Photo Op

Last Sunday my sister took some pictures of Jackson. I thought these turned out pretty good. He is also has two teeth. You can see them in one of the pictures. I can't believe he already has teeth..he is only 5 months. It's crazy!

Jackson loves to sit up. He still needs a little help from the boppy or me but he is can mostly sit by himself.

Enjoy the cute pictures or my sweet little Jackson!

Jordan's Birthday

Yesterday, February 1st was Jordans 26th birthday. we celebrated by eating piza, opening presents, and digging in to some yummy triful that I made for him. It was a fun evening. I also made him a blanket on Shutterfly. You can put pictures on the blanket so I did and it turned out differently than I thought but I still think it's cute. I didnt think it would be so big. haha Next time...well if there is a next time, prob wont be printing any blankets for a while. I will know what it looks like and chose a better lay out with more pictures so there isn't a huge picture at the top. I still think it was a fun/cute idea though. Here are a few pictures from the night.

5 months

Jackson turned 5 months on Wednesday! I can't believe I have a 5 month old baby. It's crazy! Here is how he is doing:

Weight: 14.5lbs -Getting big!

Has tried rice cereal 3 times -Hates it! hopefully soon he will start to like it though. :)

Can sit up with assistance. I set him in the boppy sitting up and he does really good.

Teething already! -His two bottom teeth are poking through, which means Jackson doesn't always feel good. It's sad but were getting through it. I just can't believe he already is getting his teeth. I want his smile to be all gums forever! I'm actually a little sad. I'll get over it I guess.

Sleeping situation....oh gee. He will not go down in his crib. He either wants to be held or in mom and dads bed....no bueno people! I don't know what to do. I am too weak and I cant just let him cry..it makes me upset. He is still so little.

He is rolling over now from back to front! Usually when he is mad that I wont pick him up he just decides to roll over, and is actually liking his tummy time more.

He is now wearing 3-6 month clothes and some 6 month!

He LOVES his new stroller. We have been going on walks with our friend and he just loves to look around outside. He usually falls asleep too. It's just that smooth of a ride!

Pictures now! My sweet little Jackson just makes my world.








And last but not least! Jordan starts his new job on Tuesday. He is really excited! I am too because he is going to be taking the train into work now and I will know exactly when he will be getting home because there won't be any traffic. YAY.

I finally got a BOB

I am a proud new owner of a BOB jogging stroller. I love it. I took it out for my first jog today and it was so much fun, and a lot harder than I thought. I can't wait to keep going out. Jackson has one sweet ride now! He still has to be in his car seat when we go out because he can't sit up by himself yet but in these pictures I just
sat him in it to see if he liked it. He LOVES it, and he likes to use the car seat adapter as a foot rest. haha It is pretty funny.

This kid cracks us up.

Jackson is now 4 months old and is doing some funny things. I mean I am sure all babies do this but its our first so we just laugh with him..sometimes at him. No I am only kidding. I don't have a picture or video of this yet but he loves to scream now. Not because he is mad or anything just because he likes to hear the sound of his own voice. It's pretty humorous. We call him our little teradactyl. He just screeches as long as he can until he has no breath left in him. Then he usually laughs afterwards. He is so cute and funny.

He has also found his feet. He found them a while ago but he now loves to eat them. If he is on his back he is usually eating his toes. I guess they taste good. I should sprinkle sugar on them. :)

And something else funny is when he is nursing he will try to stick his thumb in his mouth also. He wants milk and to suck his thumb. Crazy kid. I have to pull his thumb out at least once or twice a feeding. He will just smile at me and then go back to eating.

Jackson is weighing in now at 13.8lbs and is 24.5 inches long. We had round 2 of shots and it was not nearly as bad as round 1. Round one was one of the saddest days of my life. I never want that to happen again.

Our little guy is keeping us on our toes. He can now roll over from back to front. Which I guess means no leaving him on the bed anymore alone. He is grabbing for about everything in site. He loves to be held. He is talking or "screeching" a lot, and loves to laugh when mommy and daddy give him kisses.

Here are a few pictures of Jackson. Enjoy!

Christmas 2011

We had a great Christmas break with our family. We traveled back and forth from Maryland to Virgina so we could get time with both families. We were with my family Christmas eve and Christmas this year. We went caroling to a nursing home with friends and then to the visitor center on Christmas eve to watch the Sister Missionaries perform. That is a family tradition that we all love to do. It was a lot of fun having Christmas with our new addition. The pictures may be slightly out of order. Enjoy!
















We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Boston

Jordan had a conference last week in Boston. Since I stay home with Jackson now I was able to go with him. Even better is that my best friend Erin lives there now with her husband Kasey, so we had a whole week to play and catch up!

They live in a really cute little beach town too. They are so close to the beach so we went for a walk one day, went shopping, met Kasey and Jordan in the city for lunch, and just had a great time together.

Jackson just loves his Aunt Erin and Uncle Kasey. They are having a baby boy in March and they let Jackson wear there babies cute hat.

Mommy and Jackson getting ready to go pick up daddy.

Me, Erin, and Jackson. Erin is so cute pregnant too.

Here we are in Boston at the Christmas tree. It was huge. I have no idea how they got it in the middle of so many buildings. I think it is as big as the National Christmas tree in D.C.

Kasey and Erin

All of us at Mike's Pastry's. Erin and Kasey took us out for a night on the town. We went to a cute little Italian restaurant and then after dessert here. I don't know if you can see how HUGE our pieces of cheesecakes are. It was divine. I still think about this place.

This was outside where we had dinner.

Here is my cute little family...well you can't see Jackson. He was sleeping in the stroller and I was not about to wake him up.

We had such a great time visiting Boston. Thanks again Erin and Kasey for a wonderful trip! We already miss you!