New Breakfast Favorites

Xander is quickly growing tired of eating baby food. He's decided that he should at least taste everything that we are eating.

On Monday, September 22nd, we were going through the usual morning breakfast routine and as Haley ate her Pop Tart, Xander decided that he should have a taste. And boy did he like it.

He kept grabbing for Haley's Pop Tart, eventually snagging his own piece, which he proceeded to destroy.

All that food made him pretty hungry and he quickly turned to my Capri Sun juice.

He was one happy boy.

Outside Fun

On Sunday, September 21st, we decided we needed to spend some more time outside and we also wanted to finish repainting a few things for Haley's room.

As usual, we spread out the blanket in the front yard and Xander was having a blast.

Tracy needed a few paper towels to clean up some spots on the thing she was painting, and that left an empty roll.

Which Xander got ahold of and promptly chewed to pieces.

Xander is at that stage now where anything and everything he can get in his mouth goes there.

The paper towel roll never had a chance.

Xander, Haley and a Visit from G-Pa and Nana

On September 20th Tracy got to go scrapbooking for the first time in a long time, so it was me, Haley and Xander for the day.

Great Grandma and Grandpa Remund were coming down to visit, but at first it was us three.

That morning Xander had a ball playing with his toys in the living room. He was content letting Haley and I keep him occupied, but after he got bored with that, Haley had an idea.

Xander has a thing for Haley's Webkinz, so she got them all lined up in the hallway and he had a ball going back and forth between all the stuffed animals.

Later that afternoon Great Grandma and Grandpa Remund made their way to Marshall after a slight detour.

Xander was a little hesitant at first to go to either one of them, but after some Cold Stone ice cream he warmed up to them and let them play with him before they had to go home.

Haley, Xander and I were again alone waiting for Tracy to come home from scrapbooking and we made the most of the night, having fun.

Everyone was pretty tired after that long day.

Medicine Man

After Xander got his ear infection, we had to give him medicine, which he wasn't a fan of at all.

We could get the first shot down, but after that it was always a battle to get him to take more of it.

He did everything in his power not to take the medicine, but in the end he always ended up taking it.

Not Feeling So Well

On Sunday, September 14th, Tracy's birthday, Xander didn't have such a good night.

He did a lot of tossing and turning and never really slept. We had thought he might be coming down with something while in Sioux Falls, but since he didn't do too bad those nights, we let it go.

After a sleepless Sunday night, Tracy and I decided it was time to take Xander to the doctor and see how bad it was.

We hung around all morning because we couldn't get in till around 11:30 and after Dr. Hill checked him out, we found out he had his first ear infection.

That meant going to get medicine after the appointment and while Xander was having fun with us, he didn't really like the medicine.

Tracy's Birthday, Xander's Pop

On September 14th Tracy turned another year older, so being the nice husband I am, I went and got her breakfast and a nice big fountain pop.

When I got back with them Xander decided he should get the first drink of mom's pop!

Xander also wanted to play with anything and everything that was put in front of Tracy that day. I think he felt that he should share in her spoils.