Jackson - Watch Me Grow - 5 Months

5 Mon - 9 February 2011

4 Mon - 13 January 2011
1 Week - September 2010
Jackson is getting to be a big boy! I thought he seemed like a big guy and at his 4 month appointment he turned out to weigh 16 1/2 lbs and be 26 ins long. These measurements put him in the 90th percentile for weight and height. He seems pretty proportional - big all the way around! :) Not as big as his cousin Holden but if they both continue at the rate they've started, we think we'll have a couple not so little football stars on our hands before too long! :)
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Jackson is such a smiley baby! He probably loves to smile at his sisters the most and especially Reagan. She does a great job of entertaining him and he will just giggle and giggle watching her. Another sure fire way to get him giggling is to wash his neck. He thinks it's hysterical and it cracks me up too! lol :)
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His sleeping and eating schedule haven't changed drastically this month but we're hoping to work on getting him to sleep longer periods of time and even down the hall in his nursery in the next couple of months. :) One really sweet thing he has started is wanting to hold your hand while he's falling asleep. He practically insists on it and even if he's stirring at night sometimes all he wants to do is hold your hand for a minute and then all is right with the world again. Holding your hand is at least as important to him as his blanket and paci and probably more in his nap/bedtime routine. Precious baby - he just melts my heart!
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Jackson is going to be our little musician. While the girls always enjoyed music we have discovered this month that if Jackson is getting fussy all you have to do is start singing and he settles down almost instantaneously. His favorites are Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Blacksheep and ABCs all of which have the same tune. Even the girls know this trick and will sing to him if I'm busy. It's so sweet to see/hear little Missy K doing her best to sing songs to her be be brother. :)
We love you Mr. Jackson! You get sweeter and sweeter and sweeter all the time! You've got us all wrapped around your finger! :)