Oh man. I am so tired.
Jackson is napping in his swing (finally). I have lots of things to do (laundry, dishes, clean the bathrooms, SLEEP). What am I doing instead? Sitting at the computer, not really doing anything at all. I don’t even feel like walking 15 feet to the couch to take a nap…
Tomorrow…will be better?
I try to take a walk everyday. Somedays though, I just don’t want to go out in the heat. I can’t wait for cooler weather!
Jackson loves being outside. He watches the trees and houses from his Bugaboo as we navigate through our little community. The bumps and jiggles of the sidewalk can calm him down instantly. When the pavilion is empty we park the stroller and sit on the couch. There is always a nice cool breeze and Jackson licks the air. We sit and he soaks it all in or I rock him to sleep if he is fussy. There is a bench we always sit at, it is in front of a huge tree. Jackson stares at the branches and leaves.
For me, it is nice to get out of the house. I listen to music or a podcast in one ear and watch Jackson looking around. When we are having a difficult day a walk helps clear my head and gives Jackson something new to look at.
Jackson is 3 months old today! This is his monthly photo. He is growing so fast! He weighs 14 pounds and is wearing 3 month clothes. He sucks his thumbs like crazy, is talking up a storm, he’s giggled once, and drools on everything. We are having fun and loving every minute of it.
Seriously, this is the last quick catch up. It is hard not to share every photo of Jackson from the last 3 months!
The weekends tend to look like this…baby, husband, coffee, breakfast cooking, pajamas well into the afternoon, and the camera or video camera always in reach.
We decided to at least get out once during the weekend. We went to Downtown Disney a few weeks ago. Jackson did well in his stroller, but needed some quiet time after a while.
I can’t believe Jackson is almost 3 months now. He is getting big (just check out those chunky monkey thighs!) and doing so many new things. He constantly sucks his thumb, fingers, fist, our fingers, his blanket, any toy we put near him. He is drooling like crazy (man, I’m hoping he isn’t teething just yet). He has giggled once. Always needs to see what is going on. Watches tv…no, we don’t sit him in front of it :p. He’s talking more and more, now he yells out his aaahh’s and oooo’s. Maybes not very exciting things, but for us, every new thing deserves a photo or video 
He has the cutest dimples I have EVER seen
He is learning to self-sooth. After a few minutes of fussing he finds his thumb and is content for a bit longer. He enjoys the activity mat, so I move it around while I try to get things done.
We are starting to see patterns with sleeping and eating. He sleeps well most nights, only waking up 1-2 times to eat, then falls right back to sleep. He takes many short naps in the morning, is up for a while in the early afternoon and takes a longer nap later in the afternoon and before going down for the night. He cluster feeds in the morning and before bed, but there is usually 2-3 hours between feedings. I find myself just watching him sleep a lot. He always looks so peaceful…
That pretty much covers the last few months!
We did lots of tummy time. Jackson can only handle a few minutes at a time.
Bedtime is fun some nights 
This week Tim and I had to say goodbye to his brother and sister. They both graduated in May and now they are off to college. Lucas to ASU and Elana to WIU. It’s always hard to say goodbye to people you love. Of course, it isn’t goodbye, just see you soon. But, that doesn’t make it any easier. We are so proud of them both and so excited for this new part of their lives. We can’t wait to Skype with them and hear all about their new schools and new adventures.
We love you guys!
-Tim, Elyse, and Jackson
Tim went back to work after a week off. He enjoys coming home holding the boy right away.
He stares at us while we talk to him.
He loves being swaddled.
He falls asleep better and sleeps longer in a swaddle. He always gets his arms out though .
Jackson had his first real bath in the sink. He loves bath time. The water calms him down and he just relaxes. We do baths every other night before bedtime.
We got home from the hospital the day after Jackson was born around 7:30pm. It was so mice to be home. We walked Jackson around the house and he met his sister-cat, Maybe.
Jackson in his crib for the first time.
He was jaundice and needed biliblankets, so he was a little glow worm for a few days. They were a pain and made it difficult to hold him. We did a little happy dance when we got the call that he didn’t need them anymore. It really felt like he was home then. we got to hold him without those crazy cords.
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