weekend fun!
we had a great weekend with great friends! paul and i got kicked out of a bar (actually we were just told that we couldn’t come in) because of the magoo. 
~ our sweet friend, sarah (in purple dress) leaves tomorrow for philly, where her next set of orders sends her. so we intended to have some good hang out time with her and friends at our favorite beach bar… it’s outdoors and right on the beach, so we thought surely we could bring jackson. we learned otherwise and so our friends moved the entire party to another bar and restaurant just so that they could enjoy magoo and some tasty beverages. it was hilarious having a 9 week old baby in a bar. the funniest part about it was when we would have people strike up conversation about jackson, wondering how old he was. one guy said “oh it’s great to see another little one out and about. our’s is 3 weeks old and being babysat by her grandparents right now, but this gives me hope for when we can get her out of the house.” ~ i think jackson really enjoyed his first time at a bar as a minor… besides, he had his GODparents with him… he was in good hands…
magoo’s stomach is still giving us quite a lot of trouble. his reflux is very painful for him and we just can’t seem to get him on the right medication to provide relief. the feedings are difficult because he will eat a few ounces out of his bottle and then the reflux will act up and he’ll start to gag as the formula starts to come back up on him. this then makes him not want to eat (who can blame him?) but not only does he cry from being uncomfortable, he works himself into a frenzy because he’s also really starving. it’s a vicious cycle. we’re hoping to get some answers tomorrow at his 2 month check up. i have a feeling we’ll be seeing a pediatric GI doc some time in the near future.
when we’re not dealing with tough feedings, we’re playing with jackson as much as possible. jackson’s favorite spot when he’s sitting with dad, is right on his chest, where he can sit up like a BIG boy. he does this a lot and watches tv with paul. i’m reading quite a bit to jackson. he likes seeing the colors in the pictures and he is fascinated when i turn the pages of the books. last but not least, we’re trying to get jackson to discover his thumb (i know, who would ever encourage such behavior?!) he gets really close to finding it but hasn’t quite gotten the concept yet. magoo will suck on his fist and occasionally get a finger in his mouth, but the thumb is always tucked inside the fist. we’re hoping he’ll get it soon so that if he loses his pacifier in the middle of the night, we don’t have to get out of bed. FIND YOUR THUMB JACKSON!!!
it was a great weekend for us, a busy one actually, but magoo did great with all of our outings. we’ll be sure to keep you posted on his doctor’s visit tomorrow…. can’t wait to see what this hoss weighs in at. ~
what a pistol
these first two pictures are the bright eyed face that i see when i come in to check on jackson during his nap time…. yes, his nap time, when he is supposed to be sleeping. i see this. magoo is taking to this whole being 2 months old thing very nicely and thinking that he is a bigger boy than he really is and not wanting to nap. “so fine,” i say to jackson. “don’t sleep. but you’re staying in that crib.” hahaha! he is a pistol, that’s for sure.
the other pictures are from our visit with jackson’s new friend, baby jago!!! our dear friends, jamie and rob, had their baby boy last week. mama jamie is recovering well from a c-section and baby jago is thriving. you can link to their blog from mine (look to the right, click on “the woodards”).
as for me, i’ve got to get the pistol down for a nap… will post more later.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!
hi everyone! to all the dads out there (especially mine) HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!! hope it has been a great one for ya’ll. it certainly has been wonderful for us celebrating paul’s first father’s day. we had a wonderful weekend with good friends and good times with our little magoo. friday night we laid pretty low because paul actually had to go into work and fly on saturday. saturday evening was great though because we went to jackson’s GODparent’s house (billy and rachel’s) and not only did we get to spend time with them, but jackson had his first date. rachel’s good friend and co-teacher, natalie, was at dinner with her husband brett and their little lady, tessa. miss tessa was born just 4 days before jackson was and they met for the first time last night. tessa’s baby blues will be breaking hearts in the future, i am sure. attached are some pics from saturday night…. jackson getting some snuggle time with “his billy” and “his rachel,” as well as tessa showing off her beautiful blue eyes. today, jackson gave paul a very sweet gift for his first father’s day. paul has been wearing a st. christopher medal around his neck since the day he left for USNA. i gave him that st. christopher’s medal when he left and we had only been dating a couple of months. a few years later, i added another medal to the st. christopher’s on an anniversary. it’s a mizpah piece that says “GOD be with us, together and apart.” both of these have been around paul’s neck for years…. the summer after we graduated highschool…. through college….. grad school for me….. flight school for paul….. our wedding….. etc. jackson decided that it was time he was added to paul’s medals, and so he gave paul a “J” to add to it. the jewlery store that i used to work at in atlanta shipped it to us and paul added it to the rest so that he can now have jackson with him when he flies. this afternoon, paul and i went shopping for a video camera. he has been doing some research, trying to find one that would best suit our needs and what we would want to do with all of the video we will be taking and sending home when we are in japan. we didn’t make our purchase yet, but are getting close. we also made a pit stop by babies r us and got jackson the GREATEST little playhouse-sort-of-thing ever!!! this contraption is soooooo fun, i want one for myself. jackson LOVES it and was playing in it for most of the evening, having his own little party in there. i’m also attaching pictures of that. all in all, it was a great weekend….. a perfect first father’s day for paul, if i may say so myself.
photo shoot
when jackson woke up from his nap yesterday, he was totally animated and playful… and so we had a little photo shoot. paul and i are hoping to purchase a video camera this weekend so that we can post jackson’s latest moves on here. he is giggling, cooing, and smiling like crazy.
flirting with nana and pops
we enjoyed a weekend of nana and pops lovin’ on jackson. they hadn’t seen him since the week he was born, so it was awesome watching jackson interact with them both. nana had some one-on-one time with magoo friday and saturday since pops arrived saturday night. in that time, jackson made sure to “christen” nana with a lovely explosion that left her with poop on her pjs. nana didn’t seem to mind one bit though. once pops came, jackson flirted like there was no tomorrow. he spent the weekend cooing at pops with little “woooo” sounds. jackson shows his excitement by making those noises while moving his arms up and down, kicking his chunky legs, and making his eyes as big as possible. you know he really loves you if while he is doing all of this, he includes a little cross-eyed glance at you. jackson scares paul when he goes cross eyed, but pops and i laughed about it and appreciated jackson’s excitement. nana proved herself to be quite the singer as she serenaded jackson during his “terror time” (colic hour), making up songs as she went along. she had jackson calm and cool two nights in a row with her singing. paul and i were so appreciative of the quiet evening since we had gotten used to his colicky wails. within the last 48 hours, our little magoo has discovered that his hands serve a purpose and he is trying to grasp as many things as possible. paul caught him holding on to his pacifier the other morning, and both of us are noticing jackson putting his hands and fingers into his mouth, trying to understand how the whole hand/finger sucking concept works. we are amazed at how fast he is learning and look forward to watching him grow with each passing day.
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