Action Jackson Update
A lot has been going on with Jackson during month 11. Wowweee. I feel like he's growing leaps and bounds before our eyes.
Here's the latest in no particular order:
Jackson is a boy. Boys are on the move and are fearless CONSTANTLY. Jackson has already sliced the skin off his nose and gave himself a big fat lip. He is constantly hitting his head on something. It is one thing after another.
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| First fat lip... OUCH! |
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| There's a way I can get that string down, right? |
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| I'm on top of the world! |
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| Tuckerd out! |
And there will be more because....
Jackson is WALKING!!!
He took a few steps last week but yesterday at daycare he got up and went. I brought him home and sure enough, he walked around the entire TV room. I couldn't even believe it. He throws his hands up and goes. It is amazing. He smiles the entire time. I am so crazy proud of him. So yeah, things are about to hit a whole new level of crazy.
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| Loves opening and closing our windows |
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| Mmmm. Fresh air. |
Jackson is back to liking bananas! I know this because I set them on the floor and he bit through the skin. I peeled the banana and he went to town. He loves them.
He seems to call everything "da-da" but will try and say "puppy" the best he can. HE LOVES PUPPIES. LOVES. And monkeys. And cars.
BUT Jackson has a love affair with the Swiffer. The minute the pantry is open, he is there trying to pull the Swiffer down.
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| J loves the Swiffer and will help clean floors |
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| I love you Swiffer! |
I'm weaning... I'm down to one pump a day while at work as of this week. Next week I might keep the one pump but instead of 15 minutes, do 5 and then stop that pump all together the following week. This will bring us to a full year of nursing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!! I DID IT. I DID IT. I knew I could. I KNEW it but I knew it would take a LOT of work, determination and selflessness on my part. And some resentment in there. If only men could nurse...
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| Someone else likes my pump parts... |
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| Grandma Judy puts me in old-man sweaters... |
We now have eight teeth. Eight. All have met my nipple. Ouch.
It seems we're losing Jackson's morning nap. I noticed daycare would put him down in the afternoon only and he'd give them a solid 2-3 hour nap. I tried putting him down this morning. He laid down but then was up. So now I think I know why they are doing what they are doing. He's just not going down. Buh-bye morning nap.
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| Opens ALL our cabinets now. We stuck his new bike helmet in this one. Tricky! |
He slept the whole night through once this week!!! YESSSS. 11 nights of ROUGH sleep and FINALLY...ONE AWESOME night. I hope it continues...
Jackson loves this talking stuffed animal my mom got me for V-day several years ago. Leo talks to Jackson and J will just smile and laugh.
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| Jackson's friend Leonardo. They talk to each other. |
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| Jackson loves when Leo wags his tail |
If I lay down on the floor, Jackson will find a way to come crawl to me and roll all over me. It's way too cute.
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| I love mommy! |
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| Rolling around |
Jackson has been great about keeping himself busy. To the point where he doesn't need me hovering over him as much. This I love. We had a blast together this whole week.
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| Don't worry about me mom back here. I'm not being naughty... |
He ate a TON for dinner last night. Chicken, ham, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, applesauce, yogurt, cottage cheese, more mashed potatoes, cheerios, those dried fruit things. He just kept going. Clean tray club. Growing boy!!
