Anderson - Party of 3

Worst Blogger Ever!

2010-02-15T10:14:00.005-05:00

Yep, that's me! Sorry I have been MIA on here lately. I promise to do much better after this little catch-up. My excuse for not updateing sooner keeps leading back to not having my camera, not having the camera cord, not having the card reader...you get the picture. Therefore, I shall update you all with iPhone photos :) The quality isn't stellar, but Jackson has a way of makeing the picture awesome regardless!

Here are some of the things Jackson has been doing over the past 6 weeks...

He practices standing all.the.time. This kid LOVES to stand up. He can't get there on his own yet, but he'll hang out there for a while if you help him.

He played at Grammy and Grandaddy's one Sunday after church. This was Grammy's Birthday (Jan 10th).

He loves to bang on the his new activity table. He's already becoming Mr. independant. He doesn't really want you to hold him up anymore. He would rather sit on his knees and play with the table or have someone stand him up to it so he can band away.

He saw his first snow! I wouldn't say he 'played' in the snow, but he tolerated it long enough for pictures. He probably would have tried to eat it, like he does everything else, if he could have moved his arms :) He looked like the little boy from A Christmas Story, all bundled up.

He LOVES being on his tummy now. For those of you that remember anything about his earlier days, he used to HATE tummy time. We're talking about 30 seconds, tops, before he would start screaming. Now, he loves it. He'll even face-plant from a sitting postion now, just to get on his tummy. I think it's because he wants to move sooo badly. He's trying to keep up with some of his older friends at daycare. He's not crawling yet, but his prefered mode of getting around is usually rolling towards his closest toy, or spinning around on his belly until he gets there. Just this weekend he has tried pushing up one his toes to get his knees up under him. He hasn't been too successful with it yet, but it is amazing watching him try. He is constantly looking up and around the room to see if anyone is watching him, and then he just giggles!

My baby still loves to nap with mommy!

Jackson has so much fun with his lion. His current obsession is trying to grab the lions face and biting his mane.

Jackson's Grandpa has a little red laser light that Jackson and Blaine love to follow around the room, like little cats.

It's been no surprise that this boy loves to eat! So far, apples and bananas have been his favorite.

Other than that, he just keeps getting cuter every day!

Now that we've updated with some new pictures, I promise to be more diligent about posting updates in the future.

Oh and for some stats. At his 6 month appointment (Jan 18th), he weighed 19lbs, 11oz. He goes in tomorrow for his flu shot, so we'll see what's happened in the last month!

It's been a great year...

2009-12-30T18:56:00.015-05:00

2009 has been so good to our family! Here's our year in review...

January

2009 started with a bang! I was newly pregnant and just beginning to show, and our sweet nephew, Blaine, was born on the 19th. My mom (grammy), also celebrated her 60th birthday!

Excuse the hair. We had just gotten a little snow and I had been outside with my 'boggin on my head :)

February

on February 2nd we found our son was indeed a "he." It was such a great experience to see our little guy on that ultrasound machine.
My belly was continuing to grow...

March

This month Jackson's kicks were becoming a little more noticable. We also got to see him again on the ultrasounds machine. This time he weighed almost 1 lb!

April

Jackson's had offically become a soccer player. My bladder...oh my bladder. I had determined at this point that if he wasn't using it as a punching bag, Jackson was using my bladder as his very own pillow. The 23rd is also Al's mom (grandma)'s birthday! Did I mention my belly is really growing now?

May

We had 2 wonderful baby showers in May. One given by Donetta, and the other by Shawn and family. Everyone was so generous, and we are so blessed to have such supportive and helpful friends and family. We love you all! Happy Birthday Uncle Jason!

June

Ahhh June! The month of birthdays and celebrations. My birthday was on the 4th, our 3rd wedding anniversary was on the 10th, and Uncle Nathan's birthday was the 16th. Al also celebrated his big 3-0 on the 17th, followed by his dad (grandpa)'s birthday on the 24th. We also had our 3rd baby shower, given by my sister-in-law (Auntie Leila), cousins(Christy, Sabrina & Leeann) and Aunt Donna. Whew, thankfully Jackson waited until July!

