2:17 - New Digs/Holy bat Batman!

We've Moved!!!  Most of you are not surprised. Just scribble off another page in your address book. I'm going to give you a tour. Boring for most but family really wants to see.

Which reminds me:

WARING: this next section exposes things that are not suitable for all! Especially those afraid of BATS!

We lovingly call him Bartholomew, or Bart the Bat. He was living on our deck when we moved in and really isn't all that scary. he doesn't have vampire fangs, or have a creepy laugh. He just sits there, not bothering anyone, and not wanting to be bothered.

I thought about Photoshopping these to add "realistic" blood stained fangs and soulless eyes. But for some, he's scary enough.

2:16 Eating Solids... eh, is mush solid.

And it came to pass, Xan wasn't getting completely full off of his milk, we and our Dr. decided it was time to start on solids. First, as all babies do, we start with Rice Cereal. Don't let the name fool you, it doesn't look like rice or cereal. I wouldn't have it for dinner or breakfast.

And then he decided that since big boys eat cereal, big boys also grow teeth!!

in the few days since we've taken this picture, both teeth have grown from nubs to razors. He's been very responsive when we react to his "biting" so he doesn't chomp as hard the next time around. hopefully it stays that way.

2:15 Fun, fun, fun.

First I think I should mention that we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house, and we thought it was gorgeous!! Even though we only had a limited time to spend in each room (had to keep the line moving ya'know) the spirit was strong throughout. I thought the lady in the celestial room had the best job. Thats where I'd like to usher all day.

Then we went to Disney World!! Yay! it's really the happiest place on earth! Xan really enjoyed the colorful characters and fun music.

Look at Daddy Taking the picture!!

TTFN!

2:14 Swimmer Baby!

Okay, So it was a while ago but we got Xan into the pool for the first time. 

the water was a wee cold so his initial response was not great, but he endured it for a while.

The next time he got in a pool it was much warmer and in Florida.

If you can picture him skimming across the the surface of the water with a big ol' grin and kicking his legs like it's helping (even though it neither helps nor hinders). I wish we would have had the camera handy for that swim, as it was much more exciting. Next time we will.

2:13 Rollover

While we were in Utah back at the end of June Xander finally rolled over for all of us to see. It took him a few tries but he did it eventually.

It's been crazy to watch him grow so fast and develop so well. Our Dr. gave us a development chart, and we've been marking off the accomplishments well before he reaches the age bracket. I guess that means either: 1)East coast standards are really low,  or  2) We have an über smart baby!