So I woke up with David around 7 so I could be ready and dressed before Jax woke up. He ended up waking up early so it was a rush to get the balloons ready and in the hallway. We didn't want to put any IN his room because he would probably see them at 5 am and there would be no getting him back to sleep. The hilarious thing was he peeks under the door when he wakes up so he could see the ballons and he was calling out to them. He would say "Balloon!? Red... Green... Blue... BALLOON!!!". It was super precious. His little hands were under the door reaching for them and everything. Finally we got him away from the door so we could open it and he tried to hug each balloon before herding them down the steps. He wanted them all downstairs so he could play with them all day. 

We tried to make him feel special and let him have whatever he likes the most for his birthday, or whatever he wanted within reason. For breakfast we had doughnut holes with sprinkles (fail), fruit snacks, (he ate some and fed the rest to myah our dog), and banana which he had about 3 bites of. Then I let him sit on the couch with my kindle as long as he wanted and watch what he wants. 

Yes as sad as it is, my son can turn on almost any device in the house, find netflix or hulu, and knows how to switch on Thomas. YES I am ashamed but honestly he just catches on quick, we don't spend THAT much time watching TV. I'll just claim he takes after his dad. As we speak he is surfing netflix trying to find a new cartoon to watch. *sigh*. 

ANYWAYS, the rest of the day was pretty standard. We ate lunch (pizza) and then put him down for his nap. David got home late that night so instead of going to dinner like we planned we had to have daddy grab something. He got yogurt, fries, and fig newtons for dinner. Like I said, anything he wants for the day. Presents went well. We gave him some Thomas trains, lots of books, bubbles, chalk, and big boy undies which we let him try on. 

He is having a small party at my sisters this weekend so that should be super fun. It's Thomas themed but were not doing anything crazy. I'm trying to keep it under $100 food and everything included. 

It snowed on his birthday which wasn't a big surprise. This kid attracts snow! The night he was literally born, we drove an hour in the freezing rain and snow to get to the hospital, last year on his birthday it snowed, and this year as well. We got about 6 inches in Columbus! He loved it but after the puke incident was not allowed to play much outside since I didn't want him sick for his party.

Well that's about it for now. I'll do a post on Columbus next week hopefully. There had better be more to report than there is now! We've both been a little stir crazy not being able to do much. Here's to a better week next week.

Puke-o-rama 2013

Sssssssoooooooo We have been pretty lucky when it comes to Jax's health. So far he has never been "sick". He has had three runny noses and one slight cough. Well today he made up for it.

Whilst sitting in CHURCH during testimony meeting, Jax is standing on the back pew, facing the back of the room. I look over at him because he's being sweet and all of the sudden he just GUSHES! Purple puke everywhere. Down the pew, the floor behind us, him, me... EVERYWHERE. YUCK!

At this point I am dumbfounded (quite literally). I sit there trying to comprehend what to do since I have never been in the situation, much less in church! I "whisper scream", as David later described it, to my clueless husband that Jax has spewed blue corn chips and grape juice all over and stand up to take care of Jax assuming he would gather that I need him to clean up the pew. He later told me he had no idea what he was supposed to do about it but started to clean up with the baggie of wipes I had brought and the lady in front of us spared some wipes for the cause.

Poor Jax's little white shirt was covered as were his pants. In my shock, I tried to cover his mouth causing a good portion of the puke to soak into his clothes. Luckily we brought another sweater that was unaffected by the puke and we took off his white shirt and put him in a clean sweater and tried to leave ASAP. I took Jax out to the car and David went and explained to the bishop what happened and asked to put a sign up for the ward after us to steer clear of that row.

All in all it was an eventful day but SO GROSS! The kid knows how to make things count that's for sure. Hopefully the puking is over and we can enjoy the day. We felt like we should steer clear of people in case he's contagious and I was covered in puke so our day was just pretty much shot. Oh, the day in the life of an Applegate!

Little Moments

I had a quick little moment I wanted to jot down before life gets away with me and I forget. Last night I was sitting on the couch and Jax was standing beside me watching TV. He has always been super sweet and walks around all day patting our dogs and telling them "good girl" (even to the boy). Well last night he looks at me, pats my head and says "good girl mama" and then starts stroking my hair! When I write it down it sounds a little creepy, but he did it with such tenderness it almost made me cry! You could just tell at that moment he was showing me he loved me since he can't really say it yet. I love that little boy.

Also, the tempter tantrums have started. He is SUPER easy so far to calm down. The minute I get stern with him during a tantrum he starts to cry and then comes and hugs me and says sorry. I realize these are just the beginning and they will get worse (I worked with 2-4 year olds in a day care for 2+ years) but so far I'm glad he responds. He's only had one time, during a diaper change, that I really had to show him who's boss. I kept my cool and kept telling him he HAD to lay down and listen to mama. He wasn't happy but after about 2 minutes he listened. I love him even when he throws fits!

So far we love Columbus. We love the area and I have everything I need so close. The target is HUGE! It even has a Starbucks and jewelry store inside! Not like a Walmart Jewelry counter, but a legit jewelry store with diamonds for thousands of dollars. It even has a furniture and home decor section. I know I sound country right now but it's amazing! David loves his job and is feeling pretty good about his position. We can't wait to see what the future brings! We are going down to KY next weekend and my sister is coming up the following weekend. We love to be busy!

Anyways that's all for now. My quick little post turned into a lengthy recap of Columbus but that's okay since it needed to be done. Can't wait to see what's in store for us next! Here's some recent pics

Playing with Magnets

The great shaving cream war of 2011

After this picture he realized it was NOT for eating

"Maybe this stuff is lotion..."

