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So many of you in Lexington may have heard on the news about the big Lexmark layoffs. 600 people got laid off just in the Lexington area, and 1,700 total employees nation wide were laid off. David had heard it would be all hard ware people since they are phasing out that area of their work and focusing on software, which is what David worked with. No such luck. His whole TEAM was cut. Not only that, but our amazing neighbor , who told us about the current house we are renting (for a HUGE steal) also found out she has to find a new job.

We are lucky though. David has until October 26th to find something. Also, for the last month or two he has been getting bored with his work. He has already started applying for jobs (also over a month ago) and actually had an interview today. This is a scary time in our life but we both feel very comforted.

I always think I don't have anything to blog about. Well I guess now I will. I will try to keep everyone updated with this. I'm hoping to have good news soon!

Jaxon is doing great. I don't know how but he gets more personality every day! He is so sweet and has such a good heart. I LOVE that when I do something he is asking or really likes he says "good girl" to me (like we say to the dogs). I love his kisses and how he says "mama!" like he just discovered I'm in the room, even though I've been there the whole time. I love his stinky feet. He is my heart.

Also I will be doing THREE baby showers in the next two months so I hope to blog about those and they will help to keep me busy. I am so excited for all the ladies! Babies are so exciting!!

I have so many blessings and I hope I can keep that in perspective through the next few months. Wish us luck! 

Jaxonisms

Well Jax is becoming quite the little man. He can do numerous animal noises. He can do :

Our Favorite - Cat
His favorite - Pig and or Lion
Most Obnoxious - Dog (he barks nonstop in most stores now)
Sweetest - Bunny
Also - Bee, Fish (kissy face), Duck, horse, sheep and goat are the same, cow, he will occasionally tweet and we are working on a monkey.

He also loves to throw his head back and laugh like a grown up.

He has started to stick his upper half of his body forward when he is smiling at me. I didn't notice I did this when I smile at him but he is a big mimic!

When I get out his favorite book, he starts pointing to his nose because I poke it every time it says I love you. Also something I didn't realize I do till he mimicked me.

He can sign, food, water, please, more, milk, and we are working on sorry.

He loves to run and it is so wonky and adorable. When he runs I hear in my head "clomp clomp clomp".

He likes to sit on the dogs. He backs up into them and sits on their heads, tummy's tails... what ever is closest.

If you lay on the floor, he will do the same to you, but we allow him to sit there longer than the dogs.

He knows in our guest room there is a drawer in the closet with suckers. He also knows how to break in...

He walks around telling the dogs if they are being "good girls" (one is a boy) or bbbaaaddd

He also slaps his arm and says "bbbaaadddd" or slaps his thigh and says "spanken" and I PROMISE we do not slap him or spank him. We think he got it from us telling the dogs they are bad.

He still loves books. We put him to bed with his three crocheted blankets, whiskers the lion, and a book. If you listen you can hear him roar, screech, or woof while he puts himself to sleep.

He can now walk himself into the house from the car.

He has mastered going DOWN the stairs like a big boy. No scooting or sliding down on the tummy for him.

He loves Tarzan, planet 51, chipmunks, and parts of Anastasia. I pick him up during the waltzing scene in Anastasia and dance with him and he SQUEALS like a little girl!

He throws his food on the floor when he eats. Mostly when he is done. NOT cute, but he tries to feed the dogs. Were working on it.

There are so many mile stones at this point, these really just name a few! He is my joy in life. I literally want to crawl in his bed every night and climb in his crib and cuddle him. He is perfection.

Our New Addition

We are please to announce we have another family member that we would like you to meet. 

His name is Tucker!

He is a VERY laid back puppy. We get about 15 minutes of play time and then 2-3 hours of the above

He is a BIG fan of stretching (and very noisy)

 He and Myah are GREAT together

He's a real ankle biter

They play VERY well together

He has GORGEOUS light brown eyes

He has yet to bark! Myah is yappy so were hoping he rubs off on her. They are both very calm and quiet even when playing around. 

