O.N.E.

I cant believe that it has been a year since I first met my sweet baby boy.

I still can remember seeing his face for the first time and listening to his little cry.

At times I miss holding that tiny baby and cuddling all day, but I look at him now and I absolutely love watching him grow up. He has so much personally and is starting to look like a little boy, not a helpless little baby.

It just amazes me to think about all the things he has learned in a year. He started walking at 9 months, got his first tooth right before he turned 10 months, went from a bottle to solid food and so much more.

At one:

Weighs 28lbs

27 inches tall

4 teeth

9 month clothing

Size 3 diapers

Size 3 Shoes

Gags on most solid foods. Eats yogurt bites without a problem.

Drinks whole milk

No more bottles only sippy cups

Sleeps through the night... most nights

2 naps a day

LOVES being in water

LOVES his stuffed blankies

Enjoys Yo Gabba Gabba & Dinosaur Train

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Right before Jax was born, I wrote a post where Mike and I guessed what he would look and act like.

You can check it out here >>What will Jaxon look like?

So far we were right about one thing.... Blue eyed blondie! Ok, maybe we were right about a couple other things too. Here are the same questions but with the actual answers:

Eye Color: Blue

He definitely got my eye color!

Hair Color: Blonde

He has both of our hair color. I think it will get darker like Mike's when he hits his teens.

Skin Color: Fair

Yes he has fair skin but he gets tan fast. Everyone has mentioned how tan he is but we really dont have him out in the sun for long periods of time.

Bald or Full Head of Hair: Bald

He was bald for a LONG time. Well, he has had peach fuzz the entire time but not much. He now is starting to get long hair. I would say maybe an inch in the back where it's the longest .Hair Type: Straight

Its straight right now but I think as his hair gets longer he might get curls like I had.

Who Will He Look Like: Mike

He definitely looks more like his dad and sure acts like him. 

Bad Traits He'll Probably Get Got: 

1: My stubbornness for sure.

2: Dare Devil... like his Dad.

3. Constantly having to move... like his Dad.

This is Michael in the picture above and Jaxon does the same exact thing!

Michael- Jaxon- Me

51 & 52 Weeks.

Man oh man is Jax a daddy's boy. All he wants is his dad. Even though I always want him to want me, I love seeing how muh he loves his dad.

Jax bit my moms shoulder and my knee. He has no idea what he was doing because that's how he usually give kisses but this time he bit down. Luckily he did it once and hasn't done it again.

Jaxon now has 4 teeth! That would explain the amount of slobber and runny nose he has had. 

We signed up with a new bank this week and signed Jaxon up with his very own savings account. They had a deal that if we signed up we got $50 per account, so Jax got his first $50! 

We slowly started giving Jaxon whole milk this week. I started by mixing a little in with his formula. I also started putting it in a sippy cup instead of a bottle to start weening him off. He has done amazing! 

Jaxon met a frog. He just stared at it and wasnt sure what to do.

We had our first sleep over at my friends house this week. Jax went down alright but woke up at 3am in a panic. He refused to go back to sleep so since he wouldn't sit still in the bed, I slept on the floor with him. We didn't go back to sleep till 4:30-5. It was not fun. But besides that, it was a lot of fun having the kids play together.

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This week Jaxon has been such a grumpy butt. I'm not sure if he is teething or just getting use to being on whole milk. He hasn't had a rash or any problems so I don't think it's the milk. He is now drinking all whole milk and no formula. Im just hoping it isn't hurting his tummy.

He is climbing on everything!! I can't turn my back at all or he will find something to climp on. It's exhausting. 

Jaxon is now throwing major fits. If he can't have something he screams and gets bright red. Are you sure he's turning 1 and not 2?

He got to play with his other friend, Eli. It so cute watching him play and get along with other kids.

We also did cake smash pictures this week! Check them out here >>> Cake Smash Pictures.

He loved it! He had more fun playing in it then eating it. He did get a good could handfuls in his mouth though. At the ends, he got up and wanted to stomp in it.

Cake Smash Pictures!

( Amazing Onesie by Leah @ Simply Made With Love)

I'm so happy to have a best friend ( Liv ) that takes such good pictures!

She isn't professional and this was her first time taking pictures of Jaxon. She first got her camera to take pictures of her kids. I can now say she should definitely do this professionally. She is amazing!

The cake!

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You will need:

I box of cake mix

2 containers of frosting (there will be left overs)

Decorating bags and tips

Cake pan (I bought a small one from michaels)

Food coloring (got mine from michaels)

Bowls for mixing colors

I went and bought this cake decorations set at target. I'm not sure what the tips I used are called. This was my first time making a layered cake and I know nothing about it.

The two blues I used- Royal blue and sky blue.

After I mix up all the ingredients for the cake, I separated it into three bowls so I could have three different colored layers. I first mixed one bowl with the royal blue to the shade I wanted. I put a little of that same blue in the second bowl and then put a little of the sky blue with it. I wanted an in between color. Then I put a tiny bit of sky blue in the last on and mixed it up. If I wanted it darker, I just kept adding till I got the color I wanted. Its good to start out with a tiny bit because you can always go darker. I also did that with the frosting.

Once it was done baking, I cut the tops off to make sure all were the same size and flat. I spread a little of the frosting between each layer.

For the frosting, I had two containers that I put into five bowl and started with the darkest color to the lightest. I put each color in their own decorating bag and stuck it in the fridge until I was ready to use them.

Decorating-I started at the bottom and worked my way up. It took me about 4 hours. If you don't have a baby to watch, it will take less.

{Preparing For Jaxon's Birthday} Birthday Sign

I went and bought paper that was different shades of blue. I printed out one of the flags from online and then traced it on all the paper. That way I made sure they were all the same.

Once I cut them all out, I laid them out to see how I wanted them to look.

I cut out circles and then used the pattern scissor to make the edges look cool.

I traced out each letter on the circles and then used a fine point sharpie to make them darker.

I used double sided tape and stuck them to each flag.

I punched two holes on the top for when I'm ready to put them on string.

{Preparing For Jaxon's Birthday} Tissue Paper Tassels

I just LOVE tissue paper tassels. Here is the tutorial I found to make them >> Tissue-Tassel

Ill be using them for Jaxon's cake smash pictures along with his birthday party.

I had a hard time finding all the colors I needed to make the blue ombre so I went to Hobby Lobby, Target and Walmart. Each had different shades so it was perfect.