Another month has come and gone and Jackson has not stopped---
EATING:He nurses once in the early morning, eats cereal and fruit/yogurt for breakfast, a 5 oz bottle between breakfast and lunch, eats veggie and fruit for lunch, a 7 oz bottle before dinner, eats veggie and fruit for dinner, and has a final 7 oz bottle before bed. His favorite veggies seem to be sweet potatoes or carrots and he likes all of the fruits. He tried a few new fruits this month like apricots and pinneapple. We gave Jackson puffs for the first time a few days ago and he seems to like them.
GROWING:He is now 22 pounds, 29.5 inches long, and his head is 18 inches. He wears mostly 12 month clothes and a size 2/3 shoe.
MOVING:He is not crawling yet, but is very close. He can get up on all fours, but usually scoots backwards instead of forward. He does somewhat of an army crawl. He rolls likes crazy and gets what he wants one way or another (especially cords)! He can now get himself from his back to sitting position. He lays on his side and then pushes himself up. He is always trying to pull himself up on things and likes to crawl over you one side then back to the other.
LAUGHING:He is still our very happy boy! He loves the swing and laughs at us almost the whole time while in the swing. He also thinks it is hillarious when he splashes in the bathtub or I drop his rubber ducky into his tub and say BOOM!
TEETHING:He now has 4 teeth. Two on the bottom and two on the top. The top teeth cause a little bit more pain than the bottom two.
SLEEPING:He still sleeps very well at night. Sleep patterns still vary a little bit. On most nights he will sleep from 8:30 or 9 until 3/3:30, then he nurses and goes back to sleep until 7 or 8. He is not a big fan of naps during the day unless he is in the swing, stroller, or car. Sometimes we drive around the block just to put him down for a nap:)
TALKING:He makes a lot of different noises. It sounds like he says dada and mama and some other random words. He is constantly babbling and talking to himself and his toys.
PLAYING:The rubber ducky is one of his favorite toys along with his farm book that reads and sings to him. He enjoys going for stroller rides to the park and swinging. He will play by himself for a long while as long as he is not hungry or tired. He loves being outside, even if it is just sitting on a blanket.
BLESSING OUR LIVES:We love him more and more each day! We think he is the smartest, cutest, best baby ever:) We are pretty biased. His smile and laugh can brighten up any day. Jackson has turned our lives upsided down and has us wrapped around his finger already. God thank you so much for our healthy and happy boy--We treasure him daily!
