30 weeks old and we got our 1st tooth!

Hi everyone! I am so pleased to announce that Jackson has cut his first tooth last night! He's been working on it for a few weeks now and yesterday he became incredibly fussy and was only okay with a toy in his mouth. That was a pretty good sign to us he was about to pop it through. Last night I gave him a teething tablet and it worked well. Sure enough this morning when I went in and did his checks like I do every day, eyes, ears, mouth it was there! Sharp jagged little thing, but it's there, no mistake! What a great milestone! Josh and I are so happy! I hope you can see it in the picture!

Peas

WE REALLY HATE PEAS! I am sad! Poor kid can't stand peas. We started them yesterday and, wow, for a 6 month old baby, peas can come flying out and go everywhere! He's so funny, he will gag if they are in the back of his mouth, spit them out and laugh. It's so hard to not laugh at him when Josh and I tell him, "no Jackson, don't spit". I am not discouraged though, I am going to keep trying at every feeding. He eats so much. This boy can put away 6-8tbs of oatmeal, 2 servings of sweet potatoes, 2 servings of squash, 1/2 an avocado, a jar ob bananas and between 20-24oz of formula a day. He has never been afraid to eat! He is sleeping well too. All night and 2 or 3 good naps a day. I know how lucky I am!

6 months!

Jackson is 6 months old today! We are doing wonderful! He now weighs a whopping 17lbs 9oz and is 26 inches long. That makes him in the 50th percentile for weight and 30th for heigth. His noggin measured 17.4 inches around which also puts him in the 50th percentile for his head. He is now eating lots of food daily. He loves his cereal, gobbles up his avocado and sweet potatoes and devours his bananas. We are having a lot of fun eating big boy food. I am making most of it and truly enjoy it. He's still sleeping well at night, between 10-12 hours! Wow, that still amazes me! I can't tell you all how much we are enjoying such a wonderful gift!

Solid Foods & 3 Meals a Day!

I am happy to report Jackson at 25 weeks is now 17 pounds! He's eating like a piggie too! We have started the 2ND feeding of solid foods and he is now eating 3 meals a day. He eats cereal in the morning for breakfast, sweet taters and fresh, mashed avocado for lunch and sweet taters for dinner, along with lots of formula a day. He's never been a picky eater. So far, we have been lucky and he's sleeping 10-12 hours a night and taking 3-4 naps a day. He's so fun and it's amazing how much he changes and grows every day. We are so in love with this little man! We are so blessed! If I can ever figure out how to convert my pictures from my new camera I will post more pictures. Until then, this one will have to do!

Happy New Year

To bring in 2009, I figured I would start a blog for our happy little family. Jackson is now 5 1/2 months old and growing like a weed! He's 16lbs 3oz now and a hoot. He has the greatest personality and is truly a blessing. I have never been big into New Years Resolutions, but ours this year is to grow and stay healthy and love every minute of this precious life!