Cayson's First hair cut!

I haven't posted anything since you were 4 months old! Didn't mean for that to happen! On your 8th month birthday you got your very first hair cut!

this was your hair before :)

After! you look so handsome with your new hair!

Jenn did such a good job!

Your asking her what she did to you :)

Cayson 4 months

I didn't get his 4 month pictures done until 2 weeks before he turned 5 months but better late than never! ;)

At your 4 month well baby you were

14 lbs

23 1/2 inches

head 16 1/4



You are so happy all the time! Since we got your formula all straightened out you only fuss when it's time to eat!

We did try some rice cereal out of a spoon. you did pretty well. I'm not going to get real serious until you are six months old.


You are bringing your hands to your mouth constantly! You can take your bink out and put it back in.

You like to snuggle on the dog to the right of the above picture.

You sleep from about 8:30 p.m. to 5:30-6:30 just long enough to drink a bottle then you fall right back asleep till about 8:30.



this picture cracks me up! you are doing your new squeak thing! you love to squeak and yell. It's so funny! You are most talkative in the mornings.

You have lost a lot of hair! And we have an old man hair style situation happening :)

You love your sister and she loves you! She tries to help momma take care of you. She tells me when your crying and tries to help feed you.


This picture pretty much sums you up baby boy. You have the best smile that lights up your whole face. We love you sooo much!!

Happy 2 years baby girl!!

Mommy can't believe that you are an ornery, busy, sweet and oh so cute 2 year old already!! We are so glad we get to be your Mommy and Mama (you call daddy mama right now lol!) You for sure keep us busy and test our patience everyday. Little secret your Mommy is kinda of spit fire too, so you had no hope. :) The last two years have been the best of my life and can't wait to continue to watch you grow into the person you will become. Mommy and Daddy love you so much baby girl!

6 months old!



Loving some yogurt!

Your aunt Kass lets you do whatever you want

snuggle time with Daddy :)

At your Round up awards banquet with mommy

Thanksgiving 2012

You just look to big in this pic! I can just imagine what 16 will look like!

Swing on a beautiful February day!

What Jaxxi is doing at 2 years

• saying just about every ones name that we ask her to, repeating everything.
• saying a few phrases "I want candy" "I want a bath" "Mama, Huck outside" "I'm Cold" "want my show"
• love to shake your booty and dance!
• Singing oh so sweetly
• Love asking about Poppy all day long! 
• NO MORE BINK! as of 2/2/2013
• Stealing our hearts with you smiles and funny facial expressions
• starting to use big girl potty
• learning how to be a big sister.
• You love eggs, hot dogs, pizza, pasta...things that aren't very good for you!
• size 5 shoes
• 18-24 month clothes
• around 24 lbs wont know for sure till well baby visit 

Jaxxi update

I haven't updated about Jaxxi for a while and since this is where I keep all this stuff I wanted to make sure I get all of this down. Jaxxi started walking at just over 16 months old. We went to OU for orthopedics and she was completely fine for now, we go back in 7 months for more monitoring. she has said two real words, Horsey, and Huckie. She still won't say Mommy and Daddy to either of us, so we know where we rank! ha! She has all of her top teeth I think and now she's working on the bottom ones. I haven't slept much in over a month. Oh well it's worth it, just wished she would start feeling better.

The biggest and best update is that on June 25th exactly 11 months from when she was placed in our home, the birth parents relinquished rights! I was in tears when they told us they wanted us to adopt her and take care of her. I can't explain what a relief it was when that was finally over with! Now we have to wait for a hearing to move her case from the foster care side to the adoption side, and have to make sure the tribe that Jaxxi was born into will let a member from another tribe adopt her. Our worker doesn't think there will be an issue with that, but it is another hurdler on this road. So Hopefully by 2013 she will officially be ours forever and ever!

