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it seems like he turned 9 months just a couple of days ago but here we are, in september already.

this is our jackson.

he is such a joy.  he laughs often and wonderfully.  for a couple of months now he laughs whenever you say “napkin, napkin, napkin”.  we dont know why but he thinks its hilarious!  he laughs when you throw his stuffed lizard in the air, especially when it lands on him.   funny noises make him laugh and when he’s suprised.  if he sees one of us pulling into the driveway or coming to the front door he gets so excited.  his laughter in the evening when he’s getting tired is especially out of control!

this past month jackson began standing (momentarily) on his own.  he has even stood up without pulling up on anything a couple of times.  its very strange to me to see my baby standing up.  seriously, how can time go so fast?  as in the picture above, jackson points and “talks” to us about what he sees.  his talking normally sounds like “gah, gah, gah”.  we do think that he can say dog.  and today it really sounded like he was trying to say “up”.  he has learned to move his arms up and down and does whenever he is on the changing table.  he loves for travis to hold him up to the fan and let him pull the chain to turn the light on and off.  in fact, he is interested in all lights and looks for the switches to turn them on and off.

as you can see, he does not like to be still!  taking just a few pictures with the beagle this month barely happened!  he likes to watch his cousin and looks like a giant kid compared to baby hudson!  his aunt jean discovered that jackson loves watching you bounce a ball and tries to bounce it himself.

jackson is learning “no” and to “look at mommy” when i tell him to.  he is eating more things everyday and so far his favorite food is apple cereal bar.  he still sleeps on his tummy and with at least two paci’s.  he knows the sign for “more” but uses it sporadically, and we’re working for the sign for “all done”.   this past month he did make the switch to all bottles.  it was a little difficult for me, i have to admit, but he just decided he was ready!

its bittersweet to know that in another quick month ill be writing all of the new things he has learned.  im trying to teach him some colors, we’ll see if he has learned any by next month!

well, he was nine months old almost a month ago on august 1st.  due to the aforementioned circumstances I am just now posting jackson’s 9 month pics.  at least its still august though right?  and he is not technically 10 months old…yet.

on the 1st of the month jackson turned 8 months old.  in other words, this post is extremely overdue. 

so much has changed in the past few weeks.  the biggest change in jackson is that he is crawling!  and by crawling i mean he is all over the place!  jackson really learned to crawl at about 7 1/2 months.  he has also started pulling up to his knees (on seemingly everything in sight).  he even pulls up to his feet to play on a table-top toy.

we really enjoy watching jackson play.  he enjoys digging through his baskets of toys and taking things out.  when i’m in the kitchen he plays with spatulas and random kitchen objects.  jackson is on his way to learning to clap and wave.  he enjoys it when i sing the itsy-bitsy-spider and count on my fingers.  his favorite song is still “5 little speckled frogs”.  jackson really enjoys reading books, we normally read Goodnight Moon before bed.  it is a joy when he reaches for me, “hugs” me, and “kisses” me. 

while we were at the beach he got his first fever, which lasted about a day.  but we did learn that jackson likes to take medicine! 

with jackson’s new skills has introduced a new season of parenting.  we have had to begun really teaching him “no”.  i have to say its been a somewhat emotional transition for me.  i worry that I won’t be up to the task of having to discipline my son.  i want so badly to teach him well.  it is somewhat bittersweet to see my baby (who is still very much a baby) growing up.  everyone told us that time would fly, and i’m amazed at how it has.

(if you notice, jackson has a line down his forehead in these pictures.  he crawled into the pantry door as i was opening it.  he falls and gets bumps and bruises everyday.)

normally i choose a picture from the current week for f.p.f. but i just love this one from a few weeks ago when jackson “turned” 7 months old.  i’ve been anticipating the end of june for 9 months now and its here!  since october i have been eagerly awaiting my nephew’s arrival but with the bittersweet knowledge that my baby would then be 8 months old.  8 months old??  and here we are, baby cormier is practically on his way and my jackson will be 8 months old next thursday.  before i know it these precious little feet will be walking…

feeling very sentimental this friday..