Playing around the house

Tummy giggles and rashes..

Axel got sent home from daycare twice in the last two weeks because he had a small pinpoint red rash on his tummy. Of course the first time it happened I just blew it off and decided to watch it for a night.(he only had like 7 little hives on his tummy when I got home) Well the next morning it was gone so I didn't think about it again until he got sent home from daycare again yesterday. So dad came home from work and brought him to the doctor's. His doctor checked him out and said that she thinks that it's a slight food allergy. Axel rocks at eating table foods so it's hard to figure our what it is but after thinking about it for a while I started making Axel's bottles with half of whole milk-like 2 weeks ago. So maybe it's milk? The doctor said that it didn't seem too bad, to keep an eye on it and not to necessarily change any thing. I was so happy to get rid of formula.... but we'll just have to keep watching.

On to tummy giggles. I LOVE babies giggles. They are so real and they come all the way from the depths of their tummies. They are way to cute!! Axel has really started to find his own little personality. It's weird to say that because not to long ago he was just a little blob of baby and now he's starting to become a little person. So dad and Axel found a new game. If you stick your hand by his mouth he will kinda bite your hand-or sorta chop on to your hand. Once you say OUCH he will giggle so hard! I know it's a bad habit to teach-biting some one and laughing-but once Brian said OUCH and Axel started laughing I couldn't help but giggle also. It's so cool to see him find things that he thinks are funny on his own. (even if it's biting on to some one's hand) Don't worry I won't laugh if he bites your kids!!!

Tupperware cupboard

Here's a few new pictures for you guys. Some examples of how much fun he has in the tupperware cupboard and how he crawls around with his blanket in his mouth(he does this all the time). He is such a blanket baby. He also has has SO much hair now! It's crazy in the morning. I need to learn how to style a little boys hair.

11 months old!

I can't believe that Axel is only 1 month away from being 1 year old!! Where has this year gone? He has changed so much over the last 11 months. He loves to crawl after the dogs and is getting really good at walking along things. (like the cupboards and coffee tables) I try and help him walk towards me but he will aways go back down to his knees because he knows that he is faster that way. Axel loves taking baths-he splashes around, sucks on a washcloth and thinks that the face he sees in the drain is super funny. (you know the sliver circle that is right under that facuet-that's the part that he can see himself in and will giggle every time he brings his face close to it) It's super cute.
Just like most kids Axel loves the tupperware cupboard. I introduced it to him a little while ago and now he loves taking every single piece out. As you can tell from my pictures it's hard to keep my floors clean.
We had our first Thanksgiving. of course I forgot my camera-but Axel did really good at trying a bunch of new food. He really liked stuffing and cranberries. He is always a little shy when he is around a big group of people and get's a little clingy to his mom, but he did warm up and before we knew it he was truckin around Great Grandma Bev's house.
I'll try and update more often so you can get the play by plays....
Hope you are all staying warm!

Sippy cup!

Here's a few more fun pictures that I wanted to add.

New talent's!

Okay, so I know it's been a while since we've posted any thing. Man life gets busy and it sucks when my email at home doesn't work when I want it to! Anyways... Axel had his first Halloween. He was a monkey and hated his costume. I think it made him mad that he couldn't use his hands to crawl and pull up on things. I think he looked super cute. Brian and I actually ditched Axel at grandma Ann's and went to party in the cities. (I know how terrible huh?...) But he's pretty little and next year we'll be all about the candy! (Thanks grandma-you rule!!)

Axel is now 10 months old! Can you believe it?! He is so much fun. He crawls like a mad man and has been pulling himself up on every thing and likes to walk around the furniture. No steps on his own yet, but he's working on it. Daycare has been going really good. He likes his teachers and has been learning a ton by watching all the kids there.

He can now drink out of a sippy cup! I've been trying it at home for a while now and the little terd wouldn't do it for me unless I was holding the cup, but at daycare they have been giving him one with meals and he takes it like a champ. (I think it helped him to watch the other kids do it.) So they other day I tried it at home and sure as heck it picked it right up and started drinking out of it! Way to go dude!! I can't wait to totally get rid of the bottle. I'm sure it'll be a while but we are on our way. The other trick that Axel has learned is to put his finger in his nose! I don't know where he learned that but he's thinks it's hilarious. I had to take pictures of him doing it the other day. (while he was making a good mess of his dinner.) He can also finally say Momma! He actually said it as he was crawling to me! I love it, enough if Da-da was his first word. Okay I won't ramble on forever but one other thing he does now is give kisses. Big wet ones on your cheek. Way too cute. All for know!

Halloween