Saturday with The Simmons

We headed to Mansfield for an afternoon with The Simmons yesterday. Caeden is such a good helper and loves to give Jackson lots of hugs and kisses! I look forward to the many memories these two boys will have together growing up!

John and Cheryl have been teaching Caeden to call my mom "gammy" and he's caught on quite well. Her heart just melted yesterday to hear him say it for the first time! Dad, aka "pops" is still in Mexico but we sure missed him yesterday. Luckily he called as we were finishing dinner - we skyped so he could see his two favorite little boys!

Gammy, Jackson, Caeden & John

Such a good helper!

Gammy and Caeden dancing to Barney

Caeden "holding" Jackson :)

John and Jackson (with a strange look on his face)

We love you guys and are so blessed to have you in our lives!

Four Months Old

Our little man is four months old today! We've just recently found our feet - so precious!

4 months old

16 pounds

26.5 inches

Weekend with Grams

Grams came to see little man this weekend and as usual, we had a great visit. I'm always curious to see her reaction as to how he's changed since she's last seen him!

Hangin' out with dad in our jumper

He doesn't miss any meals - little chunk!

In our bumbo with Gammy

Fist is always in the mouth followed by lots of drool. We think he's on the verge of teething!

Cuddle time with Grams (and Paco) before bed

We love our Grams

Paco is always front and center - starving for attention

Tummy time!

Just seconds before he let us know tummy time was over :)

Our sweet boy!

More Tests...

We took Jackson in to see another Gastroenterologist yesterday to get a second opinion on his poor tummy. Since birth, it seems like he has had abdominal pain pretty regularly so poor guy has been through a slew of tests. This one was by far the hardest on mommy. Seeing him strapped on to that table was more than I could handle. He was of course SCREAMING the entire time so I had to leave the room. Thankfully mom was there and stayed with him. I'm going to have to learn how to cope with these situations a little better because mom won't always be there!

Started out a little frightened

Gammy was there to hold his hand

Not happy at all

Nurse didn't have an easy patient

My poor baby all strapped in. She's attempting to feed him barium liquid but wasn't having much luck!

Thankfully everything came back normal. Going off his symptoms, the doctor thinks he's struggling with reflux and excess gas so she prescribed him Prevacid. We're hoping this makes him feel better!

Jump, Jump!

We put little man in his jumper for the first time this weekend and he loved it! He's still a little small for it but we stuffed the seat with a blanket so it held him in there pretty nicely. It's nice to have another option for entertainment!

My New Guilty Pleasure

I stopped drinking caffeine in high school and besides the occassional craving for a Dr. Pepper, it's been pretty easy to go without.

Until Jackson came along.

Getting up anywhere between 3am and 5am each morning is a tough adjustment for someone who desperately needs their sleep. Once I arrive to work each morning, my first stop is the kitchen to get the coffee brewing. I only drink about a third of a cup but I make up for it with a package of splenda and french vanilla creamer. I strongly dislike the fact that I'm becoming dependent on something to give me a little extra boost in the morning.

I've also had to adjust my breakfast routine which selfishly, has been hard to do. I look forward to my bowl of Special K each morning but most of the time I find myself hurrying out the door with a pop tart in hand. My morning routine has gone from being relatively healthy to now being sugar filled!

Not. Ideal.

But he's worth it!

Three Months Old

Little man is now 3 months old! He's entering into that "fun" stage where he does more than just sleep. He's really starting to show his personality and becoming more playful every day.

3 months old

14 pounds, 12 ounces