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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Happy 10 months, Jackson Lane!
So many of my friends from high school are having babies. We all seemed to move, get married and have children within the same couple of years. I see them comment on Facebook, or what have you, and say, "I cannot believe my little baby is already 3 months old". Or, something similar. Then I'm thinking, "Holy cow! Jackson is 10 months old!" As of 2 days ago, our wonderful blessing has been with us for ten months. How is that even possible?!
I had a friend tell me that our conversations a year ago are much different then they are today. We mostly compare blow out diaper stories, complain to the other about sleepless nights and we share in each others joy of parenthood.
My advice to my friends who haven't had their baby yet. SLEEP. SLEEP. SLEEP. Jackson is wonderfully inconsistent with his sleep schedule. The one thing I do demand is his eating schedule stay the same no matter what. Yesterday, he took a 3 hour 45 minute nap. Um, he's NEVER done that, not even once in his life. Hey, I'm not complaining! I took an hour and a half nap myself & watched an entire show without interruption. What?! Anything longer than 45 minutes is a huge accomplishment around here.
We had his 9 month check up recently. He's just about 30 inches long and 22 pounds. He got more shots - poor baby. Luckily, Jonathon makes it to the appointments and is the brave one for the shots. Jackson doesn't mind the shot itself, he hates when the nurse holds his legs down.
He claps his hands for just about anything exciting. He also waves, but not on demand like the clapping. He picks and chooses which situation is appropriate for waving. He's absolutely developing 'stranger danger'. He used to be the friendliest boy, but now, he wants nothing to do with you if he doesn't know you. At the grocery store, he used to smile and laugh at every person who would talk to him - which was a lot! Now, if someone says hello, he grabs my arms and buries his head into my shoulder until they leave. I was painfully shy as a kid, and I grew out of it. Hopefully he will, too!
It's official! Jonathon put in his request for his follow on base. After Korea, he wants to move to Denver. I offered many times to go overseas, but Jonathon thinks that may be a better idea for later on. He'd really like to retire overseas so we get that little extra bonus. Sounds fun to me! Obviously nothing is a for sure thing - they could send us anywhere, but Denver (Aurora) would give him some great hunting areas nearby, which is what he was after. We also would like 4 distinct seasons, a city lower on crime and better schools. Plus, if we end up hating it, we can leave after 4 years.
Well it's just about nap time and I have to feed my boy!
I had a friend tell me that our conversations a year ago are much different then they are today. We mostly compare blow out diaper stories, complain to the other about sleepless nights and we share in each others joy of parenthood.
My advice to my friends who haven't had their baby yet. SLEEP. SLEEP. SLEEP. Jackson is wonderfully inconsistent with his sleep schedule. The one thing I do demand is his eating schedule stay the same no matter what. Yesterday, he took a 3 hour 45 minute nap. Um, he's NEVER done that, not even once in his life. Hey, I'm not complaining! I took an hour and a half nap myself & watched an entire show without interruption. What?! Anything longer than 45 minutes is a huge accomplishment around here.
We had his 9 month check up recently. He's just about 30 inches long and 22 pounds. He got more shots - poor baby. Luckily, Jonathon makes it to the appointments and is the brave one for the shots. Jackson doesn't mind the shot itself, he hates when the nurse holds his legs down.
He claps his hands for just about anything exciting. He also waves, but not on demand like the clapping. He picks and chooses which situation is appropriate for waving. He's absolutely developing 'stranger danger'. He used to be the friendliest boy, but now, he wants nothing to do with you if he doesn't know you. At the grocery store, he used to smile and laugh at every person who would talk to him - which was a lot! Now, if someone says hello, he grabs my arms and buries his head into my shoulder until they leave. I was painfully shy as a kid, and I grew out of it. Hopefully he will, too!
It's official! Jonathon put in his request for his follow on base. After Korea, he wants to move to Denver. I offered many times to go overseas, but Jonathon thinks that may be a better idea for later on. He'd really like to retire overseas so we get that little extra bonus. Sounds fun to me! Obviously nothing is a for sure thing - they could send us anywhere, but Denver (Aurora) would give him some great hunting areas nearby, which is what he was after. We also would like 4 distinct seasons, a city lower on crime and better schools. Plus, if we end up hating it, we can leave after 4 years.
Well it's just about nap time and I have to feed my boy!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
July 2010
We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! It's such a blessing to live with a hero, and to know so many who serve our country. Jonathon worked, so Jackson and I just hung out at home. He's been feeling pretty yucky the last couple weeks - not sick, but teething & even though there are different opinions on what teething brings, for Jackson it's not sleeping, crankiness, and loads of baby diarrhea. He has 5 teeth completely through and we're working on the other lateral incisor. I'm hoping it makes it's appearance soon because my baby needs a break from the icky symptoms.Jackson's newest accomplishment is climbing the stairs - as in the whole case. He never had much of an interest, but a couple days ago he started up them and didn't stop until he was at the top. He celebrated on every stair & looked back at me (I was behind him) so proud. Now there is a gate up so that's the end of that. I'm waiting for the day he realizes there is a bathroom down here.
He's doing this new thing that scares me to death. At night, he rolls onto his tummy and puts his head face down into the mattress. I end up rolling him over, but sometimes he just goes back to his tummy. It's funny because up until this month, he NEVER would sleep on his stomach. He refused. Now it's one of his favorites.
J has a doctor appointment today, complete with shots. I'm sad! My poor baby doesn't even know what's coming. Luckily, Jonathon has never missed a doctor appointment and he's really good at handling these things. I'll post his stats later when I have them.
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