Category Archives: Family
#17
Believe it or not, Jackson is grandchild #17 for my parents! I know, right??? You’d think my parents would be tired of grandkids by now, especially considering that they live within about a 10-mile radius of most of the other grandchildren (numbers 2 through 16 live in OH). But seeing them with Jackson last weekend, you’d think he were their only grandchild. […]
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Surprise!
Jackson and his mother schemed with parents to plan the mother of surprises! On Friday, 8/1, just three days before my birthday, I went home from work only to find… … MY PARENTS! Yes, Jackson’s paternal grandparents flew all the way from OH to visit us for my birthday (and Jackson’s 1 month birthday) — and […]
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Like father like son
July 27- Jackson is 3 weeks old! He’s looking and acting juuuust like his ol’ man. This is what late night TV “watching” is like chez nous.
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Next time this year…
… Jackson will be a beach baby! July 26- 2 weeks, 6 days, and we’re scoping out the scene!! This was Jackson’s first trip to the beach. He slept through it.
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Workin’ 2 Jobs
July 25- How well can Daddy multitask? He’s workin from home and watching Jackson (with the help of me, his beautiful assistant, to feed, change and entertain the baby).
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July 24- Jackson has incredible strength. At his first doctor’s appointment at 4 days old, he rolled over when she put him on his belly. Although he didn’t do it purposefully, the doc said it was a 4-month old skill. We’ve been practicing some more but Jackson kind of just leans and thinks it’s hand chewing […]
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The Cat’s away…
and the mice will play. I mean, Daddy is back to work and we have to fill our time somehow. July 21 – Joe went back to work and Jackson and I went for our first walk by ourselves to drop off a deposit for daycare in October. Jackson opened his eyes briefly to […]
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Just so amazed!
In two and a half hours, it’ll be exactly two weeks since Jackson arrived, and I’m just so amazed at everything about him. As I sit here watching him nap peacefully in his rock and play all swaddled up, I just can’t stop thinking about how beautiful and amazing our time with him has been […]
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