Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Big ONE - 12 Months

It's happened, my little baby has turned into a toddler! It wasn't just hitting his 1st birthday, it was that combined with all the other things he has started doing these days. The biggest milestone he hit was walking, it started slowly a step here and a step there but now he is walking all over the place. Not only can he walk but he is getting really good at standing up on his own too, his favorite thing to do grab a way too large toy and walk all around with it. He has also become quite the climber these days, benches have basically been banned from this house because he keeps climbing up on them in very dangerous ways! He is quite the talker these days and added words like ball and wow to his vocabulary. He made the change from formula to whole milk like a champ barely blinking an eye when we made the switch, now we just have to get rid of the bottle and pacifier. I'm super proud of how far he has come since we brought our little boy home! I'm also proud of Adam and I for making it through the first year of parenthood, it wasn't always easy but we did it together and I think we did great! It's been quite the year and right now I'm having a lot of fun raising our little boy! I love this current stage as I watch Jackson become more independent and learn about the world around him. Here is his final likes and and dislikes (don't get me wrong you will still get plenty of updates but this will conclude the monthly likes and dislikes)...



For Jackson's 1st Birthday Adam and I got him his very own little chair. I don't why but way before I ever had kids I have always wanted my kid to have one of these chairs. When trying to decide what we should get Jack, the kid that has almost everything, I figured this would be the perfect present. I had no idea that apparently this was exactly the thing Jack had been missing. We placed the chair in the living room and when he spotted it he immediately crawled right over to it and sat down, he knew it was his own chair and he was so proud! Here are some pictures from the event...

Trying out his new chair, Trigger is unsure why he doesn't own a chair

He must try climbing out of the chair the wrong way

lounging in his chair reading a book

He spends a lot of time lounging in his chair these days

Jackson's Birthday Party was on Saturday and the next day was Jackson's actual Birthday so he spent the majority of his birthday traveling home but we tried to make it extra special...

We made a pit stop a Dairy Queen

He got to have some of Mommy's Blizzard

We took him to Olive Garden for dinner and when we got home we sang Happy Birthday again

He got another piece of his birthday cake and without the big audience he really enjoyed eating his cake

He thought he needed to put some on his head

Happy Boy with his Dad on his Birthday

Do you want a hug now?

After his cake it was time for a bath and bed for the birthday boy

It was a special day for all of us and Adam & I tried to soak up every minute of his birthday. We kept remembering what was happening last year at that time and how special that day was when we met our baby boy! What a year we have had, I think Adam & I have grown stronger together and learned a lot about each other. Jackson fits perfectly in our family and I couldn't be happier than I am right now! I look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with our little boy! I will leave you with some more pictures of our one year old and a video of him showing off his walking and standing skills...

Drinking his whole milk

He climbed up the step stool to get to higher books, clever boy!

making a mess with the toilet paper

We went to the Rodeo with Aunt Emily and Uncle Blake

He got to pet a baby goat

Looking at the sheep with Dad

His favorite place to get into

Climbing things I didn't even know he could climb!

he loves to dance

and he loves to clap!







Saturday, January 26, 2013

Moo, Baa, Oink - Jackson's First Birthday Party


We decided to have Jackson's First Birthday Party in Brenham at Adam's parents house. All of our family lives close to Brenham so instead of having everyone travel up here we thought this would be easier. We cleared out the garage and turned it into the perfect farm yard bash. The weather was perfect for January so after lunch was over we opened up the garage and enjoyed the beautiful weather. We had lots of food, lots of family and lots of fun! I think Jackson's First Birthday Party was perfect and we are very thankful to all our family and friends that came out to celebrate with us! Here are some pictures from the party...

1st Birthday Party Invitations

Birthday Party morning checking out his cow balloon with Dad

The drink and cake table all set up

his highchair all set up for him to eat some cake!

The food table minus all the food

The plates with his face on them, some people had a hard time eating on Jack's face!

Cake Pops, there was a chicken, sheep and pig

Jackson's Smash Cake

Hanging out with Pop at his party

Avery came to celebrate with Jack!

Aunt Abi and I at the party!

hanging out in my ONE shirt

Melanie and Madi 

Our little family at the party

Cousin Emily came to celebrate

Eating some lunch at his party

We were trying to get a picture of the cake before he ate it but he just went ahead and dug in

Cousin Katy and Honey waiting to sing Happy Birthday to Jack

Blowing out the candles

Mom and Dad with the birthday boy, he really wanted to share his birthday cake!

Honey and Hobby with the birthday boy

Grammy and Pawpaw with the birthday boy

Aunt Abi with the birthday boy

Nanny & Pop with the birthday boy

Enjoying his birthday cake

Jackson feeding Uncle Blake some cake

What the men always end up doing at parties

Blake with Madi and Jack

Opening Presents

Maurice and Poochie at the Party

Trigger made an appearance at the party

Hanging out on his gift from Grammy and Pawpaw

Cousin Katy and Emily showing Jack how to work his present

Cousin Travis showing Jack how to work his tractor from Honey & Hobby

I'm about to eat this yummy oreo cake pop

Dad and Jackson with his tractor

Smashing cake on Mom's face

He melts my heart with his smiles, I love him!!

Whew, that was a lot of pictures but I had to add them all to share the wonderful story of the party! I can't believe that our boy has already had his 1st Birthday Party! It was a wonderful time and everything was perfect! Happy 1st Birthday Party Jackson Floyd Hueske, we love you! Stay tuned for the next post about his 1st Birthday.




 
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