Jackson made a new friend named Fulton

I have been a bad friend and have not went to see my friend Kristen since she had her son Fulton. Kristen and I have been friends since 2000. I was in her wedding and she was in mine. She is just a really good friend. She and her husband came to see Jackson when he was born. So now that Fulton is almost 6 months old I finally got to see him. It was hard to get both boys to look at the camera for a picture, but Brent looks really nice. Then Jacks decided to show Fulton how to put your feet up...on the table when eating.
 Then we attempted to take a picture of Kristen, Fulton, Jacks, and I. Of course both boys did not look. But we took it again and they both looked. Then it was time for a family picture. Kristen and Matt were nice enough to take a pic of us together.

Fulton gave Jackson his first birthday present and he loved it. He got some cute shorts and a white button up shirt. It is very summery I cannot wait until it warms up (I'll take a pic then). Fulton also gave him some bath toys (sorry no bath pic Brent and I decided he was to old for naked pic). But, Jacks just started taking a bath by himself and loves his new toys. As we were leaving Fulton reached for his new friend (he looks like he wanted a hug). We did get a nice pic of the two of them with their dads. Fulton is such a cute chubby baby...Jackson looks like a toddler/little man.

Jackson is 11 months old!

Well Jackson is 11 months old. Only 1 more month till he is 1 year old. We tried really hard to take his picture with his 11th month sticker on, but he was everywhere and it was so hard to get him to stay in one place.

 I started crocheting his birthday hat.
It does not look good now but when it is done it will. Every month Jacks gets a book in the mail from the Dolly Pardon Imagination Station. He loved for Brent or I to read it to him. This month it was "Corduroy Goes to the Doctor." He just loves for you to read to him.

Friday afternoon Libby came over and played. They played with Jacks toys then they both got in the toy tub and played. Jacks just loves Libby and so does Bucky. Jacks use to be after Bucky all the time. Now Bucky is after him. Jacks loves him. Also, Jackson has been eating and eating and eating. I think he is just growing so much...to much.  

Jackson's first Valentine's day

Well it was a very exciting first Valentines day. Jackson got a new hounds tooth hat from Mom and Dad (Mom made it). He got a heart with choc candy in it from Mawmaw (Brent and I enjoyed that). He also got lots of Valentines from the kids at Daycare.




 First he poured them all out of the bag and onto the floor.
Then he started trying to eat them. We had to get the paper out of his mouth.



Then he spread them
all out to see all of them. Then he just
spread them all over the floor by rolling in them.

Brent got me this beautiful orchid. And I got him a cupcake from Jillybeans. I got 1 for Brent, 1 for me, and 1 for Jackson. Since his birthday is coming up we thought he might like to try a cupcake. Oh, I had a coupon buy 3 get 1 free so I had to get my free 1. The flavors were peanut butter cup, Elvis (banana and peanut butter), strawberry covered in chocolate, and a plain one for Jackson.

Jacks was interested in the cupcake. I think he just wanted it because I had it.
Then he wanted to play in the icing, he was a little unsure.





Then he went for it face first. He really did not want to eat it.
He wanted to share it after he smashed it all up. Bear and Bucky did not mind that it was smashed. They thought it was great and they loved Jackson.

 He loved playing in the cupcake but did not eat any of it (thank goodness I had the coupon). Even though he did not eat any of it he was so thirst. It was a nice first Valentines Day. We look forward to many more.

Busy Busy Busy

It seems like we have been so busy lately. Going here there an everywhere. Jackson has also gotten very busy getting into everything. I was sitting on the couch and saw Jacks in the bathroom rolling the TP roll. Thank goodness someone was to lazy to put a new roll on. But he loves to just roll that roll. So if you come to our house and the TP is not on the roll it is that way for a reason.



                                          It also seems like Bucky has gotten a little jealous lately. Every time I get the camera out he runs to be in the picture. Jackson has even been trying to walk and we are cheering him on and Bucky runs up to him and knocks him down kissing him.

We have a big pile of toys in our living room but guess what Jacks just plays with everything else. He go these 2 hangers and they were so entertaining. For his B'day maybe we will just by him hangers.



We have also been seeing a lot of this head standing. He is trying so hard to get up on two legs. That head is just so heavy. But he works on it everyday.

Pop's (my Dad) birthday was on Fri, Feb 10th so since I am a great knitter know I had to knit him something. I knitted him a hood. His head gets cold and he cannot use his hands to do anything, so wearing a hat is out of the question. Jackson made the perfect model for this hood.

We work up early Sat morning to go to Pop's and it was snowing!! For just a min. I put on the Frosty hat and we ran outside for a pic. Then we got in the car to go to Pop's house.

Pop liked his B'day present and Jacks liked playing at his house. Jacks got to ride on the wheel chair but did not get to drive this time. He really wanted to drive but after the last wreck he did not get to. He played so hard at Pop's. He was into everything. Then Great Gran came over for a visit and Jacks was so excited to see her. When we got home Charlie Brown Valentine was on and Jacks just loved watching it. He stood there and just watched and watched. It was a great weekend.

The weekend

Well Jackson woke up Saturday morning with crazy hair as usual. Only this time he looked like he had horns on his head. Brent said he had his hair. I am just glad he does not have my hair. Jacks put on his new hooded shirt that our neighbors gave him for Christmas. He was a little confused about the actually hood. He did not know how to take it off. Then he finally got to wear his cowboy boots. So I took Brent and his picture with their boots on. The boots came off before we even left the house.

  It was nice enough that we finally got to go outside and use our "new" swing set. It is new to us, but it is a hand-me-down (and we love hand-me-downs). Thanks to the Strains for giving us the swing set. I know Jacks will enjoy it soon.

Then we headed to Gadsden to start buying birthday supplies and a new birthday outfit. We went to Hobby Lobby and I just had to take his picture in the birthday hat but, I did not buy it. I am making him one. I don't know when it will be finished because it is going to be crochet so I will have to teach myself how to do that. First I have to finish Pop John's birthday present. I always have a couple of crafts going at once.

Sick

I have not posted anything in a while because Jackson and I have been sick. I went to the Dr 2 Mondays ago and found out I had pink eye and had to be out of work Tue and Wed. On Wed Jackson stayed home with me because he was running a fever. Then Thur Brent picked him up at daycare, so on Fri Brent took him to the Dr. and he had an ear ache. Then this week I got some kind of stomach virus on Wed night and stayed home on Thur and slept all day long. Maybe we are all well know and back to normal.

We taught Jacks to clap a couple of weeks ago, but he really did not do it unless you did it first. But, now he just claps all the time. When he gets excited about anything he just claps. Since he has been sick he has kind of been lazy with the walking. He can crawl somewhere faster so he just crawls. However, he is getting better at balancing and standing up longer.

I guess Bear has warmed up to him also. Bear still growls at him but he is kissing Jacks now. Jackson also wore his first pair of big boy blue jeans that buttoned and zipped. He may not wear them to often because they are a pain to get on and off. Also, now that he is moving around everything has to be moved.