A little head
People always love to post cute pictures of their baby peacefully sleeping or cute poses their baby does (as do I, obviously.) But lets be honest, anyone who has ever had, tended or even seen a baby knows they do more crying than the cute times, we just choose to pull out the camera when they are cute. So here are all the things that make Jackson cry (so far).
being too hungry
being too sleepy
not having my diaper changed
having my diaper changed
getting dressed
being put in my carseat
being taken out of my carseat
being teased by my dad
being kissed
by my mom
being pricked by those mean doctors
nightmares (what are they about, having the milk run dry or getting a diaper change? thats about all he's experienced)
Now that we know all the things that make Jackson unhappy we can be sure he will never cry again!
*editors note: Jackson really is a happy and wonderful baby, once again, I just wanted a reason to post and heck, crying, sleeping, eating and smiling are what he does all day! I already posted sleeping and smiling. . . . and eating . . . well, that's just immodest! So all that was left was crying
This video was taken when Jackson was only 2-3 weeks old, but I wasn't sure how to upload video (Turns out you just click the upload video button and find your video . . . seems like I should have been able to do that!) I know it isn't exactly crawling or rolling over, but it sure seems like it to me! And as a first time mom, I am willing to look for any signs that my baby is a genius or a super star.
August 12th marked Jackson's 1 month B-day. We took pics just to commemorate the day (so we look pretty awful). Dave and I had ice cream to celebrate . . . Jackson had milk.
Here we are trying to prove that Jackson has grown. He is now up to 20 1/2 inches. We are convinced that with us as parents he will be unusually tall, but any signs of this have yet to manifest. This is the family height wall. Dave has secured the TOP place in the family, and Jackson is now the shortest. (P.S. Despite his mother's complaints and fears, Jackson actually doesn't mind being hung upside down)
9. The peace and calm that you bring to us as we watch you sleeping. How can a non-moving being be so entertaining? You are better than TV or a movie, even when you are unconscious!
8. Your grunts and squawks that tell us you are unhappy with the way things are going. Either you are getting smacked in the face (someday you will discover you are doing this to yourself) or you can't move your arms (someday we will tell you it was only for your own good, but you don't seem to understand this now). 
7. The boxing matches you engage in with your food source. You want it so badly, your arms go crazy with excitement . . . just when you think you are in food heaven, you discover a hickey on your fist . . . Once again, your arms being bound is for your own good!
6. The pain it looks like we cause when we lovingly pin your arms to your side and strap you into your blanket (swaddle), but the peace is worth the protest.
5. How you forget to breathe because you are so interested in eating (takes after dad?) but then get so mad when you have to stop and gasp for air.
4. Your huge, dramatic backward stretches. Your back is arched so tightly you fall to the side when I lay you down.
3. Yawning with your whole, body and showing us you have a neck and not just a double chin.
2. Hiccups, sneezes and coughs that jolt your whole body. It doesn't seem to bother you though, in fact it it has the opposite effect of rocking you.
1. The peace that only a mother sees when you are full and sleepy. I live to see you smack your lips,make a tight little "o" and lick like a lizard.
One to grow on (these things you'll always have so I won't forget them, right?): Your flawless skin, long fingers, daddy's foot in minature, and your cute little toosh.
