We're still here!

It has taken longer than I anticipated to get into something even resembling a routine with Jackson. We're still not completely there, but we're heading in the right direction. If you ever are offered the opportunity to take a baby "home" while on vacation out of state...don't! It makes the adjustment harder for sure. Although we will always treasure the time Jackson got to spend with all of his family - Nanas, Gigi's, Papas, Aunts, Uncles...the works!!! He's a very loved boy! He even got to attend my dear sister's wedding! Congratulations, sis! You are now a married woman...yay! What an exciting first week for such a little guy!

Jackson is an alert little boy. He likes to be awake for long periods of time during the day and evening. He of course wants to be held all of those awake hours, which we just cannot do. He tends to sleep at night for three hours at a time. What I love about him is that when he wakes up and is getting hungry, he just coos and grunts. He doesn't scream at us. He is a very patient boy and can lay like that for 15 minutes while we're trying to gain the energy to get out of bed for yet another feeding. Jackson does a lot of grunting, which can be very cute. He also eats like he's never eaten before. He is very serious about his food! For those reasons, I call him my little piglet:). He also makes a lot of funny faces, but the one we love most is his gorgeous smile, dimples and all! Jackson got his newborn photos done yesterday and I was very nervous because he doesn't sleep heavily during the day (because he likes more to be awake and part of the action!). But, he did amazingly well and the photographer was impressed with him. They are going to be so adorable and I will post some of them when they are finished. But, for now, I'll post some pictures we took during the shoot, as well as one of him enjoying his swing (I'm not sure why some of them are showing up so small, something about being taken on a phone probably):

He loves this swing!