14 months post 10 days late:)

14 months has brought on so much fun, new things, and stubbornness! :)

• You had surgery last week and you still weighed 19 lbs.
• you are wearing mostly 12 months a few 18 month shirts
• you are barely in a size 3 shoe...Tiny feet!
• you eat more than your weight in food everyday! you aren't very picky yet but you still aren't crazy about sweets.
• You are completely off the bottle have been since 13 months.
• you drink you sippy cup upside down :)
• you like juice way better than milk.
• You still take 2 naps most days, sleep mostly threw the night
• you almost refused to be fed, You want to do it all by yourself!
• You are into everything, we do not stop till bedtime. You can climb on the tables and think you are so funny!
• you have learned how to get off of the furniture.
• New words you say (one, bye-bye, no, hello, night night, yay)
• You shake your head no
• You still aren't walking, but taken a few steps, stood up from the ground unassisted, and our letting go of the table for longer periods of time.
• You need hair to go to sleep, or when your scared. I find that hair is an odd comfort thing but it's what you like so we go with it. :)
• You have had tubes, and your lazy eyes corrected. You did great for both surgeries!

I'm really loving this stage in that she can communicate with us a little bit more. But last night She was getting in to stuff when I put her to bed and this morning as soon as her feet touched the ground she was already getting into things she's not suppose to! I'm learning a new kind of patience! I know this stage will fly by and I'll be wishing I could go back to these moments soon. So I just try and remember that when I want to rip my hair out b/c she has eaten a piece of dog food for the 3rd time in an hour!!

We had court yesterday and man is it stressful, we are nearing the end of all this hopefully for real this time I thought I was almost there two other times. We have a jury trial coming up so I don't think there's much after that. There some things I'm slightly concerned about so if you can remember us in prayer I would appreciate it!

ONE YEAR!!!!

And the day has come. You are one year old! I can not believe it! Happy Birthday baby girl! Big party will be next weekend when daddy will be home to celebrate with us!

• You are 19 lbs. dont know the length b/c we havent had well baby visit.
• You are down to 3 6oz. bottles a day
• You love to eat! And you are not very picky
• Started to drink out of your sippy cup.
• Say mama really well mostly when your mad or hurt.
• You are a cuddle bug.
• You are a daddy's girl
• You pull up on everything!
• You still put a everything in your mouth!
• You still like your binky but we starting to limit use.
• The last two weeks glasses wearing hasn't been going so well.
• I think you are testing limits b/c you will see how much you can get away with.
• You have been sleeping HORRIBLE! I'm hoping this is a short phase b/c it makes for a cranky mommy and baby by 7:30.
• You attended your first OU womens basket ball game got your picture taken with the mascots! You threw a fit when they left.
• Moved up to your front facing car seat
• Have surgery scheduled for tubes. Hope this will make a big differnce in a few areas.

I'm in a little bit of denile that you are already a year old. This year has went by so fast. I'm looking forward to all the things to come! I love you more than I can say!

10 months!

Well it's that time again time for ANOTHER monthly post. I'm so happy for each milestone, but also would like to keep her my tiny little baby!

• You were 17.5 LBS and 28 inches long at 9 month well baby visit we go back to doctor on Wednesday and I'm positive you have grown!
• biggest milestone is starting to Army Crawl! I was wrapping with shiny Christmas paper and that gave you enough motivation to get on the move!
• Started eating pasta pick ups, You don't like baby food even though Nana says I just don't try hard enough :)
• We have moved most of your feedings from your bumboo seat to the big girl high chair.
• You can eat a whole cracker by yourself.
• Daddy walked in the door and you started saying DADA. Still not a mention of mama!
• front two teeth all the way in. Another top tooth pooped through this week. That makes 5 teeth for you total.
• Still drinking 4-5 6oz. bottles a day.
• Went to look at Christmas lights and Christmas inflatables.
• Hung your first Christmas Ornament.
• First Carner Tree Trimming
• First Thanksgiving
• First accident! While taking family photo's Mommy let you fall off a chair. You were OK after a few snuggles! (P.s. daddy will never let mommy forget I let you get hurt first! ha!)
• Met your extended family on Poppy's side.
• Continue to develop your cute, sweet, ORNERY personality.
• The very start of stranger anxiety.
• Started throwing head throwing fits!
• Fighting sleep.

