Such a Busy Boy

Well, It's been a fun couple of weeks at our house. I have learned to crawl and I am all over the place! I am wearing everybody out chasing me all over the place, and of course, everything I find goes into my mouth. I have to learn about things somehow, right? I am spending lots of time with daddy, reading and playing in the floor. We have also had an unseasonable bit of cool weather that has been great for being outside. Granddaddy put up a really neat swing on our porch and I love to spend hours out there when it's not too hot! I am also learning a new word...NO. I hear it anytime I get Mommy's hair or Granny's earrings. Ialso hear it when I find something really neat hanging from a table like a cord to a lamp or Daddy's laptop. Chewing the rug gets a NoNo too. So far, I know what it means, but I just giggle when I hear it and keep on doing whatever it is that got such a reaction! When I'm not hearing No, I have been learning to wave and give raspberries. I have waving downpat not and I am a pro at raspberries. I can even get my Uncle Bubba to do it!

We went to Bellbuckle, TN this weekend for a quick horse club meeting and had a great dinner at the Bell Buckle Cafe. I highly recommend the Moon Pie Sundae if you're ever there. Dad and I got to hang out at the truck while Mom and Granny perused some of the little shops in town. It's a really neat little town!

Too Much Shopping!!

The only other major development in our house lately is I am eating things besides baby food. Mom keeps giving me these little things that are crunchy, but dissolve in my mouth...not so good. Then she tries these little round things called Cheerio's...yuck! Finally, she tried someting called Animal Crackers. Ding Ding Ding, We have a winner. YUMMY!! Dad keeps telling me two more teeth and I can eat what he does. Well, I am getting one of my top teeth now. Mom can see it, but its not broken through yet. One to go and Daddy's dinner is fair game!

Hot Fun in the Summer!

OK, don't freak out, but I am posting twice in one week! I had so much fun today I just had to share. We spent the afternoon swimming with our friends Hank and Amanda and their little girl Hayes.

You may remember her from my "first kiss" picture. Hayes is a couple of months younger than me, and we have lots in common. She's cutting her first tooth and is just adorable! Enjoy, and I'll post again soon!

Love, Jax

Hatmaker Summer Happenings

Wow! How quickly time flies! This has been a whirlwind summer for the Hatmaker's.

Mommy lost her job the first week of June. While we were not prepared for that, God was! He had gone before and prepared a way for Mommy to run her own business and stay home with Jax. A dream come true and so many prayers answered. Now we are in the "trusting God for enough business to stay afloat" phase. So what is this dream come true? Mommy has started an embroidery business. She is monogramming and decorating every one of my burpies and as many outfits as she can find. Mom is even going to have a website http://www.heartstringstn.com/. It's not up yet, but will be soon, so check back. If you need anything monogrammed, give her a call!

Daddy started some job training in May that lasted until the 4th of July! Then he had a whole week off and we played and played! Now, he has works on bigger plans at CIGNA and will be a better candidate for a promotion at review time. He has worked very hard on our yard this summer and it is looking so good. He and Mom keep talking about landscaping where they pulled all the bushes out last summer, but they end up playing with me and putting off that yard work! Yay!

Now to the tidbits of our summer that you really came here for! All about ME! Well, I am officially on the move! June was a great month of snuggling and playing with Mommy while she took a little time to relax from all the poop with her old job. July started off a little slow as well until the 4th. I went to sleep on the 3rd with no teeth and woke up on the 4th with TWO! My first tooth was really teeth and it seems to have been just the beginning. The very next week I was finally able to sit up all by myself! The next week I started scooting a little bit and now I am going almost anywhere I want to and beginning to pull up. I am discovering a whole new world! Do you know what all Mommy pulled out from under the couch after I chased a ball under there? There were catalogs, magazines, a paci two more balls that must have escaped on their own and something she called dust bunnies. I don't know what they are, but they taste bad, get your mouth scrubbed and the whole living room got mopped!

Today, I fell off Mommy and Daddy's bed. It made Mommy cry more than me, but we're both ok. I landed on the front of my head and it didn't even make a big bump, just a little bump and a giant red spot from rubbing on the carpet. Mommy was right there and scooped me up and checked me all over. She called the Dr. and they told her what to watch for. I wish I could say the words "Leave me alone, I'm FINE!", but I can't, so Mommy has poked me every time I've napped, pried my eyes open all day to check their dilation and almost rubbed all the hair off my head feeling for swelling. "Really, Mom, I'm OK!" Anywho, I'm about to call it a night. Hope you enjoy the pictures I've chosen. Just a few of my faves, first 4th of July, first lemon, first kiss and a couple of real smilin' shots! Hope y'all are doing great and I'll try to keep you updated more often!

Hugs!

Jax