Second Night Away

Tuesday afternoon I headed over to Houston, Texas for a dinner meeting. Since the meeting wasn't until 7, I decided to spend the night in Houston... without my boys. So, Tuesday night was my second night away from Jackson. If you remember this post, my first time away was also for work.

Seriously, both of my nights away have been for work and not play! I love that I can go away without worry because my boys are at home. I know that Jackson is totally safe and sound with his daddy. But, I absolutely hate that on these nights I've been with my co-workers and not my husband. A romantic date night with my hubby would be much more enjoyable! Once Mr. finds a new job, I think we need a night to celebrate:)

So, my second night away was a success all the way around. Jackson seems to be sleeping much better and my meeting went very well. I brought my pump and pumped at the times that I would normally nurse Jackson. However, I was not able to avoid the painful engorgement and clogged milk duct again. Luckily, Jackson was able to nurse the clog out when I got home and all was much better!

And because a post just isn't nearly as fun without pictures... here is what Jackson was up to with Felicia while momma was away:)
A game of Peek-A-Boo


Being festive for Cinco de Mayo

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House chores?

While Jackson was playing with his magnetic farm on our dishwasher, he learned how to open the door. A big thanks to his aunt and uncle for this toy:) I was just getting used to the finger prints all over my stainless steel. It looks like I'll need to get baby locks for my appliances now.

My question to you is: Just how soon can you start your children on house chores?

If he can open the dishwasher and climb my cabinet doors, I think it may be time. I mean, it's never to early to start training them, right?!? ha!

What am I going to do with this kid:)

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The boy and his bat

Jackson had too much fun yesterday playing with his bat. The bat was like his little partner in crime. They hunted for food, tried to climb the stools, and even ventured some steps together.

Maybe I should have put his bat in the crib with him last night cause it was a rough one. I'm not sure if he's going through some separation anxiety, teething, or just plain doesn't want to sleep. I try to let him cry and tough it out, but this kid can outlast me every time. So, I did what I know how to do best. I held him tight and cuddled him in our bed all night. All while remembering those nights I spent crying and praying for my chance to do just this.

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Morning Babbles

Jackson is a really happy and good baby... until he's not:) Now that he's older, he wakes up and babbles away instead of screaming. I love that he wakes up in such a great mood, but it makes leaving for work so hard. I mean who wants to go to work, when you could spend the day with this sweet boy?!?

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Surreal

The past two weeks seem like a blur. I am not sure where to even begin. Somewhere between puking my guts out and sleeping for 24 straight hours my Mr. came home with horrible news that his law firm lost a big client. And one week later, my Mr. lost his job.

I've sat down to write about it a few times, but I haven't been able to. Publishing this for all to see means that it's real. And how could it be real? How could it be that my husband lost his job? My husband, the attorney, the bread winner, the provider, was laid off.

It just all seems so surreal.

As the shock of the news lessens, we are able to see that this is for the best. We find comfort in knowing and believing that God doesn't shut one door without already having another one open.

My Mr. is on a journey to find that open door. It is a journey that has made me fall deeper in love with him. All of this has proven to me, without a doubt, the kind of man he is. I know that we will see the positive side of this. I know that He will not let us down.

Sometime change is truly for the best.

And like we learned through our struggle with infertility, nothing easy is ever good and nothing good is ever easy.

Please keep my Mr. (and everyone else that has lost their job) in your thoughts and prayers. Please pray for those to find their path to their open door.

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Busy Boy

Jackson is quite a busy boy lately. He is on the go constantly and into everything. In an effort to keep the trash in the trash can and our pots and pans where they belong, we put door locks on all of the cabinets. I'm sure we will need a lock on the fridge, oven and toilets before long.

While I was getting cleaned up for dinner Saturday night, I brought Jackson into the bathroom with me. Normally he bangs on the shower door and kisses his reflection. He has a ball! Well, before I could stop him (and snap a picture of it) Jackson found the toilet. Splash, splash! I mean how gross is that?!? I'm sure it is just one of the many gross things I am going to have to get used to raising a boy.

