Happy Half Birthday to You!!!!

I can't believe that it has been six months already. It seems like time has just flown-by. Jackson has grown and progressed so much from that small, sick baby to this lively, oppionated little man. We celebrated his Half Birthday with cake and party hats. He did not like the cake, but loved his party hat.

My Monkey Man

My mom bought Jackson his costume this year. I am so grateful for this as we don't have a lot of money right now. She chose a monkey costume because she thought it looked like him. I have to agree that it kind of does. We tried on the costume during our trip to Phoenix. He was not impressed and the harder that we laughed, the madder he got. These are some of the rare moments in it that he was smiling.

Mommy's monster

I have recently discovered that I may have created a monster even my step mom states that I won't be able to leave him with anyone anymore. I was so happy to have him here, that I rarely put him down (EVER!!!). He even slept on my chest. We have been working on everyone starting the night in their own beds. Taylor can have a problem with this too. We go thru our entire routine including a lotion massage, but he will scream until the break of dawn. I am having trouble letting him cry himself to sleep. I feel like I am losing the battle and my mind.

My Jackson Jump Up

Jackson's Granny want him to have something to play with during his vacation to Phoenix so she bought him a jump up. We had so much fun laughing with him while he spun in the doorway. He had a lot of fun in it, but we had to stay within site of him at all times or he would cry. He is going thru anxiety whenever he is left alone for any period of time. I hope I haven't created a monster by holding him too much.

I can sit !!! Well almost...

Jackson is learning to sit and doing a pretty good job at it.
These were taken during one of our morning sessions with floor play. I am so glad that we have memory foam padding under our carpet.