Family Fun in September

Paxton was able to meet some more of his family a few weeks ago! Diane, Steve and Ashley all came down for some weekend fun :) They couldn't believe how small he was, but to Austin and I think he has grown so much that we feel like he is big! We had lots of fun hanging out with family. Here are a few of the things we did! 

We took lots of trips to our favorite restaurants such as On the Border, In and Out, and The Pitts. Unfortunately for me On the Border was more of a torture than enjoyment... being on a no dairy and no spicy food diet pretty much cuts out everything on their menu except salad : /  

Diane and Steve loved to go for walks in the mornings, so one day we walked over to Midwestern so Austin and Ashley could play some basketball. It was Paxton's first time in the baby carrier. Besides spitting up all over me, he liked it :) 

And it was never a dull moment with Paxton around haha 

 We of course had to hit up the outlets on more than one occasion haha 

 Grandma Diane and Papa Steve really wanted to get Paxton a toy while they were out, so we found a cute playmat for him with lots of animals and colors. We thought he might be too small for it, but he actually loves it! 

When we got bored we cleaned out our ears haha Ashley told us about this candle thing that helps clear out your ears, so of course we searched three different stores trying to find the product. It must be a hot commodity cause two of the stores were sold out! 

 It was so fun to be able to go to church on Sunday with everyone :) After church we had some awesome steaks and mushrooms. Steve even taught Austin how to make them, so hopefully we will be having more of that soon! 

These pictures were taken a couple days after everyone left, but I love them!! Pax is starting to get more of a personality which is fun. I love hanging out with him, especially in the mornings when he is happiest. He always makes the best faces after he gets done eating, and I was lucky enough to catch them on camera. We are so in love with our fun and happy baby!

Paxton's Nursery

It took me a while to post pics of Paxton's room, but I just wanted to get some of his newborn prints hung before taking the final pics :) I still need to find some curtains for the room but that could take a while... haha Right now he is still sleeping in our bedroom, but hopefully when he is big enough to sleep in here he will like it! We joke that Paxton has a small petting zoo with all of his animals!  

Paxton chilling with his animal friends while mom snaps pics haha

I found this pegboard idea from pinterest and with Austin's help I think it turned out cute :) 

Growing Growing

I just can't believe how fast this little boy is growing, and right before our eyes! I was talking to a girl in my ward and she said once you reach the six week mark things just seem to get a lot easier. I totally agree with that! I feel a lot less stressed lately, and feel like I am getting the hang of this mom thing. I look back on that first month, and can now see how crazy life was! So many ups and downs trying to adjust to our new roles, but now we are getting into our own little schedule. Paxton has been such a fun little boy :)  He sleeps well but has a super sensitive stomach... so I'm not a very restrictive diet which includes no dairy :( I am a huge dairy person so trying to change my diet has been hard... Paxton better appreciate what I'm giving up for him! Here are a few pictures of our growing boy...

I love snuggling this little naked boy in the mornings! His big belly but skinny arms and legs make me laugh haha 

We call this his one-eyed willy look haha Paxton does this when he is just so tired, but still wants to know what is going on around him

I can't wait for the day that he actually smiles at me, but for now I will take these cute little smiles he does in his sleep :) 

Starting him young as a BYU fan!! 

Over the labor day weekend we tried taking Paxton to the pool haha unfortunately he didn't have much to wear... with his genes our baby is doomed to have chicken legs forever haha 

Worn out and snuggling mom after a hard day at the pool :) 

Paxton's 1 month old picture! And it was our first trip to church :) 

Paxton meeting Tate for the first time! Tate was born two weeks after Paxton. I have a feeling they will be great friends haha 

It's always a bad day when your binky gets stuck... 

So this seems to be everyones favorite picture right now! Our friends Josh and Bonnie bought Paxton this elephant, so one night we thought we would just lay it next to him and see if he liked looking at it. I think this picture speaks for itself! This elephant is definitely Paxton's favorite toy right now! We will lay him down next to it, and he will be entertained for an hour or two. We decided to name him Albert the Elephant and he is Paxton's best bud haha 

It's finally starting to cool down a little bit, so we went for a short walk around the neighborhood. Paxton loves being outside!