An Early Easter for Jackson

So yesterday we bought Jackson a new tie for the spring time. So after church we decided to take a couple fo pictures of him cause he was just too good lookin.

Not so smiley pictures of Jackson

It was brought to my attention that all the pictures we put up of Jack are smiley pictures. So, to prove that he is not always smiling or happy here are a few pictures.



Yes, that is a tear on his cheek. So we had laid Jack on the couch to drink his bottle. When he was done, he let it fall to the side and just laid contently. His belly looks HUGE! Cracks me up!

Valentines Day

So lucky me, I got to work all of Valentines day. Thats alright. It was pretty slow so I was able to work on my nieces blanket. I didnt accomplish as much as I wanted to but I got about half of it done. So that was good. Andrew bought me some beautiful flowers that he brought into the office for me to enjoy. Every time he came over to visit he mentioned how it smelt like a flower shop. After work, we had yummy pizza. Andrew had bought some take and bake pizza from Costco. Neither of us wanted to wait at a super busy restaurant and eat dinner there so we had our dinner at home. Because Andrew can't handle keeping a secret, he had given me my valentines day present on Wednesday. He bought me a beautiful diamond necklace.

I bought Andrew an Ihome alarm clock for his Ipod. He likes more practical gifts. Overall we had a nice relaxing evening. It was great to be able to just spend time together.

Jackson's Semi-Faux-Hawk

So here we got a little bit of gel and decided to play with jackson's hair. We designed a little Fauxhawk (that is the official style according to wikipedia). So fun.

Jackson

Here are some pictures of Jackson from the past couple of days. It was his first time in a high chair and he thought it was great (thanks again Bobbie and Dan for it). He also tried rice cereal and absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, his stomach is very sensitive so we need to slowly add it to his diet.

Blanket

I made a blanket for my friend's darling little girl. I was very happy with how it turned out so decided to share. Here are some pictures of it.

I Caught Him Rolling Over!

So we have been trying for the last couple of days to get Jackson rolling over onto his belly. Well we got it on video, and then seconds after he got onto his belly he started rolling back onto his back. So we didnt get it the first 2 times but we then got it on video like the third time. So here i am going to post both videos here so everybody can see what he did.

New Toy for Jackson

We bought Jackson a new toy. A bouncer. He loves it. He is still a little small for it so we have to put a book on the floor so his feet reach.
Oh, I should mention that Jackson has pretty much mastered rolling from his back to his stomach. I keep trying to catch it on video but have not suceeded today. I think he thinks hes pretty hot stuff now that he can do it.

Yay Shes home!

So one of my best friends from college came home from her mission in New York yesterday. I was able to go up and meet her at the airport. It was so great to see her! Here are some pictures
Sis Langi (aka Cassyie) Missy, Cassyie, Trina, Me

We Did it!

Well, actually Andrew did it while I was gone last night. We have moved Jackson from sleeping in the basinett in our bedroom to sleeping in the playpen in the living room. I think Jackson liked it alright. He was able to move more. When i checked on him a couple of times he was laying on his side and when I got him this morning he was almost completely sideways. I dont know how he does that. I think moving him to the living room was harder for me than it was for him. It meant getting up out of bed into the cold to make sure he is alright rather than just listening for his breathing. But, it was nice this morning when he was making all his noises it wasn't so loud so I could stay in bed a little longer.

Won't take a binky if Im around

So a couple of weeks ago I mentioned to Andrew that Jack won't take a binky. Andrew replies that he will, but you have to hold it in his mouth for him. I assured him that I tried and it didnt work- he just spits it out. So the other day, I come home from work and Andrew says, "Look hes taking a binky." As soon as Jack realizes that Im home he wouldnt take it. He spit it out and wouldnt let it back in his mouth. He obviously wanted something else. Oh that kid...at least he takes a bottle.

Yes, he got his shots

Since Andrew wasnt sure if he got his shots or not, I thought I'd assure you all that he did. After Jack got his shots he was crying (of course) so I picked him up and Andrew offered to take him. I didnt let him. I didnt want Jack to hate me. Well, he was mad at me. We went to Costco afterwards and everytime I looked at him he just stared back at me like, "I cant believe you did that to me!" Major stink eye. Needless to say, he is loving me again.

(By the way, his weight is in the 61% and head circumfrence (16.75 inches) is in the 57%. I should also mention that their way of measuring him isn't the most accurate. They lay him down on the paper and mark a line where his feet are and then a line where is head is so the dr did mention there is room for error there. Plus he is only 4 months he still has plenty of time to grow)

Let me tell you about the appt!

Well the appt went really good at the doctors office...at least from what I watched of it. First, they measured him, then they weighed him. He is 24 inches long, that puts him somewhere in the 46th perecentile...just below average which I am pretty sure he gets from his mom (she is only 5' 2"). He weighed in at 16 lbs, I cant remember what percentile that was, but it was pretty much average. He is growing so much! His reflexes and everything else was right on track, not one developmental concern at least from what the doctor told us.

