life is good

3 Things

Lincoln made me smile 3 times the other day.
First, I caught him sitting at the outlet for my grandmother's central vacuum - the place where the hose plugs into the wall - with a loonie in hand, ready to send it to who knows where. After tell him NOT to do what he was thinking about doing, he looks up at me and says, "Stuck! Stuck!" "Uh OH| I thought to myself as I walk over and put my hand it. Not only had he put one coin in there, but over $10 in change had been stashed for who knows how long!
Secondly, we walked to the store to pick up pie making ingredients. They have those cute mini carts at the store, so I gladly let Lincoln push one around. Lincoln isn't that great with steering yet, so he frequently hit displays, aisle corners, etc... Being a true Canadian an, "Oh Sorry. Sorry!" came out of his mouth every time he bumped into anything!
Thirdly I was changing his diaper later in the afternoon, and when I put the clean one of - I was readjusting it and realized there was quarters in his diaper! The little monkey had been putting money down the back of his shirt, and they had fallen into the diaper. Too bad he wasn't pooping money - that would be much for useful! :)

Sitting!

Jackson decided to sit all by himself today - seriously this kid is breaking my heart! Why do they have to grow up so fast?

Pablum 101

Much to my dismay my sweet baby Jackson has made it very clear he is ready for real food NOW! I was in no rush to start him on pablum, and thought I would wait until he was at least 6 months if not a bit longer. But my dear boy would have none of that. This last week he has been getting very vocal and excited at the dinner table. He has been trying to grab at spoons and straws. He once pulled the straw out of Stephen's coffee frap and desperately tried to put it in his mouth.

The last few evenings we have been having watermelon for dessert, so I have been letting him suck on the yummy fruit. Last night he was happily sucking on my piece when I felt him close his gums tightly around it. I realized he was trying to bite my watermelon and before I knew it he was successful and bit a big chunk off into his mouth! I quickly pushed my fingers past his clamped jaw and started to fish out the piece. Well my oh my did that make Jackson angry! I have never seen Jack display any type of anger before but this was 100% anger as his face got red and he began to scream his frustration "I WORKED SO HARD TO GET THAT PIECE! ITS MINE!"

I felt so bad for the little guy I went out and bought the rice cereal and we tried it last night. It went fairly well. He kept grabbing the spoon and forcing it towards his mouth. He also kept shoving his fingers in his mouth while he tried to eat - Stephen thinks that he does that as he associates sucking to eating, so if he isn't sucking he isn't eating.

I definitely experienced some feelings of possessiveness when I realized jackson was ready and I was not. Why would he need anyone but me to provide for him? Why was I no longer enough? I feel like its all down hill from here - before I know it he will be ignoring me at the mall when he is with his buddies....

Jackson's Weird Mouth Thing

Jackson always sucks his lips in.
Not sure why, but he does it all the time!

The Day Lincoln loved Jackson

Slowly but surely Lincoln has begun to love Jackson.And not just love Jackson but really like him. The last couple of days he seems to really be taking a liking to him. He now greets Jackson every morning by saying "Morning Brother!" And yesterday, on a hike through Wakamow Valley, Lincoln walk along side the stroller at one point telling Jackson all about the water below the bridge.
Today, while Jackson was doing some tummy time, Lincoln gave him repeated hugs and the boys watched some tv together.
He likes him! He really likes him!
*sigh of relief*

Jackson Proffesional Roller

On August 17th, Jackson rolled over from tummy to back! It was awesome! We were sitting with him on our bed, and had him on his tummy. He dropped his big head to the side, tucked his shoulder in and his upper half rolled over, he then pulled his hips over and WALLAH! he did it!
He is a pro now, in fact if I put him on his tummy, with in a few second he is on his back, whether he wants to be or not! He is so proud of himself every time he rolls over, maybe its because of how excited I get whenever he does it. The other day my grandmother and I had him on a blanket on the floor and he rolled over six times in a row. It won't be long until he can roll back to tummy!
Also, about two weeks ago, he decided to start putting weight on his legs. Before that he would just sink into his feet. Which was the exact opposite of Lincoln who LOVED to put weight on his legs, pretty much after birth. But now Jackson loves it and gets so excited every time we stand him up.
He continues to be an easy going fella who loves to laugh, smile and talk to anyone! He has been a little more restless lately at points, and I am quite certain he is going to start teething soon!

Can't Keep Up

Life has been speeding by lately. Daily I look at Jackson, and can't believe we are one month from being 6 months old. I am almost brought to tears every time I think about.
Lincon's vocabulary has been exploding! And he has even begun string 2,3 sometimes 4 words together! Everyday something new pops out of his mouth, its incredible. Yesterday, as we were leaving my grandparents, Stephen said, "see ya!" Lincoln piped up, "See ya!" Stephen has also been trying to teach Linc to say "aluminum" it is quite funny. Last night when Lincoln for the first time said "kick", I was so exclaiming to him how proud I was of him. And he got this little smirk on his face, like he was trying to hold in his smile and show that he was proud too. I said to him, "You are just full of new words and you just let one slip it ever now and then!" He gave me another sly smile, like he was say "You have no idea what I could say, I just don't feel like it!" We bought him a soccer ball yesterday and the boys had a great time kicking it around in the basement. Stephen is sure Lincoln is going to be a soccer player.
Unfortunately Lincoln has developed a bad habit I can't wait to break. Lincoln has been sleeping in a big boy bed for about 10 days now. The first night was rough, falling out 3 times! But since then no falls. Oh no, instead he has realized that he can get up at any point, toddle into our room, and request my presence. For the last four nights, about every 2 hours I suddenly am awakened to his little voice, "Come." "Come." Come!" Now, if we were in our own home, I would put him back to bed and break this habit. But we are not, and I don't think its fair to my grandparents to have the endure the crying at 1am, so I follow him. He crawls up onto his bed, snuggles into his pillow and pats the place empty beside him, "Come." he says. I snuggle him a tight as possible and we both drift away. Until I am awaken by hearing Jackson back in my room. So I stumble back, feed jackson, drift away with him in my arms, only to be awoken usually any hour later to Lincoln. requesting the warmth of my presence in his bed again. Stephen feels my frustration, but encourages me to enjoy this little phase. It won't be long until he will no longer want me to cuddle him at all hours of the night.