HAPPY HAPPY

2nd Birthday Caden!!!

Dar-do and Caden

Two years has gone by fast! You are a very special boy to all of us!

Sweet Sleep

Where o where did you go???? After a very successful December of sleeping through the night we are back to at least once if not twice a night wakings. At least this time I KNOW it is not because he thinks he is going to eat, cause he doesn't. At the beginning of January I thought it had to be teeth, well 3 teeth came in 3 days about a week or more ago and no new ones since then. I am pretty certain 3 more are on the horizon so I am crossing my fingers that that is why he is waking up. Otherwise, well there is not otherwise, sleep training round 2 begins this week. We will actually be home all next weekend so he should get a good week of his own bed under his belt again.

Someone got into the crackers! And oops, spilled them all over! 10 second rule and we got them all back in the box :)

Someone also likes to open the drawers in the kitchen and get out the boxes of tea and dump them out! We don't have handles or knobs on our cabinets so we would have install the latches on all of them and well, it is just not worth it at the moment for only "hopefully" 2 more months or so of living here!

Here is Caden playing with Gigi's "pretties." He took all the fake candles out, turned them all on one by one and put them all back in the holder, one by one. He was so proud of his hard work!

Ash and I took Caden to get a haircut where X goes. He sat on my lap and was pretty much perfect the entire cut! I think Xavier and he have had about the same number of haircuts. So far X has one a month since October! The party in the front keeps growing but not so much in the back!

Pretty much from 7-7:30 every week night we watch Wheel of Fortune. If I do say so myself, I am pretty good at this game. Well I am good in the comfort of my living room, I would probably crumble on television! Xavier LOVES watching the wheel and all the colors. He will just stare at the tv, mesmerized!

A fun pic in his 2 piece pj's he got for Christmas. They are a "snug-fit" pajama and well, they sure fit him snugly! But they are 100% cotton which I think is better for his sensitive skin issues.

We get to see my good friend Jessica and family this weekend. Followed by my baby cousin turning 21!! I can seriously remember the moment I found out he was born, I was so excited waiting for that phone call. Looking back I am not sure if I was a blessing or a pest to my Aunt. Seeing as how I was only 10 years old at the time, I think I showed up on her doorstep everyday for who knows how long just wanting to hold my new little cousin! Actually, I probably just let myself in, no waiting on a doorstep for me!

I would also like to wish my friend April and her family sympathy and hope her Grandpa is at peace after passing away the other day.

Fire up for the Colts game Sunday!!!! Go Blue!

Decisions, Decisions

After some thoughtful decision making, Xavier and I decided on Texas to win the National Championship this evening. We L-O-V-E watching College game day with Daddy so much that we decided to be a little like Lee Corso-instead of putting on the winning teams mascot mask, we chose the only thing we had, a t-shirt. (and yes we also have a Roll Tide shirt)

Where did Xavier go??????

There he is!!!!

Finally! Another tooth popped through today. It was the bottom right lateral incisor (thanks to Xavier's baby book, I know which one that is) For those of you who do not know dentistry, he has his 2 bottom teeth-its the one next to the right bottom tooth.

It is a snow day here in lovely Indy and Xavier and I are still in our pajamas! He has an excuse as he is actually napping right now, but me, well it is just more comfortable.

And thanks to the snow I will be PAYING for it tomorrow with aching muscles. I have shoveled the drive not once, but TWICE today! I can already feel my back pain.

Okay, off for some hot tea and Food Network while X is still napping!

NYE 2009

Me, Abby and Ali hanging out NYE!

I must have said something really funny!

Me and my brother Josh

Josh was home too for over a week this year! He "gets" to take off the week between Christmas and New Years! He is always so dapper and is currently sporting a beard.

Amy, Emily, me and Christie.
All new mommy's out on the town for NYE!

Somehow another event went by and I never took a picture with Jake.......next time!

More pics

Opening presents at home before we went to Lafayette!

Standing up in his chair after he got a hold of Jake's empty cup!

Charlie and Pa-pa!

Four generations of Andrews/Poelstra/Claxton women.

Great Grandmother, Gigi, Ashley and Chloe

My mom and aunt with their parents, who are 91 and 92 years old!

Poppy, Mimi, Gigi and Birdie.

Mimi and Gigi, singing and dancing!

My mom and aunt have an awesome relationship and I am so grateful that my sister and I have a relationship like them!

