Fun New Toy for Jax and a cold to go along with it

I've been all excited to get this new entertainment center. I did my research, looked at reviews and finally went and bought this thing. I couldn't wait to put him in it. He's just seemed bored lately with what we have and needed some new entertainment and a way to stretch his legs. He loves to stand up and bounce when you're holding him. Anyways, I get it home and what does Jax want to do.....sleep. My poor little man has his first cold. Nothing to really worry about but clear congestion. I'm having to use that nasal aspirator and he hates it of course. He woke up every 3 hours last night and that wasn't fun either. I feel so bad because there's nothing I can really do but let it run its coarse.

Anyways, he was finally in a good enough mood to enjoy his new toy for a while. He really liked all the action with the lights and animals. When he gets old enough to do so, he can spin in this chair too and enjoy the toys all the way around. He's already bouncing a bit....it's so cute!

Love the serious look - concentrating so hard. He looks like his father in this picture!

Hi Mom.....I love my new toy

Getting to know Mona

Its finally happened...Jax and Mona have truly discovered each other. Please don't be frightened by the second picture no child or dog were hurt :)

Jax follows Mona with his eyes now and during this photo session, decided to have a conversation with Mona. Mona in turn felt the need to get a little closer to the action. I went to take this next picture and as I did, Mona gave Jax a full face lick. And of course, Jax's little mouth was wide open. If you didn't know any better, you'd think Mona was eating Jax. Mona has been very good around the baby - very calm and listens to me when I say get back thank goodness. I just can't wait till Jax is truly picking on Mona....fun times ahead!

More bath time photos. He's always so alert at bath time and talks and flirts with mom. We always have a great time!

This last picture was taken on the way to First Baptist Dallas this last Sunday. Jeremy and I decided to go downtown for church and Jax got to visit their wonderful nursery...he loved it. Anyways, I got him a mirror that lights up and plays music and he was enjoying it during this photo. My little man is getting so big! Well, that's it for now, we'll keep you posted.

Talking to Jesus

The first few times he did this, I didn't think anything of it but now its just getting funny. Every morning around 7 or 7:30, I feed Jax in this chair in our living room. It sits under a cross on our wall that has a mirror in it. Anyways, when I get done feeding Jax, I lay him on his boppy to chill for a bit. He looks up at that cross every day and smiles at it and talks to it like they are just best friends. It's too high for him to see himself in it but I guess he can see the light bouncing off of it. So now I just ask him if he's talking to Jesus and having his morning quiet time before the day gets going. Its just down

right precious!

We Interupt this marriage to bring you football season!

Last football season, I got a pillow with that saying on it from our head football coach's wife - Debbie McGuire. I thought it was hilarious....then I found out it was true. Football season has officially started in the Jackson household as of today. Jeremy returned to coaching and I told Jax this morning when he left - "Say bye bye to daddy, he'll be back in December" So good luck Cedar Hill Longhorns.

Jeremy has had the opportunity to watch Jax for the past 3 weeks as I went back to work. Its been interesting but I'm glad he gets that time with Jax during the summers. I got home yesterday and Jeremy was sitting in his usual chair with Jax and spit up all down his red shirt. I thought it was hilarious and of course had to get a picture.

Everyone is always saying my little man looks like his father so I got a picture of my two boys as well.....aren't they precious.

And finally for Jax's latest update. The whole family went to the pediatrician last week for Jax's two month check up....this was a rough day for all of us. He is now weighing in at 13lbs 14oz and is 24 inches long - that's right, he's 2 months and the doctor said he's on track with a 3 1/2 month old. He's going to be a big boy! He also received his first 4 shots and I don't know who cried more, me or him. Jeremy had to hold him down while that mean ol' nurse shot his poor little legs up. That was the worst thing I've ever seen! He ran a little temperature that day and slept and cried...it wasn't fun but dad was there to take care of him.

Jax has made a lot of progress as well in the past couple of weeks. He holds his head up so well but not solid all the time yet. He talks and smiles all the time which is so cute. He's starting to suck his fingers when he's hungry....very loudly. He doesn't really cry anymore when he's hungry in the middle of the night - all I hear is sucking and know its time to eat. He sleeps between 5-6 hours at night so that's getting better too. At 9 weeks he rolled over from tummy to back for the first time. I was shocked but it was so cute. He's not taking morning naps too well but does a great job after his 1pm feeding with a 3 hour nap so I guess I can't complain.

