The Fox family has a lot of new things going on lately...First with Halen news...

-He can sit up all by himself now. He is such a big boy!

-Halen is now big enough to sit in his highchair to eat...which is wonderful for mommy, because now eating isn't such a disaster.

-He can do push-ups now...at least this is what daddy calls them :) He has been trying really hard lately to get into the crawling position, he just hasn't learned to put his knees down yet. He is also pushing himself backwards. He wants to move SO bad. He sees his friend Jax or other babies at Mommies Group crawling all over and he wants to join them.

-He sleeps completely through the night now. He goes to bed at 6 or 6:30 and usually doesn't wake up until 6:30 or 7 the next morning. I think he sleeps so well at night because he isn't such a good napper during the day...He will take a few half an hour naps throughout the day, but usually not more than that. I guess he just doesn't want to miss out on any of the action during the day :)

Now for Billy news...

-He finished his language course finally. He tested today and will find out in a few days how he did. I know he did great! And I am really proud of him...now on to the next step...which is good and bad...good because he is one step closer to finishing the course, and bad because he will be leaving us soon :( 

In Nikki news...

-I booked our flight home!! Halen and I will be home May 1st through June. Can not wait!

My little heart-breaker

We have had a busy couple of weeks, but they have been fun! Bill and Ruth drove down for a visit and stayed the 4th-9th. It was so good to see them again. They were amazed at how much Halen has grown and developed over the past couple of months. We miss them already, but especially Halen; they are such wonderful grandparents. We went to the beach in Wilmington for a day. The weather was really nice, but as you got closer to the shore, it got so much colder. Halen got to see the beach for the first time, but hopefully when we take him this summer it will be a lot warmer and he will enjoy it. Oh, I can't wait for those days, when he will be waddling on the beach playing in the sand :) Here are some pictures:

Halen is in there somewhere, all bundled up :)

Halen liked chewing on mommy's sunglasses.

Getting a pedicure! Halen was very interested in it all.

So here are some new discoveries for Halen...He has found out that he loves to scream. Not a mad, or upset scream, but a scream just to hear his own voice. He thinks it's so funny, me and Billy on the other hand, not so much :) It's almost as bad as listening to him cry...let's just say hopefully he starts talking soon. I keep saying mama and dada to him, in the hope that he will start to understand. He knows his own name, so now on to mommy and daddy's names. Such a funny noisy little baby boy!

He has continued to roll all over the place. Last week at Mommy's Group, he would start off right in front of me and end up all the was across the room. And he doesn't care who or what is in his was, he will roll over top of it, around it, or keep trying until someone moves the object for him. He's persistent :) We are still working on sitting up. He does really well holding himself up, but his balance isn't quite there yet. Oh, and he fake coughs a lot now. It's so funny. He will do it for like an hour straight. He sure is entertaining.

Billy leaves in 2 weeks for 3 months of training...booo. This time it really stinks because we can't have any contact during th 3 months...no calls, no letters, nothing. This will be my first true taste of being an army wife and I'm not to excited about it. But after he completes this phase, we will be one step closer to his graduation. Yeah! During those 3 months, Halen and I will be going back to Iowa for awhile. I think we will be leaving May 1st and then be coming back around June 15th. I am so excited to see family and friends. My sister, shout out to you Jord! Can't wait to see that girl. Oh and my crazy niece Kimber Ann, I love that little girl so much. My mom, my dad, Justin, Christopher, Chasidy & Abby. All of Billy's family. Oh and can't forget my wonderful friends! Amanda, Jordan, Jenn, Abby, Tara, Kati, and Kylie. I get so excited just talking about it! Can't wait to see you all!!!

One last thing, Halen and I went to church this morning with my friend Jenna and her baby boy Jax, and Halen went into the nursery during most of the service and he did great! I am so happy that I have found a good friend in Jenna! She is awesome and our babies are close in age so they can be friends too! 

My little heart-breaker :)

Sippy cup time!!

We got Halen a sippy cup yesterday and tried it out for the first time today. He did so good! He held it all by himself and he drank the whole cup (there were about 2 ounces in it). I was amazed, he just grabbed it and started drinking away.

And how cute is this? Message from Halen's friend Jax....

"Halen, im holding your toy hostage so that you have to hang out with me again soon."

That's Halen's gloworm :)

Time flys when you're having fun!

We are so amazed with Halen lately. He is rolling all over the place and he now has 2 teeth! One popped in and then like the next day, the one right next to it popped in. He now has his two bottom middle teeth. So cute! He was sick a couple of weeks ago, but I guess it could have just been part of him teething. And he kept sticking his tongue out, over and over, now I know it's because he was feeling his teeth come in! I will try to get a picture of them, so I can post it on here. We will see if he cooperates :)

Some wonderful news! Amanda and Brett found out that they are having a girl!! I am so excited for them. She was pretty sure that it was going to be a boy, but God had different ideas for them. I talked to her while she was on her way to the appointment and I told her I thought it was a girl! I guess Auntie Nikki knows best :) And now our plan for the future is to have Halen and her little girl get married so that we can finally be related, well kind of...Ahhh! I am so excited! I can't wait to buy cute girlie things! Here is a 3-D image of their precious baby girl

Bill and Ruth are leaving Pella tomorrow to visit us! They are driving, so please pray for their safe arrival. They will get here sometime on Thursday. Halen can't wait to see his Grandma and Grandpa Lubach!

Halen was able to play with his little friend Jax today. My friend Jenna came over for awhile today and the babies had some play time. Jax is nine months old and it is so fun to watch him because I know that Halen will be doing all the things he is doing soon. Halen is pretty interested in other babies and it's fun to watch him try to do some "big boy" things.

Just to show how much Halen has grown here are some pictures...

                                                                         Then...

...and now!