Jump! Jump! Jumping in his new favorite!
Just a few random pictures...
Saturday, December 24, 2016
New Adventures
Jackson has been changing so fast and growing up so quickly as he learns so many new things!! He has suddenly taken a huge interest in eating and drinking. He watches us so carefully and makes chewing motions with his mouth as if he's practicing the gesture. He also grabs our plates, tries to grab the food off the plate and wants to drink from our cups. We were able to take some pictures of his new interests when we stopped in at Starbucks while out Christmas shopping.
Sleep Training
I apologize for not posting in a few weeks. Jackson has been battling with Slap Cheek aka Fifths Disease for the past few weeks and is just getting past the yucky rash. Thankfully his sweet, silky skin is almost back to normal!!
One of the things that we have been working on with Jackson is getting him to sleep more independently. He's slept in his own crib since he was a week old, but we always rocked him to sleep for night time and naps. Our goal is that we could lay him in his crib awake and that he would put himself to sleep. First, we tried this at bedtime and it was remarkably easier than we anticipated. Once he was going to sleep consistently on his own at night, we tried doing the same thing at nap time. The first attempt took 2.5 hours of screaming and a whole lot of self-control from Mommy. I also learned very quickly that when Mommy goes into his room to calm him down, the moment he sees me, he understands that he should just scream louder. I thought girls were supposed to be the manipulators!?! Thankfully, when he wakes up from his nap, all is forgiven and he is so excited to see me!
Daddy seemed to have the magic touch and consistently gets him down with just 5 or 10 minutes of crying. It has been about two weeks of doing this and his response varies dramatically. Jackson takes 4 naps a day, and the majority of those still take about 10 minutes of crying for him to fall asleep. Every couple times, he goes immediately to sleep and on occasion has screamed for a couple hours. Our goal in the new year is to wean him off night feedings, as well.
One of the things that we have been working on with Jackson is getting him to sleep more independently. He's slept in his own crib since he was a week old, but we always rocked him to sleep for night time and naps. Our goal is that we could lay him in his crib awake and that he would put himself to sleep. First, we tried this at bedtime and it was remarkably easier than we anticipated. Once he was going to sleep consistently on his own at night, we tried doing the same thing at nap time. The first attempt took 2.5 hours of screaming and a whole lot of self-control from Mommy. I also learned very quickly that when Mommy goes into his room to calm him down, the moment he sees me, he understands that he should just scream louder. I thought girls were supposed to be the manipulators!?! Thankfully, when he wakes up from his nap, all is forgiven and he is so excited to see me!
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| Screaming his lungs out! |
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| Intermission from screaming to practice his new words/sounds |
Daddy seemed to have the magic touch and consistently gets him down with just 5 or 10 minutes of crying. It has been about two weeks of doing this and his response varies dramatically. Jackson takes 4 naps a day, and the majority of those still take about 10 minutes of crying for him to fall asleep. Every couple times, he goes immediately to sleep and on occasion has screamed for a couple hours. Our goal in the new year is to wean him off night feedings, as well.
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| Success!! |
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| Everything is better after a nap!! |
Monday, December 5, 2016
5 Months Old
Jackson made 5 months old today!! He is growing up so fast and his bright little personality is starting to really shine through. I feel like he changes diaper size every three weeks, but growing just means he is a healthy little boys. He has made a few advancements: he can pick up things with decent accuracy and bring them to his mouth, he responds to his name and turns to acknowledge sounds, reaches out to "pet" Boosie, gives juicy, open-mouthed kisses, rolls from tummy to back and can sit up by himself for short periods of time.
Please forgive the abundance of pictures you are about to see, but there were too many good ones to pick a few!
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| We had to move his bathtub to the big boy bath tub as he has discovered splashing and will often kick half the water out of the tub and all over mommy! |
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| Daddy got Jackson a jumper and he is slowly learning how to use it! |
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| First time sitting like a big boy in a shopping cart! |
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| He loves touching the Christmas Tree |
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| Watching the fire in the fireplace |
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| Mid- Roll Over |
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| His favorite part was eating the lights! Haha |
An Asheville Christmas, Part 3
The last part of our evening involved touring the house with all the decorations and fireplaces lit. They even had musicians and singers staged in the house to offer lovely Christmas songs. I figured Jackson would be so tuckered that he would fall fast asleep all wrapped up against me, but he was too enthralled by all the lights and lasted until we reached the shuttle to travel back to the car before falling fast asleep.
On our way home the last day, we detoured passed Chimney Rock and Lake Lure near Bat Cave, NC! Despite all the fires in the area and the fact that the prime fall colors happened over a month before, the scenery was still breathtaking!
An Asheville Christmas, Part 2
Next we took the shuttle up to the house and gardens and were able to explore for a few hours before dark. Despite the cold weather and time of year, the conservatory still had gorgeous flowers!
We found a few gorgeous fall trees that were perfect picture opportunities! Jackson held other sentiments, but his mood greatly lifted when Daddy posed with him!
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