Almost a perfect day...Almost

So today was a pretty good day. When I came home from meeting with Kori about playgroup Andrew had cleaned our bedroom and living room. It was so nice. He even rearranged our bedroom to put a little table in so I can sew on it at night. Whats even better, is today at work Jackson did not cry or fuss while I was closing. Normally 6:00 rolls around and Jack has had it. He will be crying and screaming just wanting me to hold him, but today he slept! Happy day for me! This seriously was a very monumental occassion for me- hence why Im blogging about it. It definitely made me less stressed. The only down fall to today was Jack not wanting to be put down for bed. I dont know what his deal is lately but he does not want to be put down to sleep. He was even holding on to my arm I think in hopes that I wouldnt put him down. After about 45 minutes he finaally laid down for bed. Now I can go to sleep too.

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.