The results are in....

I meant to post this before I left for a 3 day trip on Wednesday, but as you probably know there is not always enough time in the day, so here goes:

We had Cutter's 6 month check up on Monday and "little" man weighed in at 20 lbs 8 ounces, he was 28 inches tall (I say "was" because he has probably grown half an inch or so) and has a head circumference of 18 inches! He is in the 90th percentile in all three categories! Doc said everything looked good with his head shape and should only get better, since he is not spending much time on his back anymore. We are still working tummy time, he hates it, but I make him do it. He will thank me one day, when he is crawling for a toy! He is reaching more, but he prefers to do it from a sitting position.

The pediatrician did have one concern with the "little" man. He has a heart murmur that he has yet to out grow. She said that she is not too worried about it, but wants to get a ultrasound just to make sure. The pediatrician's office that we go to was started by a pediatrician that specializes in pediatric cardiology, but he has broken his ankle and will be out of the office until August. We will be calling and making an appointment with him when he returns. Until then she gave us a list of some signs to watch out for, some of the more serious ones include: sweating while eating, and shortness of breath when doing normal activities - none of which Cutter is showing. We will be keeping a eye out for any of the signs, but she assured us she didn't think it was a issue and told us not to lose sleep over it.

This week was my first week to be gone for 2 nights in a row, it was VERY hard for me. I am praying that it gets easier, I don't think it will ever be "easy", but I am hoping that it does get easier. Greg is a wonderful, loving and doting father - I don't worry about him doing a good job, I know he does/will. I hate missing that time with Cutter and Greg. The nights are especially hard for me knowing that I am not here to kiss him goodnight, that makes me sad! But, with time it may get easier.

Once again my camera is full of pictures of Cutter and I haven't had the chance to go and transfer them to a CD. I haven't taken a new picture of him in about a week, I think that is the longest I have gone. But I do have these picture taken last weekend at a Fourth of July party!

Enjoy!!
~Kristie






Intensely staring at Daddy in the pool, wishing he could get in! He's been having a cough and we didn't want to agitate it, so he didn't get to swim this time.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Happy Birthday to the best Daddy around!! Hope that you have a great day!!














Happy Birthday to Uncle Derek and Aunt Lindsey too!

Standing Cuteness!!

He isn't rolling over yet, but standing, oh yeah he has that down pat!! He can stand against something for a good amount of time and is working on pulling himself up. If he is sitting wants to stand he will rock back and forth til we figure out that is what he wants. It is a matter of time til he is doing it himself!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy Independence Day!!

Spinning!

Photoshop Fun!

I have been trying to figure out this photoshop thing for awhile now, and I think that I did it!! YEA for me!! Enjoy!!

Happy Birthday Aunt Amanda! We love you!!

The Oldest and Youngest "Nix"

We had Greg's Annual Nix Olympics (family reunion) this weekend and we had an opportunity to get a picture of Cutter with his Great Uncle Paul. Uncle Paul and Cutter are 74 years apart and they each represent the oldest and the youngest in the Nix family. We were very honored to participate in this photo shoot!!

Uncle Paul and Cutter
Uncle Paul, Cutter and Daddy

.5 years old!!

Dear Cutter,

What a difference 6 months makes:


You have been a busy little bee this month! You have made many new friends since you started going to the babysitters. You seem to love being around friends and family. You are such a happy baby and a complete joy to be around.


In the half a year that you have been here on this great planet we call Earth, many exciting things have happened:

• 2008 is an election year and our Presidential nominees have been picked. Obama vs McCain
  ~GO McCain!!~



• Mommy and Daddy are doing our best to "Go Green" and raise you to do the same thing.



• Fresno State won the College World Series, they were the lowest ranking team to ever win a college Championship game!



• Oil prices hit record highs!



• Boston Celtics win NBA Championship



• Giants win the Super Bowl



• Polar Bears have been placed on the threatened list, and protected by the Endangered Species Act.

and last, but not least (drum roll please!)...

• Mommy went back to work
  

The last one is the one that most effects our lives. You have shown that warrior spirit and have adjusted amazingly well. Every time we arrive to pick you up you have the biggest grin on your face and are so happy to see us, as we are to see you.

I just can't get enough of your loving. You love to hug and give slobbery kisses and I love to receive them.

You have started talking in your own little language, and on a nightly basis sing yourself to sleep. When you want up, you lift your arms up and put your hands together over your head. You love to play peek-a-boo. I'll say "where is Cutter?" and you will pull the burp cloth over your head and pull it down with a big grin on your face, you wait for me to say "there he is" and then start your belly laughs.

You have pretty much mastered the art of eating. When Mommy and Daddy are having dinner you want to be right there part of our conversation and enjoying a snack or two as well. You love to bang on your highchair and hear all the sounds it makes and are pretty proud of yourself when it gets our attention.

You love the puppies and they LOVE you!! If you are sitting on the floor, Marlee will come over to you, roll over and expect you to rub her belly. You just sit there starring at her and wait for her to get the hint, then she licks your hands, it must tickle because the effect is a belly laugh from you. I tried to capture it on video, but of course the battery was dead!! So it is charged and ready to go when it happens again.

You amaze me more and more everyday. You have this life thing figured out and are just laying back and enjoying it one day at a time. I continue to pray that you will grow to be a strong, healthy, and active toddler who will brighten my day for years to come.

I love you to eternity and back!!

Love,

Mommy

BIG 6 month update coming soon!!

Today Cutter is 6 months old!! Can you believe it??? I am planning on doing a big 6 month update so stay tuned!!

WOW, 6 months old!!




**(shakes head in disbelief)**

My First Balloon!

Cutter got to play with his first balloon the other day! If he could have ate it, he would have!! He didn't really understand how/why it kept going up whenever he took his hands off of it! I gave it to him so he cuold feel the texture of the balloon. He seemed to really enjoy it!