hi there!!! we have new pictures to post. this weekend was my 27th birthday and it was certainly the BEST birthday i have ever had. i was able to celebrate with our sweet son and my family was in town for it as well. since my birthday always fell on finals week while i was in school, i hadn’t celebrated a birthday with my family since my 21st, so this was really special for me. both jackson and i were spoiled rotten with gifts and love from brian and my parents. i adored every second of having my whole family here with paul, jackson, red, and myself.

i can’t believe jackson will be 2 weeks old tomorrow. he changes every single day and i am amazed at how much both jackson and i are learning about each other. his most recent discovery has been finding his hands. jackson is enjoying putting his pointer fingers in his mouth, and just this morning, while mom was sitting with him, he clasped his hands together as if he was praying. the faces he makes are constantly changing and making all of us laugh out loud.

my brother-in-law, uncle nate, graduated from university of florida this weekend and was commissioned into the navy. needless to say, this weekend was quite eventful. some of the pictures i’m posting are from paul heading out to gainesville for graduation stuff, and some are from my family and i hanging out at home with the little man.

the first picture i must dedicate to my cousin, kim. she had her son, luke (see “the merricks” underneath my blog friends) in january. since jackson arrived, kim has been wondering where the pictures are of myself with jackson. kim has advised me to not always be behind the camera, taking all of the pictures. so kim, upon your request, i had paul take a picture of jackson and i on my birthday. ~

lastly, mom is here all week with me. brian and da left this morning to head back to atlanta. it was so great having all 3 of them here this weekend. since paul had to go back to work this morning, mom is staying and helping me with mr. magoo. certainly with her around, i will be posting more pictures this week. stay tuned!!!

ps: jackson has a tendency to fall asleep while burping…. i caught it on camera while mom was burping him this morning. what a goober he is!!!