Category: Family news/Updates

We’ve had a pretty quiet weekend.   The weather keeps going from warm to cool, with a day of flurries thrown in, such pleasant Michigan weather.  Ajax has one more tooth coming in and then I do believe he will have a near full set of teeth!  He’s handling this round of teething very well and seems to have resumed his normal sleep pattern.

Yesterday we went to a birthday party for Dave’s cousin’s little girl.  It was much fun and Ajax had a blast running around and playing with the other kids.   He’s getting much better playing with other children and seems to be outgrowing his hitting phase, thank goodness.

Today we ran to Meijer and Dave bought Ajax some Duplo Legos.  Dave has been waiting for this since we found out we were having a boy (really, he has).   As soon as we got home, Ajax and Dave sat in the living room and played with their new toys.  After a while though Ajax thought it more fun to put all the Legos into the bucket and then dump them out all over the floor, than pick them up and then dump them out again.  He did this a dozen times and thought it was the best toy ever.

Ajax is doing great up north.  Dave and I spoke to him before bath time tonight.   Apparently, he did great at Church (although Dara did report that he threw cheerios into the Holy water), chased the dogs endlessly around the coffee table, went for numerous tractor rides, and then had dinner over great-grandma’s house.  Dara and Rod said he was doing great and having tons of fun.

Dave and I, though we miss the little guy terribly, are doing ok.  I must admit that I was pretty restless today without him and cleaned the house from top to bottom.  I also did my coupons, went shopping, and did the laundry.  I definitely miss the nino, but am glad that he’s having quality time with the grandparents.

I apologize for the lack of updates this week.  For some odd reason Ajax has temporarily forgotten that he can sleep through the night.  On Wednesday he woke at 12 am and was up for about 2 hours and then woke up a few more times before our 6 am alarm clock went off.  Anyways, we’ve all been pretty tired this week and hence, no updates!

My parent’s were in town today and picked Ajax up at noon from Ms. Karens.  They went visiting a bit and then played at home.  We all went out to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant and we had to ask for a second cup of salsa because Ajax needed his own.  This kid loves salsa; he pretends to dip a chip into it, but I’ve seen him pick the whole cup up and drink the stuff.

Tomorrow we are meeting Dave’s parents in Bay City and they are taking Ajax until Tuesday.  Ajax will have tons of fun tractoring and playing with the dogs, but I’m sure going to miss my little guy.

Dave and I don’t have much planned while Ajax is up north.  Dave has a lot of work to do (check out his awesome website, Red Star Web Development – if you need a website he’s your man) and I’m actually going to be in Chicago on Tuesday for work.  So all in all, good times!

Tonight after dinner we gave Ajax an oatmeal and raisin cookie for dessert.  Dave wanted to give him a little kit-kat bar from his haul, but I feel Ajax is to young for such sweets.  I didn’t even let him have a piece last night, which Dave thought was a bit  silly.   Ajax is only 19 months and certainly doesn’t need the stuff; he was just fine with his cookie.  The problem, however, is that the candy is now sitting in our kitchen.   Who do you think is now eating it?

Ajax is currently teething and has a little fever.  I really hope that he’s not getting a cold.  I therefore gave him a warm bath with bubbles, what every baby needs to relax.

Tonight Dave wanted licorice, so after dinner the whole family marched up to Rite Aid.  Couponing is now a family event.

Purchased-

• 1 pack of Twizzlers = 1.59
• 2 Jumbo packs of Huggies = 17.98
• 1 Aveeno hair product = 5.99
• Total = 25.56
• After coupons and UP rewards I paid = 6.70, with tax
• I received $6 in UP rewards for later!

I know I’ve done one post already about Ajax’s new favorite thing (Elmo), but his love of Sesame Street and Elmo have increased, getting a little out of control.   I guess I should have gotten Ajax an Elmo costume for Halloween instead of a dragon, but I didn’t realize how crazy he was about Elmo!

The other night Dave was making dinner and needed to distract Ajax for 10 minutes, so he turned on Sesame Street.  As soon as Elmo came on TV, Ajax was mesmerized.   Well, by the time I got home Dave had finished dinner and we both sat down to eat.  The problem was that we couldn’t get Ajax away from the TV.   I finally turned the TV off, but Ajax kept hitting the power button for the DVR trying to turn the TV back on.  He was so mad when I scooped him up and placed him into the highchair.

After bath time Ajax gets a sippy of milk.  Usually when he’s ready for his milk he’ll run to the refrigerator and point to it.   And then while Dave or I are preparing his cup, Ajax will run into the living room and climb onto the couch waiting.  It is so darn cute!

