buddies

Jackson is still annoying, but getting a lot wiser in his old age. Sometimes you just have to let him do what he wants; play in my water bowl, pull my nub, 'pet' my eyeballs, mess with my feet (he is the only person I will let do this, so don't even try!), and even take a lick of my treat when mom is not looking. He is a quick learner! I have already taught him how to lift up the toilet seat incase we need some water, open the laundry door where my food is stored (we are working on getting the actual bag open- tricky), get mom to leave the back door open so we can walk in and out as we please, throw any food he does not want onto the floor for me, point and throw a tantrum if mom does not stop at the park on our walks (it usually works, he gets whatever he wants), the list goes on and on. I think I have decided to keep him. luv, greta

Soooo what can we do???

cool dad

My sister, Natalie says Charlie is a lot like Phil from Modern Family. This little video may seal the deal. (on a side note, I am not turning into Claire am I, so what if we both enjoy making lists...)

11 months!

That was a quick 11 months. It is funny how time flies yet some afternoons it drags. Jackson is doing so many things these days. It seems like the more stuff he does the less time I have to capture it. I love watching him discover new things everyday. The grin on his face when he figures something out is priceless. I will post more on what he is up to later, but right now I should get him out of Greta's water bowl for the 12th time this morning.

Easter Blessings

Then sings my soul,

My Savior God to Thee,

How great Thou art,

How great Thou art!

Easter Bunny!

Here come's Peter Cottontail

Hoppin' down the bunny trail,

Hippity Hoppity,

Easter's on its way

Wait a minute, I have been tricked, who the heck is this?

Hmm, weird big furry guy that talks?

Ok, he's cool, check out my new shoes!

Here we go go go...

Are you looking for a catchy song to get stuck in your head alll-dayyyy-longggg? Well, this is a pretty good one. Jackson has as good of an attention span as his mom and is not too interested in tv. I feel bad having the Today show blaring in the background all morning, so we have switched over to PBS. We could all learn a thing or two from the Cat in the Hat anyways.

tongue

It amazes me how quickly babies pick up on things. Jackson's new trick is sticking out his tongue. I say 'Where's your tongue?' and he sticks that bad boy out with a huge grin on his face. I admittedly use it as a distraction tool. 'You can't put that in your mouth, but where's your tongue? We have to change your diaper, where's your tongue? Let's get in your car seat, where's your tongue? You can't play in the toilet, where's your tongue?' Whatever works is my motto.

hand in mouth...

Everything goes in Jackson's mouth for a taste test. Everything including the apparently delicious butt cream, Desitin. Did you know boys start playing with their balls as early as 9 months? Well they do, especially if they are nice and rash-tastic. I was trying to help Jackson and let him air out for a while but he had other plans. Anyways, he got some Desitin in his mouth and better safe than sorry, I called poison control. Unless they down the entire container it is usually not a problem. Here is the number incase you ever need it. Other moms have had to call before right... right??

1-800-222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers