Cousins

This Christmas break Dez made some new best friends. Lucky for him, his new best friends will be a part of his life forever; they're his cousins. 

 

We took a trip to Houston just for the fun of it to see Gabe's brother's family . They have 5 children (2 of which are semi-close to Desmond's age) so it was easy for Desmond to fit right in and be his goofy little self. He loves his cousin Judah and Judah is so sweet and patient with Dez.

We then spent a weekend out in Jasper to celebrate Christmas with extended family. I was shocked how quickly Dez took to Will, whom he had only met a few times before. Their first conversation that weekend went exactly like this--

Will: Hi Desmond! Wanna go play?

Desmond: OK! 

And off they went! 

Things about Dez

1. Dez is all about poop these days. Everything is poop. Poop this and poop that. He even ends his sentences with a random "poop" at the end. Like,  I ask: "You want to go to Nana's house?"  His response: "Yeah! Let's go! Poop!"

2. When we finally convince him to stop saying poop, he replaces the word with wiener. I think I'd rather take poop.

3. Dez's absolute favorite song is Just Can't Get Enough by the Black Eyed Peas. (I in NO way influenced this on him!) He tells us that Fergie is me singing, Will.I.Am is Daddy, and there's a few parts where it's him and one little part that Mushu supposedly sings too! He even lip-syncs to the song.

4. His second favorite song is E.T. by Katy Perry. (Such good taste!)

5. Gabe asked Dez to pick out his favorite toy and they would play. This is what awaited Gabe..

6. Dez has become a pro at taking videos with my phone. I usually have to check my phone daily to see what creation he has recorded. One day I found this...

7. He's also good at editing my photos. Found this one too!

8. Gabe: Dez, pick out two books for night-night time. No! Not that one. That one's dumb.
    Dez: It's cooler than you.

9. We took a trip to Houston recently. Dez talked The. Whole. Way. The whole way!!! I was exhausted by the time we got there.

Oh, this boy makes an adventure out of every day, that's for sure!

Things about Dax

1. Dax has started eating cereal! He's not too sure about it. We're getting there though.

2. I have officially stopped breastfeeding. It is so nice. But, at the same time, I'm sad to have stopped.

3. Remember that time when I thought Dax was going to start sleeping through the night? This was a trick. Dax apparently thinks I'm awesome enough that going 5 hours without seeing me is way too long. Thus the 4 a.m. feedings continue. (or 2 a.m., or 5 a.m.)

4. Nugget is becoming a pro at rolling over! He still struggles quite a bit, but has improved incredibly over the past few days. Almost every time I go to get him from his crib, he's in the complete opposite direction from where I laid him and  always on his stomach.

5. He has also finally decided to take a pacifier. But only at night when he's trying to go to sleep. No other time is acceptable!

6. His hand-eye coordination has improved drastically too! Oh, and he is QUICK! Before I even have time to react, he's got a handful of my hair in a death grip.

7. Dax has a funny trick he likes to do. He takes one of his teething toys, puts it in his mouth, and shakes his head back and forth to make squeaking noises on his gums. It's hilarious!

8. Dax turned 5 months old on the first of the month. Almost half a year old. I cannot believe how time has soared by!

Things about Mushu

1. Mushu has a new best friend. His name is Marley. He's a weenie dog. Except that I'm not sure if Mushu is trying to be friends or if she's trying to viciously get him off our property.

2. Mushu is afraid of cats. Case in point:

3. Mushu also likes baby cereal. Almost as much as granola bars.