Saturday, November 03, 2007
UF Homecoming...
I had to share this... it's a short one, but sweet. Jackson & I watched some of UF's Homecoming parade on Friday. Jackson is now 8 months old. He's pictured here in his brand new Kelty Backpack (Thank You Auntie Julie!!!)
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Jackson at Jax beach 10.14.07
We went to Jax beach on 10.14 to visit w. our friends Tim & Cat... Here are a few fun pix of Jackson enjoying the beach.
7.5 months
Sorry for the delay in between posts.
Growth & Development Updates....
Jackson is pulling himself up to stand - all the time - crawling faster than most people walk, and he's even been standing for a second or two completely unassisted. The best part is, is that he's already figured out how to sit back down!
His 4th tooth is decending...he has 2 teeth on top & 2 teeth on the bottom - so cute.
He's recursive babbling -saying "dadah" babah" "mamah" "cah" & so many other sounds..
He's huge, he looks more like a year old, than a 7.5 month old....
These are pictures that our friend Glenda took of Jackson when he was 6.5 months old...
Growth & Development Updates....
Jackson is pulling himself up to stand - all the time - crawling faster than most people walk, and he's even been standing for a second or two completely unassisted. The best part is, is that he's already figured out how to sit back down!
His 4th tooth is decending...he has 2 teeth on top & 2 teeth on the bottom - so cute.
He's recursive babbling -saying "dadah" babah" "mamah" "cah" & so many other sounds..
He's huge, he looks more like a year old, than a 7.5 month old....
These are pictures that our friend Glenda took of Jackson when he was 6.5 months old...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
6.5 month update... 21.10 lbs & 29.5" long/tall
Well, here it is the middle of September already and Jackson is approximately 6.5 months old. On Monday we had our 6 month visit to the Ped, Dr. Michelle Massais, one of the best around! Anyway, we had the usual measurements taken, discussed foods, safety, anything new, etc.
It appears that our boy is still progressing (growing) along the growth curve, only maxxed out to the 95th percentile! He weighed in at (it sounds like a weigh in for a boxer, and in this corner...) 21.10 lbs and He's 29.5" tall.
Other Jackson news, he's cutting his 3rd tooth, this time it's on top. He has also been pulling himself up to stand. He's been doing this for just over one week. It started last week when my mom, Nana, was watching him. He's already trying to move around while standing too.
He really enjoys feeding himself, so I've been giving him toasted O's, puffed rice, cooked carrots bites, banana's, and peas. He's already moving towards greater independence, a bit scary for me & Jerrod.
I almost forget... Jackson is crawling & sitting up! It's all so cool!
My oh my, how growth & development fly bye...
It appears that our boy is still progressing (growing) along the growth curve, only maxxed out to the 95th percentile! He weighed in at (it sounds like a weigh in for a boxer, and in this corner...) 21.10 lbs and He's 29.5" tall.
Other Jackson news, he's cutting his 3rd tooth, this time it's on top. He has also been pulling himself up to stand. He's been doing this for just over one week. It started last week when my mom, Nana, was watching him. He's already trying to move around while standing too.
He really enjoys feeding himself, so I've been giving him toasted O's, puffed rice, cooked carrots bites, banana's, and peas. He's already moving towards greater independence, a bit scary for me & Jerrod.
I almost forget... Jackson is crawling & sitting up! It's all so cool!
My oh my, how growth & development fly bye...
Saturday, September 08, 2007
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!
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!
Monday, August 20, 2007
One last hoorah...
A few of us decided to head to the beach, St. Augustine, for one last hoorah before the start of the fall semester. Almost all of us has to go back to school/work & we needed one last great day... Also, this was a first to the beach for one of our friends, Aurelia!
We packed up & headed out early from Gville and arrived at Anastasia State Park around noon-thirty. We traveled in 2 cars, Jerrod driving us in the subadoo, along for the ride where Brian & Glenda, while Marcus drove the lumina with Sarah, Aurelia, Holly & Maddox. Here are a few lasting memories from our trip.
Here is Jackson commando crawling...
Jackson doing his early afternoon workout, featuring pushups...one, two, three push
Jackson absolutely LOVED the water, here's one of Jackson & I playing in the water
Jackson's on a mission
Jackson is sitting up - taking in all the site's at the beach.
Jackson is working on crawling here
I love the look on Maddox's face!
Marcus & Aurelia taking a siesta
Sarah & Aurelia
Family Time!
Mommy & Jackson
Brian & Glenda
Brian & Jackson
The group, from right to left, Holly, Maddox (in the baby jogger), Marcus, Sarah, Aurelia (in the sling), Glenda, Brian, Jackson, Me, & Jerrod
We packed up & headed out early from Gville and arrived at Anastasia State Park around noon-thirty. We traveled in 2 cars, Jerrod driving us in the subadoo, along for the ride where Brian & Glenda, while Marcus drove the lumina with Sarah, Aurelia, Holly & Maddox. Here are a few lasting memories from our trip.
Here is Jackson commando crawling...
Jackson doing his early afternoon workout, featuring pushups...one, two, three push
Jackson absolutely LOVED the water, here's one of Jackson & I playing in the water
Jackson's on a mission
Jackson is sitting up - taking in all the site's at the beach.
Jackson is working on crawling here
I love the look on Maddox's face!
