Relaxing

Nothing like hanging out on the couch watching a little Nemo...



**Jackson is not posing in this picture. This is how he was sitting watching Nemo. He also gets in the position in bed sometimes when we sing him songs. Such a funny little dude.

Happy 2 Months, Brady

Wow- time flies. Brady is two months old today.

Stats:
12 pounds, 10.5 oz. (75%)
22.5 inches (50%)

He got his two month shots and so far has handled them like a champ! He barely even cried!

Brady has been such and enjoyable little baby. This month he has started smiling so much (really started smiling consistently around 7 weeks). It is the sweetest smile. While he still sleeps much of the day, he is starting to like more activities. He loves his bouncy chair, hanging out on the activity mat and sitting on his changing table watching his mobile. He coos and smiles while watching his mobile- it is cute. He also loves the blinds and his fan.

He is also handling his big brother pretty well. Jackson always wants to be in Brady's face. He constantly wakes him up from naps and in the morning by climbing into his crib and yelling "Hi Brady!"

Brady has also started sleeping well at night. He can sleep from 10:00-6:00---which is so nice for mommy! Overall, such a joy. We all love him so much!!

Here is my little 2 month old:

My Monkey

Jackson is still enjoying his sandbox. But, he has taken to climbing up on the crane and dancing:




Or riding it like a horsey:



But he always looks cute doing it....

The Chariot

The weather in Denver has been beautiful. So, we decided to take advantage and bust out the chariot to go for a bike ride. You have to get a special contraption ("sling") for infants. As you can tell Brady was a little skeptical. But, once the ride started he settled down and enjoyed himself! This will be fun for the next several months!

Hand Me Downs

Can you tell who is who?





***Jackson is on top****

They look like twins when they sleep. But, awake Brady looks a little more like Dustin while Jackson favors me...at least for now!

Weight Limit?

I am pretty sure this has a weight limit...

First Easter

Brady's first Easter....and he could not be any cuter!

Egg Hunt

Jackson's first Easter egg hunt. He was actually really into hunting for eggs and of course he enjoyed opening each egg up to see what goodies were inside.

Hunting for some eggs:





Checking out his treasures...

Relaxing

Brady relaxing in his swing. I am so thankful he finally likes the swing!

Sour Face

Jackson trying some sour candy...

Seriously...

This child is into everything...

Tummy Time

Both boys enjoying a little tummy time...

Sandbox

We decided to make Jackson's ball pit a sand box for the summer. Here is he playing for the first time. I think he is going to like this!

Comfortable?

Jackson has a new habit. A nap time and bed time he takes everything off of his bed and makes a pallet on the floor, complete with his pillow, blanket and Abby, his bunny. Then he goes to sleep on the floor. It is pretty funny-- but how is this better than his bed???

Potty Training

We are going to attempt to potty train Jackson this weekend. Today was day one and we have only had one accident. We will see how this goes...wish us luck!

Doesn't Jackson look so cute in his Elmo underwear??!!?

23 Months

Jackson is now just one month shy of his second birthday. Wow- time flies. Jackson is doing great. Here are some of my favorite things Jackson is doing at 23 months.

1. Jackson talks all the time now, he is hardly ever quiet if he is awake. He regularly strings 3 word sentences together.

2. Jackson still loves to dance. He made Dustin dance all through the mall and didn't care that others were watching him. But, he is still generally shy around strangers.

3. He tells me abut all of his outings with his nanny Erica. He will talk about these for weeks. Last week, they went to Perk and Play (a coffee shop with play area for kids) and the fire alarm went off and the fire department had to come. This was so exciting for Jackson. He continues to talk about the "loud beep" and that the "fireman fix it". Seriously, so cute!

4. Jackson loves the zoo and all the animals there. He will talk about what the animals did weeks after he sees them. He constantly talks about the gorilla picking his nose or the big gorilla eating an apple or the hippo that was swimming and opened his mouth really big- which prompts Jackson to open his mouth really wide.

