love

We actually had a better evening last night. Yea! I somehow got him to take a nap in the late afternoon and he was fine the rest of the night. Happy baby is back:) We hope.

Another good thing....this morning as I was playing with Jackson, he broke out into the most beautiful 5 seconds of laughter! It's crazy how a couple seconds can make my whole day wonderful.

Fussy Time

Life is good, but the past week was kind of tough. For some reason Jackson's nighttime fussiness came back. Every day this week starting at about 4:00pm he starts crying off and on for 2-3 hours. It's not just a whimper cry; it is a full blown scream. I feel like such a bad mom because I really have no idea what brings it on or what is wrong with him. I have no reason to think he is sick because all day long he is happy and smiling...then comes the evening and all smiles are gone. My suspicion is that he gets overtired and by evening he cant handle it??? But how do I make him take more naps during the day? Ive tried the "crying it out" method for nap time, but after 35 minutes of crying (2 days in a row) I couldn't handle it anymore. I also read "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" but nothing seems to be working. I'm probably making this sound worse than it is. Every baby has bad weeks, I know. Just wish I could figure out why my baby is crying in the evenings!

Two pictures I forgot to post last week and one picture I just like.

O town baby

Last weekend I got to do something I have looked forward to doing for a long time. I brought Jackson to Omaha! After hours of juggling a baby in one hand and my boarding pass in the other we finally made it on the plane and out of snowy Denver. We arrived in Omaha with sunny skies and an exciting weekend ahead. First on the agenda was Taylor's bridal shower. It was great to see her happy and sooo giddy in love. Jackson got to experience his first and probably last bridal shower--I hope. We also got to see Great Grandma and Grandpa Bishop for the first time since Jackson has been born. He's slightly better about letting other people hold him. Still working on it though.

I was pretty nervous to fly with Jackson alone, like without the help of Joel. Fortunately, once I got past the security lines, everything was smooth sailing. For some reason it took an extra long time for the gross security man with rubber gloves to determine whether or not my pumped bags of milk for Jackson contain hazardous material. It seemed like it took 5 minutes of embarrassment while some ignorant man waved the bag up in the air toward the light trying to make out its contents. The best part though is when he finally read the label and realized what he was holding. He practically dropped it. Oh well. I bet next time that security man will be able to identify a medela nursing container a little quicker. :)

Easter Sunday

Uncle Blake

Bath time

Whew! What a fun week we had. It started out with great grandma jean and grandma linda coming to visit. Then grandpa dave and uncle blake joined us for Easter weekend. (Im still getting used to all the new names and titles) We had a great time watching the Masters. We didnt do much, but then again that is our life right now :) A LOT of chillin at home with Jackson. Im sure Blake got a little bored, being that the only time we really made it out of the house was to a restaurant that is 5 minutes away, but he didnt show it at all. What a great uncle he is. Jackson is smiling more easily everyday and sometimes it seems he's almost ready to break out into laughter. I think it will be awhile before that happens, but we keep listening for it. Also in the past 2 weeks he has started to hold up his head without much help at all. Quite honestly, it is the little things in life that bring us the most joy lately. When I see Joel laughing at something new Jackson has done I am reminded that God is great and has prepared us for this time of our lives. I am overwhelmed with joy right now and am realizing more each day that being a mom is the most important and fulfilling job I have ever had.

stroller update :)

So....I called Bumbleride yesterday about the stroller episode. I hardly even had to tell them what happened before they promised to ship out a new 09 Indie stroller. YEAH for the new stroller, but BOO that Jackson had to fall out of it! We researched to see if anyone else had the same problem and it looks like it was just a fluke. We hope.

toys

Germs

Jackson spent his first morning in the nursery at church. I decided that by 11 weeks he could probably handle it...even if I cant :) I hate germs and I am dreading the day he gets his first cold, but I guess I cant avoid it forever. I freaked out a little bit when we walked in and he was the youngest baby there by at least a few months. But I think all was a success. If he's not sick by Wednesday it will definately be worth trying again next week.

Not so funny.

You might recall one of my previous posts which mentioned the love I have for my stroller.... Well we've had an incident since then...I still cant believe it happened! Yesterday I went to the mall with a friend and as we were waiting for the elevator, the front wheel (it's a 3 wheel stroller so the only wheel in front) just fell off! Jackson's infant seat tumbled to the ground! I was so scared I could hardly move. It wasn't a long or hard fall so fortunately he is totally fine. We couldn't figure out how to get the wheel back on so we had to carry Jackson and wheelbarrow the stoller out of the mall. Sounds funny, but it was not. I'm glad I had a friend there with me. I was a complete mess after that and couldn't stop shaking for like an hour. I keep thinking, what if he would have fallen out of the infant seat? Or what if it were to happen this summer when I start to take him running with me (which is actually what the stroller is supposed to be for!). Maybe it doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but it's not something you ever expect to happen. Come Monday morning, Bumbleride Stroller Co. will be getting a phone call from a very confused mom.