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Friday, May 3, 2013
Jackson's 18 Month Photos
I'm linking up here:
Have a great weekend and be sure to join me next week for "Mother's
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Throwback Thursday Link-Up Details
Last week, when I posted a Throwback Thursday post, many of you said you would like to try this as a link-up. So I thought I'd give it a try and see how it goes weekly. If later on, it seems it would work better bi-weekly or monthly, we'll do that instead.
The instagram #tbt hash tag, gave me the idea to try a Throwback Thursday post. I thought it would be fun to share some past pictures, events and memories that had never been shared on the blog before. I also thought it would be kinda fun to share some of our favorite shows, games, movies etc. that we loved growing up. Just anything that you want to share that is from the past... basically. ☺
This will be the Link-Up Button to add to your Throwback Thursday posts. If you have any questions on how to add this button to your posts, don't hesitate to ask me, or you can check out this post by Holly. I will put the button on my sidebar for easy access. ☺
So the link-up will start next Thursday and go on from there. I hope you all have fun with your Throwback Thursday posts!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Wordless Wednesday
My favorite of Jackson's 18 month pictures, that I took this past Monday.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Jackson's 18 Month Post!
Wow!! A year and a half already! I know I say this every month, but the time sure is flying by.
Jackson had his 18 month check-up at the Dr. on Tuesday. He weighed 27 lbs. and 14 ozs. (75 -90%) and measured 34 1/4 inches tall (95%). The Dr. said he thinks Jackson will probably be at least 6 feet tall as an adult. Jake is right at 6 feet tall, so that makes sense. This appointment was a sad one. Jackson must have a great memory, because as soon as the nurse called us back to an exam room, he started crying. He cried while they weighed him, measured him, all throughout the exam and of course... during the 3 shots he had to have. It broke my heart. He even cried when I would just set him up on the exam table. I hope he forgets all this by his 2 year check-up, but somehow I don't think he will. :-(
Jackson's vocabulary is growing, slowly but surely. He seems a little more willing to try saying more words. Some new words this month are "dinosaur" (more like din"rawr"), "cheese" (for pictures), "oh toodles" while he holds up his hand to his mouth like they do on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, "hot dog" (as in the hot dog dance), "Brr" and he puts his arms around his shoulders, "choo choo" when you ask him what the train says, "shake shake shake" while shaking his body all around, "all done", "juice" for his sippy cup, "book", "boo boo", "uh oh" and "no no no" is becoming very popular too. :-) They aren't all clear, but he's trying. ☺
He knows a lot of animal sounds now and is willing to try new ones often. He knows the chicken, cow, dog, cat, dinosaur (rawr), lion (same as dinosaur ☺), birdie, monkey and elephant. My favorite is still the chicken. ☺
He knows where his nose, hands, belly, tickly toes, ears and tongue are.
He hasn't been eating all that great lately. Possibly due to the fact that he's had a cough and cold. The Dr. put him on an antibiotic this week because one of his ears had a little fluid in it. He seems to be feeling better and not coughing near as much, so I hope his appetite will pick up soon. His favorite foods/snacks are pizza, hot dogs, peas, waffles/french toast sticks, scrambled eggs, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, applesauce, pudding, teddy grahams and fruit snacks.
He still loves to watch his Disney Junior shows, preferably Mickey Mouse, Doc McStuffins, Sophia the First and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. :-) I can get a ton of house work done while he watches his shows. He is loving every chance we get to be outside! He just loves being able to run around in the back yard. He likes to swing, go down the slide and pick flowers. My sister and brother-in-law got him a 3 game sports set for Christmas. We put them all together last weekend and he's had fun playing with them on the days that its been warm. It has golf, t-ball and basketball.
Jackson has 15 teeth now. Here is a chart, showing what teeth he has.
I know I also say this every month, but we are having so much fun with him. He is such a funny little boy. He has such a sweet and silly personality. I just adore him beyond words. ♥
Jackson's vocabulary is growing, slowly but surely. He seems a little more willing to try saying more words. Some new words this month are "dinosaur" (more like din"rawr"), "cheese" (for pictures), "oh toodles" while he holds up his hand to his mouth like they do on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, "hot dog" (as in the hot dog dance), "Brr" and he puts his arms around his shoulders, "choo choo" when you ask him what the train says, "shake shake shake" while shaking his body all around, "all done", "juice" for his sippy cup, "book", "boo boo", "uh oh" and "no no no" is becoming very popular too. :-) They aren't all clear, but he's trying. ☺
He knows a lot of animal sounds now and is willing to try new ones often. He knows the chicken, cow, dog, cat, dinosaur (rawr), lion (same as dinosaur ☺), birdie, monkey and elephant. My favorite is still the chicken. ☺
He knows where his nose, hands, belly, tickly toes, ears and tongue are.
He hasn't been eating all that great lately. Possibly due to the fact that he's had a cough and cold. The Dr. put him on an antibiotic this week because one of his ears had a little fluid in it. He seems to be feeling better and not coughing near as much, so I hope his appetite will pick up soon. His favorite foods/snacks are pizza, hot dogs, peas, waffles/french toast sticks, scrambled eggs, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, applesauce, pudding, teddy grahams and fruit snacks.
