Jackson Love

Get ready for lots of gushing love... my hormones are making me feel the need to gush about my oldest son for a minute.  Jackson has really been so wonderful lately.  He is such a good helper to me and he's just been saying and doing the sweetest things.  Now, don't get me wrong - he's not perfect and we definitely still have trying moments, but he just amazes me with how caring, sweet, and loving he is.  I know he's going to be such a huge help when the baby comes.  He loves to help me with anything and is really good at following directions and figuring out what I need him to do or get.  He constantly says "I love you."  The other night we were in the car after eating dinner out and he sighed and said, "I love you guys."  He loves to give hugs and kisses ("Mommy, I need kiss and hug!") and often wants to "snuggy on the couch" with us.  He has started telling me, "Mommy - you look very pretty!" (which is really nice right now when I feel so gross!) and loves to give compliments.  I got a new rug a few weeks back and he kept saying, "Mommy, this rug is aMAzing!"  And when Phil was putting up crown molding in our bedroom he kept telling Phil, "Wow!  Daddy, this looks very nice!  Thanks for helping me build the wall!"  That's another thing - he is very vocal with his thank-yous.  We hear, "Thank you for helping me!" all the time.  He's been playing with Emmett a little better lately, although we're still having to work hard on sharing and being kind to Emmett.  I think he's slowly starting see what a fun friend Emmett can be, instead of just a nuisance all the time.  J's favorite things lately are reading, building puzzles, riding his bike, kicking the soccer ball, playing "He Shoots... He Scores" (basketball) with Dad, roughhousing with Dad, snuggy-ing on the couch, playing with his train tracks, cutting paper with scissors, watching "Go, Diego, Go!" (a new favorite) and "Thomas and Friends," helping Mommy bake, and singing.  Here he is performing a few of his favorites... "You Are My Sunshine" (with a lot of help from me), the song from Barney (I don't know what it's called... "I Love You, You Love Me?"), and the only part of the theme song from Diego that he really knows - "Go, Diego, Go!"


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And we can't forget Emmett!  Here he is showing off the words he knows.  I know it's not many, but it's a start!  I'm not nearly as worried about his speech as I was with Jackson's, now that I know that he'll eventually get there.


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Oh, how I loooooove my boys!!  We are just so excited to have a third one.... we can't wait to meet him!!  Almost every night when Phil comes home and we sit around and all play together we comment on how blessed we are and how much fun it will be with another one.  Let's go, baby - we're ready for you!!