A sad goodbye

Back in November when I began Baby Bootcamp there were two girls there that first day who had babies just about Jackson's age.  One of the girls came up to me after class and said, "Me and Emily are going to Starbucks at Oakway do you want to come?"  That was the beginning...  I got in my car and called Ryan, so excited, and told him what had just happened.  We met at Oakway, just three mom's and three babies.  We talked and talked and talked.  Turns out both of these girls had just moved here as well, didn't know anyone, and had no family around.  These were their first babies, and all our kids are three weeks apart.  We looked at the clock and everyone jumped up, it was already 1:30p.m.  Wow, where had the day gone.  Looking back on that I have to laugh, it was only 1:30.  From that day on we spent almost every day together.  People can't understand our relationship.  And it's hard to explain how we bonded so quickly, I don't think we quite understand it ourselves.  All I know is these girls helped me through the hardest life changing event that has ever happened to me.   Words can not describe what these people mean to me.  Rebecca thank you for inviting me to coffee :)

When we met that first day we knew Rebecca was going to move the end of June, we just didn't realize then how much we'd care.  Rebecca moved to Oakland California and we spent the last few weeks trying to have as much fun as possible.  I also did there family pictures before they left, here's a few shots of the last few weeks. 

Swim Lessons

Fathers Day

We started out the weekend with the ROMP ride.  Hanger had sponsored the event to raise money for prosthetic aid to those who can not afford it.  Two gentleman are biking to Guatemala and started their journey here in Eugene.  Others joined the ride to Florence and Ryan, Jackson, and I just supported the start.  (good way of saying we barely made it through the park:) It was a great event, and fun to try out the bike trailer, but Jackson was still a little small for it and we need to put up some blankets around him for next time so he would stay upright. 

After the event we headed for the coast to go camping.  It was a beautiful day on Saturday and we set up camp and went on a gorgeous hike.  Jackson was so happy in his play pen outside, and the dogs were able to explore since the campground wasn't too busy.  We haven't been camping for years and forgot a few things, realized a few things were ruined (thanks to the Vegas Sun) but we played some cards sat around the fire and had a really nice night.  The next morning it rained and we headed for home much earlier than planned.  So fathers day didn't end up being a day of fishing, and laying on the beach like we had planned.....sorry Ryan!

Ryan's Bday

Jacksons 1st Hair Cut

May 5th 2010

Just The Two of Us

For Mothers day Rebecca made Me and Jackson matching Pajamas.....They are the cutest things ever so tonight before we got in bed I had Ryan take a few photos, I love them!

Rebecca Originals

 Rebecca is always making the cutest clothes for the kids.  The other day she made the kids matching fish shirts and we had to have a a little photo shoot.  All the kids were up for posing, and giving us their best shot :) Thanks Rebecca....We sure do love you

8 Months and Beyond

Another month has flown by....and Jackson has learned many new things.  He had many "firsts" during our St George visit including: sleeping on his tummy, a runny nose, standing at a table, he learned to give kisses, and got his top two teeth.  After we got home he learned to hold his own bottle, and put his Binky away in his crib.  Several days after he turned 8 months he learned to clap.  Cutest thing ever! He is moving all over, but rolling and scooting not crawling.  He thought he got stuck under the couch one day, it was so funny, he hasn't gone under there since.  I think we will have to start baby proofing this month, not looking forward to that, but can't wait for him to become more mobile.  Yes I know it is going to be difficult, but also I think it will be very enjoyable to see how curious they are and the excitement they get from discovering new things.  My friend Carrie and her son Caleb came over the other day, he is a few months older and I got a taste of what the crawling phase is all about.  It was really fun to watch him.  He climbed the stairs and to see the love in Carries face as she watched him accomplish something she had never seen before was really amazing to watch.  We will be buying a new car seat in the next few days, and that will be a challenge as I have gotten used to being able to carry a sleeping baby out of the car with out waking him up.  Also we have begun the weaning process on the Binky.  We are only giving it to him for naps and bedtime, and so far he is doing really well with that.  I felt like he wasn't asking for it as much and decided to follow his cues and not offer it.  We are also doing solids three times a day and working on a cup, he's not able to drink from it on his own yet and I need to offer it more often. He has gotten several new toys including his new Laptop, and his first Lego Blocks.  He loves to close the laptop, but then gets mad because it's closed and he can't figure out how to open it. It's almost as much fun as the pick up game :)  Anyway we're in for an interesting month, as Rebecca said the other day "I feel like their doing new things every hour."  We're hanging on for the ride