He still loves to watch his Disney Junior shows, preferably Mickey Mouse, Doc McStuffins, Sophia the First and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. :-) I can get a ton of house work done while he watches his shows. He is loving every chance we get to be outside! He just loves being able to run around in the back yard. He likes to swing, go down the slide and pick flowers. My sister and brother-in-law got him a 3 game sports set for Christmas. We put them all together last weekend and he's had fun playing with them on the days that its been warm. It has golf, t-ball and basketball.
Jackson has 15 teeth now. Here is a chart, showing what teeth he has.
I know I also say this every month, but we are having so much fun with him. He is such a funny little boy. He has such a sweet and silly personality. I just adore him beyond words. ♥
Friday, April 26, 2013
Beautiful Mama Blog Award
Last week I was privileged to receive the Beautiful Mama Blog Award from Stephanie at This Wonderful Life! Stephanie is so sweet. I love reading her blog everyday and seeing the beautiful pictures she takes of her sweet Rosen. :-)
In return, I'm nominating a few of my favorite blog moms:
1. (My sister) Ashlee from Life Without Pink
2. Desiree from Macke Monologues
3. Shannon from Sitting in a Tree
4. Jamie from Party of Five
What to do:
1. Use the above image in your acceptance post.
2. List 3 things you love most about motherhood.
3. Nominate as many other deserving mamas as you’d like!
1. Use the above image in your acceptance post.
2. List 3 things you love most about motherhood.
3. Nominate as many other deserving mamas as you’d like!
3 Things I Love Most About Motherhood:
1. The strong bond between you and your child. Its a love like no other. I never really understood it until I had Jackson. Its a love beyond measure.
2. Watching Jackson explore and learn new things is so exciting. Its truly amazing to me to watch him grow and learn.
3. Being a mom is so much fun. There are difficult times too, but I just love all the fun we have with Jackson. Watching him have fun and enjoy even the littlest of things, gives me so much joy!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Throw Back Thursday {2006} - The time Jake and I drove half-way across the country
I thought I might try something new for Thursdays. I love the #tbt on instagram. I love looking at old pictures and thought it might be kind of fun to do something like this on the blog. My idea was to tell an old story with old pictures or talk about a trip I took before I started blogging. There are tons of pictures and events I haven't shared because they were before my blogging days. So I thought I'd start this off today and if it goes well, I may even try doing a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly link up, if others would be interested. Let me know what you think. :-)
Today I'm going to share a trip Jake and I took to visit his dad back in 2006. It was a wonderful trip, packed with tons of sight-seeing... a trip I will never forget.
Jake's dad lives in Phoenix, AZ and was a GM for a big Chevy Dealership down there at the time. This was before Jake and I were married, but we had been dating for several years and were very serious, in fact we got engaged later that year. Our main reason for taking this trip was to trade in my 2002 Oldsmobile Alero on a 2005 Pontiac Vibe. Jake's dad was able to get me a good deal. :-)
Jake was still taking college classes at the time, so we made this trip during his Spring Break. We drove the 22+ hour drive straight through. I had gone with Jake to visit his dad the year before, but we flew then. I was so excited to get to see all the landscape and drive through states I had never seen before. It was a long drive, I will admit that, but it was a fun drive.
By the time we made it there, we were exhausted. We were just ready to shower and go to sleep. Jake's dad had different plans. He was ready to take me straight to the dealership to get my new car. He's not one to argue with, so we said okay, showered and headed to the dealership.
After signing all the paperwork and trading in my old car, we headed back to Jake's dad's and got settled in. We spent the next couple days there just hanging out with Jake's dad, step-mom and Jake's 2 step-sisters and step-brother.
Jake played golf one day at TPC Scottsdale.
After hanging out in Phoenix for a few days, we headed out to California for a couple days. Jake had always wanted to take me down the Pacific Coast Highway. We left in the morning and drove about six hours to the coast.
The first place we stopped was Laguna Beach. This was when the show Laguna Beach and The O.C. were popular. I can remember calling my sister back home after seeing the road sign, so excited to be in Laguna Beach, Ha!!
After spending some time at Laguna Beach, we drove up the Pacific Coast Highway. It was such a beautiful drive!
We drove over to Balboa Island to look at the cute little houses there. So cool!
We made a stop in Santa Monica.
Our final destination that night was in Valencia, CA. We were going to Six Flags Magic Mountain the next day, so we stayed right near there that night. Jake had been to Magic Mountain many times with his Dad and had wanted to take me there. We love amusement parks and had a great time there. We met up with Jake's old room mate from his first year at Mizzou. He had transferred out to USC for his Sophomore year.
After spending all day at Magic Mountain, we made the drive back to Phoenix. This was not a smart move on our part as we were so tired. This was probably the most tired I have ever been, aside from 20 hours of labor. We were exhausted and once it got dark on the drive, we had a tough time staying awake. We did, what we probably never should have done and pulled over on the side of the road to catch a few hours of sleep so that we could make it the rest of the way. We were in the middle of nowhere, so we had no other choice. We survived, thankfully. :-)
We stayed another night in Phoenix and then made the long drive back to St. Louis. On the way, we decided to take a detour and visit the Grand Canyon! I had never seen it and Jake had only seen it once. It was breath taking! We also ate lunch at the Bright Angel Restaurant while we were there. I would love to go back someday and take a full vacation at the Grand Canyon sometime when our kids are old enough to appreciate it.
It was an amazing and beautiful trip! One I will cherish forever!
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