5. Jackson can count to ten. He uses this to his advantage sometimes. For example we tell him he can pick out three books and he always replies with "four books." Or we tell him he can have two treats and he will respond with "five treats." Pretty funny.

6. Jackson is beginning to learn the alphabet. We have flashcards and Jackson knows about half of the letters. He also loves to point out the letters he knows. He knows all the letters in his name. However, whenever we spell something while pointing out letters (for example, we will say T-E-X-A-S, Texas)he always looks up smiles and says "Jackson" He thinks everything spells Jackson.

7. Jackson continues to love Elmo. He has also just discovered Nemo...he loves Nemo!

8. Jackson also continues to love trains and trucks. We wait for the trash truck to come every week. This is a highlight for him. He points out trucks wherever we are and he is almost always right...the fire truck, ambulance, mail truck, ice cream truck or even just a "big white truck." He also loves watching construction trucks and got to see a digger working at a park. He talks about the digger all the time.

9. Jackson also loves airplanes and the airport. With all of our recent visitors, Dustin would take Jackson to the airport to watch the planes take off and land. Jackson loved this!

10. He now actually plays with other kids more and more. A little girl, Alex, comes to play once a week and he loves chasing her around. He talks about Alex and reminds me that Alex always wears a bow in her hair.

11. When Jackson wants you to stop something he says, "all done..." Grandma was dancing when she visited and he looked at her and said "all done grandma." When he doesn't want anymore of a song he says "all done, eiei" (Old MacDonald). At any given moment in our house you can hear Jackson yelling- "all done, all done!"

12. He talks about his family and friends all the time. We sing a good night song where we tell everyone goodnight before bed time. Jackson always tells me who to sing goodnight to. Each night it varies, but he always includes his friends from school and soccer and family. It is really sweet.

13. Jackson continues to be such a sweetheart. He is so sweet to his brother Brady and cuddly for Mom and Dad. He will randomly and out of no where ask for a hug. It melts your heart. Many times these request come after some tears and makes us forget that he just spent the last 5 minutes melting down!

My almost 2 year old....

No Reason...

Just because Brady looks so cute in his new outfit. Thanks Grandma MJ...

Brady Update

Brady is now 5 weeks old and doing great. We discovered last week that he has reflux which started really bothering him. Jackson had reflux as well, but we were really hoping to avoid this with Brady...oh well. He is now on medicine and seems to be doing better. When I took him to the doctor (at 4 weeks) he weighed a healthy 10 pounds, 3 oz. So, he is clearly eating well. He still pretty much eats and sleeps in 3 hour cycles all day.

We did have a first...when Grandma Demday was here, Brady gave us his first smile and it was heartwarming!

Other than his belly issues, he continues to be a good baby and we are all enjoying him a ton!

Help Arrives

Dustin had to travel this week, so thankfully MJ came to Denver to help me with the boys! It was great having the extra hands and both boys really enjoyed Grandma.

Here is grandma trying to wake Brady up so I could feed him, which is not so easy to do sometimes:



She succeeded in waking him, but I was not fast enough with the food. He is not so patient when he is hungry...



And here is Grandma helping Jackson with one of his favorite activities....picking up dog poop!



Then, while Grandma finished the poop job, Jackson destroyed the remainder of the snowman he and Dustin built. This provided tons of entertainment for everyone!



Thanks again for everything. We had so much fun and already miss you!!

The Boys

Jackson still really loves Brady. He is constantly wanting to help with him. He asks to hold him, helps burp him, if Brady is fussing in his bouncy chair Jackson will rock him (and say "rock him" the whole time), Jackson always bring Brady his pacifier and then tries to shove it in his mouth. Really, Jackson has been such a sweetheart...so far!

I try and capture as many pictures of the two of them that I can. Here is Jackson saying "cheese" while Brady lounges. As a side note, when Jackson is done he says "all done, cheese" which means no more pictures!




And some more...