Park pictures

I finally remembered the camera this week when we went to the park. This park isn't his favorite park because it is a little intimidating for him as there are always several kids and one of the play structures is quite big, but he still has fun. I forgot the camera the day after this when we went to Axel's favorite park, but I am certain I will eventually remember. One thing I learned while trying to video tape Axel's adventures is there comes a point when safety overrides capturing the moment on film. You can see this in the video below of Axel climbing the stairs. He still has no fear so when he gets to the top he doesn't always choose the safe descent of the slide, but rather lunges for the side where the climbing rope is and no one to catch him :)


This past week is a blur. Axel continues to fulfill us with his cute antics. He can count to three as well as walk the dog himself. I sure wish I was able to get a video of Louis walking Axel as Axel belly flopped/face planted into the grass when Louis pulled a little too quickly for Axel to keep up. Yes, Axel thought he was walking Louis, but it was really Louis that was walking Axel. Well, I hope you enjoy the pictures. Sorry for the short post.

Here is a cute video of the Szolusha's getting ready to go to the park. The funniest thing is not Axel acting goofy trying to chase Louis down to put his leash on, but the fact that he realizes I am video taping him at the end, with the long inquisitive stare. :)

First Molars

Sorry for the long delay in posts.....
As you can see from the title, many changes are on the arise for little Axel. He had a few rough nights over the past week, with one night of crying for nearly 2 hours. I suspected he was cutting a tooth, but I was shocked at what I saw this morning while playing with him. His two top first molars are poking through. I was shocked because he has all of this gum space in between his lateral incisor and the molars. Being a first time mom and quite ignorant, I just assumed the teeth come in order. I was awaiting for his left bottom lateral incisor and wham mo out pops the first molars. What happened to the cuspid teeth that are suppose to come out first? :)

Over the past two weeks Axel has really taken off with his independence. He loves to run now, and sometime away from mommy! I am surprised at how quick he is. It is a breath of fresh air that he makes a decision to go do something and then does it without asking mommy to help.

Axel can now stack blocks and all kinds of objects. He can also figure out what box a toy is under if I hide it and best of all when he is unhappy or doesn't want something he protests with a big "NO". Luckily, he is slowly learning how to say "yes".

His vocabulary continues to amaze us as he repeats most words that we say. He has fully engulfed the concept of "hot". When I am done cooking and make his plate of food he says "hot" and then blows on it. He often waits for me to give him the okay that it is cool enough to eat.

He has also started the climbing phase. I was fully prepared for this after reading my cousin's blog about how their little boy was the ultimate climber....I just didn't expect it to start so soon :).



I still can't seem to remember to take the camera to the park, but it is truly amazing at how fearless our little guy is. He is already going down pretty big slides alone. Today he was too quick for me and was sliding down before I got a chance to put him on my lap. He did great, but decided he enjoys going down backwards on his belly the best. I do wish I had pictures to show how much fun he has, but the pictures below can give you an idea of the little grins and boisterous laughs that we see and hear on a regular basis.



Axel is extremely good at entertaining himself and making up games. The game of the week this week is tennis/basketball with our bushes and plants. Here is a play by play....
He sets up his shot...in deep concentration.

He shoots!

And scores!!!

And here he is with the bush.

Slam dunk for this one!

I had several cute stories that I wanted to share, but of course I didn't write them down and now a week + later I can't remember them. Let's just say the stories were about another "amazing instance" where I was left stunned at what my little 16 month old just did. Ok, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Grammy Goodrow comes to town

Although we don't have many pictures to show how much fun Axel had the past few days we do have this one photo of Grammy and Axel together. Here Axel is helping Grammy measure mommy and daddy's head circumference for winter knitted hats.


She decided Axel needs one to match the sweater she knitted for him. We all absolutely love it.

I still can't believe she was able to complete this the first three days of her 5 day stay. Thanks Grammy!

Here is Axel looking so cool with his sunglasses eating a yummy scone mommy made him.

Axel playing with Mr. Monkey and his bike before bed.

Our little climber. He is getting so good at playing at the big parks with the big slides and equipment. We just always seem to forget the camera so one of these days I will actually remember so you can see what a big boy Axel is becoming. You can also see the big puzzle Keith and I were working on. This is our second 1000 piece puzzle. The first one took 3 days and the second one only took two days! Don't worry we did not spend the entire day doing the puzzle. Only about 3 hours a day once Axel went to bed :)

Axel and his funny self. He is becoming more and more of the funny man with his expressions and goofy faces and laughs.


Keith and I celebrated our wedding Anniversary yesterday with a cute movie in bed...Penelope, after a fabulous salmon meal with barbecued vegetables one of my coworkers brought us. Axel made my day by finally deciding to call me "mama" on a more regular basis. I have been hearing daddy for ever it seems, so it is the coolest thing to have Axel look at me and call me "Mama" with his arms spread wide open ready for me to pick him up. Thank you dear lord for my beautiful family!

Have a blessed week everyone!

Fun times with Grandma, Auntie and Ryan

Axel had the luxury of spending 4 days with Grandma Susan and a couple of days hanging out and playing with Auntie and Ryan. I was shocked when I came home on Saturday night and the first thing I heard out of Axel's mouth was "Ry...an" as he walked towards the bathroom door that Uncle Ryan just happen to be in at the time.

Just a short 30 minutes later as Auntie, Axel and I were playing "I'm going to get you" I heard Axel squeal with delight as he proudly said "Auntie" while falling into her arms. The entire point of the game for Axel was to get caught so he could get some extra smooches and hugs from his favorite Aunt. Grandma Susan did state a little jealous comment on Sunday night when I got home as she said, "He has no problem saying Auntie, but not one peep of Grandma", :)

Well, I have mentioned how good Axel's vocabulary is, but the one word that he chooses not to say is ma, or mama or mommy, which means Grandma may have to wait until mama becomes a regular word. I do hear Axel occasionally say mama, but for some reason he doesn't say it with as much frequency and vigor as all of his other words. Oh, well, patience is a virtue!

Here is Axel and Grandma just before bed. They were like to pees in a pod. Axel was sad to see Grandma go and actually cried and threw a little tantrum about going back into the house and then about getting into the car to go to day care.
Here is a video I promised of Axel bouncing the ball. Unfortunately, it doesn't show how good he is at it now, since this was right after daddy taught him.

Here is the picture I promised that shows how Axel pats Louis and says, "good dog". I wish I had this on video because it is so stinking cute!

Last, here is a video of what we go through almost every time we feed Louis. Axel is getting better about first feeding Louis a kernel or two before shoving a few pieces in his mouth. Luckily, since daddy taught him how to spit he is able to spit it out for me with a little coaxing.