Two Months.

Dear Jackson,

This month has flown by. You have grown so much and have started to do so many new things!

You love to smile! and when you do...it melts your Mom and Dads heart. I think we are in trouble.

You love to talk to us all the time.....you have the sweetest coo.

You make your Mom and Dad laugh all the time with all your silly faces.

You are a master at getting out of your swaddle! 

Mom had to go back to work this month. But no worries your Grandma Vicki and Aunt Rachel have taken good care of you. Your cousins Sophie and Lydia just think you are the greatest. They help take care of you too.....

You love to hang out on your play mat and look at all your toys.

You sleep through the night! We are so grateful we are all sleeping.

When you were in Moms tummy she would always sing Adelle songs on the way to work. When you are crying in the car your mom puts it on and you go right to sleep.....shhhh don't tell your dad you are a Adelle fan :)

Your Dad did your blessing this month. You were perfect that day,

We are having so much fun with you. You are such a joy! We love you so much! 

Happy Two months.

Love,

The two people you have wrapped around your finger.

Pictures

Trying to take Jackson's monthly pictures is pretty crazy. I try to get the perfect shot. So pretty much I make every noise in the world to get him to smile, as I try to shove our 80 pound dog Bailey out of the way.  Two things I have discovered. 

1.  My son hates his picture taken and refuses to smile.

2. My dog only listens to me when she wants too.

So here are some pic of our photo shoot.

This might be the best one. Dog and spit up.

I mean really?

This is the closest I got to a smile.

His Two month letter with come soon! Happy Two months.

Jackson's Blessing

October 14 Our little Jackson received his blessing. It was such a beautiful day. It was almost like he knew how special it was. He was a perfect angel throughout the whole thing. The day was full of joy and laughter, family and friends. 

I loved picking out what he was going to wear.....I wanted him to be in the traditional white...but not the satin outfit. So thanks to my mom he look adorable in this......My mom made everything but the sweater (she even made the blanket he is laying on) I loved everything about the outfit and I thought he looked adorable.

Jeff tried to get him to smile....

But it didn't work.....

Jeff gave a beautiful blessing....then we came home and shared some yummy food with everyone. It was such a special day for us.....my favorite part was watching Jeff gazing at our son as he slept peacefully in his arms after his blessing. I am so lucky to have my little family.

One Month

Dear Jackson,

 This first month with you has been such a blessing in our lives. There are so many emotions that we have felt. Such happiness and love we never knew we could ever feel. Your dad and I just love to stare at you when you are sleeping....or laugh at all the cute faces and noises you make. 

Bailey even thinks you are the greatest thing. She loves to sleep next to your bassinet. She has to be right there during bath time and she always has to make sure you are ok when you start crying.....We are sorry when she licks your feet....we try to catch her before she does it....but she just loves you so much. 

You LOVE bath time, your favorite part is getting your hair washed.

You love to be sung to. "You Are My Sunshine" "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and "I Stand All Amazed" are your favorite songs. (Sorry about the last one, your Mom needs to learn some more songs...so she starts singing church hymns)

You love car rides, they put you right to sleep

You are a very impatient eater and you love to growl when you eat. Your Dad and I call you a little goat. You always make a goat sound when you are hungry.

You hate your crib.......your beautiful crib! But that's ok....your mom isn't ready for you not to be in the same room with her.

You have to sleep with a hat on. You cry until we put it on.

You only wake up twice a night...which you mom appreciates a lot. 

You love to lay on your dads tummy. You are so strong that you can even sometimes lift your head to watch him talk to you.

You love to sit in your bouncy seat and stare at all your toys.

The first words your mom said to you was "We have waited for you for so long. You are so beautiful." and its true...you were so worth the wait. You have brought so much joy to our family. We love you so much! Happy one month....

We are excited for the many more we get to be with you. 

Love, 

Your Dad and Mom.

Jackson's/Spare Bathroom

We have a very big spare bathroom,  We didn't have the extended counter put in the bathroom....because it was a extra upgrade we didn't want to add, but instead put some kind of armour or shelving.....just something.

Now that we have Jackson on the way. We wanted to make the spare bathroom his and find a way to make it organized, so that bath time goes pretty smoothly.

Jeff had this book shelf/TV stand since before we were dating. I have always liked it and it has come in handy through the years we have been married....with the new house we were not sure where to put it, so we were going to donate it to Goodwill.....until I was thinking wait! it just might fit in the spare bathroom! I was excited, and told Jeff about it.....he thought I was a little crazy but he was a good sport. We took off the original back and replaced it with bead board...then painted it white.

Here is a before and after of the shelf.

             I loved the way it turned out! Jeff did such a great job!

So here is a before of the spare bathroom.

Here are the afters of the bathroom

One day we would like to paint the walls a color and have a duck theme....but for now I think it is perfect and holds all his bath things pretty well.

OH! and please excuse Bailey's butt in one of the pics.....she is my shadow :)