One year.

One year.

A whole year managed to escape us. I knew time would fly, but I didn't know it would go this fast.

Kinda breaks my heart, but were on to this stage. This stage is so much fun! You are one funny kid. Always making us laugh. You go a mile a minute.  Never stopping for a minute to look behind you to see the trail of destruction. Oh how much I love watching you learn and change everyday. You were the missing piece to this family. Without you we really wouldn't be the same. You've changed everything. Life certainly isn't as easy, but it sure is better. You've taught us all a lot of lessons. You've taught us to be way more patient than we ever were before. 

Time seems to move at light speed. The weeks go so fast with two kids. There is something going on every second. And I love it. 

You are learning to play on your own, but only for a few minutes at a time, then when you sense one of us isn't by your side you let us know and come running to find us so you can be held. Maybe you just like to see the world from our point of view so you always want to be on our hips like a little monkey.

Your vocabulary is growing! Mama (on occasion) Eee-uu (Lelu) Bye bye, Hi and many more.

You shake your head no at us now. I think your going to be our little cleaner. When we give you a baby wipe you walk around wiping things down! Your also pretty good at putting the toys back into thier baskets! You have a big obsession with the phone. Anytime it rings, dings, beeps you go running to whereever it is and point to it. You like to dance, which includes you waving your arms in the air and doing little squats up and down!

Our dear friend Linda snapped your 1 year photo's for us. As always she captured who you are perfectly. No words needed, this is you.

She also got a few of Jaxson too. He's 4 now! Getting too big. My babies need to stop growing up!

Check out Linda's work here. I've said it before, but this girl has some serious talent. Her work is AH maze ING!!

Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures!

XO boys

Jessica

11 months

11 months.

A month late, but that is to be expected at this point right? Mattix turned 11 months on September 18th.

He's a full on walker now. His arms flail up and down, side to side as he walks like a drunken sailor. He still swerves quite a bit. While watching him you would think that he is about to topple over. However he somehow maintains his balance, even on the rockiest of terrain. By rocky terrain I'm referring to the clothing and toys that are always strewn about the house floor. This will be the new normal until their teenagers and can pick up after themselves? Wait, who am I kidding...Teens don't pick up after themselves!

So my house is doomed to a messy state for the next 17 years. Don't expect an invite anytime soon.

You have perfected shaking your head NO at us, quite cute even if it's considered disrespectful. You know when it's bed time, you say "ny ny".

Other new words to add to your vocabulary are: 

Done

Lelu

Momma

Ja (Jax)

You are waving bye bye and pointing up when we pray for Amen, and clap when we tell you good job!

You are now shaking your little booty when music comes on...This consists of you squatting up and down!

Oh I wish you would stay this size forever!

Without further adieu, a very blurry 11 month shoot that ended in a war over the chalkboard!

You can see the brotherly love here can't you?

I love these boys,

XO,

Jessica

10 months.

I'm about two months late on this post. Sad. Summer flew by and all we got around to doing was taking your monthly pictures. Even if they were the day before you turned a month older.

This is the month that we expected you to start walking. We know that all kids are different but we kind of suspected you to start around the time Jaxson did, and you did it just before you were about to turn 11 months. They were just a few steps here and there. Walk, crawl, walk, crawl..You just kept getting braver. You walk around like a drunken sailor with your arms raised up and out for balance I suppose.

Your vocabulary is got more extensive. Your list now includes: today, momma, dada, bye, lelu. Granted maybe we heard those baby babbles and assumed it was those words. Momma and Dadda are definite everyday ones. You walk around saying dadadada all day long. Sometimes it's just Da- Da- and I think you are trying to say Jax. You and your brother don't always get a long great, but when you do you guys are so fun to watch. Playing ball, cars, and random little made up games that only the two of you understand. I can't wait to watch you two grow to be best buddies:) We know when your tired because you say "Nye Nye"

Your back to not sleeping through the night and nursing every two hours or so. Mostly my fault for being the enabler here. Oh well, your only little once.

