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Xavier and Grayson feeding the geese
I wish I had the photo of Gray’s Mama and I watching our boys, staring at their sweetness.
Rise and Surprise!
Last minute Vegan Volcanic Dino cake
Happy Birthday to me!
Note to mom: maybe organic, all natural food dye, wasn’t such a good idea
Thanks Miss Carol - I LOVE it!
Alright, so I couldn’t decide… here’s a brief glimpse at a day in the life of the X-man…
Snack time
“I have a belly…”
Tractor watch…
My hammy
“There might just be a haircut in my future…”
Taking a breather from our ticklefest
Man on the run
Before
After
Xavier on his due date
This one calls for a few words… Today is Xavier’s due date-iversary so to speak. Our much celebrated ‘Gestation Day’. Last year we celebrated with a trip outdoors and some Whole Foods cheesecake. This year we have developmental clinic back at the NICU and a dentist appointment on the agenda, but I plan on sneaking some celebration (and molten chocolate cake) in there somewhere. Here’s to that ‘official’ first year gone by…
Alert the blogger police - this isn’t wordless wednesday 
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Today I celebrate my shrunken Valentine’s 14 months on this planet. The changes 30 days can bring are amazing. My baby is slowly slipping away, forever replaced by this little boy - exploding with personality and curiosity galore. He looks more like his Papa each day. His eyes, the smile- those curls I just can’t bear to cut! X still hasn’t trusted himself to take those first steps alone but is wonderful at strolling around the house behind his wagon or a chair. And I won’t say I don’t blame him, the speed at which he crawls is very impressive.
Xavier is going pee and poo on the potty several times a day and even when we don’t quite make it there the pride on his face is priceless. He loves to eat -blueberries, soy yogurt and tofu are still the gold standard and the beginnings of ‘me do’ are emerging as he tries to balance a little bite on his fork or spoon occasionally making it to his mouth. I’m amazed at how inherently boy he is - grabbing any available object and ‘driving’ it across the floor with a “vroom”. And the climbing! Did I mention he’s climbing the stairs?! (and the coffee table…and his chairs…) Oh and when he drops or throws something it’s either “uh-oh” or my favorite “ka-boom!”
My boy has music in his bones and can find a rhythm in anything from the garbage disposal to Oliver’s snoring. To see him dance and bounce around is sure to make you smile… He’s started singing and humming- “shoo be do…hmmmmm” Another favorite these days is taking lids off and on and off and on. (and I wonder why we bother with toys when empty water bottles, jars and bowls entertain for hours) And Xavier is very serious about his reading. I’m just waiting for him to surprise me with an English accent as he asks “book?”, then carefully turns and scans each page, book after book after book. And maybe that’s why his vocabulary is exploding. To those he’s added all of these:
up
all done
bye-bye
dad
mom
car
peek-a-boo
cat (and meow)
cow (and moo)
woof
off
down
help
duck (and quack)
more
talk
phone
sit
sock
on
shoe
hat
vacuum
pee
wet
ark (as in Noah’s)
train
choo-choo
book
balloon
night-night
eat
rock
ka-boom - do sound effects count?!
But it’s not all serious, the kid makes jokes! He’ll put a book on his head. And crack up. Hide a toy behind his back. And crack up. Initiate a game of chase or peek-a-boo. And crack up. And my favorite- he’ll look at Oliver, call him ‘mama’. And laugh and laugh and laugh.
So often he’s on the go, go, go and I find myself being very thankful to still be nursing. That amidst all his busy-ness he still seeks me out - “milk, mama!” - to snuggle, regroup and reconnect. I often find myself wanting to hit pause- “I need to hold on to this moment!” not wanting my favorite things to vanish and then he does something new, something so amazing I can’t wait to see what the next moment brings.
Peek…
a…
BOO!
