Wow! The month of May came and went. I'm pretty sure I blinked and missed it. We had a fairly eventful beginning to the month. My grandpa passed away, so we decided to take a trip back to Joplin to be with my family. It was Jaxon's first venture into the real world. He got to eat at Cheddar's, his first real restaurant and then again at Panera, McCallister's, and Qdoba. All my favorite places. It was a little crazy taking him out for the first time and having it be his first 12 hour road trip. He did great in the car and slept most of the way. He loves riding in the car so that was a plus. He never got upset, except for the one time Eric missed the exit for one of his feedings and there wasn't another place to stop for 45 minutes! Luckily, I had a 1mL suringe for his medicine, so I pleased him by giving him little drops of milk until we were able to pull over.
The trip was also a great chance for Jaxon to meet his family. He got to hang out with his Aunt's, Ashley and Kelsey, and his cousins, Keegan, Kendyn, and Kameron. He also had fun hanging out with Nana, Papa, and Mimi(that would be Eric's mom. She doesn't want to be called grandma, but she doesn't know what she wants Jax to call her. So until she decides, I'm referring to her as Mimi.)and Grandpa Tim. Both of my grandmas got to meet Jax, along with a ton of other extended family members. All in all it was a nice family filled trip.
Unfortunately, it was a quick trip and we didn't get to spend time with our friends but we will be back to see you soon.
Over the past month, Jaxon has changed a lot. He is developing a little personality. He loves to "talk". He makes little cooing sounds at various pitches. In fact, right now he and an elephant are having quite the conversation. He's learning to reach out and grab things, he smiles all the time, and he is growing like a weed. Last Friday, he weighed in at 8lbs 10oz and he is 22 inches long. He is almost 4 times the size he was when he was born. I cherish these days, because even though he is still so small he is getting so big to me. We love our little man so much!
Another large milestone we accomplished this month, is letting Jax sleep in his "big boy" room. I was letting him nap there during the day and he was sleeping so well in the big bed that we decided it would be best for all of us if he slept there permanently. It probably helped, that when we got back from Joplin we didn't put his bassinet back up (we had taken it with us on the trip). I also got a baby monitor that sits on my nightstand and is loud enough to wake me up through the night. He is still on his apnea monitor and will be until the end of the June, so that gives me peace of mind as well. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle giving that up. I've been trying to wean myself from the monitor for some time now. He hasn't had any alarms for a long time, and I only make him wear it at night, but I still like having that security.
Well, sorry that it's taken so long to get back to the blog. I'm not sure what happened in May, but hopefully June won't be so crazy.