I actually pulled you both of of bed the night before you turned 11 months because that's how big of a procrastinator I am. Here's the few pictures that made the cut:

Time is flying...In a couple very short months you will be one. Where did the time go?

Love you both so much!

Five months

Losing all 1100+ of my photos taught me that procrastination is not a trait I like about myself! You are actually going to be six months this coming week, so your five month post is long over due. I had all your five month pictures saved in my phone. Last weekend I needed my iphone fixed. So I took the darn phone to the apple store. The technician obviously didn't know what he was doing and erased all my photos! All the past 3 months of you and your brothers life was on there! All.of.them.

Two lessons learned here:

1. Don't trust the apple people just because they work for apple and are supposed to be "techy."

2. Don't procrastinate.

So I will just be posting random pictures that I took throughout the month. Luckily family and friends have been so kind to send me back the pictures that I have sent to them. I wasn't a very happy mommy, needless to say.

Well little guy,

You've grown up quite a bit this month. Not that I'm not happy that your growing and getting bigger. I just don't want you to get big too fast. And it seems as if that is what you are doing. All the fun new things that you learn and do everyday make you getting bigger a little less painful. This month you started working out your biceps and pushed yourself up off the floor. Hello, crawling? Were not quite ready for our five month old to crawl! But I suppose your brother is far too interesting of a guy for you to just sit there and stare at him, so you've got to go, I get it. You weighed in at 16 pounds 15 ounces at your last doctors visit. Your baby rolls are now uncountable. Even your little wrist has a roll! This month you did big things, like sitting in your bumbo for the first time. Since you had that mastered right from the get go, you decided to buck out of it, leaving us no choice but to have one hand on you at all times. One things leads to the next, so after bumbo seats comes trying out rice cereal, so that is just what we did. We only gave it to you a couple times this month since you are still young. I don't know if you are quite into it yet. Most of it came out and got smeared all over the place.  It did make for a good photo op. These things take time. You'll get it soon enough, and then before I know it you will be eating pancakes and eggs.
Your cheeks are just too huge not to kiss a thousand and five times a day. Even Jaxson loves to snuggle on you! You have the sweetest smile.You are quite the little chatter box too.
All kinds of exciting baby things are happening over here.
Slow down baby,
Slow down.

Here are a few photos from your fifth month of life.

Just look at those rolls:)

We love you Mattix,

Xo

Faces....

Well little mister, that's a face.. What are you thinking?

XO
Jessica

Four Months....by Jessica

Baby boy,

As I say every month your growing up too fast. Time has flown by since those first few moments that we met you. It seems like just yesterday that we were anxiously awaiting your due date.

Your a hefty little Rolly Polly these days, weighing in at 16 lbs 15 ounces! 

Your a funny little dude. Everything makes you giggle! Just trying to change your shirt makes you laugh. If you think we're about to tickle you, you laugh... Sometimes just hearing your brothers voice will make you laugh.

This month you started rolling over. The first time you tried it and we're successful you woke us up about 3 am and we saw you flopping around on your belly! Now you've perfected it but it makes you mad that you can't get off your belly. You squirm and kick like your trying to crawl but it gets you no where. Soon little man you'll be off chasing your brother.

If you catch a glimpse of lelu it makes you so happy, especially If your on the floor. Since she's eye level with you, you follow her around until she out of your sight!

We think you've found your vocal cords too since your constantly squeeling and shrieking like your trying to tell us something.

Jaxson loves to read his books to you and it's adorable to watch you listen so contently. We're pretty sure your going to get a tooth pretty soon since you are viciously chewing your toys!

Every month with you little guy gets more exciting! I'm sure that the rest of the family would agree!

We love you Baby Mattix:)

3 Months...By Jessica

I'm a little late on posting this since he's 4 months next week!

Dear Mr. Baby Mattix,

Your 3 months,

Time has flown and you get bigger and chubbier each day. Your thighs have 3 rolls on each leg now! Oh my!

