Things I Love

These days, Jackson is learning so much, so quickly!  Here are a few of his recent/new developments, which I just LOVE:

• His very gentle (open mouth) kisses on our cheeks when we ask for them. Though our faces get very wet and slobbery, it's the cutest thing in the world and we don't mind a bit.
• All his words: hi ("hi-eeeee"), bye ("bye-eeee"), uh oh, no, yeah, bath time ("ba tim"), dada, banana ("nana"), ball ('ba-yeee"), more.  He even uses them at the approprite time, most of the time.
• The way he signs (and says) "more" and points to what he wants when he's eating.
• His big hugs/tackles.
• How he enjoys taking his dirty clothes upstairs and putting them in his hamper with little to no direction.  He'll also help put away his toys, or other things that we need "help" putting away.
• How he understands a lot of what we ask him and can point to many things when asked, even though he may not be able to actually say the right word yet.
• The way he'll find any bag available (laptop bag, backpack, diaper bag) and will drag it towards the garage door while saying "bye-eee".  So freakin' cute!
• The only time he's still and actually wants to cuddle is when he's tired, right before bed.  After he's all ready for bed, we turn his lights off and rock and sing to him for a few minutes while he snuggles right up and nearly falls asleep in our arms within seconds.  It's my favorite time of the day.

I seriously cannot get enough of this kid.

J in his first Hard Rock (Las Vegas) t-shirt, courtesy of my parents.