Emme's Mobile

We finished the mobile for Emerson's room yesterday. It was quite the labor of love....no, it wasn't really all that difficult, just time consuming with a toddler sharing my time too. I made 11 fabric birds using this pattern & random scraps I had. Then Aaron & I used our mad physics skills and attached the birds to branches and voila! The pictures really don't do it justice - you need to see it in person. It is super cute and we are quite proud of it! Jackson LOVES it too -- he says "caw caw" everytime he sees it and I even had to make him a couple of birds so he would leave these alone. I guess I need to figure out a way to make a more manly version since he loves it so....maybe camo & cowboy print birds, lol!

Speaking of Jackson, here are a couple of pics from our week....

He only looks angelic!

My dad grilled yummy steaks with veggies and baked potatoes yesterday. Jackson's clothes got COVERED in food and he had already changed outfits once, so he had to go without clothes the rest of the evening. I thought he looked hilarious riding my brother's old rocking horse in nothing but his diaper & tennis shoes.

Here is a video of Jackson showing off his animal sounds. For some reason he would not tell me what a dog says, even though that was one of the first animals he learned. He also says his name in the video too.

Update on Grandmother

Apparently, Grandmother's episodes were from dehydration and possibly from having a mini stroke. Once they got her rehydrated, she stopped losing consciousness. I'm still unclear on the "passing out" leading to "reviving" her. The message in our family occasionally gets altered as it goes from person to person (kind of like the game Telephone). She has since been released from the hospital, so I guess our hub-bub was all a little premature. It did however worry my Nana, so Nana....here is something to brighten your day!

Our Long Weekend

We have had a busy, fun-filled extra long President's Day weekend. First a bath update...well, initially we went ahead & put Jackson back in the duck tub and again, he was happy as a clam in the bath. Then.......

The duck died! I thought it might just be needing to be refilled, but after blowing it back up it was flat again the next day. So....Jackson had no choice but to be in the big tub and he has done great since. Maybe he needed to get his bad experience out of his mind, I don't know. The video below is of Jackson telling us what a duck says. It's pretty cute!

Then, Hurricane Hiler hit our playroom. This was all in one morning....what a crazy person!

Pops & Yaya brought over a Valentine's Day gift for Jackson. A new tunnel! His name is Toppy Triceratops and Jackson L.O.V.E.S. him! He has played in tunnels like this at school, but we didn't know if he'd be out of place at home with it, but Jackson knew exactly what to do the minute it sprang into form. He just crawls and crawls in it. Yaya & Pops also brought Emerson a bunch of precious dresses and bubble suits. I can't wait to see her in them! Thanks Yaya & Pops!

Last night, I spent ALL night making a stick horse for Jackson's Stick Horse Rodeo on the 27th. It has been quite the ordeal and without a formal pattern, I was pretty much wingin' it! I think it looks pretty cute so far (if I do say so myself). I have the head done and now all I need to do is put the bridle on & attach it to the stick. The mane took FOREVER! I'll post pics of the finished product once it's done.

Today, we went to Pottery Barn kids to see The Cat in the Hat! It was jam packed with kids, mommies & grandmas and a few daddies. They read several Dr. Seuss books and then The Cat took pics with the kids & signed autographs. We waited in line for about 30 minutes (not too bad) for Jackson to get his picture with The Cat and for him to sign our book. It was too cute!

Story time

Not too sure about this cat thing!


Jackson's autographed Cat in the Hat book!

David Letterman

Did anyone see David Letterman last night? How awkward was Joaquin Phoenix? I couldn't stop laughing! #1 He was the furriest thing I've ever seen. What was that about? #2 He would just flat out ignore almost all of Dave's questions showing little emotion/reaction each time. Clearly by the end Dave was fed up. I briefly gasped when Joaquin stuck his gum under Dave's desk, but soon went right back to laughing after seeing Dave's non-reaction.

If you missed it, you have to click here to watch it! I loved it & have watched it 2 more times since!

Update

As of Sunday, I am officially half way through my pregnancy -- 20 weeks. As you can see, this time is no different from last time. I get giant fast! I've been feeling good and last night Aaron was able to feel Emerson kick for the first time. I guess she's getting big enough now. He was really excited! We have picked out fabric for the bumpers - we think. We're waiting on the swatches to come in the mail before we make the final decision. Hopefully, we will find a crib this weekend and then officially begin work on the nursery.

Jackson is growing like a weed. He seems taller (and heavier) everyday. He is a walking CHAMP these days and can even carry large toys while he walks. This afternoon he was carrying around this barrel-shaped inflatable toy that is supposed to encourage crawling. It is bigger than him, but he carried it all over the playroom throwing it around then retrieving it and doing it all over again. He often carries his pool boat around also. Too funny!


Here is Jackson enjoying Nana Linda's chicken spaghetti recipe -- a favorite in our house! Linda used to make an extra batch just for me when she'd come to visit Tiff in Lubbock.

Jackson can now get on & off his Bounce & Spin Zebra all by himself. He has a blast once he's on, but seems to enjoy just getting on & off of it too.

We have been working on manners lately. He has always been able to express his thanks by nodding. We'd say "can you say thank you?" or "what do you say?" and he'd nod. Now, he actually says Thank You or even Thanks from time to time. You can sort of hear it in this video after he gets a raisin from Aaron.

Jackson's 1st Haircut

Jackson is one clean-cut kid now! We FINALLY got his hair cut. We went to Cool Cuts 4 Kids & they gave us a polaroid & a framed lock of his hair. He did surprisingly well & really only got upset when she got the clippers out. Once we all started buzzing like bees though, he was fine! Aaron laughed at me because I was still picking up extra locks afterwards, but I needed them for his baby book too. The sad part is that now he looks like a toddler and not like a baby anymore. I know, I know.... he IS a toddler, but he's still MY baby!

Before haircut meal -- that sort of makes it sound like an execution or something, but he loves his grilled cheese sandwiches and we figured he should be full & content before getting his first haircut!

Before -- loving driving the taxi cab!

He also got to watch Elmo while getting his haircut.

Mid haircut mohawk.

Clipper time.

All finished & looking like such a big boy!

Jackson's New Trick

Ok, so it wasn't a fluke! He really is waving! It is so freakin' cute and we can't stop laughing!