i decided to actually brush jax's hair into the devil lock thing that charlie's friend said jax looks like he has naturally, but after seeing these he looks more like squiggy than the danzig thing..oh well.

this weekend's plans were sort of thwarted by me not feeling so well. we had planned to go camping and or at least go out for a day hike with my friend Roz..sigh, its hard being sick. for one, since im the only one working, i cant really take any time off from work (i started feeling sick Weds/Thurs). two, i can't take any cold or flu medicines to help me feel (at least somewhat) better because im still breastfeeding. and three, it just plain sucks when you dont feel good, right? especially, when you cough so much at night which wakes up the baby you just spent 30 mins trying to put to sleep.

despite being sick - it was a pretty good weekend. saturday, charlie woke up early and made us breakfast - a yummy fresh herb broccoli and green bean scramble. our neighbors came over to watch some of the world cup while i went and took a walk with jax in the mei tai carrier (where he actually napped a bit in). sunday, we actually slept in till about 10 am! and charlie took jax for a walk while i snoozed in some more (cause i had felt a whole lot worse today) and when they got home i made us brunch - eggs benedicts (one w/ salmon & one w/ bacon and home fries).

we also took apart jax's crib (that he never slept in) and put the crib mattress on the floor of his room. while we are not yet ready to transition him from our bed to his room, we're getting there. he moves around so much more now that he's mobile. i woke one night a few weeks ago and found him near the foot of our bed laying on charlie's leg! YIPES! our bedroom is not at all baby proof and really can't be (computer stuff/wires etc..) but his room finally is. we also decided, albeit a bit too late, to try out the kiddie pool my dad had bought us awhile back. jax loved it! the more he was in it the more comfortable and adventurous he became and crawled around. so maybe next time its hot out we'll invite some of jax's friends for a play date and have the kiddie pool out.

next weekend is 4th of July weekend and we are planning to drive up to Oregon and spend it on the farm again. are we crazy? perhaps, perhaps. well, wish us luck. this will be the longest road trip for jax. we are planning to go after dinner on friday night so he will (hopefully) be asleep for most of the trip.

so i finally was able to put up Jax's home birth video and swapped the audio (not entirely my choice - picked from a list available on youtube). if you care to see it, go here - and yes, its "graphic" - there's a baby being born!

Check out this blog i just stumbled upon. I figured since i have a hard time updating frequently due to an assortment of things (ahem, laziness) that doesn't mean you guys should walk away empty handed when you actually took the time to visit here. so there, you're welcome :)

the first time i watched this, i couldnt even pay attention to the relative cuteness. instead i really just wanted to wipe the dungis (muck or grime or boogies and stuff in tagalog) off his face.

it was busy busy busy at the Wagner household this past month. on memorial day weekend we flew to visit my dad and younger siblings in Oregon. where we were also able to squeeze in visits to other remarkable people and places, like friends in Seattle, Beaverton, Portland and even Charlie's Aunt Lesley who lives on a farm in Scappoose. The farm is home to a bunch of wonderful animals like 8 dogs, 3 cats, lots of chickens & roosters, some cows & bulls, 4 horses and even a miniature donkey named Elvis. Jax was on cloud nine. his favorite was chasing the chickens and roosters. we all had an amazing time together that we wished we could have stayed longer. and as for me - i had to head straight into work when we landed back in Oakland - :(.

Jax is now 9 months old. he is pretty mobile these days and gets into everything! he isnt a seasoned crawler just yet (and thank goodness!) he goes back and forth from his typical frantic army crawl to the more common on the knees crawl. and still no teeth, even though we thought we saw one coming in. it wasnt a tooth but is a calcium deposit that will simply go away on its own. we've become lazy and simply feed him food from our plate which luckily he hasnt had any allergic reactions to. we still put him on the potty but since he's been eating more solid foods he's been having a bit of a #2 problem.  when we went on our trip we made sure to bring his potty with us (and he went on it) but we forgot to bring it to the farm. i decided to try and let him pee while holding him over the toilet, and to my surprise - he went a little, looked back at me and when i said good job, he continued to pee. no, really! i was shocked too. i was so amazed i wanted to high five someone.

and recently on a whim last Sunday, we ventured to the San Lorenzo river in Felton (near Santa Cruz). we had to sort of scale down a hill to get to the river (something the website didnt mention. they also failed to mention that the railroad tracks are still in use) but it was totally worth it.  we found ourselves a secluded spot along the river. we swam, played in the water and had lunch. good times, great weather. yay, summer!

sorry for the lack of updates and photos. ive been meaning to upload videos which were taken by my phone and for some reason aren't able to transfer to my computer or rather cw's mac but ive managed to upload a few to youtube (the only way to get them off of my phone right now). here is a mere sample (picture quality isnt great):

a real update to follow..