xavier! i love you, little chubba wubba. he's my round little baby. his head is the same size or bigger than owen's.

xavier can clap his hands. he has been fascinated by his hands for a while now and one day got his hands stuck together. then he took his hands apart. then put them together. apart. together. apart. together. xavier! you are clapping, buddy! so now if you ask him to show you clapping, he does!

i used to be able to set xavier in a sitting position on the floor and he'd be good there for an hour sometimes. seriously, an hour. i could get the kitchen cleaned and dinner done before he realized that he wanted my attention. now he likes to get on his belly to move. he's rolling. everywhere. he can strategically adust the angle of his body so that he can effectively roll to get whatever toy has caught his attention. many times, i have found him caught between the leg of the dining room table and a chair trying to get to a toy under the table. silly baby.

he plants big drooly kisses on my cheek, which is so gross, but i still love it. when i bring his face to my cheek, he plants a big wet one.

his brothers make him laugh ALL the time. i love hearing them laugh together. xavier has a hearty chuckle from his big belly. his big brothers love him so much.

he has been a little fussy lately, and i wonder if he's teething. i always think it's teething, but then he hasn't cut any teeth yet! he has been pretty hungry lately and i think he's on the verge of wanting table food. ground up, of course, but i let him have a taste of vienna sausage (i know, yum! :P) and i think he was just so excited about tasting salt that he ate a whole one! he has been eating fruit and veggie puffs and is getting better at chewing every day.