Alert the media! Jackson is crawling!!!! We were upstairs in his room playing this afternoon when he just started crawling towards me out of nowhere! He has attempted crawling many times and moved his legs a little but then would fall out of frustration. As soon as he realized he was MOBILE he didn't want to stop! It was too funny! I am so proud of him! Now we have to baby proof the house! What an early birthday present for Mom!
Below is a link to the video of him crawling!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izWsCCL2cU8
Nina bought Jackson some new soft rings that he loves! We were putting them on our heads and he got so excited he threw himself back and hit his head on the floor. He cried for a second and then back to playing. I'm putting a before and after picture. If you click on the second picture you can see the teary eyes! Poor baby!
Dad decided to give Jackson an apple yesterday and boy did he love it! He actually bit a piece off and had it in his mouth for quite a while! He was saving it for a snack!
Here are some pics of our day at Lake Monticello. He seemed to like it okay until the waves hit him. He was content to play on his blanket in the sand. 
Jackson and I went to a friend's baby shower this past weekend. Here are some pics. Enjoy!
Jackson has turned 7 months old! We just got over our first cold (or whatever it was, allergies?) That was not fun! We're still working on our crawling. He actuallty prefers walking than crawling. He just gets upset that he can't move. Maybe he'll skip crawling and go straight to walking!
Everything else is going well. He's starting to notice strangers and he doesn't like them at all. He will cry when he sees someone he doesn't know very well. Hopefully he will get over this soon! 
Here are some pics of our 4th of July celebration. We went to Scottsville with Chris and Micah. Unfortunately the fireworks started late (way past Jackson's bedtime) so we couldn't stay to watch them. We had a good time justing hanging out though. Mom & Dad Dennis sent Jackson a 4th of July outfit that he got to sport! How cute is he!
Hope everyone had a great holiday and day off!
Steph
Here is Jackson helping me with the laundry. He was in a cranky mood and then I covered him with laundry and he stopped crying! He liked playing peek a boo with Scott's boxers! Ha!
He is doing well. We're still practicing trying to crawl. Everyday he gets closer and closer! Not much longer now!
Well, we made it to 6 months! He is doing so well and growing like a weed! At his 6 month check up he weighed 16 pounds and was 26 inches long. He has been sitting up by himself since we left Dallas and he is starting to rock back and fourth, trying to get the hang of crawling! I'm so nervous! Once he gets that down there is nothing stopping him and I will be pulling my hair out following him everywhere! He has increased his solid food feeds and is now holding his sippy cup by himself. Scott gave him a cookie the other day and he was feeding himself. We moved his feeding schedule to every 4 hours instead of 3. He is just not as hungry at 3 hrs anymore.
Here are some cute pics of little Jack! Enjoy!
Love,
Steph
We finally made it home safe and sound. Here is a picture of Jackson asleep with the bear that Rian gave him! How cute!
