Drew's Baptism

Today was a special day for the Jackson family and baby Drew. Lots of family and friends came out to celebrate our little boy. Pastor Dave did a great job with the baptism and Drew was a good boy...not one tear until it was time for nap. Thanks to everyone who shared in our special day with Drew.

Click on the link below to see the full set of pictures. Thanks to Darby Rose Photography for most of the pictures taken in the church. We love you Darby!!
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6 Month Well Check

Well...it's official...our son is the size of a Thanksgiving Turkey. Had the big well check today and sweet "little" Drew clocked in at a whopping 20 lbs. even. That's the 90th percentile for weight. He's 27 inches long...we had a growth spurt these past 2 months. He jumped from the 50th to the 75th percentile in height.

The doctor was very please with his progress and says that Drew is right on track. He is hitting all of his developmental milestones and has nothing for us to be concerned about. The doctor checked the bump on his head again and seems to think it was a bug bite for sure, quite possibly a spider. She says the bumps can last for weeks and weeks so not to be alarmed unless it gets red and puffy or starts to fill up with some sort of fluid again. Otherwise, just leave it alone and it should go away on it's own. Drew got 6 vaccines today...yes SIX!! He had his usual cocktail to fight rotavirus, 4 booster shots for all the childhood illnesses, and the ever dreaded flu shot. With swine flu and RSV season knocking at the door, I have to say I am glad he has gotten the shot. We have to go back in 1 month for the flu booster, but after that we are good.

I still haven't taken his six month picture on the couch, but I'll be sure to do that tomorrow and post it here. Check back when you can!!

Look what I can Do...

Drew is getting to be such a big boy!!! Today I put him on the floor to play with some toys and he started rolling all over the place to get the things he wanted. Since I was there playing, I thought maybe we should try sitting up for a few minutes...mostly because I got his cute Halloween costume yesterday and I'd love for him to be able to sit for a picture in a few weeks. So, why not practice??? Lo and behold, I sat him up and there he sat...literally. All by himself. Never tried it before and wouldn't have today had I not been thinking about the costume. So...I learned today that sitting up at 6 months is more about the fat rolls that hold you up than it is about balance. Way to go buddy!!!

Happy Half Birthday!!

Drew turns six months old today!!! We head to the doctor's on Thursday for his well check and I'll post a new blog about the visit after we get home. Should be an interesting appointment...weight and height check, shots and a flu vaccine. Plus, we should find out a little more about the bump on his head. Poor little guy has some really bad bug bite or spider bite on his head. It has reduced in size a lot over the last couple of days, but now it is VERY HARD...which leads me to believe it is a spider bite. But, we'll see...

This month has been a fun month with Drew. Both girls went back to school this August, so we've had some time together without the girls around and that has been nice. He's getting so big so fast and he gets stronger every day, but he's still quite a baby. He hasn't really started doing anything new this month other than foods. We have started trying out all the veggies. So far we have tried carrots, sweet potatoes and peas. The carrots are, by far, the favorite. He hasn't made any significant moves to try sitting up or crawling. He's not even able to roll from his back to his belly yet, although he can do it the other way around quite proficiently. I remember this age with Kelsey and, like her, he is quite content with what he is doing so there's no need to push him along. Plus, it takes too much energy to move all this chunk around, so for now, we just play and coo.

Check the blog some time after Thursday for the doctor updates. For now, enjoy the pictures of the past month and sing half of the happy birthday song!!

Tummy time on the surf board.

I love carrots!!

Peas...not so much...although you'd never know it from this picture.

Mommy says I'm a good boy and that makes me smile!!

I love my big sisters and they love me!!