Five Months Old

Our little buddy drooled past his five month mark!

Jackson Nazir Morgan

Five months old on 5-18-14

Milestones and Memories

1. First Easter

Although Jackson was able to meet the Easter Bunny before his four month mark, Easter actually fell within the next month of his life. We tried to fill his first Easter with special moments and traditions. Warning: I have included several photos for this "memory". 

We started the day out by discovering the Easter basket left by the Easter Bunny.

The Easter Bunny left some Legos, a book, plenty of clothes, and other goodies like fruit and a soccer ball. 

After diving into Jackson's Easter basket, we headed to church where Jackson made quite the impression with his Easter suit. Church was followed by an impromptu family selfie session, Easter dinner with the family and an egg hunt. 

For some reason, people couldn't get over the shoes. (Never a bad thing!) 

Here he is hunting for eggs. I just love this picture. 

He found another one! 

The silly Easter Bunny left this basket for Jackson at his Aunt Angie and Uncle Adam's house! 

And this is, by far, my absolute favorite picture of Jackson on his first Easter. 

I just love his big, lazy baby eyes, his pot belly and the little drool on his lips. I will miss this when he is big someday!

2. Four Month Check Up

Due to the normal scheduling process of a physician's office, Jackson's Four Month Check Up was a couple of days after he completed his fourth month, so his visit technically occurred at the very beginning of month five. 

In the beginning of the appointment, Jackson was so happy and smiling, just lying on the table in his doctor's office. My husband sent me a picture with his stats including his weight and height--15 lbs, 13 ounces and 25 1/2 inches. Healthy baby boy with no issues!

Then his vaccinations came and the happy baby turned into this:

No worries, new moms. This crying lasted for only a very brief period and he bounced back to his happy self much quicker after his four month vaccinations than he did after his two month vaccinations. And, the crying for a few minutes is worth it to protect him from so many nasty--and sometimes deadly--things out there. 

3. First Overnight Stay At Grandma No No's House

My mom, as a Grandma, goes by a couple of different names. One of them is "Grandma Go Go" because she is always on the go and the other is "Grandma No No". I think she was dubbed Grandma No No because she said "no" to the grandkids when they were younger, but I like to think it's because she's the rebel--naughty--grandma, always spoiling the grandkids.

Grandma No No offered to take Jackson for the evening on the weekend before our wedding anniversary so we could stay out later and be able to still get some rest. We missed our baby, but he was in good hands with Grandma, had a great time and showed up to church looking like this:

I'll take the credit for his outfit, but kudos goes to Grandma No No for maneuvering that tricky jacket on! 

4. Holding His Bottle

While it's not the first time he's ever held his bottle, it was the first time he held it through the entire feeding. We never wanted to be the pushy parents, trying to force him through developments. My philosophy thus far has been simply encouraging what is natural. I figure he will move through these things when he is ready. 

5. First Teacher Appreciation Week

Jackson attends a wonderful daycare and the administration was kind enough to give us a heads up about Teacher Appreciation Week. I have to admit, it was pretty funny coming up with ideas of gifts to get his wonderful teachers and classroom assistants. 

You can read more about Jackson's first Teacher Appreciation Week here.

6. First Time Saying "Mama"

Jackson says "Mama"

I know it seems a bit unbelievable that he would say that at such an early age, but he did. (Oh, don't worry, I'm not bragging. He has other areas he's probably "behind" on, lol, but this one was really cool to witness, so I had to share!) It's not an extremely articulate "mama", but in the video, when he looks to his right, smiles and mouthes something (what appears to sound and look like "mama"), I had just entered (and quickly left when I noticed my husband was videotaping) and left the room.

7. Visit to Grandma Vicki's House

I have a friend I call my "other mother" so naturally, she is now Jackson's "Grandma". Due to the awful winter and Grandma Vicki having another grandbaby (OK, her actual grand baby) born near the same time (and just life, crazy life), Jackson didn't meet his grandma until this month. Vicki sent me a message saying we needed to get a date in the books because "seriously, Jackson will be walking before I meet him". She was right!

So, we got Jackson all dolled up and headed to Grandma Vicki's for dinner. We were able to meet the newest addition to Vicki's family and spend time with the rest of our "extended family". It was a great night and I was kicking myself for having waited so long to visit!

8. First Mother's Day

Although this day actually celebrates me, the mother, it was Jackson's first time being able to celebrate it with me. You can read more about what Jackson did for me and for his grandmas and aunts here.

As you can see from this picture, he was hard at work for Mother's Day presents to give to the ladies in the family!

9. Jackson's First Soccer Game

 Recently, the first semi-professional soccer team--known as "Lansing United"--started up in Lansing. On Mommy's first night of a new class, Jackson and Daddy bundled up and headed to the very first Lansing United soccer game.

Jackson was able to meet a handful of Daddy's friends who had seen him on Facebook, but not yet had the chance to meet him in person. 

He loved the big, green field and watching the players run up and down the field and kick the ball around. Jackson is a people watcher--much like his mom and dad--and resultantly had a great time. He greeted everyone with a smile and one of Daddy's friends described him as a "perfect little sir". 

Cheers,

Samara