July

The most unforgetable, truly breathtaking month of the year! On Tuesday, July 14th, at 5:27pm, our son, Jackson Lee Anderson was born. Weighing 8 lbs 10.8oz, and 19 inches long, this little miracle changed our lives forever. Mommy and Daddy love you!

Happy Birthday Aunt Shawn! It's a good month!

This picture was taken right before we left for the hospital

August

August 27th was my dad (granddaddy)'s birthday. Jackson is growing before our eyes. He's learning more and more about the world around him every day.

September

September was the beginning of Pirate football. Jackson loved to dress up in his Pirate gear on game day! Jackson also began sleeping through the night in September, which meant mommy and daddy got some rest too!
Happy Birthday Auntie Leila!

October

Jackson dressed up as a monkey on his first Halloween. We also went to Briley's Farm and visited their pumpkin patch with Aunt Shawn, Uncle Jason, and Blaine. We plan to make this an annual tradition, and hopefully be able to track how the boys are growing! I was also able to catch on of his first intentional rolls on video.

November

Jackson got his first taste of cereal this month! He didn't care much for it. He prefers his veggies (sweet potatoes, squash, and carrots). Greenbeans are next. Happy Thanksgiving!

December
This Decemeber is a month to remember. Jackson's first Christmas was so much fun. This month he also got his first tooth, began rolling from side to side more, and now he's sitting on his own. It's amazing how much he has changed and how quickly he's growing.

http://blessings-anderson.blogspot.com/2009/12/oh-christmas-time.html

I can only pray that God will continue to bless our family in 2010, as much as He did in 2009!

Oh Christmas Time...

2009-12-26T10:13:00.013-05:00

What a blessing it was enjoying Jackson's first Christmas! Our celebrating began on the 23rd. Every year we go to Al's Aunt Deb's house to visit with friends and family. The party usually doesn't get started until about 7pm, but with Jackson needing to be in bed between 7:30 and 8, we had to go a little early so we could be back to Greenville in time for bed. Luckily, we still got to see a lot of people before we left.

Jackson got another visit with Santa

Blaine LOVED playing with this Santa. There was a button that made the Santa sing and dance!

We spent Christmas Eve with Al's family. We had a great time, as usual. The boys did so well and had so much fun. Jackson was in awe of everything going on around him and Blaine was in.to.everything. It was hilarious! There was a huge pile of paper and Blaine kept playing in it. I think he liked that more than some of his gifts!

Jackson got lots of cool stuff. Grandma and Grandpa Anderson got both Jackson and Blaine their new Britax convertible car seats! Jackson LOVES his. He likes his infant seat, but he just loves this new one. I think he likes that it sits much taller and he can see everything that's going on. He's become quite the nosey little fellow. He also go a really cool walker toy with an activity center on the front. He already loves playing with it. Aunt Shawn, Uncle Jason and Blaine also got Jackson a really fun LeapFrog activity table, a book and some fun blocks that his can pull around in a wooden cart. He's going to have so much fun with his new toys!

Growing up, mom and dad always allowed Nathan and I to open one gift on Christmas Eve. It was usually a present that we already knew about, but we still got excited to open it up! We are going to do this same with Jackson, and this year his first gift was his 'My First Christmas' pajamas. He got his bath, we put on his new pjs and cuddled up and read him "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (thanks Aunt Shawn!), and off to bed he went.

Christmas morning was so exciting! Jackson was grinning from ear to ear and so overwhelmed with all that was going on.

We spent Christmas Day with my family. After we finished opening and playing with Jackson's toys from 'Santa,' we headed to Smithfield. There we exchanged gifts with Grammy, Granddaddy, Uncle Nathan and Auntie Leila! Grammy and Granddaddy got Jackson so much fun stuff. He got a Radio Flyer wagon, lots of clothes, toys, blocks and sunglasses, just to name a few. Uncle Nathan and Auntie Leila got him some drums, a fun punching toy and a Polo shirt (which is very fitting, if you know my brother)!

