He is Risen! Happy Easter!

April 20, 2014-Nixon's First Easter

We started off Easter Sunday with church at 9 a.m. Our 4th ward that we were in got split last week. It was quite a surprise. We are in the boundaries of the new 8th ward that was created here in Visalia. I was the Laurel Advisor in our old ward, but with the split everyone got released. So I was awaiting what my calling would be. I am the Relief Society Secretary. I am really sad to not be with the Laurels anymore, but I will have a good time serving with the ladies in Relief Society. It will be quite a change though. I also taught a combined Young Women lesson on the Apostasy and Restoration. 

Once we got home, Nixon needed a nap and so I joined in the fun and took a nice Sunday afternoon nap. It was super great!!! When Nixon woke up, we did our little Easter celebration. He got an Easter basket with a book, rubber ball, toy bunny rattle, and bubbles. Travis played with him by blowing bubbles towards him. He liked it a lot and was pretty entertained. He would reach to try to pop the bubbles. It was really cute! Nixon is so so fun at this stage. I love how happy he is. He loves to squeal and smile. He loves to jump and he likes to slap his hands up and down on the kitchen floor, tile entry, and his highchair. Anything that makes a lot of noise.

I'm grateful for the Savior's sacrifice and resurrection that allows me to have an eternal family!!

Feb/March Pics and G. Tidwell comes to visit

..Nixon's Valentine's gift from G&G Tidwell..



..Ready for Church..

March 5-11, 2014

 

My mom came to visit us for a week. Nixon loved seeing her every morning and would always smile when he would see her for the first time in the morning. He loved all the extra attention and personal playtime. It was so great to go shopping, go for walks, and have lunch with my mom. I loved just being able to talk to her in person. We were so glad she was able to come and visit for a week!! We are already looking forward to next time.

Mouth Open Wide...for baby food

When we first introduced rice cereal to Nixon, he was not a fan. Now that we have mixed in veggies or fruits, he loves it!! His mouth is always opened wide waiting for his food. So far he has tried bananas, applesauce, pears, peaches, green beans, peas, squash, and sweet potatoes. He likes all of them. So I'm glad that so far so good as far as Nixon being a good eater :)

..Before..

..During..

..After..

We're going to the zoo..zoo..zoo

Monday, February 17-President's Day

Evan, Jessica, and their daughter Lily (20 months) were going to go to the zoo on President's Day and invited us to come along. We headed up to the Chaffee Zoo in Fresno. Trav and I had never been there. It was a really nice day with temps in the 60's. We had a great time strolling around, looking at the animals, and watching how much Lily loved all of it. Nixon didn't understand the concept of the zoo yet, but he loved being outside and had no complaints for the 2 hours we were there. Afterwards, we ate a Mexican Restaurant and it was delicious!!! We had a GREAT time.

..Spent some time at the petting zoo..

..Nixon..7 months..

..He eats really well now. He has tried applesauce, bananas, pears, sweet potatoes, peas, and green beans. His favorite food is green beans thus far..

..He has learned that if he shakes something that rattles it will continue to rattle. He now knows where the noise is coming from.

..He is starting to scoot a little bit and can kind of turn himself in different directions. on his stomach and back..

..His favorite toy is Sophie the giraffe..

..He has become a thumb sucker. When he gets tired he suck his thumb. He falls asleep sucking his thumb.

..Sleeping has majorly improved. He goes to bed at 9:15pm wakes up at about 5 to eat and then sleeps til 8:00am..

..He goes down for naps so much easier now. I read him a couple stories, turn on the white noise, turn off the light, wrap him in a blanket, and walk out the door. He then rolls onto his side while sucking his thumb and goes to sleep. There is NO crying involved now. It is SOOOO nice!!..

 

We can't get enough of this sweet boy. His laugh and giggle are so fun! At this stage all he wants to do is grab anything and everything that is in front of him. Most things he wants to put in his mouth. He is getting really close to being able to sit for long periods of time by himself. That is what we are working on often. He still has no teeth.

We love him to pieces!!!

 

 

..Nixon..6 Months..

Nixon-6 months

Some of my favorite new things that Nixon is doing are as follows.

-He will reach for me to pick him up, especially out of his jumper.
-He puts his feet in his mouth and sucks on his toes.
-He likes to play peek-a-boo- with a blanket. I will cover up his face with a blanket and say, "Where's Nixon?", then pull it off (or Nixon will try to pull it off) and I'll say, "There he is." Nixon will smile real big and kick his legs with excitement.
-His does the wiggle. When laying on his back he will move his upper body and arms opposite his lower body and legs.
-He's ticklish now. You can tickle him under his arms and he will giggle the cutest giggle ever.

We tried to give Nixon rice cereal. The first few times I tried to feed him he kind of ate a little bit, but didn't seem too interested. After a few times, I had Trav give it a try. Nixon ate up the whole bowl full. Then I tried a few more times after that and he did not want it at all. At first he would taste a little bit, but then he started opening his mouth and kind of gagging and spitting it out with the funniest face. So we have now started on vegetables. We've tried green beans and he is starting to understand how to swallow the food.

Nixon's sleeping has improved!! YEAH! Getting excited about the small victories.

 

Nixon-5 months

Nixon turned 5 months old on 12/25/13, Christmas Day. I had been so good to take the pictures of him on the exact month mark up until this point. Christmas day was way to busy and then the week of New Year's Nixon was so sick (runny nose, cough, congestion, watery eyes) so these pics are a little closer to 5 1/2 months, but I'm just glad I got some.

This month happenings....

 

*Rolled over from back to tummy for the first time and started to roll from tummy to back a lot more often.

*Turns his head when he hears your voice. He gets really confused when I talk to Trav at work during lunch on speakerphone. He can't figure out where daddy is.

*He tries everything out using his month.

*He always kicks his legs and smiles when his feet hit something that makes an interesting noise. So he especially liked the crinkling sound of this changing pad.

*He loves to rub his feet together and touch things with this feet. He will sit in his crib and watch the mobile while moving his feet up and down the wood bars and be content for quite awhile.

*He found his toes and loves to grab them. He especially likes them when he is in his jammies and they have cute characters on the like dogs, penguins, raccoons, ect.

*I've caught him looking at arm when he is wearing his penguin jammies. He is intrigued by the penguins.

*He loves it when you are up close face to face with him and you talk with him or give him kisses.

 

We love our sweet boy!