8 months...Seriously???

My precious, precious boy is 8 months old today. I truly cannot believe it. It seems like just yesterday that I was only imagining what the little baby in my belly would be like at 8 months. I can remember thinking that he would be dang near grown! And in some ways he is...but to me, well, he's still my BABY. And I'm sure I'll still feel that way once he's 18. Okay, maybe I won't feel that way at 18 but I'm sure it will return once he's through his teenage years. Ha! Anyway, this post was supposed to be about all of Jackson's new accomplishments so I will get to it.

First of all, my little man weighs....drumroll, please....a whopping 16.2 lbs! Okay, maybe "whopping" isn't exactly accurate. He's still tall and skinny just like his Daddy was. His hair is still VERY curly and is still VERY out of control. Today's big event was supposed to be to get his hair cut but the weather is supposed to be crummy so we may just have to reschedule that. I can't say I'm too disappointed. I really don't want to cut his sweet little curls off, but most of his hair is located in the top, front portion of his scalp and it's starting to get into his eyes and drive him crazy. So it's time. Darn it.

On the activity front Jackson is busy, busy, busy. He is crawling, although his technique changes daily. Sometimes he's on his belly, sometimes he uses his knees, and other times he is on his feet. Whatever works I guess! He pulls up, but so far has only done so in the bathtub which is probably the worst place he could do it. But he is so darn cute with his little naked behind standing up in his duck bathtub that we usually allow him to achieve his "goal" and then plop him back down to finish up. And then we plop him back down to finish up. And then we plop him back down to finish up again! You know how that goes!

Speaking of ducks, Jackson LOVES them. We have several small duck toys and read "Duck on a Bike" routinely. We also have a little sign language song about ducks that he gets pretty excited about. He even says "da" in reference to the many ducks around our house. Which admittedly is one of his favorite sounds to make for many things but I still think it is adorable! I never realized it, but ducks are VERY cool. LOL! He is also waving bye-bye (when he feels like it), clapping (when he feels like it), and giving "five" (every time he gets the chance!). So as you can tell he is every bit of 8 months old, even though it pains me to admit it. As they say, time flies when you're having fun! Here is an example of just how much "fun" he gets into during the day!

He loves to get into the dog's kennel. Silly boy!

Check it out!

Jackson's 7 month pictures are up! Just go to:

www.milestoneportraits.com

Click on portraits, then boutique and the password is thomas

Just call me "Awesome"

So here we are at 7 months and 3 days and Jackson's personality is in full force. He is so darn funny! I had to post this picture of him in his "shasta's", as his Daddy likes to call them. Not only did he leave them on, but he got upset when I took them off!!! I think I might be in trouble. ; ) He has looked like a little man since he was born, but now he is really starting to act like one. He is sitting up on his own and starting to pull up, although he hasn't managed to get up past his knees yet. He is also pulling himself all over the place in what I call his "army crawl".
And let me tell you, he is fast! I cannot imagine what it's going to be like once he figures out how to pick his belly up off the floor! He is saying "pa" and "da" and "gawl" which continues to crack me up. He is also DETERMINED to feed himself, so finger foods get him pretty excited. He is into cheese and avocado this week. About half makes it into his mouth, so as you can imagine, the dogs have never been happier. They circle his highchair like little sharks. And I have to admit, I'm not all that upset about it since it means less for me to clean! Ha! So that is the 7 month update in a nutshell. I can't wait to see what this month has in store for us!

Is Blogging Realistic?

Hmm....not sure if it is, but I'm sure going to give it a shot. One of my new years resolutions was to start scrapbooking to keep track of Jackson's milestones. Well....it's nearly March and I haven't gotten started yet. Since my excuse has been my inability to find the strength to get my behind to Wal-Mart to actually print the pictures, I thought maybe blogging might be a better option. So here goes! Here is a brief picture history to catch you up to now...

What an amazing 7 months this has been!

God is Good!