New pics

I know it's been a while since I updated here. Truth is, I haven't taken as many pictures as I should be taking. There have been times Jackson is making funny faces or looks especially cute, but if I do have a free hand to grab the camera, by the time I get it, it's usually too late. Most times, I simply don't have the time to take as many pictures as I should. But I have managed to take a few recently, so here they are.


Jackson slept through his big cousin's last soccer game of the season

Jackson and Landon, strapped in and ready to roll to go watch soccer.


I had to take these two pictures to show to Papa's boss and his wife. They bought this outfit for Jackson. It's so cute with the motorcycle on everything, including the shorts!

This one was just Jackson, laying around being lazy.

When we got back to Nana & Papa's after soccer, we tried to take some pictures of the babies. It's a little hard to see in this picture (I hate the delay of taking pics with a digital camera!) but Landon is at the age where everything goes into his mouth. This, apparently includes Jackson. Look closely and you'll see his tongue going back in after he licked Jackson's head. We were all cracking up laughing!

After Landon decided not to eat Jackson's head after all.

Jackson hanging out in his bouncey seat.

In addition to Landon, Dakota and Cheyanne, Jackson has two bonus cousins, Trista and Haley. (I say bonus because usually when I think of step, I think of the whole "evil step-relative" description.) We don't get to see them very often, what with them going to their dad's most weekends, but they did come with Uncle Scott & Aunt Charity this last weekend. They argued over who would get to hold Jackson first.

This is Haley with Jackson

Here's Trista holding Jackson.



Here's Nana holding Landon & Jackson

Holy Growing Baby Boy, Batman!!

Unless he gets sick and needs to see the doctor, Jackson won't go back to his pediatrician until his two month appointment for shots. (Eeeek! I'm sure I will cry as much as he does. My baby has to get shots!) So, I don't have "official" stats for him, but for my curiosity sake and for the baby book, I weighed and measured him. The doctor's office scale is more accurate than mine in the fact that it breaks it down by pounds and ounces. Mine rounds by 1/2 pound incrimates. According to our scale, he weighs around 11 pounds, and according to my measuring, he's now about 20 1/2 inches tall. Now, if you remember his birth stats, you may be thinking wow, he grew 3 1/2 inches in a month. Ehh, not so much. When we saw the pediatrician a couple of days after we were discharged from the hospital, we figured out he was a little shortchanged on his birth measurements. At 5 days old, he measured 18 1/2 inches. I really doubt he grew that much in five days. So, he did grow in the last month, but not as much as it sounds like.

Monday was his one month birthday. I didn't actually get any pictures on the actual day. Before anyone thinks I was slacking on my mommy duties, I must say that Monday was a pretty hectic day. Jackson is usually a very calm baby, unless he's hungry or needs a new diaper. However, Monday he was lots fussier than normal, and he was incredibly gassy. The only comfort he seemed to get was to be held and cuddled. It's hard to take pictures at the same time you are holding him. I did get pictures the day before since it was Easter, so I'll consider that close enough to his one month photo. (Oh, and by the way, once the gassiness was finally gone, he was back to his sweet, usual self.)

One Month

Dear Jackson,

Tomorrow you will be one month old. This last month has flown by, and I have learned so much about you, and about myself. I never realized how much a lack of sleep really wouldn't bother me if it meant I was being woken up to take care of you. I never realized how I could go from really disliking putting laundry away to smiling when I fold your tiny little outfits. I never realized how happy sweet little coos could make me. And, I never realized just how much love my heart could hold.

Parts of your personality are starting to come out. When it's time for you to burp during feedings, and your bottle gets moved, you protest with a sound that's almost growl like. Once I start to pat your back, you usually make a small grunting noise, almost as if you are trying to push the burp out. When you are awake, you usually look around bright eyed, taking in the world around you. You are a very sweet, very good baby. When you cry, I usually know it's because you are hungry, or need a new diaper. Occasionally you will fight going to sleep, but you usually go down without too much of a protest. Some of my favorite moments are the ones when you fall asleep with your head resting on my shoulder. I usually wait with you there for at least a few minutes to make sure you are well asleep before I move you to your bed. Those minutes are the sweetest ones I have experienced.

Happy One Month Birthday, my sweet baby boy.

Love you always,
Mommy

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!! We had a nice day today. We went to see family so Mommy could introduce me and show me off to her aunts and uncles and extended family. Mommy made me my own Easter basket with a blue camo basket. It had a First Easter bib, rattle, a book and camo colored eggs. Mommy took pictures.




My Easter outfit was one that Daddy picked out while he was home on leave. Mommy thought I looked very handsome. Here are a couple more pictures of me in it.



I hope everyone had a Happy Easter!!

We Miss Daddy!!

It's been almost a week since Daddy had to leave to go back to Kuwait. While we are doing fine, we miss him very much! Jackson and I stayed at my parents (Nana & Papa) house almost all week because I wasn't quite ready to face going home alone yet. Daniel was amazing while he was home and did so much, from cleaning up to taking over and making me get sleep, that I was anxious about handling things on my own. But Jackson is a very good baby and seems to have settled into a routine. I resisted using my mom for help unless I really needed it so I could prepare to come home. (I know Nana and Papa love us, but we can't just move in with them until Daniel comes home.) So we are home now and everything seems to be settling down. For now anyway, until Jackson decides he wants a new schedule.


Daddy brought home a camel from Kuwait for Jackson, and he wanted to take his picture on it.

The hat actually came with the camel, but it's just the right size for Jackson, too.

Even though it was the right size, Jackson wasn't too keen on wearing it. He knocked it off before we snapped this picture.

Jackson with my fuzzy fleece Army blanket.


Daniel wanted a picture of him in his ACU's with Jackson.