New playtime

We are finding new ways of entertaining Jaxson...
1) to keep him learning, discovering, and happy
2) to give mom and dad some time to get "anything" done
3) to try to extend the bedtime so that he sleeps more of the night instead of the early evening...

Here are some things that we have been doing...


Hanging out in our high chair while Daddy makes dinner


We just love to stare at our toys...


Playing with some of our favorite toys on the floor for some tummy time


Discovering new textures with our hands has become one of Jaxson's favorite things to do. Anytime you lay him on his tummy he will feel the surface with his hands back and forth before he lays his head down on it. It is adorable.

The Excer-Saucers!

Jaxson loves to play in his excer-saucers. He has one at home with lots of fun things on it to play with and one at daycare that he can sit in a little better and play with. He especially likes to sit in them and watch basketball on TV and it usually works to get mom just a little bit of free time!


Here he is at home...


...having a staring contest with Mr. Sunshine!


and now the rings that are just out of reach...


Hey mom...where'd you go?

At Grandma's...the many faces of Jaxson come out...


Happy baby...


Funny baby...


Winking baby...


Surprised baby...


Sneaky baby...

What a personality he is starting to develop everyday...

Daycare with Grandma!

We are very very lucky that my mother still does daycare and that Jaxson gets to go there! It is truely a blessing to know who your child is with and that they are safe and taken care of! My mom also goes above and beyond regular babysitters by watching him extra time when I'm late and helping out in lots of other ways...not to mention...LOTS MORE PICTURES!

Here are some pics of Jaxson while he is playing at Grandma's house.






Look how red his hair looks!! haha


He knows how to work the ladies already!



It's so fun to have all of these great pictures to share with everyone...he is growing up so fast, but it is fantastic! I should have video taped him this morning because he was just a motor mouth. He talked at anything and everything and it is the cutest thing in the world.

The adventures of Jaxson Kale!

Jaxson loves to lay on his changing table! It doesn't really matter how upset he is if you put him on the changing table he calms down! Here is a couple of pictures of getting him dressed in the mornings in some adorable outfits!




Here is Jaxson's little peapod hat. He really didn't like to wear it, but gosh darn isn't he cute?

Then we have some play time...



This is what he looks like right before his "before bed time nap"

Sleepy baby....


Napping...


Waking up...


Play time with Daddy to follow...


Then hanging out on the couch by momma...



Then finally time for our "usual" 8 hour night...


What a tough life being a baby!!

Random recent pictures of Jaxson

Jaxson is getting so big so fast and we just get some great shots of him everyday! I just wanted to share some of those pictures with you.

He is learning such great facial expressions!

Christmas at Grandma's...Jaxson held his own bottle by himself. He hasn't been able to master this skill yet, but he sure tries to get his hands on it everytime you feed him.

Jaxson's adorable overalls were just begging us to take pictures so we got our dog Lillie in the act also. This isn't the best picture we got of Jaxson, but this is the best picture of Lillie and the best one of them together! Lillie is sure good with Jaxson...thank goodness!


Jaxson just looked so cute the other day after his shower... I especially loved this picture with those bright blue eyes staring back at everyone! I couldn't resist! WHAT A DOLL!

Jaxson has been eating baby food through a bottle feeder for a little while now, but I got brave and decided to try to feed him with a spoon the other day. As messy as he looks, he did really well!! He barely spit any of it out and he kept his hand out of his face for the most part (which if you know Jaxson is pretty amazing...the boy loves his hands in his face!) We had so much fun!

The Holiday Season

There was so much to do for the holidays! It seems like that is always the case, but now that the baby is here...well EVERYONE wants to be a part of your time more than ever! We started the festivites at my Grandmothers house in Mayfield this year with Jaxson's first Thanksgiving celebration. Jaxson sported his "Gobble til you wobble" shirt for the crowd with the most adorable red leather shoes!













Jaxson had his first visit with Santa shortly after Thanksgiving. I'm pretty sure it could have been the Pope holding Jaxson and he wouldn't have known the difference, but we sure did get some good pictures.





Jaxson had his first Christmas also at my Grandmothers house and then it was on to the Wheeler side! Of course his Grammy was just ready to spend time with him, but he also got some great gifts including a toy box for his room and some great cowboy boots from Uncle Dustin...they are still a little bit big, but we put them on for pictures anyway!

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Myser's was simple and quiet (what a blessing!) Jaxson got so many great toys including his new remote controlled mobile! (Jaxson is a big music fan already! I'm wondering where he got that from?) It was a little early for him to enjoy the surprise or the unwrapping, but he does love his toys!

He got so many great books too!

Grandpa helped him open his presents!

Here is Jaxson's new mobile which is still at Grandma's house...

Jaxson's first vacation!!!

The day after Jaxson turned 5 weeks old Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Sandi headed out for his first vacation! It was a LONG one. We started our trip in Ft. Scott, Kansas about 3 hours from Winfield. We were able to get a 4 generation picture with Ryan's family to go along with his 5 generation picture from my side of the family. (Jaxson actually has 15 grandparents, including 5 generations on Mommy's maternal side and 5 generations on Daddy's maternal side, but we haven't been able to capture that yet)


4 Generations of Wheeler Men
Grandpa Kenny, Great-Grandpa Bill with Jaxson and Dad Ryan

5 Generations
Great Grandma Pat Kinyon, Great Great Grandpa Buss (101 years old), Grandma Sandi Myser, Mommy and Jaxson


Ryan's church in Ft. Scott threw Jaxson a baby shower while we were there. This blanket is one of the gifts that we received from Ryan's cousin! We absolutely love it and use it all the time!

From Ft. Scott we headed out for Columbus, stopping in St. Louis to visit Great Uncle Dan on the way. In Columbus we were able to visit with a lot of Grandpa Dave's family! Jaxson experienced lots of firsts on this trip including his first smile, his first snow and his first deer!


First meeting with Great Grandma Mary Myser

Mom and Dad got to go to the Ohio State vs. Michigan game. During the game Jaxson stayed with Grandma Sandi and other family members at Great Grandma Mary's apartment near campus. Apparently, he was especially fond of his Great Uncle Chuck...

Jaxson was also sporting his brand new "Coach Tressel Vest" onesie for the game!
It was a great vacation and it was wonderful for Jaxson to get to meet many of the Ohio Myser's while he was so young. We have such a hard time making it back to Ohio on a regular basis so I was so thankful that Jaxson was able to go before he was 3 years old! What a meaningful trip!

Halloween!

Jaxson's first holiday! Halloween. Even though he was too young to trick or treat, we dressed him up and visited a few people including my parents long time neighbor and friend, Marie.


Our little lion!




Jaxson and Marie


Jaxson's halloween pumpkins that his mommy and daddy made for him