Good things come in ... E's!

So, over the last 2 months Jackson has gained 3 new cousins - Ethan, Elijah, and now Ellie Kate. Needless to say, he is having trouble distinguishing all the "Baby E"s. How precious that he'll have cousins so close in age that he can grow up with.

Here's more pics of Ellie Kate - less than 24 hours old and decked out in pink!

My new cousin -- Ellie Kate!!!!!

Introducing the newest addition to our family - Elliott Kate! We love her already!!! She was born today, a little premature, but totally healthy. She is 6lbs, 7oz and 17 1/2 inches long. Uncle Tyson and Aunt Amanda are so proud and are doing great. Jackson can't wait to meet his new cousin. And, mommy can't wait to spoil her with all the cute girly clothes she never gets to buy!

Our son is bilingual

While having our friend Amanda over for dinner last night, Jackson was showing off for the pretty lady by serenading her with random songs of gibberish. He is quite proficient at this. However, since this inhibited our conversation, mommy prompted him to count for her instead... and he counted to ten (well, he got hung up on "seben", but he eventually made it there). Then, we hear something a little unexpected..."uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinqo"... Now, we could have played this off and made Amanda think we were these incredibly cultural parents that teach Spanish or something from very early age. Um... not the case. Mike and I looked and each other totally bewildered. Amanda cracked up.

It seems that during his recent sickness, he has watched a bit too much TV - and we suppose that Dora or Diego has taught him some Spanish!! Who says TV is bad for kids?!

recent funny doings and sayings...

He’s my little conductor. Jackson gets me next to him, hands me an instrument ("onstament"), and say “ready, set, go” and then we play music together. (taking after Leo??)

Calls his daddy “mike” A LOT all of the sudden.

He will put hands on his cheeks (picture 'Home Alone' scream) and say “oh no… a mess”

Moon = "mun"
TV = "bowbie"
Airplane = "jet" or Ah-pain"


After a 5-6 month hiatus, he now calls himself “Jackson” again. Before, when I asked him if his name was Jackson, he would reply “no mommy, I Jack” (or Jack-Jack).

When he likes a food (no, not vegetables) he does a little shimmy dance and sings “yummy, yummy!”

He has finally realized that if he is gentle with Daisy, our skiddish cat, that she will sit next to him and let him pet her.

After dog-sitting for Trooper, he now has a new vocabulary -- "Mommy, come!", "Mommy, sit!", and "Daddy, stay!"

Neighborhood Egg Hunt

Our neighborhood sponsored an Easter Egg hunt last Saturday. After practicing at home, Jackson was anxious to find some eggs!

Daddy literally had to hold him back! He was ready! Unfortunately, they made the 3's and under crowd wait for what seemed forever.

He was so excited he dropped his basket and his dad had to catch him and give him his basket back!

Enjoying the spoils of his labor! Lollipops!