That afternoon we went to Jackson's Great Granddaddy's house to have lunch and visit with all of our extended family. We played a little dirty santa among the adults and watched as all the kids opened all their gifts. It was a full house with 7 kids (age 5 months - 8 years) and about 14 adults! It was such a great day spending time with family.

Here is a picture of Jackson with all of his Christmas goodies!

Here Comes Santa Claus...

2009-12-21T10:24:00.006-05:00

Here are the pictures from Jackson and Blaine's visit with Santa!

Aunt Shawn with Jackson

It looks like he is screaming at Santa, but really...he's yawning :)

Blaine with Santa! He loved him!

Santa had his hands full!

This last one is hilarious. Jackson looks terrified as he grabs Santa's beard, and Blaine...well he just loves his fingers :)

I can't wait

2009-12-20T21:28:00.008-05:00

Only 5 days till Christmas! Where has this year gone? Al and I were just talking today about how it seems like just yesterday that I was still pregnant with Jackson. We would sit and talk about how differnt Christmas would be this year, and how much fun we would have with a 5 1/2 month old. Christmas seemed like it was so far away then. So how is it that Christmas will be here in 5 days?!?!?

I can't until Christmas morning! I can't wait to see the look on Jackson's face when he gets to play with his new toys! I can't wait to start and build new traditions with our son. I can't wait to experience this Christmas with the most amazing husband and son anyone could ask for! I can't wait to teach Jackson about the real meaning behind Christmas! I am so blesses and I can't wait!

Tonight we took Jackson over to Cindy and Gregs (my brother-in-law Jason's parents)'s house to meet Santa tonight. I didn't know what to expect, but Jackson did great. He took right to Santa and even tried to eat his beard :) We got some great pictures of Jackson and Blaine with Santa. I will post some pictures of that soon! I just need to get them on my computer. Thank you Shawn and Jason for inviting us to come along.

Jackson is trying so hard to sit up on his own now, and he's getting there. He's actaully able to sit, unassisted, for a few minutes at the time. He gets so excited when he does this. See for yourself.

Oh and Jackson loves his sweet taters!

I'll leave you with a quick videos of my giggle box! Ignore me in the background. Mommys do silly things to get thier kids to laugh :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

2009-12-10T09:24:00.006-05:00

I can not begin to describe how excited I am for Christmas this year! Christmas has always been my favorite holiday, but this year is just special. It's Jackson's first Christmas! I know he is not going to have any clue what's going on, and he will probably like the paper better than any of his new toys at first, but that doesn't take any of the excitment out of it! He's at the stage where he is understanding things around him and he is reaching for toys to play with, so I know he will enjoy it all! Now if his granddaddy and great granddaddy would just get to building that toy chest, we'll have somewhere to put all this stuff :)

We got our tree put up right after Thanksgiving and Jackson loves the lights, especially when the tree is lit at night! I actaully have to unplug the tree when I am giving him his last bottle before bed because he will break his neck trying to look around the recliner to see the tree.

I got all of Jackson's Christmas outfits out of the back of his closet last night to wash them. All 6 of them! Did I mention, I love Christmas? He has been stayed pretty true to size when it come to his clothes. All of his Christmas outfits are size 3-6 or 6 months, which is perfect. All, but one. Perhaps my favorite one! It was size 3 months, and the tag said it would fit up to 12.5 lbs. HA! Jackson passed that long ago, weighing almost 17lbs now! Well I decided to try it anyway, and it FITS! My little man is a little elf today :)

I will have to get some better pictures of the outfit itself, but here are a few taken at daycare this morning. The shirt is candycane stripped and say's 'Santa's Favorite.' The pants are green with little santa heads on the feet, and it came with a santa bib to match!