This month for you has been hard. You and your brother have been sick almost the entire month..ear infections, pink eye, colds, you name it. It was so sad to watch you be so sick:(

From being at the doctors so much we found out that your weighing in at at a whopping 15 pounds at this point!

We have discovered that you are quite the giggly little guy. Especially on your changing table. You get so happy you start kicking all over the place and smiling. If we make you laugh, which isn't hard, you get the hiccups almost immediately..that's how hard you are laughing at us. We must be pretty funny!

The best part of this month was the day that you were laying on the floor and your brother was talking to you, when all of a sudden you burst out in laughter and got the hiccups because something Jaxson was doing was funny to you. There is nothing more precious than watching you giggle at your brother! Oh how you love him. It's just adorable!

Anytime were getting ready to go somewhere Jax asks: "Is baby brother coming?" Anytime were out and a friend is holding you and your not in Jaxson's sight Jax comes over and asks "Where's my baby?" and sometimes when someone comes to take you away for a minute Jax decides that he wants it brother back! It's so cute how much you guys love each other already.

I know that someday you guys will be wrestling over toys and fighting, but it is the sweetest thing to watch you guys at this stage in your lives together...

We all love you baby Mattix.

I still ask myself where did time go? How did you get this big? I know I'm going to blink and your going to be turning 3, and then your brother will be 6 and off to kindergarten...That is not something I am ready for...

So lets slow down, alrighty?

See Mattix at months 1 & 2

Infant Photo's

There's been a lot of picture taking going on lately..

Lucky for Annalee (in previous posts Annalee is the very pregnant looking lady:) and I, we have friends who happen to have amazing talent...and when a new baby is born who doesn't love to bust out their camera? Especially when you have a cool camera and you actually know what you are doing!

In this case the friend that has amazing talent is our friend Danielle N.

Many of you may know her...But did you know she knows how to rock that camera of hers?

I think she calls it a hobby, but you probably will agree that she needs a portfolio, website and some business cards because she did such an amazing job with Mattix's and Luxe's infant photos!

Here are a few of our favorites:

I'm sure that any Mama will agree that pictures like these are priceless!

Thank you Danielle for the beautiful memories that you captured for us!

Jessica & Annalee

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2 months! By Jessica

Oh Baby Mattix,

Where has time gone? You are now two months old! At your two month check you weighed in at a whopping 14 pounds, and 23 1/2 inches long! I believe that would put you at the top of your class kiddo! You still love to eat, and now you definitely have the thigh chub to show for it...But we believe that the more rolls on a baby the better:)

These days you've become quite talkative, all kinds of coo's and ah's. It's oh so darling to watch you talk. Your kicking your legs and flailing your arms all over the place. Your enjoying your little crib mobile that we finally put up and your little baby gym. You've got quite the arm when you go to swing at the toys.

You follow your brother with your eyes all over the place, and your brother loves to entertain you, showing you his cars and toys that you someday will take from him and he will someday be hiding from you. We can't wait to see how you two grow and get along...but for now we are still enjoying you being little...

and just when we thought your nightime colic was getting better...It got a little worse. There is nothing sadder than holding you while you scream and not being able to fix it. Even if those screams only last 5 minutes at a time it feels like a lifetime!

We still don't get out of the house much these days, but if we do it usually involves neighborhood walks, and big 'bentures' (adventures) as Jax would say. There are always our more than once a week walk to FCG where your brother has to have a chocolate chip cookie, how can we say no when were getting our caffeine fix?

In other exciting news Auntie Lee's little girl arrived a day shy of you turning two months! Little Luxe Vienne! She's just perfect:)

When we were in the recovery room, just hours after you were born, I remember looking at the clock and telling your dad that you were already so many hours old...I said I didn't want to leave the hospital, which is an odd place to want to stay I know, but I said before you know if once we leave he's going to be 2 months old.

now look...

your two months old...

where

did

time

go?

Here are the photo's from your 2 month photo shoot!

To see how much you've grown look back at your 1 month shoot

We wanted to bring you home in the onsie you have on, but it was way to big!

We love you little guy:)