He also got his shots, at least I think he got his shots. I did hear the screaming and saw the bandaids afterwards on his legs, but I didn't actually watch him get the shots, I did happen to notice some very nice cars driving around outside the window of the doctors office!

What happens when I leave for work?

Jack rolls over! Of course! We have been waiting for weeks for him to finally roll over. He has been able to roll to his side and so we, but Andrew especially, has been trying to teach him what to do with his arm so he can roll over. So today, Jack is lying on his playmat and rolls over to his side and his legs are basically all the way over but not his upper body. Well, I leave for work (next door). About 10 minutes later I get a call from Andrew. Thinking he is just going to ask me if I found the diaper bag (I left it in the office yesterday) I am totally taken off guard when Andrew practically shouts, "He rolled over!!" He was so excited! So I ask for all the details of course- well I needed to make sure that it was a for real roll over and not like him helping him. Well, sure enough Jack had rolled from his back to his stomach all by himself. Now if only he will do it when Im around. I was hoping he would do it after work but he was too tired and too grumpy. Maybe tomorrow.
Other news about Jack, he is sitting up quite well. He can sit by himself for a few seconds and then loses balance. He hates leaning back now and constantly wants to sit up. He also has mastered the art of grabbing at things. No longer can I sit him on my lap at work and actually do work. He grabs all the papers and pens. I think I need longer arms. Luckily when people come into the office, he gets really quite and just stares them down. If he gets a good vibe he may smile- but those dont happen very often (weird stinky people come into the office). tomorrow he has is 4 month appointment. We will see where he is at on the charts. He also has to get more shots. I had accidentally scheduled the appointment during my scheduled shift so Andrew was going to take him alone until he found out he had to get shots. He decided that I better switch shifts and come along with him because he doesnt know if he can handle the shots. Hmm...he may have to leave the room. We will see how that goes.

Uh Oh! Hes starting to get mobile

So for the past couple of weeks, Jack has been moving a lot more. We will lay him down on one side of his play mat and before we know it he is on the complete opposite side. He is still working on rolling over. That darn arm of his always gets in his way which frustrates him. He loves to sit up. He actually prefers to be sitting up whenever possible. Luckily we have one of those bumbo seats (or Bimbo seats as Andrew calls it) so he can sit in that. He will probably be sitting on his own soon, he is getting close. Here are a couple of really cute pictures that Andrew got of him while I was at work yesterday.

Jacksons First BYU Basketball Game!

As You can see in the picture, Jackson couldn't keep his eyes off the basketball players. This was taken during their warmups, which is why there arent so many people behind us yet. Jackson lasted until the first big slam dunk and the crowd went wild and he started screaming hysterically. He was really tired and there was a lot of loud noises. We didnt make it past the first 10 minutes of the first half before we left for home, but thats alright, at least he was there...right? (and we had the game recording at home :)

Such a cute boy!

So tonight while Andrew was home for his lunch break (at 8:00 pm) Jackson was lying on the couch in between us. He was in a goofy mood so I started tickling him. He started laughing so hard! He then rolled onto his side toward my leg and started scratching at my leg and foot (i had my right leg tucked underneath my left so my foot was close to him when he rolled over). As he was "tickling" me, he would mimic the sound that I make when I say "tickle tickle tickle." We went back and forth tickling eachother a couple of times. We were all laughing so hard. It was seriously the cutest thing ever. So fun!

Pictures (these are specially for Bobbie)

Okay so Jackson finally fit into the outfits that Bobbie gave him for Christmas. We decided to put him in and first thing I made sure to take a couple of pictures. So here they are.

Sleep, Pee, and Lost Phone

Take a guess at how long Jackson slept last night. 12 HOURS STRAIGHT! Thats right 12 hours. I put him to bed at 8 then at about quarter till 4 I woke up. Thinking that Jack would be waking up soon I kind of diddle dallyied around. Mainly checking my email and watching tv. Well by 4 he still had not woken up, so I decided to pump out of necessity. Thinking that he would wake up in an hour or so I only pumped for about 10 minutes then went to bed. It took me awhile to go back to sleep because I was convinced that he would wake up and if he didnt then he was dead. I kept listening to him to make sure I could hear him breathing (he does these long sighs while he sleeps). Anyways, I was finally able to go back to sleep and did not wake up until quarter till 8 when he started stirring. Holy cow was I amazed! I actually had gotten 7 hours straight of sleep and then another 3 and a half. Man! I like that.