He was trying so hard to sit up this morning!

This face just CRACKS.ME.UP. I guess he got his love for making funny faces from uncle Nathan.

Did I mention, I'm excited about Christmas? HA! Jackson is growing so fast, as is our nephew Blaine. It's going to be so much fun watching them both enjoy thier firt Christmas together! Jackson isn't mobile yet so he will probably just sit and stare in awe of everything around him. Blaine on the other hand...will be running full speed ahead! What a great time of year...

OOOOHHHH! I can't forget about a congrats to the Pirates! This past Saturday ECU hosted, for the first time ever, the Conference Championship game. We beat a nationally ranked team to become the first C-USA team to win the championship 2 years in a row. What a great day to be a Pirate in Dowdy-Ficklin!

2009-11-27T14:36:00.001-05:00

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Growing up too fast!

2009-11-25T11:43:00.004-05:00

Oh my! Guess who is trying to sit up! It only lasts for a minute or two, but holy cow. He's usually okay and pretty stable until something catches his eye, or he sees his feet and tries to grab 'em.

Here are a few more pictures of Jackson with his bear from Uncle Nathan and Aunt Leila. He tried to eat the bear, as he does everything else these days! And yes, that is my son in leg warmers (circo 1980's)! They are from www.babylegs.com, and I think they are cute! Not to mention how easy it makes diaper changes when you don't have to put pants on and off a squirmy 4 month old!

Busy Busy Busy

2009-11-23T10:38:00.005-05:00

BUSY! That seems to be the word of the week! Last Thursday (19th), Jackson had his first taste of cereal. He was really amused at first, as he slammed his hands on his highchair...almost as if he knew what was coming. Well, it was interesting, and I don't think he liked it very much. This is a learning process for both Al and I, and for Jackson! Here are a few pictures of the morning.

Hum, this should be fun!

Jackson's first bite

Okay, that wasn't toooo bad. Do I get more?

ACK! This stuff is yucky!

You mean, you want me to eat this?

The first cereal was eventful to say the least :)

This morning we tried oatmeal. he still got frustrated bt the end, but he seamed to like it much better than the cereal. He was at least opening his mouth for it, evn if he still made the funny faces.

I still think he would prefer to eat his bib...or his hands for that matter!

Also, guess who has been nappig in his crib some :) It's not for every nap, but we're making progress here :)

Saturday, a friend of mine took a few pictures of Jackson for our Christmas cards...

Go here to see the rest (8 of them).
www.capturedbyblythe.lifepics.com Password is Jackson.

We had a great time at the game Saturday. A few friends came in town that we haven't seen in a while, and it was great to see everyone! Grandma and Grandpa Anderson watched Jackson Saturday while we went to the game. I'm sure Grandma had him laughing out load. I'm not sure what it is about his Grandma and Grammy, but man can they get that little guy to laugh!

We can't wait to spend some time with the family on Thursday! We wish we could see Nathan and Leila, but I guess we'll have to share them with he family too :) At least we'll be able to see them for Christmas...just a little under 5 weeks away. Ahh...that reminds me...I've got some shopping to do :)

Hump Day!

2009-11-18T11:25:00.003-05:00

(A few Pictures for Nathan, since he didn't like that my last post didn't include any)

If you stick your tounge out, Jackson will now try to imitate you :)

18 weeks

2009-11-17T09:43:00.004-05:00

How has it already been 18 weeks? How is it that time can fly by so fast? How is it the my little man that use to love to cuddle up on my chest and would fall fast aleep can no longer sit still? All he wants to do is look around and take in the world. ::SIGH:: My little guy is growing up so fast.

I took Jackson to his 4 month appointment yesterday. Doc says he's perfect, but I already knew that :) He offically weighed in at 16lbs 11oz (75%), and 24.5 inches (50%). He gave us the okay to start on solids, and as big as his appetite is, I'm sure he will do fine. I will post pictures and an update when it happens.