This is my trophy for worst mom of the year. He was walking through the hall way and I popped out of the bathroom and scared him so bad he ran into the door frame.... :( 

he was obviously not too upset

LOVE this smile :) 

Columbus or Bust

Well its facebook official so I guess its time to blog about the big move. This has kind of been in the works for the last new months. David first got wind of this job in November and our interest has honestly been waxing and waning. He loves the position and company but the location is far away from both `our families which is the down side. David also had a TON of other interviews. Were talking like 9 or 10 interviews within a two week period. We thought for SURE we would get another offer (a much closer offer). Finally when push comes to shove, this is the last resort and I guess the direction Heavenly Father decided to push us.

I personally and very nervous about the move. Since we've moved to Lexington I feel like I flourished. I have felt more on top of things here than I have since before Jaxon was born. Probably before I was pregnant! I'm very worried about how moving to a totally different culture and state will shake things up. I'm worried about the ward and housing and pretty much everything. Also we'll be moving to a smaller home temporarily. YEESH!

This has been my biggest test of faith so far. Really, I'm just trying to focus on day to day life. Enjoying Jaxon, spending time with friends, and doing a lot of things I really don't have time to do. I haven't even started packing yet! I'm for sure going to have to have a packing party. Double YEESH! I don't think anyone is good at having people come in and go through all their things.

So that's our big news so far. I guess I'll write about the holidays later since I'm not in the mood after this post. They were very fun since Jax decided it was pretty cool to open the presents and loved everything he got. Davids sister and cousin are also pregnant so it was fun to see them and catch up. He has the best family so any time we get to spend with them is great. We will HATE being so far from them. My family is 30 minutes away and his is about 45 so it will take some adjustment. Anyways, that's our life right now. Any tips on moving would be very helpful!

The sweet sounds of nap time

Right now this is what I'm hearing:

Dddaaaddddddy!?  Mmmmmegean???  *giggles*  *SQUEAL*

Mama!!! haha What's that!? Pretty *giggle squeal* Daddy daddy daddy...

*gasp* NO! No! NO! Boom(the word not the noise)

My? Bucker (the dogs)  Mamamaaaahhhh! My Bucker? dadadada Awww man....

Silence...

I love sitting in my room listening to him wind down. I just thought I would record what I hear because it goes WAY too fast. So sweet to hear him just jibber jaber but I can't believe he's starting to put together sentences.

New Job

Well a quick update about David's job situation. He got one! He's working for GE in Louisville. Its funny because we moved to Lexington so he wouldn't have to commute and we could get more time with him. Here we are again!

Were hoping this is just temporary until he can get a good job in Lexington. If you feel like you have some extra prayers we could use some for him to find something close to home. He won't get back until 6-7 pm depending on traffic and Jax goes to bed at 7:30-8 so that makes it hard on our little guy to want to go to sleep. Not to mention lonely mama!

Other than that were doing good. Jax is going to be Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween and were getting excited about the holidays coming up! I am already plotting and planning.We went to the pumpkin patch with David, Margaret (David's mom), Aleisha (David's cousin), and we had a great time! Jax LOVED running through the fields like a wild man. He couldn't get enough! I love him more than I could ever imagine. He is the best baby ever. I love his smile and how he's starting to have "conversations". There just jibber jabber, but you can tell he's understanding patterns of conversation and it's amazing. He is getting too big :(

Nosy Neighbors

When we first moved into our current rental house, I was so excited to be living in such an amazing house for such an amazing price and it was in a great location as well! The first week our neighbor helped us till up the dirt in the front garden area so we could plant flowers. Our other neighbors gave Jax a super cute motorcycle toy that he just loves. We have had continually good experiences with the neighbors to our right (who we knew before we moved in) and our neighbors to the left were okay.

Unfortunately they do have very loud grandchildren that come over 3-5+ times a month and are just crazy. I try to be pretty open minded about how people should raise their kids but these children are just obnoxious. They are always yelling, and the grandmother is no better. I can rely on her to regularly shout ALL the way down the street for one of them or yelling threats at all of them. They always have a ton of cars parked on the street and in front of our house but we never say anything. They also have very loud UK game parties where they leave their doors open and we can literally hear all details of the game because their TV is so loud.

Now the reason I am listing their offenses is because I am ticked. This loud lady had the nerve to come to MY house today (knocking obnoxiously loud of coarse) and say that my dog barking was driving them crazy. I hear the dog barking as well but she has been outside MAYBE two minutes. She said they can't even go in their backyard anymore? I'm sorry, but that confuses me. You have a PRIVACY fence, why would you feel that you can't go into your yard? She's not going to jump the fence and eat your shoes, she just is loud occasionally, like her grandchildren.

She continued to say that this goes on for hours at a time and they just couldn't keep it to themselves. Myah is only outside maybe 45 minutes throughout the day. Usually, we put her outside, let her pee, and bring her in. Unless there are guests, she's inside! I just don't know what to do. Sure she barks. Yes it's annoying (we hear it more than her for SURE). She is also not the only yappy dog in the neighborhood. You have to block things out if your going to live around people!

I guess it annoys me that the only time she has come to my house is to complain. Maybe you should have come to my house and welcomed us. Said hi when we were all playing outside in the front lawn. Maybe brought cookies and left them in the mailbox with a note about the dog so you don't come off as rude and overbearing. This incident actually made me want to move!

I guess I should be grateful she let me know and didn't call the cops for a noise complaint or something, but maybe your should teach your grandkids some manners or get out of a neighborhood environment where your GOING to get noise from other people's kids, dogs, cats, cars, etc. Maybe next time her kids come over I should "have a talk" with her about her tyrant grandchildren keeping my son awake at night and how he can't even go in his room anymore (sounds pretty dumb doesn't it). But I won't... I'll just vent it on here and keep the dog in. Because that's what NEIGHBORS do!