4th of July

Caleb's Birthday

Caleb's party kicked off the upcoming "birthday season" as we're referring to it.  Carrie did such a great job, it was so much fun.  I can't believe Jackson already went to his first Birthday Party! Aagh!

Summer

Our neighbors brought over a pool for Jackson to use this summer, he loves it!

Lake Tahoe

Ryan had to travel to Utah for his Grandmothers funeral.  He drove to Lake Tahoe and was able to spend time with Robert and see where he's been living.  Then they finished the trip together.  Ryan said it was absolutely beautiful, and it sure looks that way from the pictures he brought back.  I can't wait to go as a family and check it out.

Bathtime

A Family Picture

9 months

Well I have had a baby now as long as I was pregnant, got to say this nine months went by much faster!  I remember feeling like I was going to be pregnant forever and now feeling like I'm only going to have him for a minute.  It's good though it makes you cherish all the moments.  He's growing up so fast.  He tries to pull himself up (hasn't done it yet) and loves to stand, still no crawling, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's an early walker, he sure likes to be upright.  Him and his dad have formed quite a bond.  It's very cute to watch the two of them.  He adores Ryan, from the second he gets home from work they're practically inseparable.  Lucky for me too, because by that time I could use the break.

Jackson is such a sweet boy, I know when you're writing this stuff it always sounds perfect, and wonderful, but maybe that's because when you sit back and look at the big picture it is as perfect as it can be.  He is human, and a baby, he cries, and sometimes I don't know what's wrong.  But he has been such an easy baby, and a great sleeper and has the sweetest personality, I just can't get enough of him.  He is so big sometimes I forget how young he really is.  He loves music, and everyone says he's going to be a percussionist.  He loves to drum. ( I think most kids probably like to drum, but its fun to think that what they are doing now is a preview of what he will be into later :)

The other day Rebecca gave Jackson a Jumperoo.  I didn't really want to take it, it's big and I didn't know if he would really use it, and our living room is small.  But I'm so glad we took it.  He has been having so much fun with it!  His face just lights up it's like he can't jump high enough!  I'll have to get a video and post it.  Its so funny!  Me and Ryan have live in entertainment now, just watching him.  He loves books, his touch and feel books are his favorite, and just learned to "turn the page".  It's his new favorite thing but now makes it more difficult to read the story. Emily and Rebecca discovered "That's not my....."books and they are his favorite, he loves to look at them on his own and loves to have you read them.  They are so cute and we have now incorporated the language into our everyday life.  It's really funny.

He is eating a lot of real food now, and by real I mean what we eat.  Ryan loves to make him breakfast and dinner, and Jackson is all over it.  He loves avocado and bananas, and meat.  We even started ordering him his own Yum bowl (Cafe Yum).  We like feeding him as much as he likes eating it!

His favorite word is Goil????? And he says it over and over, a lot of times while holding his cup in one hand and holding it out like he is giving an intense speech.  It is hilarious, and we just discovered Caleb makes the exact same sound and the other day they were doing it back and forth to each other.  He just started saying Mama but not to me or about me yet.  He just learned the sound, I can't wait till he puts it together.  He's been saying "Daa dee" for a while now and it's pretty cute when he wakes up in the morning and calls for Ryan, to come get him.

Here's too another great month...Cheers!

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.