THE PRESSGROVE FAMILY: January 2010

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Texas Baby!

Jackson decided to give a shout out to his Texas roots today by wearing his "Texas Baby" onesie and cowboy boots given to him by his very precious nurse Nici from Baylor in Dallas. When she sent them to us they both looked so big that I couldn't even imagine him being able to fit into either, but I'm glad we put them on him today because the onesie definitely won't fit for much longer! Thanks Nici- you know you will always hold such a special place in our hearts!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

"There's a Party in My Tummy!"

I feel like I must explain that the title of this post is a song from a show we watch on Nick Jr. called Yo Gabba Gabba. We sing this song all of the time while Jackson is eating- he thinks it is hillarious which in turn causes him to laugh and open his mouth wide enough for the spoon to fit inside (this comes in handy when he thinks he is finished eating and mommy thinks he isn't)! Anyway- After eating cereal for over a month and getting up to two tablespoons of cereal twice a day, our wonderful pediatrician told us it was time to start baby food! We are always walking a very thin line between the age Jackson really is and the age he should be so we try to just end up somewhere in the middle. For those of you who know me, you know I have always been a bit of a worrier, prior to even having a preemie. I have asked everyone I know who has a baby, has ever had a baby, and has ever known anyone who has a baby what baby food to start with, how often, how much, etc. My dear friend Jill even e-mailed me her sweet Ford's entire feeding schedule to give me an idea of how I can give him all of the nourishment he needs in a day and have him in bed at a decent time. I'm working to get him on a good schedule since I will be going back to work two days a week at the end of January so my auditor ways have kicked in and I am itching for a set schedule. The jury is still out on how our new routine is working-I'm waiting on him to wake up hungry at any minute! So back to the point of this post- drum roll please- Jackson ate GREEN BEANS for the first time yesterday!!! He really didn't seem to mind them a bit- poor Jason was a good enough sport to try them before I gave them to him- he said they tasted just like they smell- imagine that. For some reason this made me feel better about giving them to him- what a good daddy! I've added a few pictures of this joyous milestone! One thing I have learned is that plastic bibs are a must!

EXTRA'S:
This is a picture of my two favorite men!

Jackson has been working so hard to feed himself- he hasn't conquered his big bottle, but is a pro at holding his little bottle we put his vitamins in! He is growing up too fast:(

A little news about our other child! Oscar turned 5 on December 28th! We always have a themed party for him and this year it was Sponge Bob. I wouldn't have chosen this theme, but as much as I hate to admit it we didn't remember his birthday until two o'clock in the afternoon the day of so Jason ran to Target after work and got whatever they had. Oscar enjoyed his party and his cupcake- a tradition 5 years in the making! We promise we will make it up to him next year!

Merry Christmas- FINALLY!!!

Merry "Belated" Christmas Everyone! I realize this post is just a little overdue- Christmas was here and gone before we knew it! We had a very Merry Christmas! We spent Christmas eve baking gingerbread cookies for Santa and curled up on the couch watching a movie! We finished the night reading "The Night Before Christmas" and the story of Jesus's birth from the bible to Jackson-the first of many wonderful Christmas traditions! I think I was more excited about Santa Claus coming than anyone in the house! I was up at five and never went back to sleep! After waking Jason up because Oscar was up and ready to open his presents we both couldn't contain ourselves and we woke Jackson up around seven. Take a look at the picture below- you can tell he had no clue what was going on!

We spent Christmas day with all of our family at our house and the day after Christmas at Nona's. It was so nice to be with all of our family to celebrate such a special day!
This picture is of Jackson's Christmas outfit- I finally got to dress him in knee-high socks!