We had a great weekend. My mom and dad came to Greenville Saturday to hang out with Jackson. Mom and I were able to get a lot of Christmas shopping done. I still have a lot left, but being the procrastinator that I am, it's rare that I have this much done 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. Al's parents also stopped by for a quick visit, and it was great to see them.

Sunday, Jackson and I packed up and went to church with Shawn and Blaine. There were a group of young boys there from a Baptist group home in Tarboro (the Kennedy Center). Their stories were touching, but sad. They were a strong bunch of boys that had been through a lot and I pray that they continue on in such a positive manor. After church we went over to the inlaws house for a bit. my nephew Blaine is growing up so fast. he's at that age now where he is so curious and IN.TO.EVERYTHING. He is wide open, and so much fun!

All in all, great weekend!

Just Tuesday...What?

2009-11-10T11:11:00.003-05:00

What a long week it's going to be!

We had a geat time Thursday night at the ECU/VTech game, even though we lost. Win or lose, we always have a good time with Pirate football. Grammy and granddaddy were nice enough to come to Greenville to watch Jackson so Al and I could go, even though it ment them getting back to Smithfield after midnight...what grandparents will do :)

The night turned out great. It was the first night that anyone other that Al or myself had put Jackson to bed. All went off without a hitch and he slept all night, which was great since I didn't get to bed until 1am and had to wake up for work the next morning!

Saturday we spent the afternoon in Tarboro so Jackson could vist with grandma and grandpa, and Bella could run wild! It was a nice visit. It's so much fun to see Jackson with his grandparents. He loves them all so much!

Sunday was a relaxing day. We stayed close to home and it was nice to just relax and not go, go, go for once. Al watched football while I got my order ready for the Bill Goode pictures. I can't wait for them to come in!!!

This might be one of the few times you will see Jackson wearing anything other than purple and gold during football season! Take it in and soak it up Nathan...this was just for the UNC vs. Duke game :)

One year ago today...

2009-11-03T09:20:00.009-05:00

I can't believe it has been a year!

It's amazing how in just 1 year I could go from this...

To this...

Jackson has been the sweetest blessing our little family could ask for!

Sorry I have been such a slacker with posting blogs and updated pictures the last 2 weeks. Life had been a little hectic, but I will make it up with lots of new pictures today :)

Jackson has gotten to where he really loves his jumperoo. He is still learning about the toys and hasn't really figured out how to play with them yet, but he's got the jumping thing down pat!

When he does find a toy...It goes straight to his mouth!

We had a great Halloween. We took Jackson over to Aunt Shawn and Uncle Jason's to see Blaine. The 6 of us had a nice lunch at the Olive Garden and just spent some time together. I promise to post more Halloween pictures soon (Shawn has most of them).

The somewhat Happy Pumpkin

The not so happy pumpkin...

Our little Monkey

Just a couple more random, but cute pictures :)

Napping in the recliner

Well Hello...

If you haven't seen them already...Jackson's 3 month pictures are up.
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It's another busy week ahead. We are looking forward to the ECU vs. VTech game on Thursday! GO PIRATES!!!

Purple and Gold Day!

2009-10-16T09:29:00.002-04:00

Today is the final day of spirit week at daycare! It's been a fun week!

Cheer for East Car'lina,

Cheer for old E.C.,

We know we're the finest,

Onward to victory! GO PIRATES!!!

Cheer for East Car'lina,

Cheer on for old E.C.,

Loyal and Bold,

we're the purple and gold,

WE ARE THE PIRATES OF E.C.U.!

HEY!

The week's festivities are ending with a parents luncheon at 11. I'm exiced to go see my little man again and to meet some of the other parents! It's already been a hectic morning. I rushed around getting everything ready (myself, Jackson, and the meatballs). I finally got out of the house a little earlier than usual so I would have plenty of time to drop Jackson off, help get things set up and to get to work. Everything was great until some ::cough:: ::cough:: jerk, pulled out in front of me this morning and slammed on breaks. Thank God we didn't hit him, but my meatballs (covered in BBQ sauce mind you) went EVERYWHERE! So back home we went to get things cleaned up. I was not happy, but Al helped me get all the BBQ sauce wiped up and Bella helped with the meatballs :). Hopefully this day gets better...

