8 Months Old

Jackson is 8 months old!

It's true, as of the 21st - Jackson is 8 months old.  I am just a bit behind on this post!  I've been procrastinating setting up some photos to take of him - but this morning - we did it!  So lets talk a bit about what Jackson has been up to...and then we will get to the rest of the photos! (yes, I had troubles choosing!).

-  Jackson has one bottom tooth, and one of his top teeth is starting to poke through!

-  He spends MUCH of his belly time practicing his crawl position.  He crawls backwards - and he has the rocking down - but no forward movement yet.

-  He loves music!  Whether it's music in the background or us singing, he stops to pay attention!

-  He is doing his second round of swimming lessons, and has improved soooo much!  He now is okay with fully being dunked in the water!

-  He weighs 22 lbs 11 oz.

-  His wardrobe is dwindling because he has grown out of his 6 - 12 month clothes and is pretty much fully into 12 - 18 month clothes.

-  He makes more noises and we often refer to him as 'monster'.

-  We feed him much more foods and he is starting to eat a mushier version of what we're eating!

-  He LOVES Kia and as soon as he sees her he opens his mouth and waves his arms awaiting his kiss!

-  He plays alone with his toys for extended periods of time!

-  He says 'mama' and 'dada' and I swear he says 'Thank You' in his own way at just the right time a thank you is due!

-  He naps twice a day - once in the morning, once in the early afternoon.  

-  He was sleeping through the night, but is now back to one feed.  We are hoping it's a growth spurt!

-  He has gone to Disneyland and rode his first ride!

-  He smiles.  A LOT.  He giggles.  It's PRICELESS.  He is bright and shiny!

-  He loves to stand.  He loves to jump (and tries to turn everyone into his Jolly Jumper!)

He was super happy and photographing him today was a real treat!  I think in less than 10 minutes I had 153 photos to fish through!  And I struggled to weed out any!...but I did...however, I will share more of the ones that made the cut!

And just when you thought that was it....no way - there's more!

 Like I said - LOVES to stand!

 and last but not least!...

 Well, that's where I will leave it!  I think I was pretty generous!

Trevor went to Home Depot and got me some stuff that he thought would work well for photo backdrops - so we tested it out - and I'm pretty happy with the results!!!  That, and my model is freaking adorable!

Happy 8 Months, Baby Boy!  We love you so much and although we are so proud of you - we are sad to see you growing so fast!  We wish we could bottle every single moment up and save it forever!