Let's Get Physical

22 Weeks and counting...

This week was filled with a bit of...randomness! We began the week with another GymbaROO class and ended it with my students' showcase recital!

At GymbaROO the theme was "orange". Jackson held a real orange and, of course, it went right in his mouth. I swear he read the word "orange" when the teacher came around to show them the word again! He learned how to do baby pushups. His teacher, Beth, commented on how strong he is. We practice them every day and he seems to like being up higher. Jackson's favorite game at GymbaROO is the time we spend with the parachute! He just squeals and tries to grab at it. The little boy next to Jackson this week was 6 months old. Every time his mom put him on his back he would roll onto his stomach and usually roll right into Jackson. I couldn't believe the difference a month made!

Jackson is also so close to sitting up all by himself. He can do it for nearly 30 seconds. He is getting so strong and controlling his body parts really well. He discovered how to rock his rocking chair this week. David and I were cracking up! He was hilarious!


Other random events this week...

Playing with Mommy's Happy Bag:


Shopping... and being comfy while doing it:


And finally, sleeping!


Jackson did so well during my recital today. He just sat with his dad and made not a peep throughout the entire hour and a half. It was smack in the middle of his nap, too! However, Jackson has gone to bed a whole hour early because he was so knackered. Poor guy!

This coming week includes a movie with Bianca and Julian... it's the mum/baby session. We are seeing Up!

No teeth yet... but I think I see teeth bumps...

Ciao for this week!

Boom Boom Pow

Hello 5 Month Old Baby! My baby is 5 Months Old! How time flies! I have enjoyed every minute of it and of him and of being a mother. He has grown so much already (I put away some more of his clothes this morning) and it is amazing to watch his little personality develop and discover the world.

Lots has happened this week:
We had our first GymbaROO class. We sang and danced and had lots of Tummy Time. I loved seeing him interact with other babies and it was fantastic to spend an uninterrupted 50 minutes playing with Jackson. The class had about 12 other mothers/babies. There is a theme of the week. Last week it was "brush". I showed Jackson a picture of a brush. He practiced tracking it side to side and near and far. Then I showed him his hair brush which I had brought with me. He took it out of my hands and of course put it straight in his mouth. Then the teacher came around with the word "Brush" printed on a piece of paper. Jackson looked at the word and then the brush and I swear he made the connection. He wanted to hold the hands of the babies that cried and tried to share the balls in the ball pit with them. It was SO sweet. I was such a proud mom! The teacher complemented him several times - once for strong arms and once for successfully tracking a peg going through a tube. He enjoyed most of all the 10 minutes spent in the play yard. There were so many different activities and toy with which to play. He LOVED the ball pit.

When we got home he was so tired he fell right to sleep and stayed that way for 3 hours. We are looking forward to next week's class where the theme is "orange".

Jackson has been practicing sitting up all week. He can sit for almost 10 seconds before toppling. And he is getting there with his tummy time, too. He can get up on his knees and on his hands, but not at the same time.

No mobile baby...yet!

Although, he became temporarily mobile on Friday during nap time. He was asleep on the futon and David and I were downstairs. All of a sudden we heard a terrifying scream... I have never heard anything like it before. I RAAAAAAAAN upstairs to find Jackson on the floor. He rolled off... I didn't even know he could roll from his back. Luckily he was just scared. I think I cried more than he did. And was overcome with guilt that he fell on my watch. David gave Jackson a temporary "Mum" tattoo to show me that he still loved me :)


I am sure that Jackson has started teething, too. His drool is unbelievable though I still can't feel anything under his gums.

And as promised, here is a picture from when we had dinner with the Keats family. Jackson and Julian are best buddies.


Finally, a tummy time video. Jackson can now play with his blocks which frequently find their way to his mouth...even when he is on his stomach. Enjoy and we look forward to your company next week!

Jump

20 Weeks Old... all week!

We had a great week. Jackson has gotten really good using his hands. He can hold an object with both hands, hold something in each hand, and transfer a toy from one hand to the other. He also enjoys sitting on my lap during dinner and trying to put his hands in my food. The first time it happened we were having a stir fry heavily seasoned with chilli... David and I both jumped quick to wipe off his hands before he had a chance to stick those spicy fingers in his mouth!

Jackson seems to be getting agitated playing on his back all the time so we bought him a Jolly Jumper. He LOVES it. No matter how fussy he is, when you put him in it he is just all smiles and talks up a storm!

He is quickly figuring out how to maneuver himself around and is quite proud of himself when he does looking up to make sure David and I are watching him.


On Friday we stopped by Jackson's babysitter Mel's 21st birthday party. He looked so handsome! We didn't stay long because it was his bedtime (and it was in a bar), but he was such a good boy and took in everything and smiled at the people he met.


We have been having beautiful weather. Today it was warm enough to try out Jackson's new reusable swim diapers and have a swim in the ocean... or so we thought.

It ended up still being a little chilly so we'll try again next week.


Week 21 brings three new exciting adventures... tomorrow we go to our first GymbaROO class; Friday Bianca, Julian, Jackson and I head down to Sydney to The Baby Show; and Sunday Jackson turns 5 Months Old! Hope you all have a good week!

Raspberry Beret

19 Weeks Old (he is actually 20 weeks old today, but I was slack this weekend and didn't get the 19 Week blog up) and I think he gets cuter every week. Of course, I am just a biased parent :) Thank you Myles for the cute Tommy Hilfiger outfit!

The big accomplishment this week was blowing raspberries! We think it is SOOOO cute... here is a little sample video. He randomly starting doing one night after I finished teaching.



Just for giggles, I let Jackson suck on one of my carrot sticks. His reaction was priceless... "Uh, Mommy... what IS this?!"


The weather has been BEAUTIFUL and we did some mid week sunbathing. He hated the sun in his eyes, but quite liked it when we moved to a shadier spot.


We also went for dinner on Friday to the Keats' house. Bianca and Jon have a son 8 weeks younger than Jackson. They held hands and looked at each other. Jackson played with all Julian's toys. He's obviously got better toys.... Bianca took some great photos of the boys so I'll have to try and remember to get them off of her. Next week, Julian and Jackson (and Bianca and I) are starting GymbaROO classes. I am excited to meet some other Moms and get Jackson involved in some fun activity!

Jackson has been touching David's and my face a lot this week. I think he is learning the difference between mommy and daddy.
And lastly, I couldn't help but post this picture. Jackson's chubby cheeks are so...chubby! And cute.

See ya at the end of week 20!