Jackson - 17 months

I can't believe that Jackson is 17 months! Here are some things about Jackson....

• The only two words he says are "ash" and "this". He can say mamma and dadda, but he doesn't really know what they mean and he rarely says those. He is constantly jabbering....but no idea what he is saying. I think he might be like his uncle and not talk until he is 3.
• His nicknames are Jacksies (Kallie started this one), Jack, and Jackaroo.
• He is very smart and understands a lot! Although he can't talk, he sure knows what he wants and does whatever he has to in order to get what he wants. This mainly consists of pointing and whining.
• He loves to look outside at the snow. There is a snowman in our backyard and every time I ask Jackson where the snowman is, he runs to the back window and points and giggles.
• He is still a monkey and loves to climb on everything. He especially likes to climb on the chair to get to the computer.
• He loves music and is starting to dance to music. His sister does a good job of trying to teach him all the cool dance moves.
• He loves listening to Daddy's ipod.
• He doesn't take 3 hour naps anymore. The longest naps are 2 hours.
• He doesn't like hats.
• He loves balloons.
• He is learning how to use a spoon. He isn't very good, but he loves it.
• He won't sit still in a shopping cart anymore. He is constantly wiggling his way out of the buckle. It is hard to shop with two kids that are always trying to get out of the cart!
• He still LOVES to eat. He eats all day long. On Saturday, we were getting ready to go out to dinner with friends. I got Jackson all ready to go, then I said, "let's go bye-bye." He ran as fast as he could to the cereal drawer. He opened it up, filled each hand with reeses puffs. Then he came back to me and put his hands up for me to pick him up. He was loaded up on food and ready to go. He has done this twice since Saturday too. He acts like I never feed him and he has to bring food just in case. Silly boy!
  
  
  

Love these two!

For the most part (as long as Kallie is in a good mood), these two play really well together. I think that having them 14 months apart was one of the best things I've ever done!

Two Kids in Nursery!

Today was Jackson's first day in nursery! Kallie has been going to nursery for a little over a year now. She cries EVERY time we take her. She even starts crying during the closing song, because she knows what is coming. She says, "Mommy don't leave me!" It breaks my heart. I hate it! Luckily she only cries for a few minutes, then she is fine. We do not want Jackson to go through the same thing, so we started taking him today (a month early). They said he did really good for the first part, then a little girl came in and wouldn't stop crying...so then Jackson started crying. He doesn't do well with other crying kids. Hopefully next week will go better. I now have two kids in nursery! It is crazy!

Cute boy!

Jackson LOVES vacuuming!

Are you scared of ......?

Kallie: "Daddy, you scared of snakes?"

Dad: "No."

Kallie: "You scared of bunny rabbits?"

Dad: "No."

Kallie kept asking him these questions....

Dad: "The only thing I'm scared of is your mom."

Kallie: "Oh! You scared of my mommy?" (Kallie starts laughing hysterically....a laugh I've never heard before.)

Then Kallie turned to me and said.....Daddy scared of Mommy!

Kallie's Phrases Lately

• "Mom, how we gunna fix this?" (Pointing to the broken laundry basket)
• "Mommy, I'm so happy. I love you."
• "Where are my glittery shoes? I need to go to the birthday party?"
• "Mom, Jacksies is crying. I need to save him."
• "I love my noculars (binoculars)."
• "I need a lible dit mom." (lible dit means a little bit)
• "Mom, I need to climb a mountain."
• "I need my rescue rope to save an aminal (animal) in trouble." (She gets this from Diego)
• "I need a long rope to climb my mountain. I don't see my long rope. Where is my long rope?"
• "I go potty in the toilet."
• I asked her what she did today. She said, "I go to the beach." I then said what did you do at the beach. She said, "I swim in the beach."
• "A shark is going to get me."
• "I'm going to climb up a ladder and reach and reach and reach!"

Jackson's Faces

Fun

Uncle Landon brought home some "toys" from the Jazz game. Kallie and Jackson loved them!

Two Toddlers

I am starting to realize that I no longer have a toddler and a baby. I have two toddlers. It is crazy. They sure keep me busy, but I love it.

Potty Training

I started potty training Kallie on Monday, January 9th. She has done so well! She is catching on a lot faster than I expected.

She was so excited for her prize (the ring pop)!

Kallie's Pictures

Kallie loves taking pictures with my camera. She's getting pretty good, as you can see....

Silly Boy

This is what he looked like when he woke up from his mouth.

Silly boy!

And Happy Anniversary to my cute sister and her husband!
Can't believe it has been a year!

Cabin Trip

This Christmas's cabin trip was something we will probably remember. Almost everyone ended up getting sick with the stomach flu. Luckily it only lasted a day. It is hard to take care of two kids that are throwing up at the same time. Thank goodness I wasn't sick at the same time as them (Josh was). I ended up getting sick the morning after. Now as I'm posting these pictures, I realized I never took Jackson out in the snow. He was eating breakfast when I took Kallie out, then we all got sick!