Dax's 1st Birthday Bash!

We survived Dax's 1st birthday bash! Of course, it's your first child's first birthday so why not go all out. Dax and I talked about it and he wanted a crawfish boil and all his little buddies. :) Boy was that a lot of work! We boiled 150 lbs of crawfish and had lots little friends running around. Bounce houses were such an awesome invention to keep the kids entertained. We had a face painter come and she was great. I was busy with other party details Dax did not get his faced painted.

The birthday cake was a hit! There was not ONE piece of cake left. Dax was pretty slow digging into his cake. I finally stuck his fingers into the cake and he went to down. Note to self: don't get colored icing for baby's smash cake. He was colored head to toe with red icing.

My parents were kind enough to let us have the party at their house. They have such a beautiful backyard with lots of room.

Next year we are doing pizza at the park!! HA!

Happy Birthday to My Baby Dax! (yesterday!)

How is it possible that Dax turned one yesterday? For everytime I heard, "Enjoy every minute because they so grow fast!" I got a dollar I would be rich but that statement is so true! Is there anyway we can stop the time for just a few months? That does not seem to be hard right? When Dax was born he weight 7 lbs & 5 oz and boy has he grown. We go next week for his 1 year check up and I think I would be safe to say he weighs over 25 lbs! Yep, he is a big boy. I have listed below my Top 10 most rememborable moments of Dax's 1 year!

1. Before Dax arrived into the world the nurse told me I was going to have to push longer than normal because it seems that baby has a big head! Well- she was right! I was only in labor for 4 hours but 1 1/2 of that was pushing and his head is in the 90%!

2. Daddy was pretty scared of poopy diapers and was changing him when he was about 2 weeks old on our bed. When Dax had his diaper off he had projectile poop that went across the room on our armoire! Daddy ran leaving his diaper off and Dax continued to fire!

3. For the first month of Dax's life he was pretty fussy because I was starving him because I was not producing enough milk. How was I supposed to know this? The Yoga ball was our life saver! We bounced up and down for hours and that was the only thing that would make him stop crying. We shortly after that had to supplement formula and he has been a happy camper ever since.

4. Watching Dax in his bouncy chair was pretty entertaining! His legs would just kick and kick.

5. His hair will always be remembered! Dax's hair always sticks up no matter how hard you try to keep it down.

6. The comando, belly, seal or whatever you want to call his crawl! He would get on the floor and comando crawl everywhere he wanted to go and trust me he was fast. We did not ever think he was going to crawl on his hands and knees. At 9 months he finally figured it out after being in daycare for one day watching the other kids!

7. The day I put him in Daycare was VERY hard! He came to work with me for 9 months and I finally had to put him in Daycare so I could get my work done. I was working in the dark during his nap time, he always wanted to play with the outlets and plugs, and starting to get into everything. I was ready and really thought I was not going to cry the day I brought him but boy was I wrong! I dropped him off and could not leave! Everytime I would say bye the tears would start rolling down my face. I finally told Trisha I was not going to say bye and when I start walking to the door that means I am leaving.

8. Dax and Talking! Dax has so much to say. I really wish we knew what he was saying. He yells, growls, babbles and all.

9. Who's The Man? When he was about 9 months I would ask him "Who's the Man" and he would pat his chest!!

10. Just being you and being such a joy in our life!! You make us smile all the time. We are so blessed to have you as our child.

We love you Dax!

Mommy & Daddy!

The Million Dollar Question!

Are we going to cut Dax's hair on his 1st birthday? And the answer is NO!! The day Dax was born the boy had lots of hair that just stood straight up. Dax is known for his wild hair and that's his trademark! We might have to cut some off the long hairs that are getting in his face but other than that no haircut for Mr. Dax!

When Dax was about 3 months old my Mom and I were shopping in Pottery Barn and Dax was in his stroller. There was a younger couple that walked by Dax and the guy laughed outloud. His girlfriend asked "What's so funny?" He said, "Nothing" but I saw him look at Dax. I yelled out, "Excuse Me Sir, Where you laughing at my baby's hair?" He turned around and his face was bright red and he replied "Yes, do you do that on purpose because I gel my hair to make it stand up!" It was so funny and I just laughed! You know me, I had to say something to him because it was funny.

Everywhere we go Dax gets petted. He used to get petted more when his hair stood straight up but now since his hair is longer is has laid down a bit.....

So- for all your curious people out there we are not giving Dax a haircut! Pretty soon we can donate it to locks of love!!

Floaters in the bathtub!

My sister-in-law has always said "Just wait until they poop in the bathtub!" Yuck, does that really happen? Well-last night it really happened! I was giving Dax a bath last night in our tub and Don was in the bathroom filming Dax. Dax loves to stand up in the tub and throw the ball outside of the tub. While he was standing up, he farted which we thought was funny since we were filming him. A few minutes later he starts grunting and hunching over a little and we know when he is playing and makes these noises he is doing #2! After that he sits down and all the #2 starts floating in the tub! YUCK! I grab a scoop and get it out and change the water. BUT wait he is not done and starts pooping more! I tell Don to grab Dax and get him out of the water and take him to the sink. His response was "Gross I am not getting him!" We go back and forth and finally he listens to me and takes him to the sink and gives him a good washing! It was pretty funny after the fact but gross during the time! Just another joy of parenthood that makes you laugh!