Six Months!

Nicknames: Jack, Jackie, Jackie-Boy, Jack-Jack, Action Jackson, Bubba, Bug

This Month:

• Jackson learned to roll from his tummy to his back and from his back to his tummy!  And now, he is on the move - he is never where we set him!  And he can roll with our without his braces on, which I think is amazing.
• Jackson learned to sit up unsupported!
• Jack loves to sing, which my voice students think is hilarious.  His favorite songs are: You Are My Sunshine, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, Popcorn Popping, and the BYU Fight Song.
• Solid foods are a big hit with this kid!  Current favorites include: sweet potatoes, butternut squash and bananas.  He does not care for peas at all (he's his momma's boy!).
• I am pretty sure that we have entered the teething stage - yikes.  It's not very fun.  Thank goodness for baby Tylenol, teething gel, and teething tablets.
• He loves Izzy!  He reaches for, loves her kisses, grabs her ears, and wants to follow her everywhere.  Mom and dad are definitely not as cool as the dog.
• Jack has found his toes!  I think that's connected to the sitting thing.  Or maybe because he's wearing his braces less.  Either way, it's pretty funny!
• Jack doesn't really care for the whole standing thing or putting weight on his legs.  Again chalking this one up to the braces.
• Bath time is starting to become fun - I think because we took the mesh thing out of the bathtub so he can sit up more.  
• Jack likes to Skype with his Oregon family.  He loves when they sing and clap and make noises at him.
• Jack has started to giggle!  And it's the cutest thing!  I have found myself making the silliest faces and noises and singing the silliest songs to try and get giggles out of him.
• He is one ticklish kid!
• He likes playing peek-a-boo and has started playing it with a blanket himself.
• We've started playing an echo game where he yells waits for me to yell back.  We then do this for a few minutes until he starts giggling.  And then he waits a few minutes and starts again.

I am the luckiest momma in the whole world to have this sweet boy in my life!