Adios 3 months...

Well today is the end of 3 months for Jackson. He'll turn 4 months tomorrow! Can't believe it!
Anyway, we decided to put up various pictures of Jackson during his 3 month mark (March). Enjoy!!

Jackson & his friend, Hannah
She's soooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! Jackson thought so too, he just didn't want to make it obvious so he acted as if he wasn't interested! ;) She did scream a lot at him but what woman doesn't scream at a man! :)



Shirtless Jackson
What a hunk!

Jackson during bath time



Jackson & his buddy, Bryce
Bryce's daddy is a firefighter who works with Jerry. Bryce is about 2 1/2 weeks older than Jackson. Jackson and Bryce were out for coffee one evening and took these shots together.

Oh so happy being in charge of the TV




Spending time with Bisa (Great-Grandma) & Biso (Great-Grandpa)

The Future's So Bright...

I gotta wear shades!


I study nucelar science. I love my classes.


I got a crazy teacher, he wears dark glasses.


Things are going great and they're only getting better.


I'm doin' alright, getting good grades
The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades!

Jackson & Daniel

Jackson has been hanging out with his buddy Daniel recently. They like having their picture taken so we mommies (Wendy & me) happily oblige them! :) Enjoy!!
-EYC

Houston, we have a roll over!

Well, it's official....Jackson is a rollin' & a rollin'! Woo Hoo!! Yesterday evening (Sunday) I put him on his belly to do some tummy time. I've been crossing my fingers that he'd roll over soon but he never gave me any indication that he was anywhere close to doing it! Instead, he'd show me his pouty lips and start fussing because he HATED (and still hates) tummy time! So I wasn't expecting anything different. Anyway, he's on his tummy and starts to teeter a little bit from side to side. The next thing I know he's pushed off his right arm, rolls to his left, and lands flat on his back!!! I couldn't believe it! It was actually really, really funny because it looked like he went in slow motion. What was ever funnier was his reaction. He was a bit startled...he didn't know what had just happened! And of course, I scared him to death since I screamed out in delight. Who knew a roll over would cause so much excitement! Unfortunately, his daddy missed the whole thing even though he was sitting in the same room just a few feet away! He was busy on the laptop and happened to look down at the very moment Jackson rolled over. :(

Jackson showed off his new found ability by rolling over several times at his great-grandparents house today! They were very impressed and quite amused. He just looks so funny when he rolls. It's the coolest thing though and I'm so excited about it! My little guy is growing up! ;)

On to the next accomplishment...

-Erica

Jackson during tummy time on the boppy

He actually looks like he's enjoying it here but for the most part he really does hate it!

ZoZo Cat Cohen

Zoe still tends to keep her distance from the little guy. If he's lying on his play mat, she'll stop and watch him from afar and then quickly run past. If he starts crying and she's nearby, she'll take off runnin'. She's pretty leery of the guy. What scaredy cat wouldn't be afraid of a pumpkin-headed, pot-bellied baby whose arms and legs flail uncontrollably!?!? :)

Well, one afternoon we had Jackson laying on the bed. Zo Zo was on the opposite end. She looked over at the little guy, got up, walked over to him, sniffed him out, and then plopped down right beside him! That was the closest she'd ever been to him in his entire life! We guess it was a once in a lifetime deal because she's never done it again. She looks at him and keeps her distance. He's pretty scary, you know.

Luckily we had the camera handy to catch this once in lifetime event on film. No flames, please! We know he's lying in between the pillows...that's where he told us to put him! Just kidding! Sheesh, what kind of parent blames their child? :) No, seriously, we had been lying next to him but got up to take the picture. Okay, we should stop there before we have more explaining to do!

Catch ya later alligators!

TCB in Graceland

So our last stop on our way home from Chicago was in Memphis to visit Graceland! We were surprised that it was in a pretty crappy part of town and that it was so much smaller than we expected, but it was really cool nonetheless. Again, Jackson wasn't too impressed. He slept through the whole tour! We told him "This was the home of the King of Rock and Roll, dude!" but he didn't care. He just wanted to sleep.

We, however, took our time checking everything out. We took lots of pictures. You can see those here. We expected to see lots of timeless antiques and what not but it ended up being the most gaudy 70's decor we've ever seen! It was like the whole house was stuck in a 1970's time warp! Typical Elvis, we suppose. TCB (Taking Care of Business), Elvis' motto, was plastered everywhere! So that became our motto on the road. We were TCB at the gas station, TCB at Chick-fil-a, TCB at Target, Jackson was TCB in his diaper....you get the picture! ;)

Anyway, Graceland was very cool and we had a great time! We made our way out of Memphis fairly early in the day and made it to Little Rock that evening. We tried to stop at the Clinton library but it was already closed. Oh well!

Until next time...

Jackson's Baptism

Mr. Jackson Magoo was baptized on Saturday (3/10) at St. Mary's. The same church that we were married in. Most of you guys were there and saw that it was under renovation, much to Erica's disappointment! It's been completely renovated and looks absolutely gorgeous!

Anyhow, Jackson's Uncle Diego and Aunt Stephanie were his godparents. Jackson did so well!!! He sat nice and still on his Aunt Steph's lap, didn't cry when he was anointed and had water poured over his head, and cooperated nicely during picture taking! There were even a few comments from other guests that he was such a well behaved baby! Yep, that's our Magoo! ;)

After the service, Jackson and his whole family (his great-grandpa, grandparents, aunts and uncles, his cousins, a very special family friend) all went to eat dinner. Magoo was so worn out from being an awesome little dude during the service that he slept through most of dinner. Since he was asleep, we had to take it upon ourselves to open all the gifts he received. Jackson got some good stuff from the fam. He got a cross, some plaques to hang in his room (Footprints for Children and....hmm...we can't remember the other one...sorry, Annie!), clothes, money, and an exersaucer!!

After dinner, Magoo and the fam then made their way to his great-grandparents house to visit his great-grandma since she wasn't able to make it to the baptism. He had a great time hanging out with her! Around 9 o'clock, he was ready to call it a night! As soon as we got home, he crashed! It was the perfect end to a special day!

Here are some pics from the baptism:














Jackson & Mrs. Hernandez (close family friend)


Jackson & his Great-Grandpa



Jackson with his Mimi & Poppa


Jackson with Steven, Tia Annie, Michael, and Tio Steve


Jackson & his Bisa