Life with the Fletcher's: August 2011

His scar is healing nicely. This picture was 1 month post op.

I can't believe he is getting so close to 1 year old. As I look at Jack sitting on the floor, listening to him yell out like he really is trying to say something, I can't help but think how fast he is growing. It feels so cliche to say but it is so true... Time flies! He has been doing so well since surgery, well since after his little hiccup with the tonsillitis after surgery.

After about a month he started rolling himself over to his tummy again. Now in the past few weeks he will roll to his tummy and push up on his arms or his legs. He can't quite coordinate to do both together yet. A few times I have put him down and he has held himself up on all fours and did the little rocking motion but soon flattened himself. Even more than wanting to crawl though, he wants to walk. He doesn't know how to make himself sit up but, from sitting he can pull himself to standing, and he loves to walk around the house holding my hands. I wonder if he will even spend anytime crawling. I think if he could figure out how to push himself up to sit that would be it. I lowered his bed the other day just to be prepared for when that happens. It's hard not to compare your kid to what every other kid is doing sometimes. I want so bad for Jackson to learn all his developmental tasks, but at the same time I want him to stay his snugly little self that I can just enjoy holding him. I am so happy with how far he has come and how well he has done. I think it is just the excitement of getting to see him learn something new. He has starting trying to feed himself. I have started trying to give him stuff that he can eat by himself. It can be kinda challenging though to give him foods that are big enough for him to be able to grab and handle, but small enough that he won't choke on it either. He only has 1 tooth and the second has just barely broken through the gums, so he has to be able to gum it too. He also likes to help hold the spoon and scoop the food off his plate to help me feed him.

He is growing and changing everyday. It is crazy how much he doesn't look like his pictures from when he was just a month old. He is finally starting to grow his hair back and I think it is going to be blond. There are patches where it still looks bald but it is just really light hair growing there.

Here are some pictures from the last couple months.

sitting in the laundry basket while mom changes out the laundry. (can't do this anymore though, he holds the side and stands up, and scares me that he could flip out.)

playing with cousin Kade.

He leans far enough to get what he wants. I try to put toys farther away to entice him to go further but then he just finds something else. Maybe he is just a lazy boy ;)

This dumb dog never learns. He wants to play with them, but always pulls their hair. They are good dogs though that they never snap at him. Mia always comes back for more.