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! :)
Boy, did I have an exhausting day hanging out at the pool! It's tiring being so popular!
Too cool for school! :)
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!
Just wanted to update you all on how Jackson did at the doctor's this week. He got 2 shots and an oral medication so he wasn't in a great mood for about 24 hours but did much better than when he got his shots at 2 months. He weighed in at 13lbs, 7oz and was 25 1/4" long. He's a tall, skinny little boy. We're getting ready for our first trip on an airplane (to Hawaii!) so keep us in your prayers that we have a smooth flight! It's gonna be a long one! I'll try to update soon about how my first day back to work was but may be off the blog for the next week since we'll be on vacation. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures though! There will be a lot for firsts for Jackson, I'm sure.
I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday I was waking Brady up at 4am telling him I was having contractions. And here we are today celebrating Jackson's 4 month birthday. I know, kind of cheesy to celebrate by month but you kind of have to when they are this young since they change so quickly.....most of you are moms and completely understand where I'm coming from. As most of you all also know, I head back to work this Wednesday and, of course, am dreading it. The only positive thing I can think of is that it's only for 3 days and then we leave on Saturday for our vacation to Hawaii....I can't wait for the sun and to be able to spend all day once again with my baby boy.
Happy 4 month birthday, Jackson!
We have some good news to share with everyone.....we have found childcare!! :) Just when we were about to give up we finally found something that works out so well that we know it was just meant to be. Here's the story:
We were very discouraged on the daycare front so we began looking for nanny shares and a nanny. We had found a family to share with and had just interviewed a nanny. Needless to say, we weren't too thrilled with the nanny as she wasn't quite what we were expecting. She showed up to our house (after I had to contact her about 3 times about meeting) with stretched out earlobes and a tongue ring. Not that there is anything wrong with either of those but it kind of threw us for a loop as it was NOT what we were expecting. She had lots of experience (about 11 years) but for some reason we just weren't thrilled with the idea of having her watch Jackson. Oh yeah, on top of watching 2 4-month-olds she was also going to bring along her 4 1/2 year old son. We were just about to go ahead with the situation as we couldn't seem to find anything else when a friend of ours mentioned that they were heading in to a daycare in downtown Seattle for a tour as they had openings. Of course we called first thing the next morning and, sure enough, they had 5 spaces available. We couldn't believe our luck....we went in that afternoon for a tour and signed our enrollment papers. And the best part of it all is that the daycare is about 3 blocks away from my office so I can go see Jackson everyday! They have an open door policy so I'll be there at least once a day to give him one of his feedings.
Things couldn't have worked out better. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for this to turn out right! We're so thrilled!
Jackson right after he rolled over - you can tell he's really happy!