Jaxon LOVES the new puppy but has to watch out for his toys now. 

HILARIOUS action thought. Myah's face it priceless

Even Jax thinks so. He throws his head back and laughs now. Which is also HILARIOUS. He's so cute

I was a little nervous about bringing him into the family. Myah is a bit neurotic and I thought this could stress her out. She has seizures so the less stress the better. I also knew she'd been getting really bored and home so I figured if we worked with them both she could have a good friend. Little did I know they are perfect for each other! Literally. He is so laid back he doesn't care if she's being possessive or cranky.  

David had been asking for him for a few weeks. I wanted to surprise him for father's day so we discussed it and I told him no. I let father's day go by and then Monday I went and picked up our little guy. When David got home I let both dogs run down stairs to great him! He was SHOCKED. Tucker was so good slept in the shopping cart at pet smart (picking up supplies. I am against getting dogs from pet shops. There usually puppy mill dogs.) He also slept the whole way home from Richmond, where we picked him up. When we got home, he peed (outside!) and then went back to sleep! He also loves outside and Myah now spends much more time out there with him! Its great! We are so happy with him. 

Can anyone resist a baby tush?

So fresh and so clean, clean :)

Jaxon gets up on our couch all by himself and sits like a big boy when we watches a movie. 

*tear* He is getting so big!!!

This is the same face his daddy makes when watching a movie.

This is in the chair he got for Christmas. Again, he looks so grown up!!!

We can't wait till father's day to show Daddy the surprise we made for him. We will blog about that soon.

Photo Update

Here are some photo's of Jaxon we've taken lately. He is getting so big! He is in 2T clothes and 3T Jammies and weighs over 30 lbs! He LOVES to be outside. He also loves balls, books, legos, food, MILK, and our dog Myah. He tries so hard to make you laugh and has really had a knack for mimicking. Yesterday he mimicked some not so great words (booger, stink, butt, etc) so were having to watch it even more than normal. Here he is!!!!

My little ham :)

CHEEEESE

Jax LOVES to read

Jaxon looked so tiny in this picture!

Struttin' his stuff

Eating some mulch... 

Our Trip to Philly!

My brother Bobby lives in Philadelphia and we went for a visit the weekend before last. Jaxon was SUPER happy to have a boy his age to play with. Zander is actually two and Jaxon is one, but he's not picky. Here are some pictures.

Getting to know each other. They shared REALLY well! 

Jaxon watching TV with Daddy. I don't remember what show it was but it was random that he was watching it so intently. :)

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Baby Tushies! Getting ready for cousin tubbie time!

This is great mom! We gotta get one of these bath time buddies for home.

Matching jammies that Nonie bought us at the outlets!

Families that roll together, stay together. 

This one is from this morning but it was so darn cute! Watching tarzan in his chair from Nana. 

No Television Household

I think something when we blog, we don't really focus on what makes our household different from others. I know I try to fit in as much as possible so why would I flaunt things that other people may think is weird. Well, I think that's the wrong way to look at it. I would like to share my latest discovery! NO TV!

When I first had Jaxon I didn't know what I would have done with no TV. It got me through the long days since David had such a long commute. When we were about to move we were looking at cable and internet packages and I had a revelation. I remembered a time when I was single and living with the one and only Anna (Burt) Wilson. We were too poor for TV and I got SO much more done. So we thought we'd give it a try, and I must say, I LOVE IT!

No bad commercials, I get laundry/dishes done, I get bored and go play OUTSIDE or go on a walk. It is so nice to be productive and not worry about what show I'm missing or just too "in the zone" to realize it's been two hours since I've moved.

Don't get me wrong, we have netflix and hulu but we only watch them for a few hours a week. It is GREAT. I can still turn it on when I have my sister over for a girls day, but it doesn't rule my life anymore. I've read a ton, and am generally a lot more content. I know even with kids it seems like it would be too hard to live without, but I would suggest to try it for just ONE month and see how you do. What's the worst that can happen? You save money and fall a little more in love with your husband? Sounds great to me!