7 months

Our little man continues to grow and be the highlight of our lives. Jackson had a check up and shots today so we were able to get his new stats:

Length: 28 in (76%)
Weight: 17 lbs 8oz (26%)

Although he continues to be on the lower side for his weight, he has actually gained about 4 lbs this past month so we were thrilled! He continues to be the curious little boy that he is, crawling like a mad man everywhere and getting into everything. He loves to stand up anywhere and on anything! He loves anything that mom or dad has and wants to be included in everything. He continues to be such a good boy. I love my mornings with him. He has started going to bed between 8 and 830pm and getting up at 7am. We have finally let him cry the couple times he wakes up at night and so far we've had some great success. The longest he cried was for 20 minutes and then he slept soundly the remainder of the night. So, needless to say, we should have done that one a long time ago! And, getting up at 7 is no big deal when you get to play with the sweetest little boy on the planet! I love being a mom and only wish I could spend all day everyday with Jackson.


Out shooting in September

Swinging at the park, which he loved!!

6 Months.....Already????

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old. Wow, time really flies. It is so fun to see him grow and develop but it makes me sad to think that he is growing so fast. He is the sweetest little guy in all the world, he is such a joy to have around. He amazes Josh and I daily with how fast he grows and catches on to things. Just last night he grabbed a hold of the laundry basket and pulled himself up...then I put him to bed in his crib but he still thought it was time to play so I sat on the floor in the dark to watch him...he pulled himself up there too and was bouncing. We had to lower his bed down! Is this normal??? He's growing up too fast! I don't have his 6 month stats yet but enjoy some of the pictures I took this past week!






Family picture in our PJ's! :)

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!