Taking after Daddy

Dave enjoyed his johnie jump-up back in the last millenium, but I would have to say Jackson LOVES his.

The progression in Jackson's thoughts: "What is THIS?""Wait a second, I can MOVE! "

A"re you kidding me, no restrictions? jump as much as I want???"
"Yeah baby!"

Four months of life

Stats
Height: 25 1/2 in (73th percentile)
Weight:13 lbs 6 oz (24th percentile)
Head: 16 in (20th percentile)

milestones:

*Jackson loves to grab anything close enough to touch. He especially loves bringing it to his mouth to savor the flavor.

* He is happy and content most of the time. He loves to give anyone and everyone smiles. When he is really tired he laughs at things like lifting his legs up, putting a blanket on his head, clapping his hands together and laughing at him

* He is curious and always likes to be held out so that he can look around. HE cries when the lights go off.

*This month he became a worse sleeper than before. My hypothesis? He is strong enough to break out of his swaddle and is too active to stop moving and thus wakes himself up. We were given (Thanks, Shel) a swaddle blanket and so far sleep is improving!

*He brings joys and happiness to us everyday. He improves our lives by helping us learn love and patience and how to sacrifice for others. We are so grateful Heavenly Father sent us Jackson!

psych!

Well, turns out, the external drive where I saved everything was just not hooked up properly. The stuff IS actually there! I appreciate it so much more now!
P.S. the pictures were safe, but I should definitely make a back up huh? should you? This is your friendly neighborhood reminder that computers DO crash!

Thanks for the sympathy!

Digital downers

So I just found out that I lost every bit of scrapbook paper/ supplies AND every page I've been working on (including the ones I posted). I guess that is the downfall of doing it digital. Thought I would throw my frustration out into cyber space and see if it helps me feel better about starting over or just giving up . . .

Jumping Jacks(on)

Do you think you know what Jackson is getting for Christmas?

It's official?

If Jackson rolls over 5 times in a row, does that mean he has officially learned to roll over? This morning I am watching him try to fall asleep (which is a very difficult task for someone who doesn't stop moving). He does a stomach crunch, but can't get all the way up, so he rolls to the side and then over. His arms push him up when he is on his stomach so he can't go to sleep. Poor kid. I kept putting him back on his back, he kept rolling over. (video to come) So I guess he's gotten his morning full of sit-ups and push ups. Daddy would be proud!

Here is a picture I absolutely love (Thanks Candida!). It shows off Jackson's eyes. I have so much fun with this kid!

Missing in Action

I haven't blogged much in the past few days. . . why? I have a new digital addiction. . . digital scrapbooking! You wouldn't believe the hours it takes to download and create a page! I hope I get a little faster as I get more experienced! Here are my first (and only) creations . . . well, lets be honest, they came from someone else's templates!