Darn it, we gave in

Nathan and I agreed before having Nixon that we didn't want our kids to have a ton of toys, and we really didn't want the ones they do get to have all the lights, sounds, and bright colors that everything seems to have. I personally don't believe that kids need a lot of toys as they need to learn to be creative and use their imagination with things outside or around the house. Also, I tend to think that the toys that have all the bright colors, lights and music all in one are probably overstimulating for a young child. You think this might be one reason why so many kids allegedly have ADD these days? Hmmm......

Despite our strong opinion about this, we decided Nixon needed some sort of activity center to keep him busy (preferably with a jumping mechanism in it because I love johnny jump-ups) , especially while Daddy is trying to get some work done during the day. We picked out the tamest thing we could find, and the Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo was what we left the store with. There are some flashing lights and music, but at this time we do not plan to install batteries in it. I think all the attachments are plenty to keep him entertained.

We will have to get some video of him in it because he loves it! As soon as he learned he could jump (this is a new thing for him) he just laughed and laughed. It was pretty darn cute. I'll post that when we take it, but for now you'll have to settle on a picture.

Growing up - good but sad

Nixon turned 6 months old on Sept 2nd (already!). It's so much fun watching him discover the world around him. He's also becoming more mobile day by day. He's perfected rolling over from his tummy to his back and is close to rolling the other way. He's also close to sitting up on his own.

He's such a happy baby (except when he's really tired, then we have about 10 seconds to put him to bed before it's meltdown time). He is the sunshine in our lives.

Here are a few recent photos. I really want to post some videos, but I keep getting errors on this thing (arrrgghh!!). Hopefully I'll be able to post those soon, so check back later.

Nixon and Daddy



Just plain cute