In an effort to give poor little Jackson a longer nap, I spent a lot of time singing to him and rocking him this week! Rock a Bye Baby, Jesus Loves Me, & You are My Sunshine are his favorites.
A sleeping Jackson
The poor little tyke does not like taking naps in the daytime! He is an excellent sleeper at nighttime. In fact mommy and daddy have a hard time keeping him up until 8 pm most nights…cause he’s ready for bed! He usually sleeps until 5:30 or 6 am…sometimes longer! But he is sure breaking Maw Maw & Paw Paw in during the day! I think he’s afraid he’s gonna miss something!
He’s very CURIOUS….
and he loves exploring the house and seeing what he can get into. He’s learned to pull on the knobs of the entertainment center and open the doors and drawers. He’s also discovered that if he closes it on those same little fingers that it hurts!! 🙂 When he gets a hold of the bottom drawer and pulls it open (it’s heavy because it’s full of CD’s) he starts pulling himself up so he can peer in it to see what’s inside! Paw Paw and I spend a lot of time throughout the day grabbing him by the ankles and pulling him back away from the entertainment center to try and divert his attention to all the toys. LOL
He’s learned that loud sounds comes from that big black box, and that if no one sees him right away, he can crawl back in that corner next to the sofa and make that pretty lamp that sits on a pedestal end table WIGGLE and almost fall down!! “I’m not doing nothing, Maw Maw…I’m just looking around.”
He’s such a happy, smiley boy and loves to go for rides in the stroller. Maw Maw definately gets her exercise when Jackson’s around. I go for an early morning 3.5 mile walk with friends before he arrives, and then we usually go for another 2 mile walk with the stroller at some point during the day. I’m thankful for the cooler temperatures. (Now it’s only 80 during the day instead of 100).
Jackson loves his puppy…
Loves going to the park and swinging (if those darn mosquitos would leave him alone!)
Loves playing on the floor and reaching up at things. He’s not trying to pull himself up yet, but he is trying to crawl.
He gets around real good by scooting, but when he tries to crawl he gets up on all four and rocks back and forth. He’s also discovered that if he crawls into the entry way where there is NO CARPET, that if he rolls over he will bonk his little head! OUCH!
At 8 months old he’s eating three meals a day now, in addition to his bottles, but he also loves his little sippy cup! He’s a good eater and Maw Maw loves feeding her little man! Now, if he would just take a nap! He is the exact opposite of his cousin, Kash. 3 yr. old Kash takes a good 2-3 hr. nap in the afternoon. It used to be a nice break for me, when I wasn’t taking care of Jackson. I’m afraid the days of Maw Maw getting a nap are long gone! When Jackson first returned to us in late August he would take 30 min nap twice a day. Now he’s down to about 10 min. 2-3 times a day. By the time mommy arrives to pick him up at 4:30 he’s exhausted!
Needless to say we are looking forward to our little trip we will be taking to Wichita Falls, TX this next week. We leave on Wed for some Grandkitty sitting and will return the following Tuesday. Instead of tending to two grandsons we will be tending to one female feline named Samantha while her mommy and daddy get a little downtime in the New Mexico mountains.
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