TEETH and other nonsensicals

and so it begins..

2 little teeth that change everything

 the drooling.. the fevers... the sleepless nights (*wait who am i fooling that part was already happening.. )  i cant believe this little munchkin has 'cut' his teeth.. and being the stubborn little nugget he is,  he decided to do BOTH teeth at the same time.. 

Well, I say that and i DONT state the obvious :

1. i have been severly absent from my blog

2. i have really, really, really not posted in a long time (*insert catholic ol-fashioned-knuckle- rappin here)

3. I have let lots of memories slip on by (eep)

4. I have been realllllly busy with this little shaver that i cant beat myself up about it.. 

 So that being said, what is a snap shot of today?

Today little Jack had a full day of simultaneously being SOOO excited to try to pull himself up on things, and then soo defeated when he ultimately had gravity pulling him back down (and with his haunches, gravity didn't have to work too hard)

He is big enough to ride around in shopping carts without the car seat, and he got to go along on my hubbie and I's '50% off thrift store adventure' yesterday.. Which is so funny, cause all i do is look for toys and clothes for the Jack-man.  Lucky scores? Found a bubble blowing toy lawn mower that most definately will be used in the future, as well as some clothes .. I almost splurged on a cute little Gap-like wool vest and pants combo that had Christmas family pictures" just dying to be taken.. but.. as this little tyke keeps growing, I am afraid by Christmas- picture- time the vest buttons would pop off like a christmas ham and go flying into the bushes.. so ,, the wool suit was sadly placed back onto the shelves for another thrifty-mother.. **BUT did i mention it had cute little plaid showing when you rolled up the sleeve cuffs up.. oh sigh .. sigh.. **

in other news.. we are spending some much needed family time for the 4th of july, and WHOLLY expect this child to be a water-baby.. we splurged on a little blow up saucer like contraption that should have him paddling around like a golden retriever in no time whatso-eva~! He will be garbed in:
a. a fully covering hat - WITH flaps
b. a spandexy- spanx- like water shirt (*Where can i get one)
c. a life vest
d. some sort of waterdiaper/or shorts if we-can-squeeze-his-buns in something
e. covered in sunscreen from button nose to pea shaped toes
f. possibly water shoes, though i MAY have to draw the line somewhere.. 

at this point he will be a buoy with eyes ..
all that to say, I am excited for his first time splashing about in a real body of water.. Bath times at our house are a reggggggular Olympic event.. so I cannot wait to introduce my deep love of minnesota lakes to him. 
as for me: Smores are most certainly on the agenda, as a much needed chitchat with one of my oldest friends, some bonfires, pontoon rides and some overdue sunsets.  . . cannot wait.  (*all this sprinkled with the shrill awakenings of a baby at 4 in the morning much to the chagrin of the other visitors..  "WHATTTTTT you heard him crying? I dont believe you, that is only his fire engine impression.."

and with that.. i will try not to let 2 months pass by again.. (
~H

daddy and me

movin' and a shakin'

{daily}

 

we do a lot of this.. workin on our tummy time.. falling over on pillows when sitting

 

gurgles

 Sometimes..

 My favorite part of the day is spent on the changing table..
 watching him try to hold both of his feet.. smile, bubble, and coo..

he seems to be quite content gurgling along ...
this is when he is the most vocal..
little baby music and feet kicking to the rhythm...

kissing cousins {?}

well,
 she went in for the kill.. 

I THINK Jackson may have had his first kiss from a peer...  a 2nd cousin at that~! uh oh.

Kissing Cousins.. oh my~! watch out..

it was rather funny to watch:

two babies... rolling around on the floor.  (*or rather.. Jackson just laid there arms outstretched and Mya  rolled around him and plucked for his eyes-  Haahahah.. )

 I always enjoy seeing how babies ahead of him are developing.. Mya is 2 months older and she is rolling, crawling and much more mobile.. i have my work cut out for me soon enough..

 but for now.. he only can sit on his tummy and get frustrated that he cant move forward.. bobbing around  and kicking his feet.. but staying in one place

my little treefrog will learn how to leap soon enough..

As for today,

Jackson has been working on his sitting.. I make sure there are plenty of pillows as he mostly just falls backwards. He is craning his neck now , he WANTS to be sitting.. not just laying..
Of course, as usual, in order to get any sort of smiling picture of my little bummbadoo, I have to pull my face AWAY from the camera and bark like a puppy and hope that i ACTUALLY got him in focus as I cant actually look into the viewfinder without him being scowly that i am pointing a big black thing at him.

BUT.. if barking like a dog gets these kind of smiles..

 Ill do  it. 

you best believe ill do most anything to get smiles..

Aside from that: things he has been doing lately?:
-making more noises, and shrills
-gagging himself by placing his index finger down his throat, and then repeating it again two seconds later
-enjoying swaying around on the johnny jump up
-meeting great grandpa and relatives
-SMILING more , (*yeah~!)
-Laughing during Peek-a-boo~! (double yeah~!)
-being fascinated by the cat's tail.. (*watch out cat)
-battling a really bad cold/cough (bronchitis? I hope not.. )
-he enjoys trying to swipe at your mouth when you talk to him..
-his fingers twitching just so when he is concentrating really hard
 oh.. and scratching himself in the face.. no matter how HARD i try to cut those fingernails.. he is a little swiper~!

everyday he . is. growing. . . .

a new sheriff in town

well, ive always thought of the name Jackson Wesley having a twinge of the wild west in his name.. and i have toyed around with the idea of his first birthday party being a western theme.. (*that is yet to be determined)..

but .. just in case, i had this hat on hold for the future.. and as i cannot resist my 'baby in hats', on went the cowboy hat this afternoon:

my own little naked sheriff~!

someday i can imagine his nursery turning from nautical blue and boats, to a little boy room with cowboys and indians.. a vintage cowboy theme.  Bucking bronco's and a little cowboy lamp... it t'would be so dang cute.. but i am getting ahead of myself..

but i mean really ?: how can you say no to a cowboy birthday party? all the horses all in a row?

 

http://pinterest.com/pin/155233518378305936/

I think he would fit rightttt in , dont you?:

*altho, he does already have a FEW cowboys and indians in his room already.. from a flea market we went to last year :