7 Months

Eating pureed pears for the first time

Well, our sweet Jackson is 7 months old. I've been negligent in uploading our blog, primarily because I've been working a good bit of hours at the hospital, trying to clean up our house and get organized, unpacking more boxes, and taking care of my sweet baby. I've also taken a hiatus from Pinterest, as I was becoming a little addicted. Amazing how much time you can waste on the Internet!



I love these faces he makes while eating. We're still working on getting him used to the textures of food. Jackson is still nursing every 3 hours during the day, sleeps anywhere from 4-12 hours at night (4 hours, feeds, goes back to sleep...growth spurts?!).



We borrowed a doorway jumper from a friend, and to say Jackson loves it is an understatement. He's obsessed! I'll put him in the jumper while I'm cooking dinner, and I can hear the gentle tap-tap-tap of his bare baby feet on the hardwood floors, combined with much ooh-ing, aah-ing, and coo-ing.



Jackson's 2 bottom teeth are in, and I'm waiting on him to get more teeth in, evidenced by the continual drool.





Still no coordinated crawling yet, but he can definitely go after what he wants. He's such a happy baby and such a joy to us! We feel truly blessed.





Need a good end-of-summer read? I highly recommend Ann Patchett's "State of Wonder." Ann is an absolutely brilliant writer (and she lives in Nashville, fun fact). Another of her books I love is "Bel Canto." I promise you won't be disappointed in either book.





I just started Laura Hillenbrand's book "Unbroken," a true story about World War II. She's the author of "Seabiscuit," which I hope to read after this. "Unbroken" is a really intriguing read. It makes me appreciate our service men and women THAT much more than I already appreciate them! And it makes me sad that we don't have many WWII veterans left. Hillenbrand echoes my sentiments exactly in her dedication on the last page of her book: "I wish to remember the millions of Allied servicemen and prisoners of war who lived the story of the Second World War. Many of these men never came home; many others returned bearing emotional and physical scars that would stay with them for the rest of their lives. I come away from this book with the deepest appreciation for what these men endured, and what they sacrificed, for the good of humanity."





Next week, we get to visit with some of our best friends, one of whom who recently came back from Iraq, and is now reunited with his infant and adorable wife. Thanks for your amazing service to our country Matt!

Oh wow, just finished watching the Auburn game. Close game, but at least we pulled it off! War Eagle!!!!