3 Months!

Three months and a seriously spunky, happy and giggly personality!  

I honestly can not begin to explain what a happy baby we have on our hands...  Yes, (in the voice of Phil Robertson) happy, happy, happy!

Jackson is growing up so quickly!  Our "little" baby is smiling, giggling. holding his head up, observing EVERYTHING and eating like it's no ones business.  

Monthly Stats:

Weight: 17lbs!  

(yes, you are reading that correctly)

Diapers size: 2

Clothing size: 3-6 month (mostly 6mo)

A little more about our little (big) boy

Unlike Jameson, Jackson is not the best sleeper but can eat all of us under the table!  No joke, Jackson would eat all day and all night long if I were to let him.  He LOVES his milk (and his mommy) ;-)  We are working very hard to get on more of an eating schedule, but right now it's mostly "on demand".  I am hoping we have a little more of an "eating routine" report by next month!

On a positive note (this actually happened just past the three month mark, but it's so exciting to us, I just had to post it) Jackson is now officially drinking out of a bottle!!!  OH MY GOSH!  I truly did not think the day would ever come.  It wasn't easy, it wasn't fun, but we did it.  He still prefers to nurse, but at least we have options now!  And this is one happy mommy reporting this amazing news!

On to the sleep situation.  Yes, Jackson would definitely prefer to eat rather than sleep.  Jameson - the complete opposite!  Luke and I made the decision to start sleeping training ASAP!  We have been working on it for a couple weeks now and we are seeing SOME progress.  Jackson will go down pretty easy for bed time, but after he gets up for a night feeding he doesn't seem to want to sleep much longer. One thing we have figured out is if he nurses during the night, getting him to stay asleep the remainder of the night is not all the easy... (he really likes the comfort of nursing-that's for sure... there are times I will get him all set to nurse and as soon as he lays down next to my chest he falls asleep) On the other hand, since we have started bottles and if he were to get a bottle during the night, the chances of him falling back a sleep and staying asleep for a few more hours is much greater.  (you can guess where we are heading with this situation!)

Naps, now thats an entirely different story... Jackson just simply does not like to nap.  It takes every single ounce of energy to get him to sleep during the day.  Again, we are working VERY hard on this... 

Overall, we most certainly have an amazing little man on our hands!  He brings so much joy and laughter to each and everyday!  He has 100% completed our family and we could not be happier!

And to top it all off, Jameson is the BEST big brother!  (sometimes a little on the rough and tough side, but he always wants to know where the "baby" is!)

"Dirty Thirty"

Well... obviously not so dirty, but still fun!  Plans for our long weekend changed about 1,000 times, but we made the best of it and had a blast!

So yes, I have officially turned the big 3-0!  No, I don't feel any different... yes, I know I can't do things like I did when I was 18-23ish (stay up all night long, drink like a fish - well I can do that, but the morning are not-so-fun!, work out like crazy and not feel sore the next day, and so on....) but that's ok.  I am happy where I am today and although I LOVED my college years, I wouldn't go back for anything!  I love my life and my family more than words could express!

Big birthday plans...  I wanted to do something fun for my 30th that was adult only!  So, Vegas BABY!  Yes, the planning landed us with a trip to Vegas..  Everything was going smoothly until Jackson decided he did not want to take a bottle... So, halt the Vegas planning and bring on a night away, just Luke and I.  My parents were still going to watch the boys for us so we could at least get away one night...  Jackson would survive one night without mommy and mommy would (hopefully) be able to relax for an evening out...  Halt the night away (Jackson freaked out at my parents house right before we were getting ready to leave) and bring on a few hours away in the Dells.  Yes, not nearly anything close to what we originally planned, but it was still a lot of fun!  Luke and I were able to get away for a few hours, enjoy a nice afternoon of shopping and lunch AND...  my parents/brother put together a fun scavenger hunt for us to complete along the way!

**A few things we had to find on the scavenger hunt.. 1. a wine cork, 2. someone wearing a badger sports shirt, 3. A license plate with 30 in it., 4. an address with 30 in it, 5. a coffee cup, 6. a watermelon drink, 7. I had to have a stranger update my facebook status... and so on... It was SO MUCH FUN!  I think Luke and I enjoyed that more than the shopping and lunch!  haha It was great to be creative and figure it all out***

The remainder of our weekend consisted of hanging out in Ona with my family.  Such a fun filled relaxing weekend with my husband, boys, parents and brother!  Thank you to everyone that made my special day AMAZING!!!

Heading out for our day in the Dells

Visiting Great Grandma Marson

Jackson and Great Grandma Marson

Uncle Adam and "Moose"

Jameson and Gpa playing outside in the pool

I think Gpa had just as much fun, if not more, then Jameson

2 Months and Counting!

I can't believe our littlest man is 2 months old already!?!?  Seriously, he is getting SO BIG, SO FAST!  (and I am not joking on the big part!)

We had Jackson's 2 month check up the same day Jameson had his 2 year check up... let's just say I will NEVER be doing that again.  Two cranky and sleep deprived boys = one exhausted mommy!  I was really looking forward to a glass of wine that evening!  :-)

With that said, here are some stats on our little (big) man

Weight: 

So, here's the deal, he was at the doctor the day before for another reason and the scale read 16 lbs 7 oz... the following day at Jackson's well baby visit, the scale read 15lbs 9oz.... So, you make the call... I am going to average it out and say:

16lbs!  

That is one BIG baby!

Height: 24in
Head Circumference: 17in
Diaper size: 2
Clothing size: 3-6 mo

Jackson is developing such a personality!  He is smiling, cooing, little giggles and most importantly sleeping well!  (not all the way through the night just yet, but we've had a slight taste of what that would be like again!)  He is sleeping in his own room because like his brother, Jackson is a VERY loud sleeper!  Our little man LOVES his crib at night, but still has not taken to sleeping in the crib during the day.  I have a feeling that one will be hard to break, but trust me, we will do it!  

Our biggest challenge has been the bottle!  Let's just say Jackson LOVES being close to his mommy... ALL... THE... TIME!  It has certainly been a struggle to get him to even TRY to put a bottle in his mouth.  But, this past weekend has given us hope that we will get there!  I would have to say this has been one of the hardest things for me as a mother of 2 because I feel so... I guess you would say stuck...  I love the fact that Jackson always wants to be with me, but simple tasks as going to the grocery store has been stressful.  Needless to say, we are making progress and I hope by our 3 month check in we will be 100% on the bottle.  

Jackson has certainly brought a whole new level of joy to our family.  He LOVES to be snuggled, held and kissed all day long!  I LOVE being a mommy to my boys and I look forward to many, many, many more years of snuggles and kisses with my little guys.