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Everything you want to know (and maybe a few things you didn't) about our life as we just try to get through one day at a time with our two boys - Jackson and Will. This is an exciting time for our "Little" family!

Friday, November 27, 2009

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble
















My little turkey has had a great time this week visiting his friends and family in Louisiana. As always, we have been busy since we got here. Other than having a really tough time sleeping, he has been great despite being a little sick. On Wednesday he started with a runny nose and his left eye was red. We had Dr. Brad and Nurse Mimi check it out and they agreed it wasn't pink eye but probably just allergies. That seems like a reasonable prognosis due to the fact that his nose is running clear. Anyway, he played over at Maw Bush's and at Papa's wrecker yard on Monday and Tuesday; Keighly and Kolby came over to play with him and they had a blast. In fact, Keighly is now his new best friend and I love it. She's like a little mother to him and keeps him busy so I can get a moment to be an adult and visit with my family. On Wednesday we had lunch with Auntie Em, Uncle Lee, and Nanny Mae (Macie) at my favorite place - Tony's Pizza. Jackson had a little post-lunch round of golf with Lee and Macie. He just loves all the attention he gets and all the new playmates (mommy gets pretty old after a while). He also got to meet his new little cousin James and got to play with a baby llama at PawPaw Bollich's over the weekend. We have created many wonderful memories here this week...

On Thanksgiving, we had a blessed day filled with family and food. Jackson, as I suspected, just loved playing in the country at Auntie's house. There were so many cool toys, a trampoline, a playset with a slide, pigs, a dirtpile and plenty of people to keep him company (especially Keighly and Kolby). We had all our favorite foods, including Maw Bush's cornbread dressing and Auntie's peas. Really, it doesn't get much better...

Mimi and PawPaw Bob are going to keep him this weekend while we go to Baton Rouge for the LSU game. I know he will have a great time with them; he already does!

We hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving holiday and I also want to wish PawPaw Roy a happy birthday - he would have been 67 on this past Tuesday...

Friday, November 20, 2009

Playing in his PJs and Slippers


Jackson David is a little stinker - but I love him all the more for it. He has been all over the place this week and has so much energy (which wears Mama out!). He is so into his cars and trucks these days. In fact, don't tell him, but Santa is bringing him a new train table and huge train set for Christmas. Daddy, I mean Santa, will have to figure out how to set that thing up then take it down to travel to the new house. But Mommy can't wait to have a new p.ayroom to put all of Jackson and Daddy's toys in... I just have to figure out how to get one room in the house for myself. The kitchen I guess.

We went to a place called "Paradise Pond" today and he had a blast. The place is divided into different themed play areas. These included a shopping area with baskets, cash registers, fruits, etc.; a lego area that daddy would have loved; cars that slide over these coasters; a huge bounce house; dress up area with mirrors; dinosaur area; cars, trucks, dump trucks, tracks, etc.; and finally a huge 3 story climbing structure with a slide. I'll let you guess which were Jackson's favorites... His buddies Jack and Katharine are having their birthday there in January and we can't wait! I think we'll be going back there quite a bit now that the weather is colder - we'll be looking for fun indoor play to wear him out...

So, tomorrow "we're leaving on a jet plane, I don't know when I'll be back again..." Actually, I do know that we'll be back on the 29th but we look forward to a week at home in Louisiana for Thanksgiving. I will post from there next week.

Love to everyone,

Hayley and Jackson

Monday, November 16, 2009

Where does the time go?
















I can't believe I haven't posted since Oct. 23rd! Well, Jackson woke me up at 5:30 am so I guess that was his not so slight suggestion for me to get up and get to work on the blog for all his adoring fans. A recap of the last few weeks: Jackson was a very handsome "T-Bird" for Halloween and loved trick-or-treating; I had a great trip to Mexico with Lee; the house is moving along very quickly and we now have brick, stone and sheetrocking; and Aunt Macie came for a visit and became Jackson's favorite new toy.

I've posted a picture of our little "T-Bird" - it was a fun, unique costume. He wore it well, that's for sure. He's such a cool dude! He liked getting candy from the neighbors but thought he had to trade in something in his bag for a new candy piece. So he was always trying to put something back in their bowls to get a new candy. He especially loved the chocolate and candy corn! You should see him eat chocolate (especially dark chocolate which is his favorite) - he gets this look like he's in Heaven. He also loved passing out candy to the kids who came to MawMaw's door. It was such a new fun experience for him - but he was wiped out tired by the end of the night!

He is saying so many new words now and can pick out animals and objects in his books. We will say, "where's the cow, dog, cat, sheep, apple, car, ball, etc..." and he points to the object. He will also say the words - I just think he's such a little genious! Of course, to me, he will always be amazing.

We had his 18 month check up on November 2nd and he was doing well with his weight gain - we are now 20. 6 lbs! This puts us in the 1 percentile so the doctor felt better about his growth and encouraged us to keep trying to get him to eat as much and as often as possible but he was making good progress. He is 32 1/2 inches and wears a size 6 shoe. His intellectual growth is great; he has great balance and walks and runs very well. The doctor noted that just from her visit with him it is obvious he has TONS of energy! Yep, he wears me out on a daily basis (and I'm sure this is why he is so skinny). We won't have to go back to the doctor for a check up until his 2nd birthday in May.

He is such a big helper and loves to do what we are doing - dusting, mowing, picking up stones at the new house, walking the dogs, etc. I am so amazed every day at how fast he's growing!

We'll be going home next week for Thanksgiving and can't wait to see everyone but I will be sure to do another post before then...









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