A Busy but Productive Week

This week has been very busy at least for me but it has also been very productive. Last week when we took Jackson to the pediatrician he gave us the ok to start on some cereal with him. So Monday night we started rice cereal. Jackson really liked the cereal. We have been putting cereal in his bottle since he was about 3 weeks old so I guess he has had a small taste of it before. He already gets mad if you don't get it into his mouth fast enough. Well by Thursday we decided we needed to change to oatmeal cereal because he had some tummy troubles with the rice (aka was a bit stopped up). So we gave him the oatmeal cereal starting then and he also really likes it but his tummy is still not normal but is getting better.

Here is a picture of Jackson with his dinner... Doesn't it look yummy!!!

Here is a picture of Jackson eating just look at those cheeks.

Part of the reason we started cereal was in hopes of getting him to sleep all night and stop waking up at 2 am every night for a bottle. Well guess what we have success. YEA!!! Monday night and Friday night he woke at 4:30 but I did not have to give him a bottle and he went right back to sleep. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights he slept till 6:30 am. However, we did figure out that his room is really bright in the morning so we had to darken the windows to get him to go back to sleep in his bed at 6:30. But I guess all in all this was a very productive week for me in that Jackson sleeps!!!

This week was also Jackson's cousin Trip's 2nd Birthday. Now Jackson is not sure what to think of Trip yet but Trip loves his "Jacks". He wants to see him and boss him. He must decide where Jacks sits and what he does. And since Jackson does not talk back yet they have a wonderful time. Friday was his actual birthday so we went over to MeMaw and Papa's for a mini party so Trip was happily showing Jackson his new John Deere tractors.

Friday night Jackson stayed with MeMaw and Papa till about 11:00 so that Chad and I could have a date night. We went to bridge street in Huntsville and ate at Cantina Laredo, went shopping, and to a movie at Monaco pictures

Saturday we of course spent the day waiting for the Bama game to come on. We were of course very happy with the outcome of the game. It is so wonderful to watch this season unfold and to watch our team win and win again!! We took some Bama pictures of Jackson this week.

Sunday afternoon we went to Trips actual Birthday Party. It was a John Deere party and he now has enough John Deere tractor pieces to play with a different one every day for the next year. It is so neat to see the pure joy of a child opening a present that they really love. I can't wait for Jackson to be able to understand everything that was going on today. (But on second thought he is growing up too fast as it is so maybe I can wait!) Papa really wanted Jackson and Trip to take a picture with him but with a 2 year old and an infant that was not so easy but we finally got one that was pretty good.

After we got home we decided to carve one of our 3 pumpkins. Chad decided he wanted a Bama pumpkin so I drew out a layout for the pumpkin and we got ready to carve it. We decided we would carve mine and Jackson's tomorrow night. It seemed like it was very cool outside tonight so I bundled Jackson up to take him out with us. However you will notice Chad was in a t-shirt and I have Jackson dressed for the North Pole. I am not sure who was not dressed properly but Chad has to dress himself. haha...

After we carve our other pumpkins I will add them so look for more than just the weekly blog this week. I hope you all have a Happy Halloween and a great week. Dont't forget to comment so I know who all is reading.