I think Jack thinks its funny to pee on us. Tonight I was changing his diaper getting him ready for bed. I was in the process of putting on the new one and all of a sudden he starts peeing everywhere. Mind you he has a big grin on his face. Well, I get all the clothes off of him but the changing table is soaked in pee. I lay him on the couch because I still needed to get his clothes and diaper on. Well, just as I am putting his diaper on (I was adjusting it because it was all twisted) he starts peeing AGAIN! How much pee can a little boy have. Well, I see the stream so I do what any person would do and use my hand to cover it. Once again Jack is finding this whole thing quite funny. Now he is covered in pee, my hand is covered and pee and the couch is covered in pee. Good thing we have a sofa cover- makes it much easier to clean just take it off and wash it. Well, then I had to give him a bath- there was just too much pee involved. I was finally able to get him diapered and dressed and ready for bed.

Another story for the day. So all day Andrew and I had been cleaning the house. Well, he had his phone with him early in the day, but by the afternoon it was gone and we had no idea where it was. We seriously searched for hours on end. He had run to get lunch this afternoon but didnt get out of the car so we knew it had to be either somewhere in the house or car. Well, no luck. We could not find it anywhere. Andrew was looking in every remote spot- he even checked in the trash (he has had some "episodes" of things being thrown away but thats another story) he checked the car like 2 or 3 times. No luck. He kept searching high and low to no avail. Well, we decided to say a prayer and after Andrew went to go check the car. He came back not a minute later with his phone in hand. Hallelujah! We dont have to buy a new phone. Guess we should have said a prayer together from the beginning.

Here are some pictures of Jack

Jack sitting in his Bumbo seat

Hanging onto his toy

In the two directly above this he is leaning his head against the play mat thing- he really wanted to eat that toy

Just chillin on his stomach.

8 Hours!

Jackson slept for 8 straight hours! So nice! I could not believe it when I looked at the clock and it was 5:00 am. Amazing! Maybe we can get him to sleep like 9 or 10 hours straight. How great would that be? Too bad that I still had to get up and pump at 3.

My new Favorite things

So last week Andrew and I were talking and decided that we needed a diaper pail or something because one stinky diaper and our whole house would be smelly. So, Andrew goes online and does research to find the best one. We ended up with the Diaper Champ. It is so great! We love it. Today I noticed how a) more diapers fit into it than the little trash can we were using and b) there is like no smell. Seriously! The best part about it is that you dont have to buy special liners for it.

My other new favorite things are our new bookshelves from Ikea! They finally got them in stock so Andrew went and bought them this afternoon while I was at work and put them together. Once they are decorated and pretty Ill put a picture up of them in our house but for now here is what they look like.

Pictures from Christmas

Jackson with Grandma & Grandpa Muffler

Our little family

Jackson & Uncle Bem
Andrew, Grandma Lahoff, Jackson, & Andrews Mom
Jackson & his great grandma

Just chillin

Jackson playing with Grandma Muffler

Opening presents

Andrew trying to get Jackson to open a present. It didnt work. Hopefully next year he will be more into it.

Talkin' away

I was finally able to catch Jackson on video making noises. Almost all day long he sits there and talks away but every time I try to video tape him he stops and stares at me. Then once I put the camera away he starts again. I finally was able to catch him on tape.

Christmas & a Wedding- a little late (very long- thats what happens when you dont update often enough)

