First of all, Jackson is doing absolutely great. He's a very happy, healthy boy, and so loveable! Over the last 11 weeks he has really been growing. At our last appointment (Aug 12th) he weighed over 15 pounds and was 25 inches long. According to the charts he is in the 97th percentile. He's growing through his clothes already too... now wearing size 6month!Jackson is also sleeping through the night now. In fact, last night he slept for 9 hours straight, woke up and ate at 7am and then slept in until 10am! A huge improvement from waking every two hours for a diaper change and feeding. Everyone who told me that "things will get better" was totally right.
So far he really enjoys his nightly baths too. Either Sean or myself usually get in the tub with him and he just gets very calm and likes to "swim" in the water. Afterward he gets in his jammies and nurses and then goes right to sleep. He is also very active and vocal. When he wakes up in the morning he has plenty of happy shouts and ah goos for me. Lots of big smiles too! Can't wait until he starts giggling and laughing!
Overall he's a pretty happy guy unless you put him on his tummy for too long. He starts to scream after about 5 minutes but we're working on it every day.
In mommy & daddy news, we made the decision to move back to the Tri-cities. We are leaving Duvall this weekend (Aug 28th) and headed back to our hometown to raise Jackson with both sets of grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins!
The decision wasn't easy, but with the cost of child care alone it would have been almost impossible for us to stay here. Sean was fortunate to find a job very quickly which helped solidify our plans. I put in my notice at my job and I'm still looking for the
right opportunity to come up. Right now, being a full time mom and wife is my job and I'm happy about that! Love you Jackson,
- Mommy
