Jaxson Nathan Hoye: Summer Fun

Well, here I am again trying to catch up on my blogging. I rarely have time to sit at this computer for more than a second. And, I know I've already pointed this out, but let me just say it again - Jaxson is an active boy! He's a mover and a shaker....and we love it!....Ok, let me be honest, I love it 99.5% of the time - this kid tires me out! Not to mention, he's still not a sleeper - surprise, surprise ;) Ryan on the other hand, I think he loves it 100% of the time. Sometimes I try and mellow him out, put him in his play pen with a few toys (that's mellow for him), but that will only last 5 minutes best. The other day I was trying to get something done, and let him fuss a little while he was in the playpen, he would push is face up against the mesh walls, as trying to tell me get me out of here. When I did get him out, he had rubbed his little nose raw - I felt bad. And Sad, because now, I can't leave him in there for any longer than he wants to be in there. It's ok, I have other ways of strapping him down when I'm trying to accomplish something - like his stroller, or his high chair. Jaxson's favorite past time right now is crawling the stairs. He would do it hours on end if he could. He leads, and we follow (closely) behind him. He likes it when we say "I'm gonna get you", and we tickle his feet - he'll giggle all the way up. We are trying to teach him how to get down - but he prefers to dive head first. Another thing Jaxson has mastered, is pulling himself up - on everything. Tonight he was standing right next to me at the stove while I was cooking dinner, turning all the knobs (guess I gotta child proof a little better). We are trying to teach him "hot"! when he gets close to the fire place or now, the stove. I think he's getting it...actually we think he's on the verge of saying "hot". He's also on the verge of saying "dog", and "up".
Jaxson had his 9 month check up this last Thurs. (2 weeks late), and he weighed in at 24 lbs 13 oz. He's in the 97th percentile for height, the 95th percentile for weight and the 90yh percentile for head circumference. He eats about 2-3 solid meals a day, with breast milk and formula. And he nurses all through the night! I can't believe in 2 1/2 months our baby is going to be a toddler. Well to me, he's still gonna be my precious baby boy - I don't think that will change for many years to come....

We took Jaxson to the beach a few weeks back. He definitely a beach baby. He just wanted to be crawling all over in the sand, and if he could of, he would have been swimming in the ocean.

This next pic, is after a little wipe out Jaxson had in the ocean. Gasp! It was one of those things where Ryan and I were both watching him and we took our eye off him for a second, and all of a sudden, swoosh, a baby wave crashed on our beach babe. I about lost it - but he was totally fine. Even after a wave went over his head, and he swallowed 10 gallons of salt water. He just wanted to go back for more!