Interactive Jackson 1.2

Jill's mom, Jody, came out to visit this weekend. She hadn't seen Jackson since August and was so excited to see him grow and doing all the new things he's doing like crawling, and cruising. We took a bunch of new pictures, so be sure to check them out:

http://picasaweb.google.com/phorne96/101208#

10-12-08

Also, we think we hit a new milestone with Jackson yesterday. At dinner, after he was done eating Jill had given Jackson the spoon and he was playing with it and making a mess as usual. But, then Jill leaned over and said "Jackson, mommy is hungry!" and opened her mouth wide. Jackson turned to look at her and immediately brought the spoon over and put it in to her mouth!

From 10-12-08

It doesn't sound like much, but it means several things. First, Jackson recognized his name, which he's been doing for a while. Secondly, it means he saw Mommy's mouth open wide which he knew meant that she wanted food. Lastly, it means that he knows that spoons carry food, and they go in to mouths. Yay for learning!

OMG, is it October already?

Boy, time is sure flying along this year. Jackson just turned 9 months old last Saturday, and it still seems like he is growing and changing almost every day. He's moved from his army crawl to a full hands and knees crawling which allows him to get around even faster. It's as if Jackson has some sort of Terminator vision where he scans his environment and identifies things that he hasn't yet put in his mouth. Once he finds that thing he bee lines for it and in to the mouth it goes. You could put a dozen of his favorite toys in front of him and one old dirty shoe and he'll go for the shoe every time. I guess it just means we have to clean up all the time, and don't forget to baby proof!

Jackson has also started to do what's called "cruising." That's where he can pull himself in to a standing position on something his size (like a piece of furniture) and then start to walk along the piece of furniture. It's pretty exciting to watch him start to get close to full on walking.

My family came out to visit us in September. My sister, Tara, and her friend Katie came and out spent several days with us and took the opportunity to check out one of Austin's big events, the Austin City Limits festival. My parents came out for a long weekend. All told, we had a great time, and they all loved seeing Jackson.

We're going to have a pretty busy fall and winter as we've got lots of visits and trips happening. Next up, Jill's mom is coming out to visit this next weekend, and then some of Jill's friends will be in town the next weekend. After that, we have a trip to see Jill's dad in Kansas City. Moving on in to November, Jill's mom will be in Austin for Thanksgiving. Then in December, we'll be visiting my grandparents in Ventura. Lastly is the Holidays, and lets not even get started on that.

I know that no one wants to read, they just want Jackson photos, so here you go:

CAUTION! OBLIGATORY BABY IN THE BATH PHOTOS AHEAD...

http://picasaweb.google.com/phorne96/100808#

10-08-08