Life as New(er) Parents - Month 9

I thought I'd kind of recap what our life is like now that we have a 9 month old... as Jackson naps. Here we go...in no particular order: 1. I type fast these days. VERY fast (you'll note more grammatical errors in my blog - yes, they kill me too but can't help it sometimes) because I still don't know what kind of nap out of the two I'm going to get from Jackson. Sometimes it's a 2 hour nap, and sometime it can be as short as 30...

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Jackson in 9 Months Old

January 15! Jackson has almost been out in the world longer than he was in my womb!! Big boy here! Ohhhhhh 9 months and growing!! We don't go in for his 9 month checkup for another couple of weeks but we know this little man is growing. Currently he is wearing 12 month clothes, some 9 months and even some 18-24 month. Hey ladies! Taking numbers for the Prom soon:) Jackson's personality is really starting to show. For one, he...

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Jackson is 8 Months Old (really 8.5 months)

Jackson is really 8.5 Months old now!! He's growing SO fast. I'm a big boy!!! I'm almost 9 months old! As you can tell, it gets a bit harder to find a whole lot of extra time to blog because Jackson is on the MOVE. And when he's napping, I'm trying to get through a list of stuff that needs to be done around the house. Here's the latest...  Smooches all around! Went from belly to sitting up. Karl and I both looked at each other...

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A Look Back at 2012 - Happy New 2013!

Hello 2013 - Goodbye 2012 2012 was quite the year for both me and Karl. In short, we both learned how important communication is, how deeply one can love, the true meaning of sleep deprivation and a whole lot about the miracle of life. Have to say this was my highlight of 2012 Here I've been giving myself such a hard time for not being involved in a whole lot in 2012, but what the heck am I thinking? Here's a recap... January, February...

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