Charlie posing. I guess he doesn't usually sit still for pics, but he did for me!

Too cute!

Opa with his boy grandbabies

Uh-oh Gigi! Xavier found a cabinet that wasn't child-proof! He really likes to pull anything and everything out of cabinets, drawers, you name it! Caden decided he wanted in on the action as well. Xavier is sampling some fake grapes.

Happy Birthday Opa!!!

Drew was home for over a week this year so we had to make sure we celebrated my dad's big day!

Touchdown!!!

Xavier loves doing Touchdown! He does it even when there is no football on! I think he just likes some of the attention personally......when everyone laughs and claps for him he just keeps doing it! He will also hold up 1 finger for number 1. He is a pretty good clapper and sometimes I think he knows Japanese, he talks and talks and talks but nothing too coherent yet.

I am still waiting patiently for Ma-ma.

Grandi and X finishing up a bottle.

Last but not least.....Xavier and his girlfriend Jillian. Not sure exactly why neither of them have pants on, when they turn 16 this won't be happening!

Look at those thighs!

Xavier also loves stairs!! Since we don't have any at the moment, I think he gets so excited when we go places with stairs. Dustin gratefully put up the baby gate after chasing X up the stairs 10 times!

Have a Happy New Year!

Christmas morning X and his new chair, sitting with his new moose! He LOVES this chair! I highly recommend the PB chairs! Although as the week has gone on, he has found many new tricks to do with the chair. Such as, climbing over it to get on the couch. Standing up in it. Mommy's favorite-he lounges while eating his bottle and watches cartoons!

Sweet little CHUNKY Chlo-bug! She is a little over 3 months and I think she weighs in at 16 pounds plus a couple more ounces by now! I love getting her to smile!

Xavier loved Caden's new train table! CW didn't really want his cousin to play with him Christmas morning. Aren't matching pj's cute?!

Xavier got plenty of new toys this year! We left this particular item at Gigi's until later in the year!

Uncle Rooney and X

Xavier and his chair again.

Family pic, Christmas Eve

My grandparents with all their grandkids AND great-grandkids

We had a very Merry Christmas. Even though we were home for 3 days it always seems like we just never get to spend enough time with everyone!

Looking forward to 2010 and celebrating Xavier's 1st Birthday in February! I can't believe a year has gone by and my baby is almost 1!

I have tons more pictures from Christmas, I think I took 180 total so I will post some more later!

Everyone have a very happy New Year and a blessed 2010!

Oops!

I forgot two very important things in my post the other day! First, Xavier is walking. He will crawl still if he falls down, but I think I can classify him now as a walker. I would say he turned the corner last Thursday and that was the day I am writing down in the baby book. It is kind of strange/funny, I leave him in our living room, run to the bathroom and there he is already, walking towards me when I come out!(this is NOT a big deal leaving him for a minute, the bathroom is practically in the living room it is that close) We are going through some real mommy and Xavier time right now. He seems to reallllllly like me. All day. All evening. All weekend. Its a little tough/rough as I know his daddy wants in on the action. Once I disappear though for a bit he is fine with whoever wants to play with him!

And second, more teeth!!! The top 2 are just about to poke through. Finally. And this does explain some of his crankiness the last couple days, although he did have a cold. I know a runny nose can be associated with teeth, but I don't think his cough was from the teeth. I am sure a few more are right around the corner also! Yeah?! The teething has NOT affected his sleep either, so thankful for that!!! (knock on wood)

Okay, well we are off to lunch with April today. Then headed to try to find an in-expensive pair of shoes for Xavier. His 5 double wides, are just a bit big still and he trips over them. So I really need to find a size 4 that fits. I had no luck yesterday at Babies R Us, Old Navy, Kohls and even Once Upon a Child! Apparently size 4 is popular. So I found an okay pair online at Stride Rite so we are going to try to go there today along with making a return to Old Navy in Clay Terrace.

We are so excited for Christmas this year! Okay, I am probably more excited :) Santa is actually coming this afternoon to the Knott house and then as usual to Gigi and Grandi's houses Christmas Eve! My brother Drew arrived yesterday from San Fran and I can't wait to see him. He has only met Xavier once, back in March. Josh arrives home today also for a week. We are excited to spend Christmas will ALL our family and loved ones!!!
X man posing for the camera. Taken with my NEW lens that I got for Christmas!! Is it wrong that I get excited to get a camera lens??? :) I don't think so!! Can't wait to take pics this week!