August

So it is about time for my monthly post. Jackson is getting huge. We go for his 6 month check up on Aug 17th. He is now sitting up by himself and holding his own bottle. He is eating rice cereal, carrots, squash, green peas, and sweet potatoes. This next week he is going to start green beans, that will be the end of the vegetables and he will start fruit after that. We went to Nashville to see Natasha and Jason for a quick weekend trip. It was a lot of fun. Hopefully we can make it down there for longer soon. This next weekend we will be headed to Indiana to see everyone then David will be coming here to visit before he moves to Orlando to start school. So then our big trip comes in September. Us, Kimberly, Nathan, Brooklynn, David, Mom, Dad, granny, and Uncle Mike are all going to Disney for a week. We can not wait. We have needed a vacation for a long time. It will be Granny, Jackson, Brooklynn, and Nathan's first time there. So that is what is going on with us. Hopefully I will remember to post after his appt. He is getting just way too big. Oh also....he how has 2 teeth. he loves trying to sneek your finger in his mouth to chew on it. it really hurts. Those things are sharp!!! But he is so cute. Oh well. That is all for now. Hope you are doing well!!

July 4th

Ok so I am really bad at updating this. Work has been extrememly busy. We are severely understaffed and have a ton of patients. I still have a job though so that is always a good thing. Jackson has been very good. He is now rolling over from his tummy to his back. He laughs at everything and has started eating rice cereal. At his 4 month check up he was 15lbs and 7oz. He is getting to be a big boy. We dont go back till he is 6 months old. Justin had his first fathers day. It was a good day. We went to church and then went out to eat. It was a good day. The Wed after fathers day mom, dad, granny, and uncle Mike came up here to see Jackson (and us). It was a good visit. We showed them around where we live and took them downtown. That was a lot of fun. Granny was in her wheelchair and Jackson in his stroller and we just went all over downtown. We got to eat several different places. It was a lot of fun. For the July 4th we went to a friends house from church and hung out with them and their kids. We grilled out and watched the fireworks. It was a lot of fun. Other than that we haven't been up to much. Just working and hanging out. We will be having our home group here the end of July and all of August. Justins parents are coming here in a few weeks so that will be fun too. We hope soon that my schedule allows us to make it over to Indiana to see everyone since they haven't seen Jackson yet. So that is about it for now. Time for bed. I have a very busy work week this week and need to start resting up for it.

Long time

Ok so I haven't posted in like a month. Work has been crazy and when I am home I am not on the computer much until Jackson goes to bed. We are doing good though. Jackson is getting so big. We go on the 16th for his 4 month check-up. We actually measured him today and he is about 24 inches long. he loves his bouncy seat. The first night that he actually figured out that he could bounce in the seat he bounced so hard and for so long that he ended up going ot bed at 830 and woke up at 6 the next morning. He is a wonderful baby. He has put himself on a schedule. He goes to bed every night at 9, which is good for Justin. I hate having to work but know that I have to. I think it is mainly becuase work right now is really bad. We are going through budget cuts and layoffs. It is horrible. We are working short staffed all the time. Hopefully it will get better but rumors are that there will be another layoff in September. Oh well. Jackson is loving daycare. There are a lot more babies there now. And actually more boys. He used to be the only one. SO we went to Memphis for mother's day. It was wonderful. We had family pictures taken. I posted some of them. It was great. I loved my first mother's day. SO I think that is most of the highlights. Mainly it has just been work and chillin at home. We are in the process of spring cleaning. We have finished our bedroom and will be starting on the guest bedroom next. Jackson room is constantly getting cleaned cause he is growing out of his clothes so quickly. We also just bought Jackson a Bumbo chair. He loves it. I will have to take a picture of him in it and post it. He looks like such a big boy. It is his official webcam chair. He sits in it to talk to our family through the webcam and it is a perfect height. Oh well it is time to go to bed. I think I am trying to get sick so I need to get rest. Hope everyone is doing well.

First Weekend in Memphis

Well we just got back from Jackson's first weekend in Memphis. It was a very busy but fun filled weekend. We got to see a lot of family that I haven't seen in over 10 years. We flew down on Friday afternoon into Nashville. Dad and David picked us up in Nashville and drove us to Memphis. Jackson did very well on the flight. He only fussed twice. Once cause he was wet and the other time cause he was hungry. He didn't cry for long so that was good cuase the plane was FULL. He slept the whole way from Nashville to Memphis. Once in Memphis we stopped by Joe and Cyndy's house where our family was. We ate some and let Jackson meet family then went home. After we got home Erin and Tony came over to see Jackson cause they were in town for Erin mom's wedding. They hung out for a while then they left and we went to bed. Saturday morning was the "family reunion". Basically 30 of my family members went to Cracker Barrell to Eat. It was good food just crazy having 30 people there. After that we took pictures outside of the restaurant then went to Granny's house to hang out some more. After that we went back home and mom and I went shopping for stuff for the night. Saturday night we had family and friends over to play cards and meet Jackson. Jackson did very well for as many times as he was passed around. After everyone left Jackson was so sore and exhausted that he couldn't sleep. Everyone was asleep but me and Jackson. he finally went to sleep around 1am. Then Sunday we got up at 6 to get ready for church. We actually made it to early service then went out to eat. After lunch we went back to the house and packed. Once we were packed we headed to Nashville to fly back home. Our flight left at 750pm and got in at 920pm. We picked up Zack from a friends house and came home. We got home around 1045pm. Justin and Zack went to bed. Jackson appeared that he would be awake for a while but I fed him and he went to sleep around 1130. He slept till 630 this morning. Today we were all exhausted. Justin had to go to work but me, Zack, and Jackson slept most of the day. I ended up having to give Jackson tylenol cuase he would start crying when I picked him up under the arms. His ribs are sore from being picked up so much. So he laid in the swing or chair all day. So it was a wonderful weekend but we are tired. We will be going back to Memphis soon but we will be resting until then. Hopefully that is!! Hope everyone had a great weekend.

EASTER PICTURES!!!

Ok well we are about to be going to Memphis. I am trying to pack Jackson and don't know how much to pack. Some days we go through 4 outfits the other days we only go through one. I will probably pack too much. Oh well. Nothing much has changed since the checkup. He did very well with his shots. I was very impressed. Oh well gotta get back to packing. Also have to pack the dog to go to a friends house so very busy day!!

2 month check up

Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I actually didn't have to work so we went to church and then took pictures after. Well me and Jackson took pictures. I am at work posting this so I will have to post pictures later. So we had a great time at church. Then Tuesday we had Jackson's 2 month check up. He now weighs 12lbs 0.9oz. He is getting to be a really big boy. He also had to get shots. He got 2 in one leg and one in the other leg. He screamed a little but I just picked him up and gave him his passy back and he went to sleep. I had to go to work so I didn't get to see him much. That is the hardest thing. I miss getting to see him on the days that I work back to back. It is very sad. Justin sends me pictures and things that help me get through the night. Oh well I guess I will get back to work. I will get to go home soon and sleep then pick up my baby!!! Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.

Happy Sunday!

Well not much has happened since I last posted. Natasha is in town this week to hang out with us. I did get to go yesterday out with the girls from church. Tash went with us too. We went to Mimi's cafe then to get a pedicure. It was wonderful. Then I had to go to work. I am about to get off and go home to go to sleep. Justin, Tasha, and Jackson are going to church so I will have a few hours by myself to sleep so that I can come back to work tonight. Oh well that is all the excitement for now. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.