Xander

Xander's first birthday is in less than 2 weeks now. I can't believe how big he is! He is crawling EVERYWHERE, climbing and descending stairs, pulling himself up on furniture and walking along it, getting into every single thing he isn't supposed to, and generally just never stops moving. He is the happiest kid I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, and nearly every picture taken of him captures his gorgeous smile and beautiful blue eyes. One of his favorite things right now is to babble and growl. It's so fetching cute. He seems to think he's communicating, so we growl and babble back. :) He says mama a lot, and dada and 'hi' sometimes. He loves his siblings like crazy, and they can get him to laugh more than anyone. Except for his cousin Sadie, who seems to be hilarious to Xander at all times. Xander's cousin, Afton, loves him more than life itself, and she's never stopped grabbing, hugging, loving, touching, talking, sharing sicknesses, from the moment she saw him. It's adorable. Jason and I feel so incredibly blessed to have him in our life. We didn't know he was coming, but Heavenly Father knew we needed him. :)