Three Months Old Already

Jackson Cole turned 3 months on March 23! We haven’t been back to the doctor so I don’t know how much he weighs, but he has certainly gotten heavier and longer as he no longer fits into his 3 month clothes, and we’ve moved onto 3-6 month. It seems like he changes every single day. His latest tricks include: much longer louder and more frequent cooing and giggling; trying to pull himself to a sitting position while holding onto our fingers; sleeping through the night (thank you!); looking for mommy and daddy when he hears our voices; and holding his chest up when doing tummy time. He hasn’t quite discovered his hands yet, but it seems imminent. He has also officially declared himself a thumb sucker, which is actually nice because he’s able to put himself back to sleep if he wakes up at night most of the time.

Eric and I have adjusted to parenthood fairly smoothly and fall in love with our little man more every day. We are just in awe of God’s amazing blessings in our lives. Going back to work has not been easy at all, but I’m starting to get used to it, and I just try to soak up as much time with him on the weekends as I possibly can. As most of you are aware, Eric and I have two fur-babies, Lexi & Beau. Lexi, the spoiled rotten cocker spaniel, has adjusted surprisingly well. She’s pretty disinterested in Jackson, with the exception of the occasional face sniff/lick. Beau, the sweet easygoing rescue, has assumed his position as almighty protector of Jackson. When we first brought him home, Beau would not leave his/my side, and he watched nervously anytime someone other than Eric or I held him. He has relaxed a little but still likes to follow us around the house, and he’s also very good about giving Jackson lots of kisses on his head and hands.

The pictures are of Jackson in his sweater vest all handsome and ready for church; of he and I when we went on our first official walk around the neighborhood; and of he and Daddy watching football. Enjoy!

Two Month Stats

Jackson Cole had his two-month check-up yesterday and received a clean bill of health. He now weighs 12lbs, 12oz and is 24 inches long! He is in the 90th percentile for height so hopefully he'll be a tall guy. It's so hard to believe that he's already two months old! I can't believe how fast the time has flown by. He gets more and more fun every day. He is smiling a lot and making lots of adorable little cooing noises. He's also trying to figure out if he's going to be a binky baby like his momma or a thumb-sucker. It seems whenever he loses his binky, he finds his thumb.

I start back to work full time on Monday, which I'm feeling okay about. I did two half days last week to kind of ease myself into it, and I'm glad I did. It wasn't as hard to be away from him as I had anticipated, but I was definitely sad to leave him and super excited to pick him up. I know it will be good for him to be away from me a little bit. That's about all the news for now. Enjoy the pictures!

2/6/2010 Update and Pictures

Well, as everyone already knows Jackson Cole was born on December 23, 2009 weighing in at 8lbs, 1oz, 21.25 inches long. At his one month check up he weighed a whopping 10lbs, 8oz, and 22.5 inches long! He's a growing boy who definitely is a good eater. He seems to be really healthy and happy, other than a pretty gassy tummy that upsets him frequently. We're figuring out how to deal with that though; mommy, daddy, and baby are all learning together. Speaking of Daddy, he is now working full time and attending school, but he still finds time to fit in some snuggles with his little man. Mommy will be going back to work around March 1, and I have mixed emotions about that. I just love spending time with my little man and watching him grow, but I kind of miss my work life and friends too. I know I'll get used to it, but I'm pretty anxious about it right now. However, I know that our little booger bear (that's what we call him) will be well taken care of by his Mimi, Eric's mom, and we definitely appreciate how blessed we are that she is able to watch him for us, as opposed to scary daycare!

We're really excited to be able to share news and pictures on this blog with our friends and family, and I will definitely try to keep it updated, but I make no promises. :) Thanks to Robin for designing it for us! I've posted a progression of photos so that you can see how he's changed over the last 6 weeks. The pictures are in reverse order as I am new to this whole blogging thing. I'll get it figured out! Stay tuned...

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