I know Jackson has the duck behind him for support, but I couldn't believe how straight he sat up when I plopped him down for his 4 month picture! He's getting so big already! You'll notice my date for taking the pictures was off by a couple of days. That's because we were having such a hard time getting healthy this month. I thought Jackson was finally feeling good enough to take his Duck picture but bless his heart he started vomiting all over the place which obviously ended our photo session. Poor baby! No wonder he wasn't giving me his usual big smiles!
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Jackson - 4 Mon - 13 January 2011
Jackson - 3 Mon - 9 December 2010
Jackson - 1 Week - 17 September 2010
Jackson - 1 Week - 17 September 2010
Jackson has continued to be a super sweet baby. He loves to smile at everyone and has developed a game of playing shy where he buries his head in your shoulder while someone else is talking to him asking him if he is shy. It is absolutely adorable!
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His eating and sleeping patterns haven't changed much. He still wakes up several times per night long enough to eat and promptly fall back to sleep. He is taking several naps during the day but we don't really have a set nap schedule yet. When I'm lucky he takes an afternoon nap at the same time the girls have rest time but that's kind of hit and miss. Bedtime is pretty consistently between 9:00-10:00 and he's usually up for the day by 7:30ish.
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Being a little boy, and given our girls unusual track record of peeing fountains and pooping across the room, we were expecting the worst from Jackson during diaper changes... Well, believe it or not, he sprayed us for the first time in mid December. Not that I'm complaining, but again given our girls' track record, what's up with that? lol :)
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Jackson has been busy teething and his first tooth has just barely broken through the skin on the lower left hand side of his mouth. It's kind of in a strange place. That said, he's definitely into chewing and drooling!
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Jackson appears to be more of a thumb sucker than a paci lover. He definitely takes the paci but he's not devoted to it like the girls.
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I'm not sure which of his blankets will end up being his favorite yet, but like his big sisters (and Mommy too) he does love to be snuggled up. :) I think his most prized possesion is likely to be one of his blankets in the future. What can I say? We're a house full of snugglers! :)
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Jackson started using the jumper in December and obviously has started working hard on sitting up. He also loves to try and stand. He's not much for tummy time but he likes to try and roll from back to tummy. I just can't believe he's already big enough to be reaching these baby milestones!!!
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We have a little talker on our hands! Jackson has made it quite clear that just because he has two older sisters who like to talk he'll be contributing every bit as much as them. This boy has things to say and knows how to be heard! He yaks and yaks and yaks. He is so funny the way he talks all the time! lol :)
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Speaking of older sisters, Jackson loves them! They can bring a smile to his face as quick as anyone. He loves for them to talk to him! It cracks me up that both Reagan and Kennedy tell him and ask him things like "Are you such a sweet baby boy?" or "Are you the sweetest baby brother?" They all three love each other and can't wait to greet each other first thing every morning. So precious! :)
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We all love and adore you sweet baby boy! :)