Sunday, April 17, 2011

Red/White Game

Yesterday was a great day, first warm non-rainy day we have had in a while. I was able to do some yard work, hang outside most the day, and even watch some football. This is what greeted us as we arrived to the stadium. Pretty excited about this. The home schedule this year is going to be a lot of fun.
The logo is already on the field as well!
The only touchdown of the day. The Red team won 7 to 0. Needless to say the Utes won.
It was nice just sitting in the sun and watching football.
Cayman and our neighbor Luke enjoyed playing at the game.
Go Utes!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Blessing Day




On April 10th C.J. blessed our Little Jackson. It was a perfect day and C.J. did an amazing job. I wouldn't have changed one thing. Jackson is always so good and hardly ever cries. We were worried that the one time we really didn't want him to cry, he was going to. We didn't hear a peep out of him. My baby is perfect! After sacrament, we came to our house for delicious food and to spend time with our families.




Poor Connie wanted a nice picture with all the grandkids. I have never heard so much crying and screaming before! It made me laugh so hard that the kids were having none of it.



Needless to say, she didn't get one

Cottrell Family

Johnson Family

My niece Cayman and Jackson

Grandpa Terry, Grandma Jane, Jackson and Wyatt

My niece Brooke and me

My brother Scotty. This is what we all wanted to do after we ate.

C.J. and Timmy

Me and Scott

Kyle, Timmy, Ashli, Beckett

My nephews Jed and Jake

Timmy's little boy Beckett just loves Jackson and is so fascinated with him. He spent probably 15 minutes just staring at him and loving him. It was so cute. As the time went on he got more brave and wanted to hold him and hug him. Before he would just stare from a safe distance.


Saturday, April 9, 2011

2 Months

Our Little Jackson is now two months old! I can't believe how fast time is going by. I enjoy Jackson more and more each day. He is changing so much. He goes to bed between 10:00 and 10:30 pm and only wakes up one time to eat in the night. Usually around 3 or 4 and then sleeps until 7.

Jackson has started "talking." It is so fun to hear him make the cutest noises. I will talk to him and it is like he is answering me. I wish I knew what he was saying. He probably thinks I am just crazy when I talk to him. Some of the noises he makes really does sound like cooing. When I have read that babies coo, I thought that they don't really do that. But it is the cutest sound. He makes this screeching noise that sounds like it comes from his throat. I don't know how to describe it, but it makes me laugh every time he does it.

He smiles a ton now too. He recognizes my voice and will smile when I talk to him. He does it with C.J. as well. It is so cute! He has two dimples that you can see only when he smiles or is crying. I love them!

When Jackson was born he looked like he had gray eyes. Now they look blue. My sister Kelly keeps saying that Jackson is going to have blue eyes. C.J. has brown and I have brownish green eyes. I guess we have to keep waiting to see what they really end up being.

Jackson loves his bath time. He is always so content just sitting in the tub, he stares at himself in the mirror. The only bad thing is, he gets really upset when we have to dress him. He usually whimpers and then it turns into a full fledged scream. It makes me so sad.

He has had the baby acne and cradle cap pretty bad all over his head and it is finally clearing up! I am so excited. I know it never bothered Jackson, but it bothered me and I felt so bad for him. Of course he has been cute through it all, but I am glad that it is clearing up.

Jackson used to get the hiccups ALL the time. At first he would get them after almost every feeding and we couldn't lay him down while he had them because he would spit up. Now he gets them maybe every other day. I am so glad he doesn't get them as often. He is just so little and his whole body convulses when he gets them.


We went to the doctor on the April 7th, here are his new stats:

Weight: 12 lbs. 3.6 oz.
Height: 22 3/4 inches
Head: 15.35 inches



Within seconds he went from this:
to this...
and back to this. It was the funniest thing. Oh I just love him!


He always smells so good after he has a bath! He is getting chubby!

I have been trying to get a really good picture of Jackson smiling so I can show off his cute dimples, but every time I take a picture I miss it. Here are some of my attempts.