Exersaucer fun!

Jackson has been in the best mood the past couple of days!! He's really starting to enjoy some of his more complex toys, such as the exersaucer. Here are some pictures of him having a blast entertaining himself!

First haircut.

Jackson had his first professional haircut on Saturday. We were told a few times that his haircut a la Mommy was pretty crummy and he's got his 6 month pictures this weekend so we figured we'd clean him up before then. We got him into the taxi cab chair, got his smock on, and he was doing great!

Getting ready for our first haircut! :)

Aren't I handsome!! Who says I need a haircut?!?

Then came the water squirter. It was all downhill from there. The stylist spritzed some water on his head to do the cut and all we got were screams afterward.

I DO NOT like water squirted on my head!!

We had to move out of the taxi cab and he had to sit on Mommy's lap for the remainder of the cut. Other than the crying, all else went well.

Ok, I'm starting to calm down now.....

He walked away with quite the handsome do and is all ready for his pictures this weekend! Those stylists should get a medal for working with those screaming kids....I've never seen a haircut done so quickly in my life! Thanks to Megan!!

Finished product....who would have known I could have come out looking even MORE handsome than before?!?

Happy 1/2 birthday!

Jackson turned 6 months old last week. I know I say this every time I post, but I just can't believe how quickly he's growing up! We had his doctor's appointment on Friday and he's weighing in at 15lbs and is 26 1/4" long. He's in the 50th percentile for height and dropped to the 10th percentile for weight. The doctor didn't seem concerned so I guess I won't be either! Everything else went well at his checkup and his doctor said that he's a very healthy boy. He got 3 shots which made us both sad...I'll be glad when he doesn't have to get those every couple of months anymore. Will post pictures soon!

Rollie-pollie!

So Jackson truly has become a mobile child. On Saturday he learned how to roll from his back to his stomach. Now he just rolls all the way across the room! Back to stomach to back to stomach....it's pretty amusing to watch! :) Although, now I can no longer leave him alone on the floor for a quick second to get something done because who knows where he could end up! Makes my life a little more difficult but it's all worth it just to watch this little boy grow up and to have him in our lives!

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.