Random Cuteness

Jackson is a busy little boy these days and is constantly entertaining us and leading us to thank God for our amazing blessings. Here are a few pictures of his adventures.

Here he is taking a ride around the house on daddy's shoulder.

Here he is playing with his highchair which I had to take apart and clean the other day since the little mister is quite messy with his meals.

And here's the little man all fresh and clean after his bath. He absolutely loves his baths! He likes to chew on his foam letters and drink the water. So silly.

Jackson's baptism

Jackson was baptised on November 7 at Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church in OKC. It was a very special day, and he was very well-behaved. When the priest presented him to the congregation to welcome and everyone started clapping, Jackson followed suit and applauded as well. Then he clapped for himself again as we were returning to our seats. It was really funny. A lady even came up afterwards and told us it was the best baptism she'd ever seen.

Jackson had his 9-month well baby checkup last Friday, and he did great. He is now 20lbs and 28 inches long! He’s getting so big. He changes so fast and his newest tricks include pulling up and crawling like a pro, saying dog (sometimes minus the ‘g’), making what we call his turkey gobbler noise with his finger and his lips, and eating all kinds of solid foods. Jackson loves to be outside and go on walks and loves to watch the dogs as well as crawl all over whoever is playing with him on the floor; he’s definitely a boy! His favorite toys include his basic little rattle and all manner of balls, but he also loves rubber spatulas and the coasters. His sleeping is getting better all the time. You might recall that he started sleeping through the night at 8 weeks, and that lasted until he was 4 months and then abruptly stopped, but this month he has been doing pretty well with some nice long stretches and even several full nights so I think we’re seeing some real progress. Mommy definitely appreciates that.

I’ve posted some pictures of him playing with the water during a bath in the sink. He’s fascinated by water, and also still likes to give things investigatory bites like a little shark. :)

First Hair Cut!

Jackson got his first hair cut today! He was getting quite shaggy with his hair almost in his eyes in front, hanging over his ears and starting to creep down the back of his neck. I waited as long as I could but finally broke down. He was very good for the lady, and I must say he is looking very handsome!

Here he is before...

And here's the sweet guy out to lunch with Mommy and Gran and his new cute do!

cute little guy

These pictures were just too cute, I had to do a quick post. Jackson is a man on the move these days! He is constantly exploring. It makes it very hard for mom and dad to be lazy! Jackson is so much fun and such a happy little guy. He loves the simplest things, like rubber spatulas and empty kleenex boxes. The other day he literally played with a ribbon attached to a balloon for over an hour, including hanging onto it while he ate dinner and taking it on our walk. He just never let go! We feel so blessed that we have him! It makes the fact that he is not sleeping well at all a little easier to handle. :)

August 2010 Update

Well since I missed Jackson's 6 month update, here goes. He is now 8 months old! I have no idea how much he weighs, but I'm sure he's closing in on 20lbs and is getting very long. He's just about to outgrown his infant car seat. We just can't believe how fast the time is flying by. We fall more in love with that kiddo every single day; we are truly truly blessed to have had him entrusted to us. Jackson has been a busy little boy the past few months. He has mastered sitting up; has pulled himself up a couple of times; says da-da-da, ba-ba-ba, and a host of other little noises all the time; he's clapping and starting to wave; and as of one week ago is an official crawler! He's also loving his solid food and is interested in anything that we're eating. He particularly loves his puffs and his cheerios. His favorite toys are anything that makes noise and the dogs' toys. Interestingly, the dogs seem to know that his toys are off limits, but Jackson finds their toys extremely intriguing. Jackson has really developed into an extremely happy little fellow. It's very easy to make him smile and laugh. He's so funny because sometimes he gets scared when Lexi barks or when one of us sneezes and it startles him, but I can growl really loud right in his face, and he just laughs his head off, thinks it's hilarious!

I posted the video of him crawling for one of the first times as well as a rare picture of him with his mommy (and Lexi) and a family picture taken the day before the 7-year anniversary of mommy and daddy. Eric and I were discussing the past seven years that we've been together and realized that we have really accomplished a lot. One or both of us has been in school almost the entire time (Eric will graduate with his master's in December), I've left two different jobs, we've bought a car and a house, and most recently became parents. There's been a lot of learning and growing, but most of all we both agree that we wouldn't trade each other for anything and fully intend to continue annoying each other for many years to come! :)

Lake Trip

We went to Fort Gibson Lake last weekend. It was Jackson Cole’s first lake trip and first time on Grandpa’s boat. He disliked the life jacket at first, but once the boat started up, he really enjoyed the wind blowing in his face and all the new sights. We had a good time, and it was nice to get away. Jackson got some good playtime with his cousin Eli, who is very sweet to Jackson and likes to retrieve toys that are out of Jackson’s reach. Jackson finds Eli very amusing.