Note to Self...

It only takes a few times for a routine to be broken. We made a trip to Columbia on Friday. I had a pool party with friends, so we took the time to spend with Grandma and Grandpa (Justin's parents) also. We all spent the night on Friday and left at Jackson's bed time on Saturday to come back home... busy, busy weekend. Back to the moral of this story...

Friday, we stuck Jackson in the car for his lunch time nap.... car put him to sleep. Friday night, after much protest, I rocked him to sleep for bed time (bad idea). Not being at home just throws him off. Saturday, I rocked him to sleep for nap time because I didn't want to worry about him having trouble going down again. Saturday afternoon, after swimming, he pooped out laying on me for a few minutes. Then, at bed time... car put him to sleep again. This morning, Justin took him to Lowes. On the way back, Jackson fell asleep in the car... and he was transferred to his crib. This afternoon, what appears to have been a wicked stomach ache (probably induced by too much food on Saturday) made for a terrible afternoon nap in which I let him sleep with me. So, here is the moral of my long story.... The child that I worked so hard to get to the point where he would go to sleep on his own is now all messed up. I do think he is working on another ear infection, but it doesn't matter. He never has issues going to sleep by himself any more.... Way to ruin that in one weekend! So, I think we are back to square one for a few days.... and just before I leave him for the first time this coming weekend. UGH... I hope I can get it under control before we leave. I don't want to add that to that I worry about when I leave him!!

Another thing to remember - just because Jackson wants to keep eating, doesn't mean he isn't full. Apparently, my child doesn't react to being full. Thankfully, he recovered from the wicked stomach ache this afternoon. He ate a good dinner and was wide open playing for the remainder of the evening. He took a very fun bath (pictures attached). He is still super snotty and hacking his head off, so we will be paying a visit to the doctor tomorrow afternoon hopefully.

I ordered birthday invites. I was happy to come home to their arrival. Although we are only inviting family to Jackson's first birthday, I still wanted to have an invitation (mainly for his baby book). Family only will keep it simple and I am looking forward to it! I just need to perfect the cake before his big day arrives.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

I am going to try and keep this brief because it has been a LONG weekend and I need to relax a little before bedtime. The last couple of weeks have been crazy. Jackson came down with a virus right after getting over the ear infection. Then, he got yet another ear infection and I believe he is cutting teeth... as usual. We paid a visit to Columbia this weekend for a visit with some friends. Jackson made his debut to several of them which was pretty fun. He did great with all the people - was social and outgoing after taking it all in. After protesting his afternoon nap while out of town, he went to bed with no trouble (thank goodness!). We were prepared to get in the car and drive home if he didn't want to sleep.

Jackson is starting to be difficult when it comes to lunch/dinner time. Honestly, after trying table food, I think he just wants no part of baby food. Additionally, I really think he just wants to do it himself. That is going to present a challenge for daycare initially as I figure out what I will need to pack him for lunch. Breakfast isn't going to change for now... and this week, he is still getting baby food for lunch. I tried out something new for dinner tonight - canned mixed veggies. He was very pleased to eat by himself. He also has taken quite a liking to cheerios. These are a few pictures of his adventures this weekend...

GOOD NIGHT!!

Just a picture...

Part Two of Pictures

10 Months Old!

Jackson is officially 10 months old - 2 more months and we will be celebrating his first birthday... WOW. My baby boy is growing so much, so fast. We had a very busy weekend. Friday night, Justin and I had a date night while Grandma had a date with Jackson. We take any date night we can get!! Saturday, we drove down to Columbia and spent the day visiting with Grandma and Grandpa. Jackson enjoyed the visit and especially enjoyed playing with Zeke. After a long day on the road, Jackson stayed up late playing when we got home. I think he was just so excited to not be in the car any more that he was wide open. We had a blast playing together. Then, today, we went to a birthday party for a friend's two-year-old boy. It was at the Greenville Zoo - zoo first and then party in one of the shelters at the park/zoo afterwards. It was quite a hot, busy weekend. But, it was fun.

Jackson has become very fascinated with learning what kinds of things he can do with his new found talent of standing up. Trial and error means that he has taken a few hard hits here and there. He still thinks he is invincible though. The last couple of days he has been quite amused by standing up and immediately sitting down over and over and over and over again. It's hilarious. Jackson had an ear infection this week - so we had a visit to the doctor. He weighed over 22 lbs (I think it was 10 oz, but not sure). He's just growing, growing, growing. He is graduating to the next room at daycare tomorrow. I am a little concerned because they seem to only want to have them take one nap a day. Jackson still needs two naps a day. We will see how it goes. My biggest problem with daycare has been that they have not been able to get him on a good nap routine. I don't understand it because he is such a good baby at home. I try to give them the benefit of the doubt since daycare is completely different and I can't know how he is there without being there myself. Ultimately, I am a control freak and I just don't like not being able to make sure that he is on his routine there too.

Above are a few pictures of our weekend. I have to post them in two different posts - there are so many good ones!

Morning Nap

I failed to mention in yesterday's post that the naptime ritual I established on my week off is still in place. I was so afraid that being back at daycare would mess it all up. My mom (Meme) made Jackson a pillow shortly after he was born. For awhile, we used it to help prop him up in things when he was still not very good at sitting up on his own. I noticed it in the pack n' play yesterday and thought that would be something good to add to his crib - that maybe he might like it in there now. This morning, I laid him down for his nap - awake of course. After I had sorted laundry, I walked by his room to find this....

I snuck a quick picture with no flash - praying it didn't disturb his slumber. Isn't he sweet laying on the pillow?!

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary - to Leslie and Rick today and to Justin and I on Monday. Seven years ago, we arrived in Las Vegas for a fun trip and a perfect wedding! I can't believe how far we have come. This year - through it's ups and downs has led us to be a family - not just the two of us any more. I am so thankful for my family.

I had thought we might take a little road trip this weekend. But, as all things have been lately, the minute I even think about a trip, Jackson takes a turn. The snot turned on this morning. He's been running a low grade fever. I think it all results from the teeth that are coming. One tooth on top has popped through and I suspect two more on the bottom are well on their way. I can only hope that he sleeps good tonight. Attached are three pictures - two from yesterday, one from today where it is pretty clear that he isn't quite himself.