On another note...we are exicted to see all of our out-of-town friends this weekend. It's been a long time since we have seen most of them, and it will be great to hang out with all of them tomorrow.

Backwards Day

2009-10-15T12:50:00.003-04:00

Poor little guy doesn't know if he's coming or going today. Good luck to the daycare ladies that will be changing all these infant's diapers today with their clothes on backwards!

Tomorrow is Purple and Gold day, and this weekend is homecoming! We are so excited and can't wait to see everyone!

Tacky Day

2009-10-14T09:20:00.002-04:00

Today is the third day of spirit week at daycare. It's tacky day! I couldn't help but laugh as I got Jackson dressed this morning. I felt like such a bad mommy :(

He kept giggling and hiding in daddy's chest, as if to say he couldn't belive I had dressed him like this!

Just look at this face!

Red Shirt Day

2009-10-13T10:29:00.003-04:00

Today is red shirt day! Despite his granddaddy being a State fan (booo!), Jackson surprisingly has just one red shirt. She here he is...in all his red shirt glory this morning. He is wearing his new pants today, too. You can't really tell in the pics, but they have little labs all over!

Ever since Sunday, Jackson has been facinated with grasping his tiny hands around his bottle. This morning I caught him actually holding it! Granted, it only lasted about 30 seconds, but still cute.

Tomorrow...tacky day!

Spirit Week

2009-10-12T10:09:00.005-04:00

Today is the first day of Spirit Week in the infant classes at A Child's Place! I will be sure to post pictures each day this week, along with photos of the day.

Today is pajama day!

Jackson is definitely a morning baby. He is usually so happy in the mornings, laughing and cooing away. His usual wakeup time is between 7-7:30am. I can usually hear him 'talking' to himself of the monitor, so that's when I go in to get him. Well this morning, it was almost 8am and I had to wake him up so I could get him ready for the day. He was not happy with mommy! As soon as I turned his light on, he scrunched up his eyebrows and poked out his bottom lip :( He wasn't happy 'til he got his bottle (just like his daddy, leave him alone 'til you feed him :)

In other news, Jackson loves his johnny jump-up!

An Eventful Saturday!

2009-10-10T21:43:00.005-04:00

We woke up this morning to an awfully warm house. Something was wrong with our A/C. Of all days this had to fall on a day when were we going to be doing a lot around the house. We are replacing our old appliances, so the guys from the Habitat for Humanity Restore came this morning to pick up our old stuff. We worked through the heat in the house to get everything cleaned up some after they left so we would be ready for the Lowe's delivery.

Then Al and I took Jackson to the pumpkin patch this morning with Shawn, Jason and Blaine. It was soooo cute. We are going to make this an annual tradition with the boys! We went to Briley's Farms where they have a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, hayrides, pony rides and a play ground.

We bought some beautiful new mums (purple and gold , of course) and a pumpkin!

The Lowe's delivery man was at the house when we got back. He got everything in and then Al got the installing. He and his dad worked in the hot house installing the dishwasher and microwave while his mom and I shopped for some more things for around the house. Bless their hearts! Luckily, the air conditioning man was able to fix the problem rather quickly. The kitchen looks great. I will post some pictures when we get our refrigerator in. It had to be special ordered so it'll be another week or two before everything is complete. I never knew refrigerators came in different heights (who'd a thunk it)!

It's been a great weekend and I'm looking forward to homecoming at church tomorrow!

12 Weeks Old

2009-10-06T19:03:00.002-04:00

I can't believe Jackson is already 12 weeks old! In many ways, it seems like just yesterday he was born. It really is true what they say about how fast they grow. He amazes me more and more every day. I could just sit and watch him smile, laugh and coo all the time.

