Happy 1st Halloween Jackson!

P.S. I lied.
Jackson doesn't have 2 new teeth coming in. He has 4.
All 4 of his top teeth have actually broken through at the same time. He's a toothy Superman.

Halloween Party

Babies and children were everywhere! And this photo doesn't even show all the kids that came. I guess we know lots of "breeders". We're like a gang or something. Jackson IS in this photo somewhere. Good luck finding him. It's like "Where's Waldo"!
Here he is before the party with his cousin Adam too.

Goose

Here he is playing with his daddy. Then he surprise "gooses" Venus. Poor, poor puppy.

8 Months Old!!

Jackson had a big day today.

He turned 8 months old.

His 4th tooth (upper right) broke through the gums today.

Just a few minutes after I realized the tooth was through, I saw him crawl for the first time. About 2 seconds after this video was shot, Chris and I looked at each other with "uh oh" expressions on our faces because we simultaneously realized what Jackson had done and what it meant for us. Life around the house just got more interesting! I think we need to go buy some stair gates this weekend....(I think the funniest part of the video is Chris standing there with one sock on, and one sock off. I mean, who does that?!?)

The minute he learned to crawl is the minute he figured out how to get himself into trouble for the first time....Then he was "punished" for the first time too (for pulling the basket off the shelf and spilling everything out). As punishment, I made him take this picture. Parenting is really fun!

Graham Cracker & Bed Head

This kid sure knows how to clean a plate/tray!
The self-feeding, finger-food introduction went really well. He took to it like a fish to water. It's still messy, mind you, but it keeps him quite happy. Venus the dog is quite happy to go on clean-up patrol under his highchair too. Of course, Jackson was bound to like self-feeding though...he likes anything that he gets to control.
Hmmm....that reminds me of a few people I know!

Three's a Crowd

His third tooth (top left) has FINALLY broken through and, as you can see, he is pretty ambivalent about it. I'm not ambivalent about it though, it has been driving him crazy! Presumably this means that the fourth tooth is shortly behind because I think it has been as much to blame for his attitude as tooth #3.

What Are YOU Looking At?