Update

Billy is doing better. He still has a cough though. We are going to celebrate his birthday when we get better. I finally have more than a squeak for my voice today. I feel okay for the most part - just the cough and my voice. I hope I will be able to work tomorrow since I have been out for a week. Jackson is doing better I think. He is still stuffy at times and a cough from time to time. I don't think he had it near as bad as Billy or I but definitely had a little cold.

So we took the day to stay in and rest. Jackson tried out some of his "new" toys today and seemed to have a good time. We got the exersaucer from a consignment store and the gym from Craig's List. Great deals! He really likes the gym the best for now. I know I am a little obsessive with the pictures, but isn't he just too cute? I can't resist.

House full of sickness

Skipping the random 6 for now...

Billy has been sick for a week now. He has a head cold and is wore out. He has not been to the doctor and has been taking OTC medication. I started getting sick Wednesday, and got much worse Saturday. I have lost my voice completely now and keep having night fevers. I went to the doctor on Thursday to be told that I have a cold...like I didn't know that already. Then I went again today and was told I still have a cold and now a sinus infection from the cold. They finally gave me an antibiotic. Jackson went to the doctor with me on Thursday and guess what...he has a cold as well. He is stuffy and has a watery eye but no fevers. He weighs 15 lbs now. He stayed home with me Thursday and with Mimi on Friday. I hope he does well at daycare this week. I don't know what I will do about work since I can't talk...

I can't believe Jackson is almost 4 months old! He amazes me everyday. Just to look at him and see how he grows and learns from day to day. It reminds me daily of how awesome God is. How he made us. Jackson is so much fun. He has learned new noises and plays with his feet a lot now. He is such a sweet baby.

We went to have the second rounds of Jackson's portrait taken Saturday and then went to visit my brother's family. We had a good time. I just wish we would have all felt better. Today we have just been resting up and getting ready for the week. This is about all the news I have. Not a lot new going on. We are so busy its hard to do much else right now. We get up, get ready, work, fix supper, clean up, get ready for the next day, and then bedtime. Then repeat. Saturday is housework day and grocery day. Sunday is church and family day. But I really enjoy spending time with Jackson. We are so blessed to have him.

Update

It seems so hard to find time for anything lately. I have been wanting to put some pics on here and had a few minutes to post a few tonight. Jackson is doing well. He is growing and changing each day. It is getting easier to play with him since he is getting more active. We got out some of his toys this weekend and it looks like he enjoyed it. Mimi got him some books, so we will start reading some new stories as well. We get his picture made again this weekend. I am hoping that he does well and we get some good shots. As cute as he is, I don't see how we couldn't!



That's all for now but I will try to do better with updates and pics...

Good job!

Jackson did good with his bigger bottles yesterday. He drank 14 oz and they only had to throw out 1 oz! I was worried increasing the amounts because last time I did that, they threw out 5.5 oz and he was only staying partial days then. But he did good. I guess our problem may be solved partially. Now he is selective who he takes the bottles from. They said he did not sleep much at all yesterday so I was prepared for a rough evening. But to my surprise, he slept on the way home. When we got home, I fed him and then he slept for about an hour. Then I gave him his bath and did bedtime (actually a touch early). I woke up at 5 am and realized he had slept for 8 hours!!! He was moving a little but probably would have slept longer but I had to wake him up to feed him so I would make it out on time this morning. He ate good and then slept until 6:45 when I had to wake him up again! That is good but somehow for me it now seems the more sleep I get the more tired I am...or maybe it is just adjusting back to work? Both happening at the same time so I'm not sure...

A few quick notes...

Jackson's first full week at daycare has been pretty good. He has taken his bottles and started sleeping about 2 hours during the day. They tell me that he is doing well and actually said I should increase the amount in his bottles now that he takes them well. And actually, when I picked him up Monday afternoon they said we must have worked with him on his bottles over the weekend because he did so well but he only had 2! They said he may be hitting a growth spurt. When I pick him up I know he is exhausted and wants Mommy to hold him and therefore, cries/screams the whole way home most days. Sometimes I can get him to take a nap which is nice. As expected, it has been a big adjustment for both of us. I am very tired being back at work full time. There is always so much to do and never enough time. I am non-stop from 6am to around 10:30 when I get ready for bed. Jackson is sleeping better at nights since daycare wears him out. Monday night he slept 7.5 hours!!! He hasn't done it since but maybe soon he will sleep all night every night. So we still get up around 2:30 or 3:00 most nights for now. He is really growing and developing every day. He has learned his name...The other night I was holding him on the couch and Billy was in the chair where Jackson couldn't see him. Billy would call his name and Jackson would turn his head around where he could see Daddy. Billy did it several times and he looked every time! Billy kept him a few hours last weekend for me and Jackson acted up. He was fighting sleep and didn't want to take his bottle from Billy. Daddy needs to work with Jackson and his bottles so I will be able to get a break from time to time. So, over all we are doing good but I really miss him!!!