Marcus & Aurelia taking a siesta
Sarah & Aurelia
Family Time!
Mommy & Jackson
Brian & Glenda
Brian & Jackson
The group, from right to left, Holly, Maddox (in the baby jogger), Marcus, Sarah, Aurelia (in the sling), Glenda, Brian, Jackson, Me, & Jerrod
Back to work
Yes, it's that time of year, when kids cry out that summer's over & parents thank God that it's already gone. Me on the other hand, am happy that fall is here & sad that I will be leaving Jackson while I teach at UF, it's bittersweet to say the very least.
The best part of my going back to work, I work at the University of Florida as lecturer and as a State Evaluation Asst. on a federal grant, is that Jackson will be taken care of by my Mom, aka Nana, and Jerrod's Mom, aka Grammy, or Grams, or GG....
Here is Jackson w. Nana,
We are so blessed to have both sets of parents/grandparents within an hour of us. Jackson will have so many fun times & special time with his Nana & GG. I, on the other hand, will be teaching Youth Development to approximately 100 UF undergraduates, this is my third time teaching this course, but it's been over 2 years since the last time I taught this one. I'll update as the semseter progresses.
here is an older picture of Jackson w.his GG
The best part of my going back to work, I work at the University of Florida as lecturer and as a State Evaluation Asst. on a federal grant, is that Jackson will be taken care of by my Mom, aka Nana, and Jerrod's Mom, aka Grammy, or Grams, or GG....
Here is Jackson w. Nana,
We are so blessed to have both sets of parents/grandparents within an hour of us. Jackson will have so many fun times & special time with his Nana & GG. I, on the other hand, will be teaching Youth Development to approximately 100 UF undergraduates, this is my third time teaching this course, but it's been over 2 years since the last time I taught this one. I'll update as the semseter progresses.
here is an older picture of Jackson w.his GG
Monday, August 13, 2007
Jackson's 1st "header"
Last Tuesday morning Jackson took his first nose dive off the bed. Here are the results. He's healed beautifully & the Ped said that he should not have any scars (so, no Vanilla Ice - Ice Baby scars).
Here he is today, as you can see he has healed beautifully!
Here he is today, as you can see he has healed beautifully!
Monday, August 06, 2007
2 Teeth
Jackson's first tooth is in and the second, as you can see, has broken through the gum line. This morning he's been a wee bit cranky, can ya blame him? Right now he's got the biggest smile on his face. He's doing great!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
One sweet boy!
This past weekend, Jerrod & his buddies (and the wives) had their annual "Swamp Cracka's" weekend down at Lake Kerr in Salt Springs. This was one of my favorite shots of Jackson. I will post more pictures later of the whole weekend. This was too precious not to post right away.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Jackson is 5 Months old today
Good Morning!
Today, Jackson is 5 months old. Sorry, no # 5 hat... I am just not the industrious this early in the morning.
Last check on his weight, which was taken 2 weeks ago, he was 19 lbs. He's close to doubling his birth weight! He's doing so great on sitting up too. Everyday he seems to be able to sit for a second or two longer than the previous day. He is also quite the "Ladies Man"... yes, he loves the ladies. He seems to be a bit of a flirt. And, his first tooth is almost all the way in! And, it appears that # 2 tooth is will be making its introduction any day.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Mommy & Jackson
Jerrod took these of us on Sunday afternoon.
Sometimes Jackson thinks his Mommy is crazy... Daddy usually confirms his suspicions!
Sometimes Jackons thinks his Daddy is nuts too...
Sometimes Jackson thinks his Mommy is crazy... Daddy usually confirms his suspicions!
Sometimes Jackons thinks his Daddy is nuts too...
Eatin' in the big boy chair
Jackson has been doing so good with trying to sit up that we decided to give it a whirl in his big-boy booster chair.. well, as the picture shows, he's doing great!
Here's what he's been eating lately (and loving it all too!) We've been combining veggies this past week & he seems to be taking everything in stride.
Peas
Sweet Potatoes
Carrots
Mashed Potatoes
Butternut Squash
Apple Sauce
Bananas
Cantaloupe
Here's what he's been eating lately (and loving it all too!) We've been combining veggies this past week & he seems to be taking everything in stride.
Peas
Sweet Potatoes
Carrots
Mashed Potatoes
Butternut Squash
Apple Sauce
Bananas
Cantaloupe
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sittin` Up!
Jackson is currently working on sitting up...look only 1 handed.
of course he was just leaning against the pillows, but he did use his ab-roller to sit up!
of course he was just leaning against the pillows, but he did use his ab-roller to sit up!
Today's Walk
This morning, before the oppressive heat got to us, we went for a walk. These are some pix from the walk.
Jackson fell asleep within a few minutes of leaving the house.
He slept for almost an hour- a near record breaker for him!
Of all the horses that we see along our walk, this was the only one that wanted to be photographed! He loved having his snout rubbed too.
He's all smiles after his long arduous nap! Now it's time for my nap!!! Oh don't I wish.
Jackson fell asleep within a few minutes of leaving the house.
He slept for almost an hour- a near record breaker for him!
Of all the horses that we see along our walk, this was the only one that wanted to be photographed! He loved having his snout rubbed too.
He's all smiles after his long arduous nap! Now it's time for my nap!!! Oh don't I wish.
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