A day in the park.

We went to the park today with Jenny and Jimmy! They brought their good camera so we got some great pics of Jackson. Here are a few of our favorites!

First time on the swings!

"Hey Mom, this is pretty fun!"

"I'm so cute...."

Jackson and his best buddy, Champ.

Taking a walk with Mom.

Look at those pretty blue eyes and gorgeous lashes - what a lucky boy!

Finally, time for a nap! What an exhausting day!!

Mother's day.

My wonderful hubby planned a great trip to Portland for my first "official" Mother's Day. The weather was beautiful (which can be a rarity here in the NW) and we spent Saturday walking around the city and enjoying the outdoors. Then I got my "gift" which was exactly what I requested....a couple of hours of shopping to myself with an extra discount at Nordstrom and NO sales tax! I scored some pretty great pieces!! Then, on Sunday before we left to head back to Seattle, we enjoyed a very nice brunch...just the 3 of us. All in all, it was a fantastic weekend.

Sometimes I still can't believe that I can celebrate Mother's Day in any way other than celebrating for my own mom. These past 7 months have flown by and I have loved every minute of it....from the grins, giggles, and coos even to the sleepless nights. I wouldn't trade anything in this world for my fabulous little boy. He is my definition of sunshine! To all the lovely mothers in my life, I hope you all had a fantastic day and I am so happy that I have joined your ranks!

Teeth!

Jackson has been quite fussy the past week or so and on Sunday when I was out running errands with my mom we found out why! I had been checking for teeth fairly regularly as he's been drooling a ton (not that that is any different from any other time) and has just not quite been himself. Guess I hadn't checked yet on Sunday when Jackson opened wide and my mom said, "Is that a tooth in there?" Sure enough, it was! One of his lower front teeth has just started poking through his gums and it's pretty obvious that the second lower front tooth is soon to follow! We've been having some rough nights this week so we're hoping that the second tooth pokes through soon so we can all get a good night's sleep!