Since we will not be home on Christmas Day, we opened presents early this year. Jackson wanted to open more than what he was supposed to...I had to re-wrap two presents! He was also more interested in unwrapping presents than the toys he unwrapped. Here are the pictures we took yesterday. More Christmas photos to come from the adventures that we have ahead...
Marva and Jackie came for a visit in November. Here are some of the pictures she sent from their trip.
Laughing at Paw Paw
Look at that crazy face!
Today, we found out that Jackson is going to have a baby brother - just what the world needs, another Avery boy. We are very excited for him though, since they will be just a little over two years apart. We are trying to teach him to say "brother" and "baby Preston." Here are some recent pictures of Jackson and some of baby Preston!
Running around as usual...
My mom, Carter and my friend Jessica all came to visit us in Albuquerque for Thanksgiving.
Trying to feed Jess
Bevo!
We've been pretty busy lately. We find out what we're having on Wednesday so be sure to check back!
We've had a crazy week! Last Thursday, Jackson hit his head on the wall running in the house and actually dented the wall with his head. I took him to the Doctor's office and they said it was a mild concussion and to call back if he threw up or if he exhibited any behaviors that were out of character. The egg went away by the next day but on Saturday I woke him up to find puke in his crib which continued after breakfast. I called the Doctor's office again and they said to take him to the Infant ER downtown right away for a cat scan. I called Scott off of the golf course and we went only to discover that he now had the stomach flu. The vomiting continued into Sunday night so we tried to make him sleep with us (not a good idea). I woke up about every 3o minutes to find him with either a finger in my ear, a toddler right on top of me, kicking, etc. Around 3am I finally took him back to his crib since he had not thrown up again by that point. On Monday night though, I started vomiting. We are all better now, just in time for Thanksgiving! Here are the pictures of our poor little guy's head...
I was finally able to scan these. We find out what we are having in just a few weeks! We are so excited!
It's getting cold in New Mexico. There were reports of snow yesterday in some parts of the state. Everyone in our house has the sniffles.
Here is a picture of Jackson in one of his new outfits that Gamme & Paw Paw brought him when they visited last week. Scott and I were talking this morning when I took them that he doesn't look at all like a baby anymore, much less a child under two! We can't believe how fast time has flown by and are looking forward to our new addition in May!
I had another ultrasound on Halloween and they said the baby's heart rate is 167 bpm. I've heard that girls have higher heart rates than boys so I am optimistic for our next ultrasound on December 10th. Although, I'm pretty sure Jackson's was 167 too, but with so much in storage, I don't know where I put the ultrasound photos to check! I have a Doctor's appointment tomorrow and will keep everyone updated!
For Halloween we started off a little crazy because I couldn't find his treat pail anywhere! We used this little treat bag and had to take a backup to empty it into which was fine since we took Jackson trick or treating in the golf cart. It went with his costume. He had so much fun ringing doorbells and waiting for people to answer. He also shared some of his candy with one of our neighbor's dogs (with the owner's permission of course). We mostly went to people's houses we know along the golf course and a few others in our neighborhood. He was adorable running up to doors and back to the cart.
For some reason, the flash wasn't on when Scott tried to take pictures. I think I need to give him a camera lesson...
Today we drove out to Moriarty to visit the famous McCall's Pumpkin Patch. We each picked a pumpkin and one tiny one for the new baby. Jackson carried his pumpkin all by himself! Here are some pictures from our adventure.
Jackson thinks every Longhorn is Bevo.
Petting the goats. We tried to explain that Aunt Regina used to have a goat but he wasn't interested.
Sliding. This was not a good idea. Attempting to walk away from this resulted in a temper tantrum.
The mini maze.
More mini maze.
Searching for pumpkins.
Sitting with our pumpkins.
Riding in the wheel barrow with our pumpkins.
Asleep in Daddy's recliner after a long day.
Jackson, my mom and I all went to my Doctor's Appointment last Friday. My due date is earlier than what I was originally told. It is now in early May so it looks like we will have a new baby in the first week! Jackson got to watch the ultrasound and was upset that someone other than him was getting attention. Just one baby....Whew!
Here are some recent photos of Jackson that I haven't uploaded!
Always up to something
Still practicing the "war face"
On Saturday, my mom and I took Jackson to Mop Tops for his first haircut. Yes, he finally had enough hair to cut at nearly 21 months old! We were completely shocked at how calm he was too. He didn't squirm, or throw a tantrum at the clippers OR the scissors. He even laid down so she could wash his hair!
So we got this cow doll (her name is Milkshake) that dances to "Ladie's Night" for a fun module at work. It ended up getting shipped to our house by accident instead of work so Jackson got to meet Milkshake. He LOVES her! Now I will have to find one for him. He also loves to dance to her song and run around the house with her purse! Where does he get these moves?
Jackson loves to look at my belly and say "baby" like it's a question. It sounds more like, "beh-bee?" Scott got a picture of him patting my belly tonight. I can't believe it's already sticking out so much!
Later, I asked Jackson if he wanted to go night-night. He grabbed his blanket, gave Scott a kiss and led me to his room. I put him in his crib and wound up his Elmo and he said "Bye-bye." There was no crying when I left the room and closed his door! I'm still in shock.
The for sale sign is in the yard. The de-cluttering has begun. I guess we'll see what happens!
Jackson had to go with me to the jewelry store last weekend to get my ring appraised (since I finally got it back from Tacori). They have a playroom there with a slide and I could not get him away from it which is a good thing since the appraisal took about 45 minutes. We didn't discover the slide until after he attempted to escape me into the ladies room to put all of the paper towels in the toilet. I took a video of him sliding while we were waiting. He was so funny!
While in Austin over the summer, my mom and I noticed that Jackson had started carrying my train case around her house. That same trip while at a store, he found a purse with a handle on top and started walking around with it. Well, we figured he liked them because of the handle.
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