Disclaimer: no pictures right now cause I am too tired to wait for them to load.
Well, for Christmas this year we got to go to Colorado to see Andrews family. We left on Christmas Eve and the day started out early- like 3:30 am. Its amazing how much longer everything takes when you have a nursing baby. Anyways, Jackson was such a trooper hanging out at the airport and on the plane ride. He slept the whole time on the plane. Amazing what a little turbulence does for him (knocks him right out). We get to Colorado where there is no snow! Happy day for me! I am so sick of snow. Well, that evening I start feeling nauseous (no there is no little Juanita on the way). It gets progressively worse as the night goes on. I try taking some peptobismol tablets and sprite to no avail. I end up going to bed early only to end up being in the bathroom pretty much all night long. Jackson woke up every two hours to eat- of course, of all days for him to not stick to his usual 6 hours of sleep. I had to get Andrew to get him because I had no energy whatsoever, I was pretty much dragging myself to the bathroom. Anyways, by about 6:00 the worst of it had passed. I was able to keep down some apple juice and water. Thank goodness! I needed something in my body- I was shaking and so thirsty by this point. Christmas day I was no longer heading to the bathroom but I still didnt feel great. Regardless we had a lot of fun. We started out by opening presents! Andrew bought me a pea coat! So exciting. The night before Christmas Eve I got to open my other present- a pair of Ugg Boots! So CUTE! Anyways, after presents we just relaxed and hung out. I loved it. We watched Emma, My Story. I love that movie. Later that day Andrew's aunt, uncle, their foster son Christopher and his grandma came over. Andrew's mom made a super wonderful dinner! Unfortunately my stomach still was a little unsettled so I didnt get to eat very much at all. That made me sad cause it all smelled SO good! The next day we went to the base and went to the store (I know for navy bases its the NEX, I cant think of what it is on that base). We ended up buying a little stroller for Jackson. That way when I was in the airports later that day it would be easier for me.
We go to Denver airport for Jack and I to leave to Medford. I was sad to leave but knew it would be good to be at Nicoles wedding. So out of 95 gates, my gate was 87! Holy hannah it was so far away. I go on the train get to the B concourse get out and walk to the very very VERY end of it, then I have to go down an elevator and then walk and walk some more. I finally made it. Needless to say I was feeling pretty tired. Well, once I sit down waiting to board Jackson gets hungry (of course). I pull out a bottle and all at once feel some wetness. I look down, oh the bottle top wasnt screwed on tightly and now Jackson and I are covered in milk. SUCK! So I proceed to start changing him when the airport lady calls my name to assign me my seat. I rush to finish changing him and get my seat assignment. Luckily we boarded about 5 minutes later and a very nice man helped me put the carseat and stroller onto the cart for the oversized carry on. So the flight to Medford was a small one- like 15 rows or so. In the first four rows there was one baby per row. Luckily Jackson again was good- he ate as we took off and then slept the rest of the way. Other babies were not so good. The one right behind us started screaming and crying as we took off. The parents sat there arguing about what they should do to make her stop. I was so glad to have a sleeping baby. We get to Medford and it is the slowest airport in the world. Seriously! I find my mom and Ryan and Ryan of course takes off with Jackson (Ryan likes him more than me I think) while my mom and I wait for my luggage. Talk about taking forever. It took like 30 minutes for it to come. I have no idea why it took so long. I mean Salt Lake, Denver they can get the luggage all out by the time you get to the pickup place. Anyways, that night my parents finished getting things ready for the wedding and reception the next day and I headed home. I was exhausted. It was so great to see my family! No offense to the rest of them but I was really excited to see Bobbie- it had been about a year since I had seen her. So we slept on the sleeper sofa together and she helped me at night with Jackson. It was so great!
The next day was Nicoles wedding. I do my moms hair and makeup as well as Bobbies. I love doing other peoples hair and makeup- wish that would translate to myself. Anyways, Shannon was working on Nicoles hair and it just wasn't working for her. So I step in and finish it off and I must say it turned out really beautiful. So because I got everyone else ready I am rushing to just get a shower in. Luckily Shannon was willing to straighten my hair for me while I pumped so Jackson would have a bottle while I am at the sealing andI did my make up in the car. (It so reminded me of Bobbies wedding cause the same thing happened. i ended up getting ready in about 10 minutes and doing my ahir and makeup in the car). Anyways, we had bought covers for the dresses because my garments would show. Well a little more than my garments were showing up top but I didnt have time before getting to the temple to figure out a solution. My mo and grandma saved the day and were able to pin the dress to the little jacket to provide a little more coverage. Needless to say it would be an ongoing battle throughout the day. The sealing was wonderful and Nicole looked beautiful. Afterwards we rushed to finish the last minute details at the reception. Everythign turned out great but by the end I think we were all releaved to have it done with. Sunday, Ryan woke up sick. Later that day my dad was sick and later my mom and Shannon ended up sick. They all blamed me for getting them sick. Yeah I probably added to it but the stomach flu was already lingering over there. I left on Monday. It was bitter sweet to go. I was so ready to be back with Andrew but I always hate leaving. One more airport story. So I go to Medford airport and get my tickets (I had a transfer in Portland). Well the ticket didnt have a gate number. So I just figure when I get to Portland Ill find a board and see my flight on there no big deal. Well we get to Portland and I have about an hour before my next flight. I look at the board and cant find my flight anywhere on it. I go to look for an airport person to see if they can figure it out and seriously there was no one to be found. So I basically start aimlessly walking. I figure I will go to the concourse that Delta is in since that is who I was flying with. I get there and it is like a desert! Seriously there was no one. I started just praying that I would find my gate or at least a gate that had people at it so I could ask them. Well, my prayer worked cause the first gate that I come to is my gate! Hallelujah my flight did exist! Boy was I relieved. I go to the coutner get my boarding pass and then go and change Jackson. Well, when I get back the ticket counter lady comes up to me and asks if it would be easier if Jack stayed in his seat. I said it would. She said okay because they have extra seats on the flight. She was so great and was such a heaven sent. I was so exhausted by this point that any little extra help went a long way for me. She had me board as one of the first people and even took the stroller for me to the check in place. It was great! Jack and I sat in the very front which means we got off first. Once again he just slept on the flight and was so great. I was so relieved to get back home though. That is way to much flying for one person during the holidays. Dont think Ill do that anytime soon.
There is our Christmas vacation wrap up. Ill post pictures when Im not running on like 3 hours of sleep.