Yesterday Ajax and I headed to my parent’s home in the hope of giving Mr. Dave some peace and quiet to work on his websites.  My cousin Angie and her three kids were also out, along with her mom, Rena, and then two of her brother’s children.  It was a party!   We headed to Flavor Fruit Farms (an apple orchard, pumpkin patch, animal farm) and had a ton of fun.  The kids were very excited to see all the animals, we went on a hayride, and got apple cider.   There was also a musician playing a guitar and Ajax was just memorized.  He kept bopping to the music.  Ajax just loves music.

We decided to go to another farm for pumpkins as the selection at Flavor Fruit was a little picked over.   The farm we stopped at was right next to my parents house and I ended up getting two medium pumpkins and a baby pumpkin for only $8.50, which was pretty good deal.  Last year I think we spent almost $15 on just one pumpkin from a place near our house.

They had a covered maze for little kids, which Ajax loved.  Since he was too little to go through it alone, I of course went with him, the problem was that I had to bend over the whole time and was exhausted after running through it three times.  All the kids were running through it and screaming, and as they would come around the corner they would bump into Ajax and he would yell and they would yell and laugh.  Ajax thought it was hilarious, but he wouldn’t let go of my hand.

Ajax was great the entire day, especially since he only napped for about 45 minutes on the way out to my parents.  After the farms Angie and Rena went home and then Ajax and I went to dinner with my mom and dad.  We went to the BBQ place that Ajax loves.  He ate everything, except the fried okra.  Okra however is an acquired taste.

Today when Dave got home there was a package on our doorstep.  He immediately asked what I had ordered.  I explained that I had not ordered a thing.  The package it turned out was an apple peeler from Grandpa Rod and Grandma Dara, for Ajax’s apples!  He really has been all about his yapples lately.  Dave usually peels them for him, but I just slice them up and leave the peel on.  Hopefully we’ll make it to the orchard to pick some apples this weekend and try out this new kitchen tool.  What’s funny is that I totally remember my mom having one of these contraptions growing up and now I’m a mom and when Ajax grows up, he’ll say oh, an apple peeler, how goofy, I remember my mom having one of those!

The sitter also was telling Dave that Ajax just talks so much.  He just goes on and on, and she has been trying so hard to understand what he’s saying.  To be honest we don’t understand half of what he says.  Currently, he has been saying – I wanny and then points at the desired object.  So he has learned to say – I want… how adorable right?  No my child is not spoiled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are having a relaxing weekend, getting back into our routine after a week of vacation.   The weather has been so nice outside that we did a bit of yard work on Saturday.  I raked up some leaves and Ajax had a blast running through them.  He also helped bag some of the leaves by picking up one leaf or twig and putting them into the bag.  Ajax also helped by picking some tomatoes from the garden.  It’s surprising that our garden is still producing, but there it is.   My dad came by for a visit on his motorcycle.  As soon as my dad pulled up the driveway Ajax started yelling – motorcycle, grandpa motorcycle. My dad let him sit on the bike and even revved the engine a bit for him, which Ajax just loved.  Tractors and motorcycles, what a little boy.

We also busted out the playdoh for the first time and Ajax loved it, though he did keep licking it.  I kept telling him that it wasn’t food, but he just couldn’t help himself.   I’m not sure who had more fun playing with the playdoh, Dave and I or Ajax.

My mom was also nice enough to babysit on Friday, which allowed Dave and I to have a date night.  We did dinner and movie, and it was a very enjoyable evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday we packed up the car and headed to Dave’s parent’s house in Mikado, which was about a two hour drive from Mackinaw City.  Ajax again did very well in the car and even slept for an hour.   Ajax was thrilled to be at Grandma and Grandpas, and of course he wanted a ride on the tractor.

Rod babysat on Wednesday night so that Dave, Dara, and I could attend the first session of our CPL class.  Ajax did very well for Rod and went to bed without a peep.

On Thursday we all headed to Dara’s work for our flu shots and then Dave and I headed into Alpena for the night and let Grandpa and Grandma babysit overnight (thank you again!).  We had an excellent date night, with a great steak dinner and ice cream dessert.

Friday was completely relaxing and on Saturday the three of us were in class again all day.  We all passed the CPL class and I actually out-shot Mr. Dave.  The instructor said I did very well (not bad for never shooting a firearm before).  And then we headed home, rolling into the G.C. at about 8 pm.

What a wonderful vacation!