Jackson rolled over from back to belly and from belly to back a few times early on, but nothing consistent. It was probably just a fluke because it was so early. We are talking 2 weeks old. EEK!
Well over the last week he has seemed to master the belly to back roll. Unless he is propped up on his boppy pillow, he doesn't stay on his tummy long before rolling.
Here is a quick video to show it. Sorry it's sideways (I'll know better next time)!

So I scored some major deals online at The Children's Place and Crazy 8 (Gymboree's sister site that I just discovered...why didn't I know about this sooner?!?!?). I got my little man's Halloween costume, finally. My little monkey, is going to be a MONKEY! I can't wait. The package should be delivered tommorrow...EEEK! I'll post some pictures too.

Whew...what a week!

2009-09-30T10:02:00.005-04:00

We had a great weekend! Saturday Al and I went to the ECU vs. Central Florida game and the weather was beautiful. Jason and Melissa (our tailgating partners from Clayton) came and brought little Riley. He is precious, and sooo tiny! See for your self...

Jackson stayed home with Grammy and Granddaddy and had a ball! They said he was a happy baby all day and only got fussy when he was hungry (just like his daddy I tell ya!) Here is a recent picture of him smiling at Al.

Sunday we went over to Shawn and Jason's for lunch.

It was a crowd (Shawn, Jason, Blaine, Al's parents, Aunt Trudy, Chad, Crystal and Aidan)! We just hung out and had pizza while Blaine (8months) and Aidan (1year) played with all the toys. They were having a blast while Jackson slept with Grandma and Aunt Trudy :) I can't wait 'til Jackson and Blaine can interact more! They are going to be best buds. We also got to see the progress and Shawn and Jason's house. Holy Moly...it's moving fast! Everything looks beautiful and I know they can't wait to move in the next few weeks. When we got home on Sunday we relaxed and watched a little football...and so did Jackson...

It's already been a busy week back at work with appointments and meetings one after the other. As always, we're just working for the weekend. Hopefully, we'll have a relaxing one! Only plans so far is Aimee and Grant's wedding on Sunday. Can't wait!

10 Weeks Old

2009-09-22T12:09:00.002-04:00

Jackson is 10 weeks old today, and just had his 2 month appointment. Everything went well and the doc says he looks great! He weighs 13lbs 10oz (75th percentile) and is 23 inches long (50th percentile). My little man is growing so fast.

He took his shots like a champ! The first shot his did his infamous squished forhead, let out a quick WAH and then looked at me and grinned :), but the second shot he didn't like so much. After the nurse stuck him he looked up at me like 'I can't believe you let her do that to me again, mom.' It broke my heart, but he was fine. He cried for about 30 seconds until he caught a glimse of the movie Monster's Inc. playing on the TV. The whole time I was trying to change his diaper and put his clothes back on, he was staring at the TV. I thought the poor kid was going to give himself whiplash! Eh, whatever makes him happy, right?!?

Here is a quick little video of Jackson doing some tummy time this morning.

Can't wait for the weekend! 4 more days until more Pirate football!

HA!

2009-09-21T10:50:00.004-04:00

All Smiles...

Busy Weekend!

2009-09-21T10:24:00.003-04:00

Well it was another busy weekend for us. Friday night I went to a surprise party in Washington for Billy's 60th Birthday. Al had a long week and wanted to stay home with Jackson. It was his first night to be in charge of Jackson's bedtime routine, and he did wonderfully! He must have done something right - my little booger slept from 9p-7a again that night!

Saturday we had some friends over to watch the Pirates loose to the Tarheels (bah humbug!). My brother now has the braggin rights back, but it was fun while it lasted. The rest of Saturday night was pretty relaxing after a long day of football. Yesterday we met Shawn and Jason at church and then went back to Al's parents for lunch, baby snuggling and visiting. Jackson slept with his Grandma while our nephew Blaine giggled at his new Jack-in-the-box.

Another busy week ahead...