Updates...

Just a couple of updates:

Jackson's new cousin Caroline Parker was born on Feb 08 at 10:07 AM, and weighed a whopping 9 lbs 8 oz!! I think everyone was shocked at her size, as Becca (her momma) is teeny-tiny. What a healthy baby! She is such a cutie, although I still can't decide who she looks more like just yet. I also included a picture of her big sisters, Emma and Olivia. I think maybe she slightly favors Emma. Caroline weighed more at birth than Emma and Olivia combined and Becca says she is a champion eater already...YAY!! I can't wait to meet baby Caroline in person and squeeze those precious cheeks!

Jackson is doing great and is growing like a weed. He has his 6 month dr. appt next week, which means more shots =( He has also begun really exploring things with his hands over the last week or so. When he is nursing he now likes to grab at my face, ears, hair, nose, etc and pull as hard as he can. I have several scratches from this. His fingers try to go in my mouth, eyes, nose...and a couple of times I have gotten smacked in the face! I know he is just feeling things out, but it can be painful at times! I think he must be comforted by it because he does it every time he nurses now. This is sometimes no fun at his 4:30 am feeding! I have been trying to hold his hand instead so that I dont look like I've been beaten the next morning :) He has also found *another* thing that he loves to grab onto during diaper changes. He will immediately give a big smile and starts to laugh over and over again. It is so funny!

He is still trying to scoot on his tummy and is getting good at pushing backwards. He gets frustrated after a while when he can't figure out yet how to move forward. He tries all different ways to figure it out. He'll get there soon!

Our next challenge is going to be getting him to nap in his crib. He will sleep in his crib all night, but he wont go longer than 30 minutes in his crib for naps. If we put him in his swing, he will nap for about 1 1/2 hours twice a day. Sometimes he has gone for up to 3 hours! The problem with this is that the swing is downstairs in our living room, which means we have to tiptoe around while he is napping. If one of us has to go outside or if the UPS man rings our doorbell, we run the risk of him waking up. And that makes for a cranky baby, which is no fun! Hopefully this transition will go better than I am expecting.