Our Family Adventure

I think Ajax may be on the verge of another development.  For the past few nights he’s been waking up; last night he had a complete melt down around 1 am.  Dave and I thought something was actually wrong with him and Dave insisted I take his temperature (he’s fine).  Maybe he’ll remember that he can roll over (at 5 months now, he’s only done it twice), we shall see.   Or maybe he”ll remember that he can say “ma”, right now he only uses ma as a prefix for some reason when he gets mad.  It actually sounds like baby swearing.  He’ll say- ma-ba! ma-da!  and get so frustrated.  Oh well, his favorite word right now is da da da.

I introduced Ajax to sweet potatoes and he liked them.  Yea on the veggie front.  We’ve had a pretty easy holiday weekend.  We went to Greenfield Village and walked around, did some running, today I was hoping to go to an art fair/street festival, but it’s supposed to rain.  Guess we’ll have to see how the weather pans out before heading out.

Just thought I’d post some pics of Ajax eating.  These were taken tonight as Mr. Dave fed Ajax his rice and bananas.  Tomorrow I’m going to try a veggie.

So we all know Ajax is not a fan of the rice cereal, as my mother in law put it- the stuff tastes like paste, try it!  Though I have not yet tried it, it does look like paste.   To try and entice little man to eat this horrid stuff I decided to add bananas to the mix.  Now, my baby food meal planner specifically says not to start with fruit but to try a veggie first.  I would like to point out that I did try to puree steamed broccoli, but Ajax just gagged on it.  So I had bananas on hand and that is what I used.  Ajax thought this was just the best thing ever, he ate almost the whole portion and thus far no adverse reactions.  We are certainly on the path to solids.

At my work your birthday is (of course) a holiday and you get the day off.  So, today Ajax and I spent the day bumming around the house.  Ajax mainly caught up on his sleep from his busy weekend and I got the laundry done so that Dave and I could have something to wear this week.   Ajax has now added “Da Da” to his vocabulary and that was his word of the day today (Dave was very proud).  I got him on video talking and thought I’d post it.  I also pulled out the exersaucer again and this time around Ajax really seemed to get the hang of it and tired himself out playing with it.  On a side note, Dave finally invited me to participate in a fantasy football league.  I’ve never done this before, yet for some reason had a very strong desire to play (though I know nothing of football).  I let the computer pick my team and Dave said I ended up with 4 running backs… whatever, I’m cool with that.

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Dave, Ajax, and I had our first road trip.  We headed out Saturday morning to the west side of Michigan to visit friends.  It was about a 2 – 2.5 hr drive to Allegan where we visited with friends, Heather and Jeff and their 2 daughters.  We had a great time hanging out and seeing their new one who is almost a month younger than Ajax.   Their older daughter took quite a liking to Dave; I think I have competition!    We left Allegan around 7ish and got a hotel room closer to Grand Rapids.  This was our first time in a hotel with the nino.  We were very worried, but he did great.  We set up his pack n play and he slept great all night.  He even let us sleep in till 7 am.  On Sunday we decided to drive out to Grand Valley’s campus before heading to another friends house.  Grand Valley is where Dave and I met; we were amazed at how much the campus had changed it is expanding like crazy and there were parts that honestly when I was there were only woods and now there’s these new dorms.  After checking out campus we headed to visit Heather and Andy and their 2 children (Heather actually introduced Dave and I in college.  Thank you again!).  We hung out at their house, had a great dinner, all around good times, and then headed home around 5.  The drive home was a little rough, due to traffic, but we made it home safe and sound and are feeling pretty proud at the moment.

As it is only a matter of time before my son can speak in real words and therefore voice his opinion, I am greatly enjoying his current baby talk.  I am honestly amazed.  He will carry on and on and look at you for confirmation that, yes you understand everything he is telling you and obviously agree.  It’s a hoot.  His favorite word now is definitely “MA”.  He yells it in the car, before he falls asleep, and talking to his toys.  MA MA MA!  Today when I picked him up from Dave’s cousin (who is watching him every Wed), she said, oh he’s certainly got ma down. lol.

Ok, one last video I promise.  My aunt Terri said that Ajax has been sitting for short periods of time- about 10-20 sec., he hasn’t done it yet for us, though we keep practicing.

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I know I posted once today, but thought I’d do a brief weekend recap and post some cute pics.  My mom babysat on Friday and Dave and I were able to do dinner and a movie; it was a great date night.  On Saturday we bummed around, did some shopping, and then went to a BBQ at Dave’s cousins.  Very good time all around.  On Sunday we headed to my Grandpa Nader’s house for dinner.   Ajax is definitely practicing being loud as he was yell-talking to be sure he was noticed by all the aunts/uncles/cousins, lol.  On a side note, I’ve been all about posting little movies as Dave got me one of those flip video cameras for my birthday and I’ve had a blast playing around with it.  Overall, a very good weekend, much to short, but that’s always how it goes!

It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m already in my PJs.  We’ve been visiting and shopping today and with the weather being cool and rainy, now that I’m home, I’m done for the day.  I have some shows on the DVR and bought Tropic Thunder at Target, so my afternoon is now planned.  I also bought a Magic Bullet as I have it in my mind that I’m going to make my own baby food.  Anywho!   I just put Ajax down for a nap, as shopping and socializing really tired him out, and before he fell asleep he laid in bed talking to himself.  He’s now prone to saying- ma ma ma, though has yet to connect that with me.  I managed to get it on tape and find it so cute.  It’s crazy that he’s going to be talking soon.

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Hello!  Sorry it has been a bit since my last update but I’ve been busy.  For example last night after the kiddo went to bed I started watching a show about female body builders and then a show about people who are obsessed with their pets.  Well, needless to say my night was spent.  Tonight Ajax discovered that if he kicks his feet in the tub he splashes water all over the place.  Sure this is hilarious for Dave to watch, but when you’re the one knelt down next to the tub it isn’t as amusing. lol.  By the end of his bath there was hardly any water left in the tub.   Ajax has also been trying to imitate sounds and his voice rises and falls, mimicking the intonations of those around him.  I really think he’s going to talk early.