Having to Share Mommy

A few weeks ago, I started keeping a 7 month little girl three days a week in the morning.  This has been good for us on many front; including helping me learn how to juggle the needs of more than one child and for Jackson to get used to having to share my attention.  

Jackson has done very well, but does show a few signs that he is not a 100% fan!  He is very curious about the little girl and the two of them will sit and stare at each other, trading toys back and forth and on occasion will play next to each other.  But most of the time, the little girl plays, sitting on the floor, while Jackson walks and crawls laps all around as he pleases.  He is very good at sharing his toys for the most part, but there are a few times that he has not been happy about this, mostly when it concerns his train cars and his walker.  He also has suddenly "needed" his pacifier every time she has hers, even though he pretty much only used it for nap time before.  The last real change we have seen in him is an increase in tantrums, but it's hard to tell as to whether it is just his age or whether he is acting out because he's not getting the attention he wants.  These tantrums are still fairly short lived and far and few between, thankfully.  

Luckily for Momma, they nap for a short time at the same time, but I also get time with each child by themselves, as well.  I pretty much only have to keep tabs on both for maybe 2.5-3 hours of the morning.     

Here are a few pictures of him playing with Momma while our little guest snoozes in his nursery.  Most of the time we try to keep playing and toys in the nursery, but one of the few toys that always seems to be out in the main part of the house is his balls.  I think he likes to see the way they bounce on the wood floor.  Most of the time he throws the ball and then follows it around the house as it bounces and rolls.  A new game he has recently discovered is throwing the balls off the back of the couch to a rather large portion of hardwood  floor below.  

Another new thing for Jackson is getting to watch TV for 15 minutes a day.  When he wakes up from his afternoon nap, he is allowed to watch a children's show while he eats his snack.  PawPatrol has quickly become a favorite because it's doggies, on every day around the time Jackson wakes up, and has perfect 15 minute episodes.  Here is a picture of him finishing up an episode after he had already climbed down from his snack at the couch.  

He crawled over to say hi after he realized I was watching him.