Today, J and I went to the zoo.
We saw bears.
We saw eagles.
We saw penguins.
We saw a giraffe. (Doesn’t that dead tree thing look like another giraffe?)
J tried to eat the seal exhibit.
We saw fish. (Okay, you can’t see any here, but I promise there were some!)
We missed the real baby elephant, but we did see a small elephant!
And we learned that J is much smaller than bears.
Overall, we had a great Saturday. Did you?
Earlier in the week, we went to the state fair. I have pictures!
First, I was a watermelon.
Then we saw some pretty fancy cakes. Here’s one. (I chose the Christmas one for a reason. I love Christmas. Yay Christmas!)
Next, some poultry. I liked the fluffy headed ones, can you tell?
And, last but not least, there was the mama pig and piglets!
(Insert breastfeeding joke here.)
That was not everything we saw, but definitely a good sampling. Gotta love the fair!
In list format for your convenience:
-Saturday G, J, and I went to the Red Bull Flugtag (videos of the crazy action here). We met Amy and Sonia there and had a great time. Jaxon was a total champ, only getting a little fussy when he was ready for a nap (which he did for well over an hour among the loud music and crowd!) and when he was hungry. My plan was to have lots of fun pictures of the action, but someone *cough*G*cough* forgot to charge the camera battery (even though a friendly reminder/request was given the night before) so no pictures. Amy came well equipped with her camera, so I will see pictures of the event (or at least of J being cute at the event) sooner or later, but geez.
-On Sunday Lyndsay hung out with us for the whole day, woo hoo! (Go eager Auntie who changes diapers!) She had warned us she was coming the week before, but it was a fun surprise to see her in J’s room when he woke up and I sent G in to get him. (No, he is not my slave, I got up 2 hours before to feed J, it was G’s turn!) She claims she did not actually wake him up (she is known for being eager for nap time to end) but G and I have our doubts! 
-That morning, we went over to my parent’s house where we took the treadmill they were so generous to give us, then took a load of old chairs and boxes over to my grandpa’s house using our huge grocery-getter.
-Later, we dropped the boy off at my parent’s house and G and Lyndsay and I went to Starbucks (Lyndsay and I knit, G played with his new iPhone 3G). Um, is it sad that both G and I at one point panicked because we thought we had left the baby somewhere since he wasn’t with us? I think we need to take advantage of the grandparents more often and learn to have baby-free time where we don’t feel so weird. I think it is about time for that, given he is 7.5 freakin’ months old. (Okay, now I feel like a loser. I apparently need a life.)
-On the way out of the parking lot of Starbucks, I decided that G was my “huzzle” and Lyndsay was my “sizzle.” I am so hip.
-We stopped off at Target to look for a “Mom Bag” for me, but instead left with straw cups for J (he loves the sippy cups he has, but mainly just lets the water run out of his mouth and down his front). We were hoping the straw cups would stop this since he would have to work to get the water.
-We headed back to the ‘rents to have dinner and see the boy. My mom made Lasagna (I love having free babysitting from the same person who also spent that time cooking me dinner, thanks Mom!) and J napped while I ate so I could actually sit at the table and eat it warm like a human! (He always seems to wake and want to nurse just as we sit down at the table…)
-Success with the new straw cup for J. He loves it!
-After leaving there, our little group continued the search for my “Mom Bag.” Okay, let me explain the “Mom Bag” thing. I pick J up from daycare and we take the bus home 3 nights a week. I needed a bag that would allow me to carry his cooler, my cooler, my lunch bag and my purse all in one unit. I think my days of small purses are gone for a while. Anyway, I found a sherpani bag that I loved and so the “Mom Bag” was born. (We will not discuss how my bag is on sale at 50% online and was not where we bought it. It is too late and I am too lazy.)
-We got a new carrier for J! The one we have now is not so pleasant for long time periods and we wanted something that was more comfy and would let us go to things without the stroller (so annoying in crowds). It is huge but comfy, and the best part is that J loves it. He was giggling uncontrollably in the store while we were trying it. I think he likes the view from up there!
Okay, this post is huge. I did not plan that. If you made it down to the bottom, you have more patience for useless information that I would. How was your weekend?
I received another dispatch about the Wednesday fun-having from G this morning. He and J went to participate in a study (same one as mentioned here) and then have lunch with my sister.
Here is J waiting patiently in the waiting room for his test.
He is such a big boy, playing with toys on the floor!
It is very important to dress appropriately for the beach. Here is J showing G the outfit he chose.
Here are G and J standing at the beach for the first time!
We went to the beach for a company picnic for G’s work. While G went to fetch us food, Jaxon and I hung out and he played with his tiny Converse!
After dinner, we went back down to the beach to enjoy the fabulous view.
We had a great time. Can you tell that J loved the beach?
Jaxon is a strong supporter of the arts. First, he was a big part of the parade that starts our city’s local art fair this weekend.
He is the one on the left.
See, huge part of the parade.
He then was kind enough to actually attend the art fair the next day and enjoy some of the artsy goods.
Okay, so the goods weren’t that artsy, more sugary really, and he didn’t really enjoy it. But he did watch G and I enjoy it! That counts for something, doesn’t it?
After all of that activity this weekend, he requested we spend a day just relaxing at home. So today, we did what he wanted to again. (This boy just RULES our lives!)
We just chilled on the couch and Jaxon chewed on his snail chewy (by the way, Jaxon has his first tooth!) and the remote.
Good times.
We are all alive. J is getting over a fun little stage (the puking has ceased). We will all be well very soon. Sorry I haven’t been here in a while. Unless being too lazy to upload the pictures from your camera is now a good excuse to not blog, I have no good excuse. But to make up for it, I do have good pictures to show you.
We went to the Zoo! J’s first trip there. Although I am not sure he knew he was there or that there were animals (okay, I am pretty sure he didn’t), I do know he had a great time! Want proof?
Oh, did you want a picture of animals to prove we were actually at the zoo?
The strainer tops it off nicely, don’t you think?
Can you see him/her? This picture was taken a couple of hours ago and he/she is still hanging out with me.
Have I ever showed you the view from my office? Not bad, huh?
Last night we finally did it! We left J with his Gammie (my Mom) and went on an adult adventure. We ended up going to a Portland Winterhawks game! The game was good, we won, and there was a respectable amount of fights.
(I know it is hard to tell from this last picture of L, but no one was drinking…)
