6 months old, already

This shot was taken on 9.3.07 when Jackson & I went for a walk.

I can't believe I gave birth to Jackson just over 6 months ago. Not only has it flown by, but I still can't get over the all the changes he has gone through.

To give you a few updates: We know he's over 20 lbs, we just don't have the exact weight. You see we, Jerrod & I, each weighed ourselves at the Publix scales, obviously we did this separately, then weighed ourselves with Jackson, and we both agreed that he's over 20 big ones.

Jackson's starting to make sounds: last night his first "distinctive" bable was dada! I was thrilled to hear this & of course, Daddy was psyched! Atta boy! He LOVES to screetch at the top of his lungs... giving his vocal cords a really nice work out. too funny! He even laughs at himself sometimes after he screetches.

He loves to drink out of my water bottle & ANY of my glasses, whether it be wather, or a sunshine, he enjoys drinking out of an adult cup.

Jackson's eating like a Viking. He's already eating, Toasted O's... just like Cheerio's, only Organic. He's been on solids since 4 months, but has recently added chicken & turkey to his diet. Everything he has eaten or tried he has gobbled up. This boy LOVES food.

Jackson totally enjoys bath time, which happens at least once a day. He truly enjoys eating so much so that he likes to put it all over his belly. He usually starts off with a bib, but he has figured out how to take it off, so mid-way through eating, he pulls the bib off & then begins to wipe his food all over his chest, his face, his ears, & in his hair. I've taken a few pictures. It's absolutely priceless. Funny, I could care less about him getting messy, but Jerrod is very neat with him... sort of the opposite in real life. Jerrod is not as neat as me & I am normally the neat freak. Strange how Jackson can change your attitude about certain things.

These next to shots are sooo sweet. Jackson woke me up early one morning, I fed him breakfast, got him cleaned up, dressed him, then layed him in with Daddy while I went to take a shower. When I got out of the bathroom they were both sound asleep together, priceless. The shots are very grainy - I didn't dare turn on a light or open the blinds.




Jackson has been working on sitting up. He's being doing Fabulous! He sit's in a tripod for up to a minute, sometimes a bit longer too. He is also kneeling, this is new thing for him, he's been doing it all week. He crawls to something then gets up on his knees for better viewing or reaching. He totally humors himself this way too.

Jackson is working on crawling. He's rocking back & forth on his hands & knees, he's not yet on all 4 crawling, but most of his efforts, when he does "scootch" around, include getting up on all fours. You can see that he's got the mechanics, he's still figuring out how to put it all together. Each day I see something new with his crawling. I'll say this about it, despite not having put it "all" together to crawl on all 4's - this boy can get places, and fast!

Jackson enjoys helping Mommy wash the dishes. When I have a sink full of dishes & Jackson is not at all sleepy, I'll sit him in one side of the double sink to wash dishes with me. He has such a blast. He leans forward, sticks his mouth under the faucet & drinks right from the tap. The funniest part of this, is that he did that all on his own, about a month ago. He just leaned in, opened his mouth & started drinking. It sort of freaked me out at first, I kept thinking... he's going to drowned or something, but no - he's smart enough to take himself off the tap (hahaha) before that happens. He's too funny! He also tries to "help" me wash the dishes by splashing the water, eating the bubbles, & sucking on the dishrag that I use to wash the dishes.

This one is a shout out to his Auntie Lynnie, she hooked him up with a bunch of Red Sox outfits. Go Sox!


Finally, Jackson is super friendly. Regardless of where we are, he's smiles, laughs, and interacts with people. As I said in a previous post, he LOVES the ladies. Today, Jackson & I had to make a run to Lowes, while Daddy worked on the kitchen. While we were there, we met Tracy at the returns counter, Larry in aisle 21, and our checkout lady - all with big smiles, a few giggles, and his very engaging eye contact. I've got to say, for only being 6 months old this kid's got some great eye contact. He's extremely observant!!! You can't get ANYTHING past him, he's too smart for the usual bait & switch method. No sirreee bob, he's onto you in a snap.

We'll that seems to be about all that's coming to my very tired brain. When I think of more, I'll post it.

Here's my happy boy!