A few good photos

Our little boy is growing up so fast!

The Park

We've begun taking Jackson to our local parks. He likes swinging pretty well, though not for long. Mostly, he enjoys watching the big kids play.

Happy Halloween!

Jackson has quite the social calendar! He was invited to two costume parties on Halloween - his friend Olivia's first Birthday and his play group's Halloween party! We planned for him to be a puppy. But, he wore his puppy costume for a grand total of maybe 3 minutes. We just carried it from party to party and explained that he preferred not to wear it. These pictures capture a bit of his reaction to the furry suit.

Rubber ducky you're the one...

Jackson has graduated to the real bath tub. We bought this rubber duck tub to make the transition and he loves it! When you squeeze the bill, the duck quacks. He has bathe din the actual tub, with a bath mat down, but the duck is a little easier for us. He can splash and play without slipping and falling. He'll probably grow out of it soon. He already insists on standing up, reaching for the duck's bill, reaching for the faucet and handles, etc...

Swinging!

Pumpkin Patch

We took Jackson to a pumpkin patch and had a great time letting him explore.

Yes, it's been awhile...

I know, I know. We haven't posted a thing since mid October. Those of you with little ones understand. Keeping up with one VERY active 8 month old, two full time jobs, a house, a cat, and a dog has left us with little time for blogging! We'll try to get somewhat caught up here.

These are photos of Jackson just doing what he does best - goofing around. He loves pulling up on everything - he pulls up on dining room chairs, trash cans, suitcases etc... and moves them around. He loves to close doors. Here, he's pulled up on the french doors to the den and is looking through them.

Happy Baby

Carrots everywhere!!! Jackson took to carrots pretty quickly. He is getting better about eating, though he still grabs the spoon and tends to fling food everywhere. We had some trouble getting him to eat. Here's our successful formula: fun music in the background, Mom and Dad exclaiming and clapping at every bite, and Dad dancing, marching, and singing. It's a production, but it works and we all have a good laugh.

This is Jackson's new "cheese" grin.

Laughing at Dad's routine no doubt.

We have been so lucky to have Mimi churning out the homemade, organic baby food. I really wanted to try my hand at making Jackson's food and even bought a book and baby storeage trays for freezing individual servings. But, life is so hectic and I can't seem to find the time. Mimi to the rescue! She has made apples, yams, and carrots so far. Our next food is avocado. Then we may try peas. Mimi has very high standards for food prep (as any of you who have eaten her cooking know). She researched and talked to the produce manager at Whole Foods and Central Market. Which is why we now know Ambrosia apples are the sweetes, best apples for baby food (not the bland, tasteless Red Delicious apples I bought) and Japanese yams are the sweetest, most healthy yams. So now you know.

Hi there. Just chilling out on the floor, contemplating my next move.

Outta My Way!

Just a sampling of a day in the life of Jackson - always on the move!

Little Rascal

The picture is blurry, but I couldn't resist posting. Jackson is just such a sweet little boy. Busy, but still cuddly.

Yes, the exersaucer is fun enough, but I really hate being contained.

First taste of organic Japanese yams. Why Japanese yams you ask? Because Mimi has done her research and she says they are the healthiest, sweetest yams.

Jackson has come around and actually like them now. Thanks, Mimi, for making such delicious and nutricious baby food! Jackson has now tried pears, apples, yams, and carrots. Up next - avocado!

Trying on Jackson's Halloween costume (yes, the tags and hanger are still on - we needed to give it a test run before committing to it). He was not impressed. He cried and crawled away from me as quick as he could with his little puppy tail just wagging away. So cute. He'll wear this for maybe 10 minutes on Halloween, if it isn't too hot. Jackson has been invited to two parties that day! His social life is better than mine. His friend Olivia is having a costume party for her 1st Birthday and then his play group is having a costume party (complete with beer for the dads so they don't die from lack of football on a Saturday afternoon).

So much to see and do

As you can see, Jackson is into EVERYTHING these days. He is so busy, so full of energy, and so curious about the world around him. He is constantly moving. He crawls so fast and pulls up on everything. Yesterday he climbed in his toy basket (pictured above) to reach the coffee table. We are having so much fun with him!

Jackson & Mom

Perpetual Motion