Ive been neglectful!

It has been a while since I've written on here! No excuse, just haven't done it. Haha. So whats going on in our lives, you ask? Well, I'll tell ya!

It has been so beautiful here lately. Temperatures in the low 50's! Its crazy! I try and take this opportunity and take Xavier to the park to swing and see the other kids play. He loves it. He likes going on the teeter totter as well ( I dont put him by himself, its usually me and him on one side and then either Samara or Jeremy on the other). I've heard that people are saying that we are supposed to be getting a lot of snow soon, basically what the states got hit with, but I dont know if I buy it. I did think Winter was too short this year but now I'm used to the spring like weather. Trees are budding for crying out loud!

We are still waiting on our car. It should be ready by the end of the month! Hopefully! I really hope it gets here before Roberta comes to visit.

Speaking of, on March 3rd, Roberta flies into Stuttgart! I am pretty excited that she will be here for 2 weeks! Woohoo!! I am also excited to plan adventures. Which reminds me that I should do that soon. I only have like 2 weeks until she comes! Yay!

Lately I have been trying to get Xavier to get used to sleeping in his crib. He also has been really stubborn at taking naps lately and wont go to sleep if I nurse so I put him in his crib. He cries, I would say more than half the times Ive put him in there he hasnt cried, but sometimes he does. Its really really really hard for me to take it, but I go in there and reassure him that everything is OK. There is also music playing so that maybe it would soothe him to sleep. Anyway, so when I go in to check on him and to lay him back down, guess what he I smell? Yep, you guessed it! He dirtied his diaper! Now the first couple of times he did it Jeremy tried writing it off that it was coincidence, but I knew better. I knew what he was doing. Especially since it kept happening. He knew that if he did that that I would have to take him out. I would take him out and he would fall asleep in our bed. I've tried changing him and putting him back in his crib and he still cries. Today was interesting. I put him in his crib, a little bit later I go to check on him and he had exploded out of his diaper and was in the crib and so I had to give him a bath. It was not a pretty sight. So, I am not sure how in the world we are going to get Xavier to sleep in his crib.

Oh! Melanie booked her ticket to come here the other day! I am super excited for her visit as well. She will be here for Xavier's first birthday party and actual birthday. As well as Easter! I feel so special! We are also going to Ireland when she is here. Super awesome!

Speaking of Xavier's first birthday party. We picked Dr. Seuss as the theme. Let me just say that its going to be one bombin' birthday party! I am so stoked about everything for that day! Its hard to believe that Xavier will be a year old soon! Yikes!

Well, I think that is all of the news I have for now.

Its been real.

Xavier is 9 months old!

Yay! Xavier is 9 months old! There is so much going on with this little guy, its awesome:

*Xavier is totally walking. Its so funny to see because he still looks like a baby, but is walking. Hahaha. 

*Xavier is trying so hard to say other words. He has a small vocabulary right now. When he watches Baby Einstein he repeats the words, or tries to. The other day they said "Daddy" and he started saying "Dada" and then they said "Ball" he started saying "Ba ba ba ba". Also, when I turn Baby Einstein on he gets his Baby Einstein books and plays with them while watching. 

*He is super ticklish, especially on his right side. 

*Another tooth has broken through and 3 more are just aching to get out!

*Xavier does this cute thing when he doesnt want something that you are trying to give him, mostly food. He will throw his head back and close his eyes really tight. Hahaha

*Xavier is really good at yelling back at you. If you yell to him, he will yell back.

He is such a happy baby, all the time. Its awesome. Everyone is always so impressed on how he was starting to walk a little before 8 months old. =) 

In other news, today Jeremy and I went to pay for our new car and we also finally test drove one! Thats right, we bought a car without even test driving it! See, the thing is, is that the dealership gets one vehicle to test drive and after 4 months, they sell it. So when we were looking is when the new test vehicle was being built and shipped to him  and hadnt arrived yet. I think its kind of cool they get a specific vehicle for that and not just any one that they have. Is that normal?

At first we were thinking, "what if we dont like it?". That would be crappy since we just paid for it! Hahaa but we LOVE it and cant wait for ours to come! Its going to be so awesome!

Plans are in the works!

Lately I have been planning Xavier's 1st birthday party, I am so excited! I already have the location reserved and I am still trying to decide on a theme. I have it down to 2 but still have not decided. I was also kind of getting worried that I wouldn't find a place to make his cake. I was asking around the community because I know there are some women here that make cakes and such but the women that I heard of have already moved back to the states. Samara said she would ask Cathrin about a bakery here and she said there was one! I am so happy! They make American style cakes, too. Now I just have to go there to talk to them with Cathrin and make sure they can do what I want. First though, I need the theme. Hahaha. Its way harder than I thought it would be.

Any thoughts on themes???

Our big bed

We have this huge king size bed that is pretty far off the ground. Xavier sleeps with us and for naps he is usually on it as well. So we barricade him in with pillows and such and hope we hear him when he wakes up to get to him before he starts crawling around on the bed. We actually always hear him when he wakes up and he is just sitting up waiting for us to come in.
    Xavier went to bed this evening and woke up like an hour later. We tried everything to get him back to sleep. Nursing, rocking, patting on the back, but he just did not want to go back to sleep. He was sort of sleeping and so I started to walk away and he started waking up. So I crouched down. I wanted to see what he would do. I was crouched down for a good 5 minutes and all he did was sit up and make noise. He kept looking at the door patiently waiting for someone to come and get him. He made noise the whole time. No cries, just talking. I just think its so amazing that he doesnt try to get off the bed himself and just makes noises and waits for someone to come get him.

Honestly.....

    Ive held this in long enough and now I just have to share.

    I really miss being pregnant. Even though I was sick most of the pregnancy, got really swollen, and my nose grew about 200%, I miss the feeling of a baby inside me. The kicks, hiccups. and turns are such amazing feelings that I can't wait to be pregnant again. At the right time though, my body isn't completely 100% yet.
    Ive been feeling this since about a month after Xavier was born. Its so weird, I really didn't think it would have that much of an impact on me. I also miss how Xavier was when he was a little baby. His cry was so small then. Ahhhh!! I need to stop talking about this! =)

He gave it up

    When Xavier was born I wasnt sure if I wanted to give him a pacifier or not. I was still in debate until I saw that one of the midwives had given him one when he was in the nursery. I really didnt let Xavier have one unless nothing else worked. From then on he used one. I was kind of not looking forward to the day where I would have to take it away and didnt even know if I was actually going to or just let him use it until he was ready to let it go. 

    When we got home from the states Xavier didnt really seem interested in using it anymore. I think it might have been because of his new little teeth that were coming in. Every time he puts it in his mouth now he chews it a second and then spits it out. Its more like a toy for him. Its cute. 

    I am kind of relieved that we dont have to go through the weening stage because I am going to have to do it when  I stop breastfeeding him. Which is going to be hard enough.

PS - Have you noticed that I am actually capitalizing my letters?? Yay!

happy new year!

we had an amazing 2010. it was such a good year it was hard to let it go. although, i think 2011 is going to be fabulous as well. im ready for it.

our new year's eve day was spent getting snacks ready for a little get together we were having that night. it was samara's birthday and her husband was gone so i wanted to make it extra special for her. she had a couple of her friends come over as well - cathrin and nada.

jeremy and i made hot atrichoke dip and hot crab dip, both of which were insanely tasty. we had baked cupcakes for the birthday girl and had veggies, crackers, and sausage and cheese. nothing too major. they came over around 8pm and thats when we started eating. it was a fun time. we all talked and cathrin and nada pretty much fought over holding xavier. it was cute.

when it got close to midnight we all got ready and headed outside to see the fireworks. its legal here to set off fireworks, just not on base. They were so beautiful and xavier loved them so much! it was pretty cold so we didn't stay out there long. After that we went back home for a bit and then jeremy drove samara, cathrin, and nada to the train station so they could go out. on the way back jeremy got a ticket from a MP on base. it was really stupid and jeremy didn't do anything wrong. what a great way to start out the new year, eh?

xavier fell asleep while jeremy was out. when he got home we stayed up for a while watching shows and stuff. it was about 4 when we finally went to bed.

in the morning we got up and i made cinnamon rolls. we pretty much vegged out the whole day. Ito was really nice.

im glad we had a nice and relaxing new year. we all enjoyed it and that's what counts.