Jackson Celebrates His First Birthday

He really didn't need any help in knowing what to do with a wrapped present....he had lots of training just a few weeks ago!

We really didn't have a big party for him and no theme (4th child syndrome) but I did make him a football birthday cake....considering he might be a linebacker some day! He weighs 26 lbs 4 oz (90th percentile).

At first he just touched the cake with his finger....

...then picked up the whole thing...

...then stuffed it in his mouth!

And a first birthday post wouldn't be complete without some videos....here he enjoys playing with the toy before it's even out of the box!

...and when it's all put together he enjoys pushing it...

...and playing with it.

....Carson enjoys it nearly as much.

"Happy Birthday to You"

Teaching him how to blow out the candles.

And a little video of the tasting....

And one of his favorite things to do.....

Little Drummer Boy!

Jackson has taken a very strong liking to the plastic drumsticks. He finds them and carries them around with him and can even drum pretty well with them....a nice drum set may be a future present??

Bunk Beds!

Jackson's ready to climb the ladder...he actually was standing at it until right before I took the picture!
The dressers...and yes, they are now all filled with clothing for all three!

Trying out their new spots....thrilled! Even Jackson is below trying to climb into what will someday be his bed!

Jackson....9 month update

Wow....9+ months old....it's gone so fast, way too fast! Can't believe that we've already lowered his crib mattress all the way down, that he's done with the super saucer and jumping thing, that he's eating table food (and very happy about it), and that he's wearing size 12 to 18 month clothing.

At his 9-month check-up he was 24 lbs. 12 oz. (95%) and 29.5 in. (87%)....definitely our biggest!

He is such a sweet boy...such a happy, content boy (unless he's sick). His smiles and giggles are priceless.
Working on his "cheesy" grin...the wrinkling of the nose and squinting the eyes!

He pulls himself to standing at nearly everything...chairs, couches, walls, doors, you name it! Here he was trying to figure out how to get out that door to join the rest of the boys outdoors!

And we're starting him off as a Steelers fan...we'll see if it sticks! Who knows maybe he'll play football one day!

I borrowed this fencing system from a friend as I am really not interested in putting the gates back up. He seems to be okay with it for now....we'll see how long it takes him to climb out!

A few videos....and no I wasn't trying to make him choke...I just had to get his laugh on video.

Demonstrating his standing skill....

Go Steelers!

Enough Said!

A Boy Can Never Have Too Many Shoes....

Over the last few weeks I've spent much time going through boxes of clothes and shoes that no longer fit Jason and organizing them so that in upcoming years I can easily find the stuff I need for Jackson. I realized I had shoes in every box and decided it would be better to have them all together so that I when I need a particular size for Jackson I can easily find it. I threw all the shoes on the basement floor and the boys helped me match all of them. I then organized them by size.....from 2 at the top to 9/10 at the bottom this is what we have....I don't think I'll need to buy Jackson any shoes for the next few years! Crazy thing is that many of these were hand me downs from my nephew Timothy and most of the rest were bought used at the tot swap....

Birthday Parties aren't just for Kids

Before hurricane Irene came through our area we headed out as a family to Adventure Park USA to celebrate our friend Dalton's 5th birthday. The kids had a blast on the carousel, the tea cups, and the helicopters outside and then we moved inside to enjoy the moonbounce and the many arcade games.

And here's why my post is titled as it is....none of our kids were tall enough for the roller coaster so the adults took our turn on it....first the ladies (sorry no pictures or videos), then the men. They were all excited, can you tell?

Here's a great shot of all the kids enjoying the teacups....I think Carson spun everyone in his cup to death before the ride even started. I'm just glad noone threw up...we had just eaten pizza and birthday cake!

And one quick video of the men enjoying the roller coaster.