Well, Jackson now weighs 14 lbs. 9 oz. (this was as of about two weeks ago so he's probably hovering around 15 lbs. by now). He's 24 1/2 inches long. He's smiling and laughing more and more and he's got a good grasp on objects when we put them in his hand. He's still not liking being on his tummy for more that 30 seconds. I'm beginning to wonder if he's just going to scoot around on his butt like my Dad did instead of crawling :) If we lay him down and he doesn't feel like being down he tries to sit up on his own... not succesfully of course but he sure tries his hardest. He's responding to our voices when we walk into a room too! He especially likes his Daddy's voice and usually gets a big grin on his face when he see's him. Mike gets a big grin on his face too :) Dr. Harper says that he's growing perfectly and is a very healthy little boy!

Anyways, here is one picture of Jackson's first halloween (this is in his lion costume - pictures in his dalmation costume are coming as soon as I find that memory card) and his first professional pictures!!

Fall Photo Shoot

It was a beautiful day today so we thought we would head ouy to my Grandparents house to get some fun fall pics of Jackson. I think they turned out pretty good!

Sorry it's been so long!!

Jackson now weighs (as of October 15th) 13lbs 5oz and is 23.5 inches long! They said that he's right on track. He's getting so big but he's so much fun! He's starting to really laugh and seems to smile at us whenever we smile at him.

We went to Spokane a couple of weekends ago for a friends wedding. He was great :) He slept through the whole ceremony and a good part of the reception. Auntie Malarie came and picked him up from the reception after a while and he had a ton of fun with her while Mike and I stayed and danced the night away.

Both sets of Grandparents and lots of other family were in town last weekend so he had lots of love and attention.

He's all ready for halloween. He has a cute shirt from his Great Aunt Linda to wear during the day and he has two costumes for answering the door for trick-or-treaters. The first is a dalmation costume that his Great Aunt Mary sent from Texas. The second is a lion costume that his Great Aunt Linda is letting us borrow!! The only bummer about halloween is he's getting his first round of shots at the doctor that day :( But Casey and Rob (friends from Spokane) are coming to town that weekend so I'm sure that will cheer him up!

I hope everyone is doing great! Enjoy the pictures!

Staring at his favorite toy, a football :)

In his Jungle Jumper that his Great Grandma Bonnie got for him.

A little naked boy all ready for his bath.

All smiles!!

Grandma and Grandpa Taylor are making him laugh!

At Jessie and James' wedding reception.

In his Bumbo chair.

Pictures...

From Jackson's first trip to Kalispell and from last weekend's tailgate.

Looking smart with Grandpa Briggeman's glasses

The cutest little boy ever :)

Showing off his Longhorns sweatshirt for his family in Texas.

Hook 'em

Griz Tailgate - 9.27.08

Hello everyone! Jackson is doing wonderful this week. His new favorite thing is standing up (see picture below). It says in one of our books that he's not supposed to be able to do that until he's three months so he's a bit ahead of the game! He just started cooing a couple of days ago too! We went on a hike behind our house the other night and today we spent the afternoon hiking at Holland Lake. We bought a backpack for Jackson to be in for long hikes and tried it out this afternoon. It works great! Hope everyone is doing well!

The fam (except Rocko) at Holland Lake

The view from the waterfall at Holland Lake

Jackson cooling out after the hike to the waterfall.

In his new backpack.

With his Great Grandma Briggeman

On a hike behind our house.

He loves to stand up!!

Update

It's been a while! Jackson is doing GREAT. He's getting a personality! It's so much fun. He smiles and even laughs sometimes. I have a feeling that he's going to be a handful when he starts being able to move around on his own. He gets bored if he's sitting in a certain position for too long and he "whines" until you move him - which is what leads me to believe that when he starts moving on his own he's going to be all over the place! His hair is getting a lot longer. It's hard to tell in pictures but trust me, it is. I've been blow drying it after he has a bath (he LOVES the blow dryer) and getting it to stick straight up. It's pretty cute.

We're going to the tailgate at the Griz game tomorrow so I'll get more pictures than I did last time. But for now, here are some pictures from the night of September 17th. We went to "Yell Night" at the University to watch the lighting of the 'M' and the Fireworks. I got Jackson all dressed up in his Griz gear and took some pics before we went. Enjoy!

GO GRIZ!!!

Jackson attended his first Griz tailgate last weekend! He slept most of the time but I'm sure that he enjoyed it while he was awake. Jackson and I were just there before the game and Mike stayed for the game. We figured it might be a little loud for him to go to the games this year. Maybe next year!!

We had a wellness check-up on Monday and Jackson weighed 11 lbs 8 oz. He's still 22 inches long. He's in the 90th percentile for his weight and the 75th for his height. They said he's a healthy boy!!

We went on a small hike last week to get the dogs out and about. It was our first time trying out the baby carrier that we have (thanks Nancy & Jess!). It worked out great and got us a bit more motivated to do it more often... although we haven't gone on a hike since then. There's always tomorrow :)

School's going well for both Mike and I. It's hard for me to quit looking at Jackson and start studying but I've managed to keep up with everything so far!

Looking over Bonner/Milltown and Canyon River Golf Course.

Jackson and his Daddy.

Jackson and his Great Aunt Karrie at the Griz game.

Jackson and Brock at the Griz game.

Jackson all wrapped up in his towel after a bath.

Some new pics from the weekend...

Jackson and I went to Spokane this past weekned (Mike was working at CVS in Anaconda) to visit Auntie Malarie and some of my friends. The trip went well and Jackson was great on the road - slept the entire time! The second picture down is my favorite. He looks terrified by his Grandma :)

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