Baby Akers #2

We had our first ultrasound today of baby Akers #2. He/She was very wiggly and difficult to read its heartbeat. However, they did measure it at 180bmp which apparently is pretty normal at this point in development.

Here's a pic...

A few more birthday

Here are a few more pictures from Jack's birthday. We will be having a big party this weekend with family in Cambridge, and there should be even more after that!

more ballon fun

mmm! Ice cream :)

Dinner at Fitgers 

MAMA! More please!

Happy Birthday Jackson!

Our sweet little boy is ONE today! Where does the first year go?!? Here are a few pics of Jackson on his birthday morning. He loved the decorations, especially the balloons ("balls") that were hung on the walls.

Jack is saying SOOO BIG in this photo. He loves being a big boy.

So far today, we got up and explored the birthday decor, went to open play-time and YMCA at Woodland Community Center (he loved going on the slide and playing with the trucks while saying BRRR!!), ate lunch, currently napping, and then meeting daddy and some friends at Fitger's for some birthday dinner. Maybe I will add some more photos of celebration later on.

Happy Birthday Jackson! We love you so much!

Walking (began Dec 2011)

These are some of Jackson's first steps. Who knew we would have a runner just a few weeks later!?! He is such and on-the-go little guy! ...and he gets into EVERYTHING! He is energetic and curious and adventurous- that's for sure :) We love how playful he is. 

Oh, just so I don't forget... his first steps were towards mama eating chocolate. He loved it!

Crawling (Oct 2011)

Jackson began crawling in the beginning of October 2011. Looking back I remember how excited we were! It was so much fun to have a mover-- I love these precious days.

Pumpkin Patch with our Cousin!

Bree, Billy and Will came up this weekend and we went for a train ride to a pumpkin patch on the North Shore Scenic Railroad. It wasn't quite the trip we expected but still a lot of fun to hang out with our cousin!

On the way down

Mike and Will

Looking out the train window

The Fam on the train

 At the "patch"

Will playing in the yard

Playing with our pumpkins

Sweet baby

Libby!

Jack Update

Jackson is growing so fast! He is crawling all over the place, understanding many of the common words we use, smiling and laughing a lot, has more interest in other babies and friends, and bringing us a lot of joy. What is he not doing? Sleep! But, it is getting better so no complaints I suppose :)

Our beautiful baby...

We love you so much Jackson!

Crawler!

Jackson is crawling. I hope to get a video of it up soon! He is growing so fast. Last week he started to scoot around and now he is crawling, pulling himself up on things and getting into everything he shouldn't. Interested in his toys? No way! He loves to explore and would rather play with my brush or phone than anything he has in his toy baskets. When Mike left for work today, he said "good luck today, he's going to give you a run for your money" and he sure is! Love him so much :)

A Day at the Lake

 Late August, we decided to take a trip down to the lake and get some ice cream. It was a bit windy... therefore, we lost Jack's hat to Lake Superior but Super-Daddy rescued it for us. We love our daddy :)

Started the day with story time in bed with daddy...

Went down to the Lake by Fitgers and Jack's hat flew right off!

taking a fare-well photo...

Quick photo before heading back up without the hat on

The view

One with daddy

Our family

Jack and I went back up so that we didn't get burnt. Daddy stayed down. This is him after about 20 minutes waiting for the hat to wash ashore. YEAH! Dad is our hero.

Neglect

I realize that I have been very neglectful of blogging, but for good reason! My baby is 6 months as of yesterday and keeps me very busy.

A few updates:
- started sleeping better about 1 week ago when I decided getting up 7 to 8 times a night had to stop!
- is saying ma-ma-ma all of the time (which I love even though I know he doesn't know what it means yet)
- he sitting, rolling and creeping all over the place
- he loves his mama and wants to be near me all of the time
- we spend our day playing and trying to prepare meals most of the time
- we go on outings about 3 times a week to the library, barnes and noble storytime, or other events
- Summer flew by and I have tons of pictures to post, but probably won't get to most of them


I realize as a mother, I want to remember all of this, but what is a great way to do it without actually scrapbooking?? I am terrible at that and it is much too time consuming for me.

any ideas or ways that you preserve your memories besides blogging? I would like something to hold and remember as we go through life.

Eating Solids

Lovin' the Solids

Jackson loves rice cereal. We started giving it to him about 2 weeks ago in hopes that he may sleep for more than 2 to 3 hours at a time. It has helped a little, but he still gets up between 3 and 5 times a night. Hoping this will pass soon and we will all get better sleep! Any suggestions are much appreciated :)

Jackson & Daddy

Jackson and Mike already have such a special relationship. Jackson really responds to Mike's voice and calm demeanor. I am so thankful to have such a wonderful partner to share in our growing family.

One-Month Baby

Things to remember about our one-month old boy:

* weighs between 9 and 10 lbs

* still loves to look/be outside

* legs are getting very chunky

* hates to be diapered or dressed

* loves to cuddle, especially at night

* sleeps most in the late afternoon, not at night yet

* enjoys bath time at night

* smiles only in his sleep or after a good poop - we can't wait for the real thing!!

* will only take a pacifier for a few minutes before spitting it out (not taking a bottle well yet either)

* make the cutest 'O' face when he looks at his daddy

We love you so much Jackson! This month has gone by so fast, I look forward to seeing what another month will bring!

3-Weeks-Old!

3 weeks

Jackson has changed so much already. He is much more alert and aware of his mommy and daddy. He loves to look at our faces, outdoors and at the lights from the television. He has been struggling with some tummy troubles the last few days but we are hoping to get that cleared up soon. He is a very content baby and is growing like a weed. We are very in love with our little boy.

beautiful sleeping baby

happy after a meal

tummy time

He really does love daddy

going for a walk

making faces

so precious

lounging in the boppy

looking outside

dinner at Bonefish Grill

Grandma too

copying daddy

getting some love before bed