Whew!

So glad last week is over. It was a pretty rough one for us. One of the only good things about it was that my sister Becky was here. She left on Monday, which was really sad for me, but we had a good time together, as usual. :) Thanks for all of your help, company, and love, Beck. I love you!

Jackson has had a rough couple of days, too! He's getting his four top front teeth and has had a fever for the past two days. On Monday night he was up from 11:00 P.M. until 2:00 A.M. just wanting to be held and rocked. Poor baby... I know he felt so bad. He never wakes up at night like that. Yesterday he basically slept the entire day, only waking for about 45 minutes at a time to eat something. Today his fever is pretty much gone and he's starting to act more like himself. The two front teeth have just broken through. It's been tough seeing him so yucky feeling, but I have to admit I have loved the snuggly time!! There is just something about having my baby snuggle against me when he feels bad that makes me feel so loved and needed and just wonderful.

J had his 12 month checkup the other day and is doing really well! He is still a little peanut... he's 19.2 pounds and 28 1/2 inches. I think God knew that I needed a little baby b/c of my bad lower back. :) J's still not walking quite yet but can cruise around like you read about when holding on to things with at least one hand. He's also just started standing by himself for a few seconds and squatting down slowly to sit, instead of just plopping down. He's still babbling away like crazy, but has yet to say a real word. We're working on it as much as we can! Phil was going around the kitchen one day naming things for J (fork, cup, coffee, etc.) and Becky and I cracked up when he got to "antibacterial wipes".

Here are some pics of our active little boy:

Oops... got into the pantry and investigated the baking soda box... obviously didn't like being covered in it!

Hates to be blocked in anywhere... this is his attempt at escaping!

Walking with his walking-thing...
Here he is doing the squat-from-standing thing...
Pushing the button on his firetruck to make the song play...

Riding his firetruck...
And his favorite thing of all - standing at a drawer and chucking things on the floor!