jaxon is a big boy!

as many of you know, we have debated cutting jaxon's hair short for quit a while. we have trimmed it several times but finally decided that it was time to give him a GOOD trim. we started out shortening it a bit, but a wiggly toddler makes it hard so it got shorter and shorter! so here is jaxon's official BIG BOY HAIRCUT!! (sorry mom, it is not as exciting as you thought!)

BEFORE

AFTER

now that's a lot of hair! and that is only half!

JAXON at 2

i can't believe that my baby is 2 yrs old!!!! so much has happened in 2 years! it was weird this year for me because i was in the hospital with delivering jaxon's sister on his birthday! it was like reliving jaxon's birth all over again!

Jaxon has quit the personality and a great sense of humor. he LOVES anything with wheels especially tractors and trailers! he loves to run and play any sport. greg is starting him young in sports! he even loves to watch sports on tv, from golf to football to hockey! he loves it all! jaxon also love to sing and dance! if you ask him to sing a song it is either old mcdonald or if you ask him to sing ____(insert any name)________ song, he will sing (for example) "grace song sing grace song , mcdonald had a farm." ect.... he talks too much and mimicks anything you say way too much! he is a great big brother to grace and loves to help her. Jaxon also loves his papa and grandpa. he is a daddy's boy. he loves animals, especially cows and feeding them hay. he likes to watch animal planet with dad. he likes elmo/seaseme street and watching "i like to move it move it" ie : madagascar! he doesn't really have a favorite food, he likes it all! a special treat for him would be icecream, any candy, and gummy frogs!

he keeps us pretty entertained and trys our patience constantly but we LOVE him to death and i can't imagine life without him! i thank my heavenly father everyday for blessing me with such a great little boy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONKEY!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

stats at 2 :

height: 36 in. (83 percentile)

weight: 29 lbs (64 percentile)

head: 19.5 in. (70 percentile)

the dr says that he is developing at a great pace. he says jaxon is at a 3 yr old level!

jax's first hours of life

1st birthday

hanging out with papa

tiger woods in the making!

1st snow

jax loves his baby grace

showing his pearly whites!

from the mouths of babes

as i was nursing grace today jaxon says " baby don't eat mommy!"

Happy 2nd Birthday JAXON!!!!!

Jaxon's b-day was actually 2 weeks ago. it was the day after grace was born so needless to say i was not in the position to have any celebrations for him that day. although several of the nurses knew it was his b-day and were great to either tell him happy birthday or sing to him.

i can't believe it has been 2 years since our lives have grown and changed for the better! my baby boy is no longer a baby and is turning into a "iddle boy" as he says it. he is such a joy in our lives and i can't imagine my life without him. jaxon never fails to make me smile and melt my heart. i get chocked up every time he says "i uv you momma" so happy birthday my sweet baby boy!!

we ended up celebrating it last mon with some friends and family. he had a good time with all his little friends, and was so excited all day that they were comming over. jaxon was deffinatly spoiled and got way to many presents! it was better then christmas!

jaxon has been a little scared of the tramp and he FINALLY got a little brave and jumped with all of his cousins!



one of the many things that day that jaxon was excited for was opening his presents. his BIG present for his birthday was a harley motorcycle inspired big wheel. it has blinkers lights and all sorts of sounds.

gregs family always makes such neat cakes for birthdays. i am not the best and need a lot of practice. my goal is to make several cakes before the next birthday and hopefully it will be as good as all the other sorenson cakes. this is my beginers cake. it didn't work out like i had hoped and expected. my cow that was going to eat the hay (the 3 yellow things) disappeared! so we had to improvise with the pig! jaxon loves to go with grandpa sorenson to feed the cows hay so that was the inspiration for his cake. patiently waiting for us to stop singing so that he could eat the cake! oh and he didn't appreciate his toys being on the cake and pulled them all off! FINALLY!!! he can blow out the candles and dig in!

Grace 2 weeks old

we had grace's 2 week check up the other day. we had our fingers crossed, hoping that she had gained enough weight. as much as i love being worried about making sure she ate when she was supposed to and enough, i would much rather know she is gaining and not have to do that! the dr said she is looking good. she had gained 4 more oz's since our last weight check. so good that she is continuing to gain weight but she is still not at her birth weight which is where the dr would like to see her at. she has been having a bout of reflux, at least that is what we hope it is and not a milk protein allergy like jaxon had!

2 week stats: 8 lbs 7 oz 57%

21.5 in. 90%

love/hate

i have a younger sister that has down syndrom. in ways she is on the same level as jaxon. because of that they have a very love/hate relationship. sometime they play so well together while other times they fight like cats and dogs! yet she is one of jaxon's favorite people. well this day they each got some candy and were sent outside to play. jaxon had a toddler friendly treat while dani had chocolate. all of a sudden they both run inside giggling. they are both COVERED in chocolate! hands, face, and clothes! i was just happy they were getting along so well and SHARING!
after i got pics of the 2 chocolate monsters, jax layed down and posed like this! i thought he was so cute and smart! he has learned to look cute and it is too hard to get mad at him! i mean seriously! look at that face! could you get mad at him!???

Jaxon our little helper

So far jaxon loves to help mommy take care of baby grace. he is very concerned for grace when she makes ANY noise and will run to give her her binkie, that is when he is not "borrowing" it! he throws away her dirty diapers and will get wipes and diapers when needed. he loves to help feed her as well. he is usually very persistant about helping. i hope he stays this helpful and loving towards his baby sister.