My poor kid is going to think his name is "No, NO" soon.

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Evenings at the Wilson's

There is nothing better than walking through the door after work and seeing my sweet boys. Jackson's eyes light up. He lets out a sweet squeal and crawls to me as fast as his fat little legs will get him to me. My heart melts.

I don't get home until 6, so the evenings go by so fast. However, now that Jackson is older and we have our routine down, they are much more enjoyable. We are even able to go on a walk around the block! Gone are the nights were I feel like I only close my eyes to wake up, rinse and repeat. For all you new mommies out there, it gets better. It gets so much better!

Our bedtime routine (bath,boob,bed) starts around 7:30 whenever I am done scarfing down some sort of dinner. While Mr. cleans up the kitchen, I strip Jackson down for his bath. This kid loves to be naked and loves the tub! He splashes and we play "peak a boo" with the shower curtain. I usually keep him in there until his fingers are shriveled and he starts rubbing his eyes. But, with face like these can you blame me?

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Birthday Fun

It seems like half of our friends and family celebrate a birthday in April. Jackson and I made a trip to Hallmark last week to purchased a stack a cards to get us through the next couple of weeks. I really miss the infant car seat carrier during outings like this. Picture me with a jolly fat boy in tow trying to pick out birthday cards. I had to purchase a couple extra envelopes because Jackson grabbed them faster than I could stop him.

I totally owe Mr. a 36th birthday redo. We picked out special cards, but I just couldn't muster up the energy to do much in the way of celebrating after being so sick. Nevermind trying to overcome the nausea to even think about a birthday cake. Thankfully, all Mr. really wanted was to pick up boiled crawfish! No cooking, baking, or thinking required from me:)

On top of Mr.'s birthday over the weekend, we had two 1st birthday parties for our friend's children. Both parties were delightful. I am starting to plan and get excited for Jackson's. I am going to keep it pretty small, relatively speaking with 8 grandparents:)

One of the birthday parties had a fun jump for the older kids. Jackson loved it. Mr. and I let him go down the slide and roll around. He is such a busy boy, it was nice to let him go crazy in the confinement of the fun jump!

All these birthdays are going to spoil Jackson rotten. By the time his comes around, cake will be old news to him:)

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10 months and 36 years

What a special day for my Wilson men! Jackson is ten months old today and Mr. is celebrating his 36th birthday. My guys bring so much happiness and joy to my life. Sometime I have to pinch myself. What did I do to deserve two prince charming's?

At ten months, Jackson weighs about 22-23 pounds, has 4 teeth (with another starting to cut through), and is still 28 inches tall. Busy boy has lost a couple of baby fat pounds, but it certainly doesn't show. I find it strange that he hasn't grown taller in months. However, we have a handful of friends with kids around Jackson's age and they are all about the same height. It's still something I have on my list to discuss with the pediatrician.

Jackson is pretty much on the same feeding schedule. We've found that the less baby food he eats at night the better he sleeps. I guess nursing fills up his tummy just fine. He goes down about 8pm and will sleep until about 6am, nurse and go back down until after 8am. Jackson is taking one long (about 3 hour) daily nap now instead of two shorter naps.

Our new nanny continues to do very well with Jackson. It is amazing just how much developmentally he has changed in the past month. He personality shines more and more everyday! Jackson loves to pull-up and stand on everything. And as long as he has something to grab onto, he's walking! My baby is turning into such a little boy.

It hurts Jackson's feelings when you tell him "no no". I have to try really hard not to give in or laugh at him. Sometimes his pouts are so fake he cracks himself up. Jackson has also mastered crawling. He still army crawls, but I'm glad to know he can crawl. He definitely gets around!

I would go into Mr.'s 36 year stats for you, but I think you'd rather see Jackson's pictures instead:) Happy Birthday babe, we love you!

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