"Joel...can you put the highchair together?"

Day 1 :the journey of solid food begins

Im ready!


no more!


Day 2
It's ok i guess.


Ill just keep spitting it out.





Day 3
Loving it. So much fun.






Cant get enough.

road trip

The drive to Omaha with Jackson went great. It was good we left Dillon behind. We had absolutely no room left after baby, toys, and suitcases were all crammed inside the car. The thing about driving is that I felt the need to bring everything that we had room for....yup, each and every favorite toy. The biggest differences we noticed in traveling with a baby as opposed to just Joel and I were: the constant rattle of toys that sang to us the whole 500 miles, the fact that I now sit in the back seat next to Jackson to entertain (as opposed to holding hands up front with Joel and sleeping), and no matter how bad each of us had to go to the bathroom we kept driving if Jackson was sleeping. Oh and also-Joel drove the whole way, both ways :)

Taylor's wedding was everything....beautiful, emotional, and very happy. It is so obvious her and Roy are meant for each other. Kind of nostalgic for me considering we have been friends since before our first birthdays. I just wish I could see them more often...

We are home now from a great time away. Ahhh.... a quiet house with a not so quiet baby :) Dillon is picked up from the dog sitter, messy paws and all, the sod was laid today, and it's pasta for dinner. Life is good.

May 21

Yesterday we celebrated four years of marriage!  Last year, my gift to Joel for our three year was a positive pregnancy test :)  We were quite shocked, but VERY excited.  I remember spending the evening trying to figure out what we were going to do with our condo and how I was going to travel for work and spend ten days styling models on speed boats in the midst of terrible pregnancy nausea.  Im glad Jackson is now in my arms and not my stomach!  

More blogging to come....we are enjoying our time in Omaha for Taylor's wedding.  

Bouncer

The beginning of toys and their many parts...

If nursing talk grosses you out dont read this.

I can laugh about this now because I think I've caught the problem before Jackson starts to lose weight, but it seems he's growing tired of nursing. Why? We have no idea. Sometimes he just would prefer to have his pacifier rather than eat! Very strange. We went to a nursing consultant this morning and she had absolutely no idea why he is frustrated when he eats. The real problem with this whole scenario is that Jackson will not take formula. He gags on it, frowns when it hits his tongue, and completely acts appalled that we would even think about giving it to him :) I never thought I would resort to trying formula, but desperate times call for desperate measures. So....now that we know he wont take formula (even as a supplement) the nursing consultant said I should rent the hospital grade pump and start using that after each feeding. Ahhh so fun! For anyone who thinks being a stay at home mom is uneventful I would beg to differ :) That being said, I would never trade my job for anything in the whole world. We are loving every second with Jackson. Even the hard ones.

His fussy time at night has subsided so that is also a good thing. We think travel affects his ears??? Maybe the altitude. Whatever it is I dont care. Im just glad he's happy.

Baby Dedication

Deut 6:5-9 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strenth. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up....write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates.

This morning we had Jackson dedicated at church. It was a good reminder to Joel and I that our number one goal as parents should be to show Jackson who Christ is and what he has done for us. I find myself getting distracted too easily and only praying for Jackson's physical health and not near enough for his spiritual health. So, it was good for me to be reminded. :) The pastor also talked about how the love I have for my son is small in comparison to how much God loves him. Very hard to fathom, but quite incredible!

Thumb?

I think it is only a matter of time before Jackson finds his thumb. He's starting to push out his pacifier and prefer his fist over it.

Learning how to pick up his own toys.

home from work

I haven't quite captured Jackson's laugh on video yet, but I thought I would post this anyway. We have officially become the annoying parents that make cooing noises at our baby. Joel will most definitely be embarrassed that I posted this :)