7 Month old pictures

Jackson turned 7 months this week. I can't believe how quickly he's growing and changing. It seemed like he did nothing for so long and now all of a sudden he's developing so quickly. He's trying to crawl and gets really frustrated that he can't. He's getting quite attached to mommy and is fine playing with someone else until he sees her come in the room and then wants to be held. He's been spending lots of time with his cousin Charise this week since her mommy had to work. He loves to look at her, laugh at her when she cries, and tries to grab her hands and face. It will be good when she's bigger and can defend herself better.

I am trying to get better at my new photography hobby so I practiced on Jackson the other day. He's almost too big to do any naked pictures so I figured I needed to get some good shots while I can. Kit got me a great tripod for Mother's Day so I finally got to break it in. I still have a lot to learn, but I can tell I am improving. I hope to make it a little side job in the future, once I get good enough to not feel bad for charging people. :) Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Jackson's Half Birthday

Jackson turned 6 months on April 25th! I can't believe how quickly the last 6 months have flown by. He is getting big so quickly and already looks so different from his new born pictures. It is amazing how they grow and change right before your eyes. We had a little family 1/2 birthday party for him, mostly so Aunt Nikki could make him a cute cake. We had a baseball theme party and ate "ballpark" food, such as nachos, frito pies, and hot dogs. Really healthy, I know, but it was fun. Nikki made him a cute baseball cake and cupcakes and we had a few presents for him. He got some fun toys, books, and bathtub toys.

We took him for his 6 month checkup a few days later and he is already 23 lbs 9 oz and 29 inches long! He's wearing 18-24 month size cloths! I think he's going to be rolling around in his diaper mostly this summer. I'm running out of clothes for him at this rate! He is already too big for his infant car seat so we had to buy him a big boy one this week. I guess it is just in his genes to be a big baby. His daddy was 30 lbs by 1 year. I hope Jackson doesn't beat his record, my back can't take it!

Jackson and Nana opening presents and Nikki's awesome cake. It was so yummy! Thanks Nik!

Jackson's First Easter

We took a long road trip for Jackson's first Easter. We went back to our old home town (Durant Oklahoma) where Kit and I went to college and he was a youth pastor. Jackson did really well on the 10 hour trip (each way) and we had a great time hanging out with some old friends there. Jackson went to his first Easter egg hunt and got himself an egg with chocolates in it. Mom and dad enjoyed those! On Sunday, we went to our old church and enjoyed seeing the new building they are in. We spent the rest of the day in the car driving back to New Mexico, but I did get a shot of his Easter Sunday outfit. It was raining and cold so I had to put him in jeans instead of his cute matching khaki shorts. He still looked cute and grown up!

Jackson and our friends at his first Easter Egg hunt.

Dressed in his Easter Sunday best.

Rollie Polie

Jackson is rolling around like crazy now. I have to keep a close eye on him or he'll roll right out of the room onto the hard wood floor. He's also starting to try to crawl. He wiggles his arms and legs around like he's trying to get somewhere. I got a good video of one of his latest attempts in which he also shows his screeching talents off. Enjoy!