The Jackson Family: May 2011

4 months

We have the sweetest 4 month old on the planet! Whit is the sweetest baby! He talks and coos and smiles when we talk to him and just grins with his whole body when Jax talks to him. Its the best! Jax has started singing "Jesus loves me" to Whit every time he cries. It doesn't make him stop crying but it is really sweet! I am loving the difference in ages of our 2 boys. I feel like I get my sweet baby fix and then its time for Whit to sleep and Jax is ready to talk my ear off and play! I do feel like my head is spinning most of the time from all the things going on but I'm enjoying staying at home with them more than ever. I took Whit in for his 4 month checkup and he is up to 15.9 lbs. He is a big boy! Pretty sure we are still in the 90th percentile for weight and around there for length as well. (Forgot to ask about it this time.)

Here are some pictures that are not in any order!

We had Whit dedicated at church last Sunday. It was a sweet time for us to commit as a family to raise our children in the church and to lead them into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. I told Jax ahead of time that we were going to go up on the stage together and when they called our family up, he marched up there ahead of us like it was his job. He was so cute! He was very serious about standing up on the stage. As you can see, Whit was out cold!

Whit loves to stick his entire hand in his mouth. I caught him trying to get both hands in his mouth! Its so funny!

Here is Whit at his 4 month check up mid-drool. :0)

First pool experience....the water was a little cold but this little guy didn't complain!

I took Jax and his buddy Adam to ride the train and get a pretzel. They were absolutely thrilled!

Jax had his 1st sleepover at Adam's house. He took his buzz lightyear sleeping bag and we went and dropped him off after dinner. Adam's mom Carey is one of my very good friends here and she was so sweet to invite Jax over! Here they are in Adam's pirate tent with their flashlights. Adam's dad took them on a flashlight adventure. Adam told me they were looking for bats and Jax said they were looking for owls. These kids are hilarious!

Dazed after a night of little sleep (they fell asleep after 10 when Carey went in there to quiet them down :0) Carey got them matching pj's....Jax was thrilled!!

Big news!

Big news in our world! We are moving back to Atlanta July 1st! We found out about a month ago that David got a position there that he wanted. We have loved living in Jacksonville and have made some really good friends. It is going to be really hard to leave because so much has happened in our lives since we moved to Jacksonville. We have lived here for the majority of our marriage and have had 2 children while we've been here. Access Church has been a huge part of our lives and the people wehave met there have become our extended family. It is definitely going to be so hard to leave. We are also going to miss being so close to David's brother and his family. Jax loves being with his cousins, Reagan and Riley!

Even though we are sad to leave we are so excited to start this new chapter in our lives! David will still be working for Johnson & Johnson and he is excited about the new challenges and opportunity that the job will bring. We are going to be renting a house in Dunwoody (as long as we can find one!) for a while. We have lots to do before then! I'm on the hunt for a preschool, pediatrician, swim lessons, etc......any suggestions are welcome! I'll still be working for Dime since I work from home and they are based in Cumming. Its going to be a busy next few months! I've tried to start talking to Jax about the move but he just doesn't get it yet. He just responds with excitement, "I want to go now!" All he can think about is that he will get to play with his cousins Marshall and Mathis!

More on all that later! (What am I thinking?? I don't have time to sit here and type all morning!)

Last couple months

A lot has happened since I last blogged!

We went to the zoo with Jax's class and he got to ride the school bus! He was so excited! I was able to go without Whit so I could just hang out with Jax and we had a great time! Here he is with his best friend Adam!

We celebrated Easter with David's parents, grandfather and brother and his family. His parents met Whit for the first time. It was so good to see them! We colored Easter eggs and had an Easter egg hunt! It was fun!

We went to Santa Barbara on a trip that David won through work. It was a blast! We stayed at the Four Seasons in Santa Barbara and it was an absolutely beautiful hotel! We hung out with some of David's coworkers and had a great time. We saw Jeff Bridges at dinner one night which was very cool! We went on a segway tour of Santa Barbara and it was so fun! If you ever get the chance to do it, you should! I didn't think it would be quite as fun as it was! I got a massage and a pedicure and was absolutely spoiled!