Family Pictures

We had pictures taken a couple weeks ago with The Simmons' family. I quickly realized this task wasn't going to be as easy as I had imagined. My idea was to get Caeden and Jackson's picture taken for my mom for her birthday and luckily we were able to capture a couple cute shots. I didn't get very many electronic images but below are a few.

March 2012

Rolling Over

We caught Jackson rolling over on tape last weekend - it was the second time he had rolled over. He has no idea what he's doing or how to do it again but none the less, he's rolled over! He dislikes tummy time very much so I know once he figures out what he's doing, he'll spend very little time on his tummy.

I had to run to Target this morning before church and Chris sent me a text saying he had rolled over from his tummy to his back. Naturally I missed it!

Please disregard our "baby talk" on the video :)

Five Months Old

Little man is five months old! We now have two teeth (came in early at 15 weeks) and we've even rolled over a few times!

Five months old

18 pounds 6 ounces

A Week of Firsts

We started solids last week and Jackson has taken to it very well! This is one of those milestones you look forward to as a new mom and it's been quite fun. We waited until Jackson was 4.5 months because Pops was in Mexico working and I wanted him to be here when we started.

We started out with rice cereal but introduced yellow squash yesterday.

Yesterday also marked a first ... Jackson rolled over! I put him down for some tummy time and within seconds he had rolled over. Chris and I looked at each other in disbelief. We quickly put him back on his tummy and he immediately rolled over again ... this time to the left. Chris grabbed the video camera hoping we could capture it but naturally we couldn't get him to do it again.

The past few weeks have been so much fun and I assume it only gets better!

Finger Painting

Jackson and I attempted to make Pops a birthday card last week - finger painting with a four month old is somewhat challenging! Things got messy but we had fun!

We started out with our hands - attempting to make two handprints since Pops was turning 55

As you can see, getting him to lay his hands flat wasn't happening

Much easier to control the feet!

Happy Birthday Pops!

First Plane Ride

Mom and I flew to Amarillo last Wednesday to attend a funeral and decided last minute to take Jackson with us. Our plane took off at 7:30am so I knew it was going to be an early morning and was thankful it was only a day trip as that meant less baggage. Of course we were running late and pulled into the airport at 6:50am. We walked into the airport and I kid you not, there were at least 75+ people in line at security. I immediately paniced but we printed off our boarding passes and I was quickly relieved when the lady said we could go to the front of the line since we were traveling with a child. Little did I know the security line was the least of our problems.

The lady who checks off on your boarding pass and drivers license asks me for Jackson's boarding pass. Again, I panic. I have no boarding pass and at this point our plane is scheduled to leave in less than 30 minutes. She points us to the ticket counter and informs us to have his birth certificate out and ready. I have no birth certificate. At this point, I'm preparing myself to send my mom off while Jackson and I stay behind.

We approach the ticket counter and naturally, she asks for his birth certificate. She proceeds to tell me he can't fly without some sort of identification as everyone on the plane has to be accounted for. We finally convince her that I can have Chris fax a copy but she won't receive it before we need to board the plane as Chris was in the car on his way to work. Thankfully, she completely disregarded the law and gave us a boarding pass without having his birth certificate.

When you walk onto a plane holding an infant, the looks you receive are priceless. You can tell people are praying I don't sit anywhere near them. Mom and I find an empty row near the back of the plane and hope for the best. Little man was such a trooper and slept the entire ride to Amarillo! Mom's arm was numb from holding a 16 pound baby upright for over an hour but you're willing to do whatever it takes to keep them happy and quiet!

The ride home wasn't as easy but he was still quite good. This time it was my turn to hold him. Things would be so much easier if he'd be content sitting in your lap rather than held up on your shoulder but Jackson's not one to make things easy :)

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!