Jackson,
Happy Birthday sweet little guy. To say we have loved this past year would be an understatement. We are constantly in awe that you are ours and that we get to be your parents. We love watching you grow, explore, laugh and show more of your personality each day. I love starting each morning with you, snuggling on the couch as you drink your bottle. I love singing to you and having you clap for me! I love watching you stack things and figure out shapes and cause-and-effect. You are on the verge of walking all over the place, taking about 8 steps by yourself now. You have the strength to do it but you are still a cautious child. Thankfully, there have been no big injuries in learning to stand, cruise or walk (hopefully you aren't saving them for when you learn to run!). Your new thing is getting up on your tiptoes and pulling yourself up onto high surfaces to see what goodies are waiting for you to play with. I guess we have to baby proof the entire house!
You have such a sweet spirit and are happy most every day! You self-soothe yourself when you are tired by grabbing your front locks of hair and rubbing them through your fingers. We can't bring ourselves to give you your first hair cut and get rid of those gorgeous curls. You have sailed past your short separation anxiety phase, doing beautifully when we dropped you off with Grandmom and Pop Pop for a week. You didn't even think twice when we left which was good and bad for us. You go happily to new people and have never met a dog you didn't like. Your first sound was 'ah ah', directed at dogs but now we have realized that you use it towards all animals, but with a little more animation towards dogs.
You have changed from a hungry man to a picky eater, refusing anything green and most proteins aside from cheese. You still put up a strong anti-cup protest so we have decided to continue on with a bottle since you successfully transitioned to whole milk. The kitchen is a wreck after each meal, especially when Lincoln is not around to be our dust buster. You are an amazing night sleeper, continuing to go to bed at 6 (or earlier on no-nap days!) and sleep until 6:30 or 7 recently. I find myself wishing you got up earlier so we could keep our running dates with the De Egg group, but I guess I should enjoy your awesome sleep habits while I can! This totally makes up for your 30 minute nap phase.
You have so much personality and love to entertain us. You look at us to make sure we are watching you before you do something you think is funny or impressive, like stacking several blocks. You now laugh when we laugh and sometimes on your own to get us to start laughing at you. You are a nut. You love your daddy so much and I can see so much of him in you. I hope you grow up to be just like him. We thank God for you, little J.
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