06.30.08 - 1 year Appointment

Jackson had his one year check-up today. It went decently. He is up to 19 pounds, 7 ounces and is 29.5 inches tall. He's at the 8th percentile for weight and about in the middle at the 44th percentile for height, so he's still a teeny little thing. We talked about his diet and the doctor said it sounds like he is getting everything he needs, but is probably just burning off the calories by being so active. She recommended we include more high-caloric foods like dairy, so we'll probably add an additional serving of milk or yogurt since he is still refusing to eat cheese. I think we surprised her in a good way by saying we still have him rear-facing in the car, he's never had juice, he doesn't watch TV, and he doesn't use a pacifier. Yes, I'm already a strict, over-protective mother and I'm proud of it! Jackson screamed for pretty much the whole exam. She said he's at an age where he will remember the doctor's office and hate it every time. Lovely. His ears were a little red from teething (tooth #7 popped through just yesterday), but everything checked out okay. He got the two dreaded shots and clung onto me for dear life during the process. I think he was proud of his Bugs Bunny band-aid afterwards though. He's been fine since then, but we'll pump him with Tylenol every four hours just to be on the safe side. It's the end of a busy last three days for us, so I'm happy to have a day off tomorrow to just stay home. We went to Heather's baby shower luau on Saturday. Jackson did pretty well. We stayed indoors mostly because of the heat. He loved watching the dachshunds run around and bark. On Sunday, we had our annual church picnic. Last year when he went, he was only two weeks old. He's definitely grown since then! He had a blast running up and down the sidewalk. Daddy let him fall face first into the mud though, and that did not thrill him. We headed over to my parents' house afterwards so Jackson could try out the new pool we got for him. He wasn't so sure about it first, but once he figured out he could splash around and play, he had a blast.

06.20.08 - picky, picky

We have been so busy since Jackson's birthday! We've done a lot of playgroups lately, even hosting one here this morning. Jackson does not appreciate being chased around by all the girls, haha. He is still being a very picky eater, but we're getting there. Breakfast is great - usually oatmeal, yogurt, or a whole wheat blueberry waffle (his new favorite food). It's the lunch and dinner options that make him cry and spit everything out. Sometimes he'll eat a "turkey sandwich", which is just bits of bread with a little piece of turkey rolled up inside. I can't get him to eat meat or cheese by itself. Only with bread or crackers. He will not eat any fruits or veggies at this point, except for the freeze-dried snack kinds. He seems to like the Lil' Sides from Gerber okay for dinner, but we are still relying on the jarred baby food for the days when it seems he just is not eating enough. He is completely done with formula as of the other night. He LOVES his whole milk and does 2-3 cups/bottles a day of that. We need to go get him some more cups and then the bottle will be forgotten about too. I'm amazed at how great he transitioned from the formula to the milk - it was a piece of cake! He is only saying about 5 words right now (dada, mama, hi, nighty-night (ny-ny), and uh-oh), but his comprehension is outstanding. He really understands pretty much anything we tell him or ask him. He knows all of his toys by name, especially his ball, nappy dog, blocks, maracas, cars...he can even distinguish shapes (circle, star, triangle are the three he is good at). I think his next word will probably be either ball or car. He tries, but they both still come out as "daaaaa". Oh, and the most amazing thing of all: he can sing! Well, hum anyways. He can hum along to the Elmo's World song. Whenever he sees his Elmo doll or a diaper (because they have Elmo on them), he'll start humming and he seriously is on key. It's pretty surreal. My little Josh Groban in the making :).

06.10.08 - Happy Birthday!

Today is Jackson's first birthday! We had his party this past Sunday with mostly family a few good friends. Jackson was a tad cranky from going practically napless (he had one short nap in the car), but all things considering, he did really well with the whole party experience. He got lots of great presents and had the most delicious monkey cake. It was fun watching him dig into his own little cake. I somehow came down with a cold over the weekend and have since passed it on to Jackson a little bit. He was pretty miserable yesterday. He seemed to feel a whole lot better today though, which was nice since it was his birthday! He had some of his playgroup friends over for some chocolate chip cake and playtime this morning. His auntie Heather came over in the afternoon to bring him a gift of monkey pajamas since she couldn't make it to the party on Sunday, so he had fun playing with her and watching his birthday thunderstorm, complete with hail.

06.04.08 - Ouch!

Jackson got a pretty good ouchie today. I was sitting at the computer and he was about three feet away from me. If you've seen our camera, you know how big and heavy it is, especially with the extended flash on it. Well, it was sitting on our dresser and the strap was hanging down. That's a fluke in itself because we're so careful to always keep the strap out of reach so he can't grab it. The strap was hanging down though and he grabbed it and the camera came falling down and hit him directly in the face. I saw it happen, but couldn't grab it fast enough. Oh man, I felt so bad. He was crying so hard! He ended up with a nice bruise and small bump above his eyebrow and a scratch/red mark down the side of his nose. That's pretty good considering how big and heavy that camera is! I still feel terrible though. I hope it heals by the weekend so he doesn't look all banged up for his party...and his portraits that we were planning to do on Saturday.