Anaconda, Here We Come!!

Hello all! Today's the day. We're off to Anaconda! I'm currently avoiding packing... I hate packing. Jackson is doing well. He's been pretty sick for about a week now... a cold, coughing, fever. It hasn't been fun but he's nearing the end of it all. Anyways, I better just post some pics and get back to the packing. Hope everyone is doing well!

Riding his zebra in his 'coon skin hat. Thanks for the Zebra Thomson Family!!

Trying the cowboy hat out.

With his cousins Liam, Jamie, Summer, and Haylyn. Note that Jackson's about to tip :)

He fell asleep sitting up in his stroller at the Farmer's Market!

Our little monkey is almost 9 months old! Unbelievable!!

Hello all! It's hard to believe but on the 19th Jackson will be 9 months old! It's all gone by way too fast but it's been fun. Our little man is now crawling around and pulling himself up on EVERYTHING. His favorite activities include eating, rolling his big bouncy ball around, taking a bath, and climbing on Mommy and Daddy. We're starting to teach him Baby Signs. I can't wait for him to catch on. It will be much easier to understand his needs when he can sign to us when he wants something to eat or drink :)

We are very excited to announce the arrival of Jackson's new cousin!! My cousin Kaci gave birth to a beautiful and healthy girl on May 3rd at 2:40PM here in Missoula. She weighed 6lbs 12oz and was 19.5in long. Kaci and her boyfriend Russ chose the name Marli Jean for their new little bundle of joy. Both Mommy and baby are doing great! I will get pictures of Marli on here as soon as I get some!

Mike and I are about a week and a half away from being done with school. This is actually Mike's last semester of classes!! He's thrilled to say the least. We are heading to Anaconda for the summer to live at Mike's parents house. Mike starts his Pharmacy rotations a week after school gets out and his first two are in Butte which is only about a half an hour from Anaconda. He will be done with his rotations in March of 2010. I think he feels like there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel. He's worked so hard and it's all about to pay off! I found a job working at the front desk of the health club there so I'll be the big money maker for the summer :) I'll also be taking three summer classes online so that I am able to finish the Medical Administration program by next spring.

We are also looking forward to lots of summer activities! We have four weddings to attend! We also want to get out camping and hiking as much as possible. And of course we want to spend some time at Flathead Lake with our amazing family friends, the Hay's.

I hope everyone is well!! Enjoy the new pictures of our little man!

Jackson and his cousin Liam. Liam is 2months older and look how big Jackson is compared to him! He's our little monster!!

Little naked man trying to climb up on the gate.

He made it!!

Playing on his Jumperoo.

The gate is his favorite thing to climb on.

Posing for the camera.

Jackson's growing so fast!!

I can't believe how fast our little boy is growing! He's crawling around and pulling himself up on everything. He's wanting to eat EVERYTHING! I already feel like we're feeding a teenage boy :) He's so amazing and he's the absolute joy of our lives. He's a curious little man and loves to touch everything. He's also a big observer... he watches what everyone is doing verrrry intently. Here are some pictures from the past month or so!

Helping Daddy fix his bindings.

A little Boston player eating his new baseball... signed by Wade Boggs! Thanks Rob!!

Cute little angel.

Trying to get Mommy's sunglasses!

At Caras Park

With Daddy in front of the 'M'

In front of the Clark Fork River at Caras Park

Standing up like a big boy!

Trying to pull himself up to the camera!

Playing with his friends, Molly and Tristan

The little monkey's trying to get out of his cage!

My little thug :)

MMMMM! Pudding!

Jackson loves hiking with Mommy and Daddy!

Fairmont and more!

Hello all! Here are the promised pictures from Fairmont Hot Springs. There are also some from a "picnic" that we had and other random ones. Enjoy!

Jackson, Mike, and Auntie Shanden at Fairmont Hot Springs.



Screaming with delight!

He has a little mohawk!

Standing in his crib right after he woke up.

Mmmm, blue cans. His favorite.

Our National Corn Dog Day Picnic

A cutie in his Johnny-Jump-up

Hello all! Jackson is growing like a weed! He had a doctors appointment today and he weighs 21lbs 2oz and is almost 28in! That puts him in the 75th percentile for his height and the 90th percentile for his weight. Dr. Harper was very pleased with his growth and said that he is a very healthy baby.

Jackson has been eating rice cereal, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and banana flavored puffs (which he picks up and eats on his own). He has also tried peas and green beans but does not like them at all. We're still trying those though! Dr. Harper wants him to start trying more finger foods so that will be fun!

We went to Anaconda this weekend and went swimming at Fairmont Hot Springs. I will get those pictures loaded on here ASAP. Jackson had a ton of fun swimming with his Dad and Auntie Shanden and even got his first floaty! We also got to watch Mike's cousin Jayce play in a basketball tournament and Jackson really enjoyed all the action!

I tried to load another video on here but after 25 minutes of trying it told me that there was an error. Ugh. But I will try it again when I put the swimming pictures on here. In the mean time, here are some recent pictures of our little man!

Napping with Daddy

Waiting patiently to eat some carrots.

Letting his new cousin know that he's excited to meet her!

Happy Boy

Hanging out in his crib.

Playing his new drum.

Just being cute.

Bath Time Fun!

Here are some pictures and a video from Jackson's bath tonight. He's starting to LOVE bath time! He splashes around and sometimes lets out big squeels, but most of the time he's quiet and concentrating on getting Mike and I as soaked as possible!

Our little boy is six months old already!!

Hello everyone! Time for more pictures and an update! Jackson has been sick for the past week or so. He's being a great sport about it but he struggles with sleeping sometimes because his nose is so plugged up and the coughing doesn't help either.

He's been eating lots of nummy foods like, rice cereal, carrots, peas, and sweet potatoes. Today he's going to try some green beans! He loves, loves, loves eating. It's his favorite time of the day by far.

He's sitting up very well on his own. We still put pillows around him just in case. And he's pulling himself up pretty well. He likes hanging on to the side of his crib and looking around at all of the things in his room. Speaking of his room, he actually has one now! He used to be out in a living room area of our upstairs because Mike and I had too much stuff. But Mike sold a bunch of his things on Craigslist and that made room for us to move stuff around! So Jackson now has his own bedroom, our TV room is in the upstairs living room now, and we're turning the downstairs living room into a study area for Mike and I. I think it's going to work our well!

Mike and I are both busy with school. We both had big tests last week and we both have another big test on Friday. Studying while Jackson is awake is a bit of a struggle but he goes to be usually by 7:30 so we have plenty of time to study in the evenings.

We're looking forward to the arrival of Jackson's two new cousins! My cousin Kaci is due in May with a girl, and Mike's cousin Kirsten is due in June with a boy!! We're so excited for both of them and can't wait to meet the new babies!

Eating his paci.

Being a little monkey

Such a cute boy in Daddy's hat.

Just a little freaked out in the bath.

Enjoying his time on Daddy's head.

Family Picture!

A chubby little boy!

Couch time with Daddy!