New Pics of Jackson

Here are some new pictures of our big boy.  I am trying to find some things for him to do indoors since it is about to get really cold outside.  He likes to ride in the box around the den and be chased.  Mia took the pics of him in the dinosaur shirt.  She is better at getting him to smile for pictures than I am.  I guess he isn't too impressed with my behind the camera antics.

Halloween and kooky things

Jackson was a Candy Corn for Halloween!  We had two handme down costumes that were really neat looking and really HOT looking (a dinosaur and a lion) but I decided to make this one and save the others for next year.  He did a really good job of keeping the costume on, so it must have been comfortable.  We went to the neighborhood festival, which was really nice but had activities that were really too old for him.  There was horseback riding, a clown making balloons, face painting, a jump jump, etc.  He ate a slushie and walked around some and then we left.  Then, we went trick or treating at a few houses in Mt. Laurel, but left at 6:00 in time to prepare for our own trick or treaters---there were only a handful.

Babbling and Hissy Fits

 As of lately, Jackson has decided that he is king of our house.  If everything doesn't go exactly as he sees fit, he will have a complete come apart, hit and throw things.  He is constantly throwing food off of his high chair and fussing during his meal.  Sometimes I can sing and dance around to songs like "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", "If You're Happy and You Know It", and "Old McDonald Had a Farm" and his mood will turn 360 degrees in a flash.  Other times it is a lost cause.  He decides that he likes certain foods one day and then despises them the next.  He used to love bananas and then would make faces and spit them out just a day or so later.  After a month of no bananas, he is back on the bandwagon. 

 Jackson hates to have his faced wiped, nails clipped, diaper changed, teeth brushed and hair rinsed.  It is like trapping down a caged wild animal to perform these chores on such a small person who is twisting and turning.  Hopefully this is just a phase.  In public, he acts perfect of course and never displays any/many of these antics.  Haircuts are no problem at all.

 I decided that we need to be taking more pictures of mommy and Jackson since I am usually the one behind the camera.  Mia took these pictures.  It has become nearly impossible to take pictures of Jackson since he is constantly a moving target.

 And if I get the camera too close to him, he will try to rip it out of my hand. Ouch!

Oh, and I forgot to mention his new hobbies.  These include unloading cabinets in the kitchen and bathroom, turning on the tub (with all his newly found cabinet goodies pitched in), cleaning out kleenex boxes, throwing toys half way across the room, unravling toilet paper, pitching rocks into flower beds, pulling the cat's tail, etc.  He's a cutie, isn't he!

October Madness

Well, It was a long October.  I am STILL unpacking and organizing things.  This will take me several years at the rate I'm going.  We have spent most weekends outside since Jackson wants to play with rocks, sticks, kitties, and acorns.  I guess this is normal little boy play.  It's finally starting to get colder and I am trying to come up with indoor activities to keep Jackson occupied on days when we can't go outside.  I need to be thinking of things for him to do while I am nursing the new baby since he currently demands all of my attention and will have to learn to share it soon. 

1 yr old pics

look at these darling pictures that Sheree Hood (Mia's daughter) took of Jackson shortly after his first birthday.  They are probably the best pics we have of him to date.  This was before I got his first haircut.  Now he looks like a third grader.

First Haircut

Last week Jackson got his first big boy haircut. His bangs were touching his eyelashes and his side burns were out of control. Plus, strangers think he is a girl even with blue clothes on, so it was time to get a haircut. He did really well and didn't fuss even once. He looks so much older now, but the look is growing on us.

The Great Houdini

Ok. So I fell off the map for the better part of three months and I won't do it again. To my credit, I think I have some pretty good excuses. Here I go.
1) I dropped the laptop on the hardwood floor and destroyed the hard drive. I had to sent the hard drive to a data recovery specialist half way across the U.S. because I had failed to back up the pictures of Jackson. Won't make that mistake again. It was an expensive one.

2) I found out I was pregnant with baby number two and felt like I was dying of a disease around the clock for 13 weeks straight.

3) We moved!!! I had to pack and prepare for it without much help from dadddy--all while feeling horrible.

I think it will take us a century to unpack everything. I don't care. I'll take some pics of the house ASAP. Also, I will post some pics of our whole family and the new pics that Mia's daughter, Sheree took of Jackson a few weeks ago.

Meanwhile, Jackson has learned to walk pretty well as of a few weeks ago. He does not want to be carried and is into everything. The level of destruction he can cause in the kitchen is truly unparalled. He empties every drawer and cabinet while I wash dishes and make his food. Loves it!!