Jackson's 1st Highlight Film

So we decided to make a highlight reel of the past month. Jackson is growing up pretty fast and we've gotta be on our toes to catch it all! Hope you like the clips!

Picture overload!!

This post is strictly for the grandma's....and anyone else who may be interested in photos of Jackson. These are from the past few weeks.

This is Jackson at Lake Tahoe over the 4th of July weekend. He slept through the fireworks.

Chubby face! We went to the local fair last Friday night where they had races and they were soo loud we had to get some ear muffs for Jackson. They pushed his cheeks together-so funny!

At the demolition derby (also part of the county fair) sporting his U of U sweatshirt!

We went out shooting guns a couple weeks ago and made Jackson wear earplugs. He did pretty good. Our little man is quite the trooper!


Jackson holds his own bottle and feeds himself completely now! Only while lying on the ground though. We're still working on him sitting up on his own.

Fists are always in his mouth!

He LOVES to stand on his own or with the slight help of his mom or dad.

Aren't these shoes precious?

We inherited all of our cousin's hand me downs (Thanks Wyatt!) and these Christmas PJ's were part of the deal...so we celebrated a little Christmas in July when he wore them because they are soo dang cute! He only got to wear them twice though because he's growing!

I put him in his bumbo as I get him ready for his bath. What a cute naked guy!

4 months

Jackson is 4 months old today. Some of the things he is doing include:
playing with his hands
grabbing at toys, blankets, mom's hair, etc
recognizes his food (both bottle and mom)
rolls over from back to stomach
giggles
loves the mirror
everything goes into his mouth
grabs his toes
crawls like an inch worm
holds his own bottle (still struggles a bit but almost has it)
bounces ALL THE TIME
stands holding mom and dad's fingers
unfortunately he has stopped sleeping through the night again. He wakes up hungry every few hours again so we're going to try adding some cereal at night before he goes to bed to see if that helps. I took these pictures of him yesterday afternoon. We sure enjoy our happy little bug!




More updates of our adventures over the past month coming soon!

3 Months...

Jackson is now 3 months old! I cannot believe how fast our little guy is growing! He is so adorable! At three months he is:
rolling over more and more (from tummy to back, still working on back to tummy)
giggling
starting to scoot on his belly
reaching for objects
pulling moms hair
loves singing and wiggling

He is such a happy guy and we are continually blessed to have him in our life. We blessed him last Sunday, some of the pictures are posted below. Josh took the other camera to Alaska this morning so I will have to wait to post the other photos. Enjoy!

Exactly 3 months in this picture (taken on Friday)

Aunt Nina, Gr Grandma VW, mom and Jackson, Grandma VW, Gr Grandma Day, Ramona

Dad and Jackson, Grandpa VW, Gr Grandpa VW, Gr Gr Grandpa Fullmer

4 generation picture on Van Woerkom side!

All the family that came to Jackson's blessing last Sunday

5 generations! So cool that Jackson got to meet his great-great grandpa Fullmer

Brandon and Annie Pack came out too!

Funny picture!

This picture is a bit older from April or May, can't remember!

Playing in his carseat!

Meeting our friend Jamie in Miami in May!

An island getaway...

We had the opportunity to take a dream vacation to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands for the first week of May. Wow! What a beautiful place! It was so much fun being able to spend some time with family, bask in the sun on gorgeous white sand beaches and snorkel in crystal clear, turquoise water! Jackson was a trooper and we couldn't have asked for a better baby! He not only hung out with us daily at the resort pool or on a beach but he took 2 ferry rides across the Caribbean with hardly any complaints! What a man we have! He continues to grow and astonishes both Josh and I daily with all of his progress! He now rolls over from his stomach to his back and holds his head high while having tummy time. He is working really hard on imitating our facial expressions and amazes us at how advanced he is! Below are several pictures from our trip; hope you enjoy them!


Jackson entertained us with all his new "tricks" our first night at the resort.

Waiting for the ferry on Jost van Dyke, an island in the British Virgin Islands.

Jackson napping on dad's lap while sitting in a hammock on Jost van Dyke

I liked this picture I took of a palm on the beach at our resort.

This is the view from our resort balcony. We got to watch the cruise ships come in and out of the port.

Another angle of our view from our room.

Jackson hanging out with us at Cinnamon Bay on St. John. Kenny Chesney sings about this beach and bay and we could see his home on the hillside-no Kenny sitings though! :)

A picture of Trunk Bay on St. John

Our little family at Megan's Bay on St. Thomas

Aren't my men sooo cute? I love them!

Josh and I at Megan's Bay
Grandma showing us how it's done at our resort gym!

It's never too early to start working out! Josh and Jackson doing sit-ups.

This is on the beach at our resort our first night in St. Thomas

Cute baby Jackson at 7 weeks

Thanks for the great trip Dad and Mom and Grandma and Grandpa! We loved our time with you and are so grateful you let us tag along!

Smile!

Jackson is now 6 weeks old; I can't believe how fast the time has gone! This also means it's time for me to go back to work. It's a very bittersweet experience for me: I'm excited to start working and learning to become a better PA, but I hate that I have to leave my little guy at home. I feel like I'm not doing my duty as a mother. I already am looking forward to the day when I can be the mother I want to be: home with my children. Luckily, Josh is an amazing dad and I know our son is in good hands.

Jackson started smiling at us a week ago. We've tried hard to capture it on camera and it has been difficult but we did our best! Enjoy his cute little smile! He also "coo's" and makes little noises as we get him to smile. We love it! For the most part he is a very happy little guy and a joy to be around, we sure love him!





This next photo is what I'm trying to use as his birth announcement. I'm hoping to figure something out soon so I can get it sent out before he gets much older! Anyone have any ideas?

Another road trip...

We went on an unexpected adventure at the end of March starting in California and then making our way back to Kansas! It was a lot of fun and we got to see a lot of friends and family that we hadn't seen in awhile. Jackson also got to meet his great-grandparents, grandparents, and lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins!

We flew to California and stayed one night in San Jose where Lindsey's family lives, then drove to Santa Rosa where Josh's family lives and stayed for 2 nights. We then got in the truck we purchased from Josh's dad and drove to Salt Lake where we continued seeing family and friends! Lindsey and Jackson then flew back to Denver from SLC with her mom and grandma, and Josh drove the rest of the way home to Kansas. Josh has officially driven coast to coast now and Jackson is now a seasoned traveler! He did awesome both on the flights and on the long car rides! What a trooper we have! It was good preparation for our flight to Miami in only a few weeks and taking him out of the country to St. Thomas.

We also celebrated Lindsey's 26th birthday on March 30. Time flies huh? It was a great trip and we were lucky to have been able to have such an adventure! We took many pictures so have fun looking at them!

Jackson is fussing but one of the better photos of all our family so far.

Grandma VW and great-grandma Day came to visit Jackson over the conference weekend

He loves his bath time!

Loves the warm water but a bit afraid too! Doesn't he look a bit concerned?

Cute little feet!


The Stokers meeting Jackson

The Cruz's

Aunt Ronda and little Noelle

Aunt Allison, Chloe and great-grandma Day

Great-grandparents Day...four generations in this picture!

Love him!!

Aunt Cyndi
cousin Meagan
Uncle Bill
Grandma Neuman seeing Jackson for the first time!!

Great-grandma VW
Great-Grandpa VW
He likes sleeping in laundry baskets! :)