Omaha here we come....

So we decided to take an impromptu day trip to the Omaha Zoo for Jackson's first trip. We got up first thing in the morning and loaded up the car and head on our way.

We hit the road at 9 am, Jackson was strapped into his car seat with a fully belly and heavy eyelids. We arrived after a few stops at noon, at the Omaha zoo. Jackson got strapped into his carrier, first stop...the desert dome! Jackson seemed to like the rocks more than any of the animals really. There was a part for nighttime predators which pitch black, neither mommy nor Jackson really cared for that part. We stayed about 4 hours at the zoo. Jackson seemed to have a decent enough time. Although, for him I think it will be much more enjoyable once he gets just a little bit older.

After the zoo we wandered around downtown Omaha for awhile and ate dinner at Spaghetti works. Jackson got to sit in his very first high chair. He looks too little to be in it, but he sat up perfectly in it. We stayed a little too long in Omaha and Jackson was not a happy camper on the way home. He screamed for nearly an hour and a half straight, no matter what we did. Next time we'll be better prepared.

And they all come tumbling down...

Jack took his first big spill...rolled right off the couch!! Luckily, he seems to be hardy as no permanent damage is apparent. He was all smiles a short time later.

He has finally started laughing. Although he has a very discerning sense of humor. A list of things that can make him laugh:

Tickling his neck
Grabbing his feet and saying in the most serious voice "I'm going to eat your toes"
Doing the "baby dance dance"

A very short list indeed. But hopefully it will get more and more. He'll let out a chuckle here or there on some things, but the things on the above list are really the only things to get him rolling.

Jackson has definetly found his voice. He still quietly takes the world in for the most part. But now he knows he can shriek, babble, scream and everything in between. He will do so for lengths of time.

He has been sleeping pretty good lately. (knock on wood) He will sleep for 8 hours at a stretch in his crib. After the 8 hours though, is another story. He then gets up for an hour or so and then back down for 2 hours. Then he is up for an hour, down for an hour. This continues until about 6ish. From then on he is up until bedtime at about 830 or 9. He is kind of kooky with his sleep.

We took him to the plaza art fair. He had such a good time. I carried him in the carrier for the whole time we were there and he loved it. He is enjoying it now that it is cooler outside and he can be carried around instead of stuck in his stroller.

For those about to rock.

Jackson went to his first rock concert this weekend. The Record Bar has family friendly happy hours about once a month. This band called The Doo-Dads plays kid friendly rock and roll (the music is actually pretty good). They have a bubble machine and kiddie food. It was a pretty fun time. Jackson was rocking out for awhile. Then he partied a little too much and passed out! Party foul baby!






He has finally gotten big enough for his exersaucer thing. He sits in it for about 15 minutes or so. He enjoys the caterpillar on it the most. He would enjoy it much more if he could stuff it in his mouth. Jackson will/has to shove everything in his mouth. He is only happy if he has something to chew and or lick. He has also started sticking his tongue out and blowing rasberries, which daddy taught him. It is very cute indeed.

Still no teeth, but it seems like it is getting closer. He is finally starting to babble a little bit more and just last night started giving us a few laughs. Hopefully soon he'll be a giggling little boy.

Bedtime routine:
Eat food in my bumpo
Lounge in the bathtub and play splashy splashy
Get a massage from mom
Story from Dad
Get swaddled and nurse my way to dream land.
(I'm back to sleeping at least 6 hours in a row keep your fingers crossed!)

Sickboy...

So after Jackson got his shots, he got really sick the next day. It first thing in the morning when I noticed his body was burning up. I took his temperature and it was 101.2. So we gave him some tylenol and went about our day. I took him to yoga and he was a little fuss-pot.

An aside about yoga. This yoga class is for babies and mommies. In class this day there was a 3 month old, an 8 month old both of which were non mobile. There was also a one-year old who could walk and crawl. So Jackson was laying beside me for most of it as he was not feeling good. The walker/crawler baby came up to him and was looking at him and patting his face gently. I thought "ahhh how sweet, his first friend" Well then out of nowhere his "friend" tries to scoop out his eyeball with her finger. ACK! Yoga was pretty much over for us after that.

I had to work that night so we came home and I tried to get some sleep. Jackson's fever wasn't really affecting him. But then after I went to work Shawn said he screamed and was just acting funny. Shawn even had to call the Dr. who said to wait about another hour and if he didn't get better to bring him to the emergency room. Luckily, we didn't have to, but it was scary none-the-less. So now anytime he is getting shots I am going to make sure I am off for a few days.

He's been rocking the solid foods. He is up to eating 4 tablespoons of cereal. We have also tried sweet potatoes. Which he loves, the boy was born to eat I think. He will literally try to shove his face into the bowl that you are feeding him out of. He will also scream at you if you aren't doing it fast enough.