Cereal, cereal, everywhere!

Jackson had his first taste of something other than mom's milk on his Uncle Ryan's birthday - 3.14.09. He absolutely LOVED it! He was very in to opening his mouth for the spoon and did a pretty good job for a 5 month old. We tried to keep things pretty neat but, of course, it never stays that way (especially with the tongue reflex all babies have at this age...just pushing things out instead of back to swallow).

All last week I kept trying to give him rice cereal at dinner and he just wasn't nearly as interested as he was the first couple of days that he had it. So, on Sunday, I decided to try oatmeal cereal instead. Man, I thought he loved the rice cereal....this kid canEAT oatmeal cereal. Every time I've fed it to him he's eaten the ENTIRE thing! This week we're hoping to move on to solids. I got apples, pears, sweet potatoes, peas, and bananas this past weekend so we can start trying some new things. I can't believe how quickly he's growing up!

Yum, yum! This sure is good!! :)

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Hope everyone is having an excellent St. Patty's day! Jackson celebrated by wearing his green. My favorite part of the outfit is the socks!

5 months

Well, February is over and today Jackson turned 5 months old! I can't believe how quickly time has flown. He's now rolling over, laughing, playing with his feet, and trying to sit up. He's such a big boy! I can't wait to see what the next month will bring - we're planning on trying rice cereal this month which I'm sure will be interesting.

HAWAII!!

Our trip to Hawaii was a blast! Jackson was an absolute angel throughout the travel process. We flew from Seattle to Honolulu to Kona and went back the same route. On the puddle jumper between Honolulu and Kona we didn't hear a peep out of him. For the longer flight we had one small breakdown each direction that lasted not more than a couple of minutes. All in all, we couldn't have asked for a better behaved infant on the plane.

We just made it through security at Seatac Airport! Man, was that an adventure!

Jackson on his first airplane ride! :)

I'm pretty sure that just about everyone that worked at the hotel knew Jackson's name. We were famous! Ok, we weren't, but Jackson was. One of the concierges gave Jackson a green gecko that is now his favorite toy. He'll spit out his pacifier in order to put it in his mouth. It's so cute...it's the first toy that he's shown a real interest in.

Boy, did I have an exhausting day hanging out at the pool! It's tiring being so popular!

Too cool for school! :)

We did a whole lot of nothing while we were there. The first couple of days my parents rented a cabana and we spent all day lounging there. The rest of the time we spent our days at the pool chasing the shade. We couldn't have asked for a better trip - thanks Mimi and Papa!

Mom's favorite pic....

Jackson's first week at daycare

Ok, so I know I've been off the blog for a while but we've been trying to get used to our new lifestyle. Last week was Jackson's first full week at daycare and man, was it hard. His first day his teachers said that he was pretty fussy and he held my finger the entire way home....he would not let it go for anything! It was obvious that he was missing his mommy big time. His mommy missed him big time, too! The further we got into the week the better he did and the more he got used to his new surroundings. He still has a tough time every once in a while but not as bad as the first day. I think that I am having a much harder time adjusting than he is and am still desperate to find a way to stay home with him. Hopefully we'll come up with something soon! At least, for now, he's only 3 blocks away and I continue to go visit during my lunch and give him one of his feedings - the highlight of every day!