I've put him in this seat a few times and all he does is scream. This was the first time he didn't scream and actually stayed in it for about 10 minutes just looking around. It was so funny. And lastly, I've got very exciting news about myself. After much consideration and stress about Jax staying with other people while I'm at work, I've been able to work out my schedule to only do hair 3 days a week - Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Now my sister only watches him 2 days a week and my mother-in-law will watch him on Saturdays. This gives me more time with my son and less time at work. But I'll be working long days on Mondays and Tuesdays to make up for not being there the other days. I'm so excited. As I sit here and write this now, I'm done with work for the rest of the week and don't go back until next Wednesday. I love being self employed and love my clients but I want to be there for Jax as much as possible. Well, that it for now, we'll keep you posted!

Annual Galveston Trip

Well, I made it through my first week of work and part of the second.....then we got to go to the beach. It was not a fun week. I cried all day the first day, part of the second and then Saturday was the worst. It doesn't make it any better that all my clients want to talk about my child. Oh well, it will get better I'm assuming. I never thought it would be this difficult but look at that face - would you want to leave him? Oh well, what can I do....oh yeah, win the lottery.

Anyways, we headed to Galveston on Wednesday night and stayed through Sunday. This was Jax's first vacation. He did really well in the car and slept really well on vacation....a little too much. He didn't eat on schedule of course but that's ok - he hasn't missed too many meals as you can see :) He's now sleeping at least 5 hours a night thank goodness and he's continuing to be a very laid back child.

We never do much in Galveston except relax, hang out at the beach and go eat/shopping. Not much else to say. Below are some pictures. Glad to be back home and look forward to my bed tonight.

Say a little prayer for Jax on Tuesday. He has his 2 month checkup and all those shots. I'm not looking forward to this. Well, that's about it. We'll keep you posted!

Fourth of July Week

What a fun week we've had. There were a lot of firsts for Jax this week. First fireworks show...slept right through it...first swim in the pool.....and first smile at mom without passing gas.

Jax is always most alert in the mornings. On July 3rd we woke up as usual and had breakfast. I usually put him in his bouncy chair while I do some things and I started talking to him and thought I'd give it a try....I said "Can you smile at mommy" and his face lit up. I thought "surely that didn't just happen" so I tried again and again and again. I got 4 smiles from him and then I cried as usual. He has done it every day this week and even smiled for my mom today. He's making good eye contact and making a lot more noises.

We went and watched fireworks in Midlothian with Trey, Wanissa and Cooper on the 3rd. We had a great time as usual. We got a picture of Cooper and Jax below along with some of our family. I also took another picture of Jax after his bath one night. He always looks so cute after bath time....I couldn't help it.

On Sunday's, we usually go to my parents for dinner and swim time with the cousins. I haven't been allowed to get wet due to my surgery until this next week but who's counting. We got in today. Jax did very well. Even though it looks like he got mad in the picture, he really enjoyed it once he was in. I kept him in for about 5 minutes until his teeth started chattering and then my mom took him out.

Well, that's about it for the week. I'm doing this post at 10:45 on Sunday night because all I plan on doing tomorrow is holding my son. It's our last full day together before I go back to work. I know I've said this before but its going to be a rough week for me. I love what I do for a living but nothing beats being a mom! Gotta get some sleep before the first feeding....We'll keep you posted!

First Church Appearance

Not much of a big week in the Jackson house. Jax and I did get out a little more this week. He seems to really like Walmart - always does really well when we go. We also went to the Allen Outlets with Wanissa and Cooper and over to my old salon to see everybody. He's also starting to sleep a little longer. Last night he slept for 4 hours, ate, then slept another 4 hours.....Mom was very excited!

Anyways, the big event this week was church. Of course this made me anxious but he did really good. He slept through the whole thing. I got him all dressed up, dad made sure he took his bible that Grumpa gave him and off we went. We have a praise band that is really loud and when they started up, Jax did his signature stunned arm freak out where he throws his hands up in the air and shakes them.....then he went back to sleep. He made 2 loud sighs at the end of the service and that was it. He got to see a lot of people and once again, it was nice to get back into our normal way of doing things.

Jax will be 5 weeks old on Tuesday. We will be making the most of this week and it will be a rough one for mom as it is my last week before I go back to work. Everybody say a little prayer for mommy's emotions.....don't let them get the best of me.....I'm dreading it! Well, that's it for now. We'll keep you posted!