This girl is a mess! Mine and Shane's hearts are full to the brim though! I have know idea what we did for entertainment before her. I'm so much looking forward to our first Christmas as a family of three! God has blessed more than we deserve!

I have so much to get caught up on in blogging. Maybe after Christmas I can set down and get some pictures on here and get caught up!

9 Months

I can not believe she is already 9 months old! we had a big month of milestones!

• you weighed 17 lbs. 3oz. at last appt. we go for you 9 month well baby on the 23rd
• you have two bottom teeth and the top two front teeth have broke the skin.
• you are leaning over your knee to start to crawl (more on this later)
• you have just in the last few days started babbling! your first word was dada! You don't know what that means yet but it's still your first word :) 
• still drinking 6 oz of formula
• Still not a big fan of baby food
• Still wearing size three diapers
• 6-9 months or 9 month clothing.
• size 2 shoe
•  LOVE your puffs and baby snacks!
• First wagon ride with you great Uncle Gary
• You love all animals!!
• met your Great Grandma Linda for the first time.
• Had your first trick-or-treating!
• You have started reaching for people
• You cry when I leave the room or when I walk by and don't say hi to you!
• You have started waking up around 5:30 in the mornings but go right back to sleep.
• You will hold your own bottle most of the time and you do this cutest little twisting when you are holding it! :)
• You still attack Madison's face every time you see her:)

This month we had a few concerns about where Jaxxi is on a few developmental things. So we set up a meeting with s.o.oner st.a.rt. They are organization that will help kids if they are behind in any area the first three years of life. Well we had our evaluation and Jaxxi qualified. She has some lose ligaments and some under developed muscles. So she will start physical therapy very soon!

8 months

 You turned 8 months on October the 11th! You are getting so big and it makes me so sad at how fast the time goes by. We have had a blessed week with daddy being at home! You just seems happier with your daddy here. We went to the doctor for your third double ear infection since being moved to our home three months ago... but we did get to weigh you  and you gaind 10oz. to 16 lbs. 10 oz. still a little runt ;)

• You sit up so good on your own
• Your favorite toy your book that sings to you
• You still go through stages of wanting and not wanting baby food.
• You LOVE puffs and your baby Cheetos's
• You give sweet kiss
• You clap really good now and it's the sweetest/cutest thing ever!
• you have two bottom teeth
• you play by yourself pretty good
• Today you started trying to say mama, talk about melting my heart!
• You LOVE Huck, and he loves you!

Our first trip to the pumpkin patch was a dream come true I have waited so many years, I prayed and hoped to bring you, our baby, to all the things I love about fall and God blessed us with you!

This was your second trip to the pumpkin patch with just mommy and daddy!

You couldn't actually ride the train this year but we got your picture in it any way ;)

You absolutely love animals! You got to ride a pony this month too! You laughed and giggled the whole time!

You are still changing my life every day and I can't wait to see what this next month brings and looking forward to our first Halloween!

Ashley

Half Birthday!

Jaxxi is six months old! She's been "ours" for almost three weeks and it's hard to remember life with out her! I was pretty nervous I wouldn't be able to wake up early every morning or know what to do with her all day, but I must say we are doing just fine and falling more in love every day! I will know her stats when we go to the doctor on the 22nd.

• Went from 5oz every 3 hours to 6oz every 4
• Moved up to a size 3 diaper.... the 2's still fit everywhere but your fat chubby legs!
• Started blowing raspberry's
• Started rolling over from front to back, and back to front
• Started eating baby food... things we tried so far (Squash, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Green beans, Peas (her Favorite), Prunes, Applesauce)
• Can sit up a few seconds by herself
• Belly laughing
• making baby talk
• Drooling on everything!

We made it our first 7 days pretty much on our own. We miss daddy like crazy though, it makes me sad every new thing she does he doesn't get to see it first hand. I'm so thankful for the work he is doing to support our family! I go back to work on Tuesday. I'm sick over it. Hoping I can stick it out at least till we get insurance through Shanes job, but I'm not sure I can!!

Ashley