7 Months Old!!!! WOW!!!

I can't hardly believe it... 7 months old!!! and I have enjoyed every single day of it! Jaxson is such an incredible joy. I did not imagine how often my stomach would do a sommersault every time that child smiles. He is so much fun right now.....

• He weighs 17 lbs and feels like solid muscle...hardly any rolls on him at all!


• He has got 2 front bottom teeth~at 6 1/2 months ( so freakin' cute!)


• He is still working on the crawl but trying harder to stand.


• He is sooo ticklish!


• He sits independently, even on the floor of the tub.


• He is able to cruise around furniture or takes steps with hand held assist.


• If he could jump or bounce in the world, he would definitely excel at it!!


• He laughs at all my jokes - AWESOME!!


• He babbles like crazy, doing better with blending sounds together.


• He LOVES pretty girls....he will track them across the room!


• He has started waiving hello and goodbye.


• He LOVES peek-a-boo!


• He stills sleeps ~ 10-12 hrs per night.


• He enjoys daycare (of course he is the only boy in his class - who wouldn't enjoy those odds) - but he LOVES seeing mommy and daddy at the end of the day!


• He LOVES the tub and splashing EVERYWHERE!!!


• He gives his best smiles to his mommy and daddy. I cherish each one I get!

Basically, he is awesome!! I love him to death! I am so proud to be his mommy!

Father's Day Weekend

Yes...I know I am a little slow on this posting but it has been REALLY busy around here lately and the blog is only a small part of the massive to-do list that I have.

So on Father's Day weekend, we went to my parent's house. Brad and I and the kid met my little brother, Brian, and his girlfriend, Sam, and his roommate...umm sorry don't remember his name...at my parent's house. Only my parents went to Dallas for the day. So we all got to lounge around and drink beer by the pool. It was great....very relaxing. My parents came home later that evening and we all got to hang out together. We got my father a grill for Father's Day . It was great!

Speaking of Father's Day....It was Brad's first one. Here is a my little tribute to what a great father he is to Jaxson.

1. Jaxson LOVES to hear Daddy call out his name in his deep voice... "Big Jax!"

2. Jaxson gets to spend 90% of bath time with Daddy

3. Jaxson LOVES getting to be tossed up in the air by Daddy

4. Jaxson LOVES to practice zerberts with Daddy

5. Jaxson LOVES to play peek-a-boo with Daddy and giggle with delight when he sees Daddy's smile.

6. Jaxson gets a goodnight kiss from Daddy every single night...no matter what is going on.

7. Jaxson gets to ride on the 4-wheeler with Daddy

8. Jaxson gets to see Daddy first thing every morning....secretly...this is Daddy's favorite!!

There are honestly so many other things that Brad does for his son. The unexplainable joy that I see on his face is so special to me and I am pleased that I get to treasure every moment with those two guys. They are my favorite people!! Happy Father's Day, Brad!!

Enjoy a couple of pictures and a video from that weekend:

Disappointed in America

I am pretty disappointed in the way that America has glorified Michael Jackson's death. Everyone states that he was a musical genius...the King of Pop....What about pedophile? He was a dirty man that liked little boys and abusing them. He was involved in 2 different child molestation cases that he settled out of. If you ask me, America is a better place and definitely safer because of his death. If you ask me...good riddance.

Some people are jerks

Well I wasn't going to post this subject but then I saw a news brief on the Today show talking about the same thing. Somebody slashed my spare tire on the back of my jeep. I mean, really??? Why would somebody do that? What is the point? If I pissed someone off, don't you think they would go after the four tires on the ground? But, no...they go after a spare tire just to be mischievous. So the news story that I saw was from Houston. A judge (A JUDGE!!!) was caught on video camera keying his neighbors car!! What the hell is going on with people??? Complete maliciousness...like I said...some people are jerks.

Our new floor!

Okay, I have a math equation for everyone....

...so we have been in our house for over 6 years......same carpet + two big dogs (dirty paws, little squirts of pee and throw up) + mutiple parties and get togethers = super nasty stained carpet...+...new small baby = KATY GETS A NEW FLOOR!!!!!

Here are some before photos:

Here are some in the middle photos:

The dirt that accumulates under the carpet (after vacuuming!)

The air cleaning going nuts from all the dust and dirt in the air while ripping up carpet.

And here is the finished product (minus the little bit of redecorating I need to do):

Brad's favorite trim work

Little Perks of Motherhood

My husband is AWESOME!!!! Look at this awesome Mother's Day ring that he gave me. It is BEAUTIFUL!!!! It is has Jaxson's name and birthdate written on the sides and a blue topaz (his birthstone) in the center. It is designed to be petite so that the next ring for the next kid can be fused with this one. I am sooo excited that my ring is finally here. The only unfortunate part is that my aggie ring has now been retired....but I think this is a good replacement!!

Yummy Carrots!!!

He likes carrots more than bananas! Whose child is this???

Bananas are a Success!!!

So enough with the bland old rice cereal. We are ready for big boy flavor.....Trial #1....BANANAS!!!!

Here are a couple of pictures and a video of our first trial!

"Um...mom?....What is THAT?!?!?!"

"Okay this is a little strange!"

"I like it!!! I like it!!!""

5 MONTHS OLD!!!

Wow!! Time has definitely flown by over the past 5 months. My little baby is growing like a weed and filling out into a little man. So Cute!!!! Jaxson rolls over, sits up and is able to "walk" with handheld support. He babbles like crazy and laughs quite often. He is also eating rice and I am giving him one bottle of formula once a day or every other day to try and make the transition of weaning him a little easier whenever it happens. He is getting so big!!! Oh, yeah, and the kid sleeps 12 hours per night. How the heck did I end up with this prize of a child???

Jaxson now weighs 15 pounds!!! He was 13 1/2 pounds at his 4 month appointment. The doctor said that he is basically in the 25th percentile for height and weight and the 80th percentile for his head. Either he is going to be REALLY smart or he inherited the Felder big head trait. It is a toss up - I am leaning toward the smart option myself. He is catching up to his classmates as far as size goes and has even passed a 8 1/2 month old baby.

Below are his 5 month pictures. I hope you enjoy.....

Look at me sitting up!!!

Random Pictures

I know that I suck at this whole blog thing. Things are geat at the Felder Household. Here are some random pictures of my little man! ENJOY!!!

Enjoying bath time!

Jaxson and Grandpa Nelson

Enjoying the new jumper!!

My little Jumping Bean!!

This picture is for Grandpa Nelson and his trains!

Jaxson's 4 month picture - 13 1/2 pounds!!!

Enjoying tummy time!!

Jaxson really likes sushi! He prefers beluga whale!!

Jaxson's first time in the high chair.

"um...that is not milk on that spoon, Mom!"

"Okay, this whole rice thing ain't so bad"

"Whoo hoo I can spit this stuff all over the place. AWESOME!!"

Great Grandma Nelson, Jaxson, Mom, and Grandpa Nelson
4 Generations!!

Jaxson and his Great Grandma Nelson