Hanging out in Mom and Dad's Bed

Practicing sitting

Jackson is 5 months old now and growing so fast! He is rolling over from his back to his tummy like a champ, though he needs to work on rolling from tummy to back. He is waking up alot at night, stranded on his tummy, confused as to how he ended up that way and how to fix it. He now sleeps with wedges to keep him from rolling. He is also working on sitting up. He much prefers standing.

Color Explosion!

Scrub-a-dub-dub, cute baby in the tub!

It's hard to believe how big Jackson has gotten, especially when I compare these bath tub pictures to older ones. He still enjoys the bath, but he squirms alot more and grabs on to anything he can - shampoo bottle, wash cloth, faucet etc...

What is wrong with my parents?

Seriously, why do my parents get such a kick out of dressing me up? Sunglasses and pajamas??? Whatever makes 'em happy...

Happy 4th of July!

It is miserably hot in Houston. We are hanging in there, counting the days until summer ends and dreaming of October. When the heat index is 114 it is hard to do anything but sit inside, especially with a 4 month old. We bought a plastic pool and our July 4th festivities included a quick dip. It took as long to get him ready - sunscreen, swim diaper, SPF 50 swimsuit, hat - as it did to enjoy the pool. But, he seemed to enjoy it.

Baby J is getting so big

Yo, peace out to my peeps.

Cruisin'

Woa -check out those lights and sounds...

Jackson is so over just laying on the floor playing with his little gym. He needs to be up, looking around, kicking his legs. So....we tried out his jumperoo and were excited to find that he can finally support himself enough to play in it!

Pajamas

I love these pj's. The hat is just for show - it is 95 degrees at 9 pm in Houston. But, again, Jackson is a good sport while mom plays dress up.

Bathtime fun!

Bathtime is one of Jackson's favorite times. As we were getting the bath ready, I came across this robe and slipper set in his closet. So....we decided to play dress up. Jackson is very accomodating of his mom's whims.

Baptism Weekend

Spending time with Aunt Morgen

With the grandparents

Three generations of Doty men

Daddy's Family

Our little family

We had a very special first Father's Day weekend. Jackson was baptised on Father's Day at the church where we were married, and also where my parents were married. Jackson was wonderful for the baptism. He was awake and alert, just taking it all in. Of course, after his part of the church service was done, he was ready to make some noise, so I took him out of the service. We had a great weekend - all the family was in. We celebrated the approaching arrival of Jackson's cousin with a baby shower for Robert's sister, who is due in October. We're so excited Jackson will have a boy cousin only 6 months younger than him! Family get togethers should be wild! We had a big family dinner Saturday night and a post-baptism brunch Sunday. Then, all three of us passed out for 3 hours! (We are learning through this blog that we need to take more complete photos - we somehow missed getting photos of mom's brother and sister-in-law and Jackson's three cousins. We're learning...)