This time next week!

So the realtor came over last night to go over last minute things before we put our house on the market. We have little things to do like rearrange furniture, take down burklee's monkey's off the wall (which I won't be able to do...its too hard for me), and take down anything personal or that says our names...so ALL of our pictures in the living room, burklee's picutres in his room and his name blocks and the picture my gma made with his name, weight, and length. I started working on things yesterday but after spending 4 1/2 hours on packing, I couldn't handle it anymore. I felt like I was packing my life up...b/c the house we're moving to is too small to unpack everything so I won't be able to unpack everything until we build our new house! My mom says I'm a horder (or however you spell that)..I keep everything! and I agree, I do keep a lot! And it is very hard for me to move away from my family. I like seeing my mom everyday but I have to keep telling myself I'll see her throughout the week and this decision is better for our family! Me, Allan, and Burk. It will be better for my business, Allan won't have to drive, and I'm hoping Concordia's School System is better than Salina. Main setbacks is there is no ymca or really good dance studio's. We'll have to make due I guess! So this time next week, our house will be on the market and hopefully have people looking!!!

Some new things here at the Jackson House!

So some new things.....I finally got my studio equipment out. I still need my transmitter and receiver for my strobe lights but here's a little sample

I still need to do a little ironing to my backgrounds but isn't my subject just too cute!

Burklee has learned to crawl....backwards!

Little story-I went to the bathroom one day with burk asleep on his blanket in the middle of the living room. We had started painting the walls so the love seat was pushed out and our house was a mess...I came out of the bathroom not even 2 minutes later and this is what I found....

Yes burklee is under the coffee table trying to squeeze thru a box (that I can barely lift) and the coffee table leg!

And this is the face I got when I said, "Burklee, what do you think your doing?"

Within the last couple days, he has also wanted to learn to feed himself. He no longer thinks he needs mama's help! And this is the result of that.

So as you can see, i've been a little busy!

Didn't make it...

So I didn't make it...hitting the 100 posts that is. But...

Butklee had a dr. appt last week...actually loosing a bit of weight...went from 24 lbs to 21 lbs. 27 inches long. Was allowed to start fruits, juice, and can have the graduates puffs when he can pick them up with two fingers instead of his entire hand. So we tried pears yesterday that went down pretty good and mess free. Also had apple juice right after lunch...not too happy with the juice selection. Last couple days, he's been getting up on his hands and knees..just rocks back and forth. He gets pretty mad when he goes backwards instead of forwards now...it used to be the other way around. We had a pretty good night last night. Went to bed at 10:30. woke up around 3 b/c he lost his binky but fell right back asleep. woke up at 7:30 to eat and is now sleeping next to me in my bed..I usually give in and let him sleep with me for an hour or so. Just in the mornings. Today, we're trying oatmeal for breakfast! Def. going to be messy! I've also started (and I know its pretty far away), thinking of ideas for his 1st birthday..I want to do something big but on the other hand would just like to do something small with immediate family only.. He's not going to remember it anyways. My big ideas were...Zoo here in Salina, New waterpark in Salina. Small ideas was just a get-together for family and some friends at our house just hanging out and eating dinner! If you have any ideas, please let me know!!!

2010!!!

So I was trying to hit 100 post befor the new year but I guess it won't happen!

Burklee is with my mom tonight. She's having a kid party at my aunt and uncles house. Watching my 2 cousins Bella and Caleb. Bella is almost 2 weeks old and just under 5lbs. Caleb is I think 7 or 8 and he's having a couple friends over so it should be a full house. We're having some friends over. Playing some Wii and just hanging out! I made lil' smokies, two different kinds of chip dip, cut up some cheese, sausage, with crackers. Made some "happy" punch. Sherbert and 7up (which is what I make at EVERY occassion) but with a little kick. So we kept him on his stomach and just kept an extra careful eye on him. HE. LOVED. "SWIMMING". I don't think he's ever been thtat happy before. So I guess we'll see ya next year!!!

Christmas....well and thanksgiving! lots and lots of pictures

So I made the chocolate turkeys for thanksgiving and I never posted a picture...it was super easy and super fun.

And this is the start of some Christmas Pictures!

Burk helping wrap some of the gifts-that were from him!!!

Christmas morning. burks first gift.

Daddy opening his new iTouch complete with an iTunes card and accessories...And burklee opening his Baby Can Read DVD set.

Blowing bubbles (i think)...but it kinda looks like he's either really excited or not too happy with his present.

And here he is in his new car seat.

Family Picture

Family Picture with the dogs

Getting a little scared of the dogs

Overall, burklee got tons of toys and some new clothes (good thing-he just filled a tub of clothes that are too small today), baby can read, a carseat, books, chuck taylor red high top shoes...
Allan got an iTouch, sears gift cards, clothes, tools...
And I got almost all my studio lighting and backgrounds, photoshop CS4 Extended, clothes, a beginner sewing machine...

I am so blessed to have such wonderful family that love and support us! I love each and every one of you!!!

BIG news!

So Burklee is getting so big lately. He sits up now, holds his own bottle, and has been sleeping in his own bed for over a week now. It takes some rocking now but I can handle that as long as I still get an entire nights sleep. So our BIG news is we are most likely moving back to concordia. Allan'a gpa wants to get rid of all the rentals he has...so we're buying 1 of 5 of them which also comes with a huge shop/garage building and quite a bit of land which we eventually build a new house on. Allan's best friend is a contractor and said he would charge hourly and if allan wants to help he can. We won't have him do much to the inside b/c all that can be done slowly while we're living in the other house. I found the floor plan I would like to have and....it would have a basement unlike this house. We meet with the bank on monday to discuss everthing. The only setbacks are.....
~we found a church we really like in salina
~no ymca for burklee...I was really excited for him to take swim lessons
~away from my family ...who I'm used to seeing on a daily basis

So....what I think is that...we will come back to salina 1-2 days a week for church, swim lessons, and catch up with family....and if we could do the lessons on a sunday, that would work out even more perfect.

Its all just going to be a long process so we'll see what happens!

More burk news--we bought baby can read and at first he hated it and now he loves watching it...and chewing on the flash cards. I can't wait till his first x-mas. I also just bought his "baby's first Christmas stocking"---so cute!

Until nex time....

burklee update...he likes singing!

Well when we sing at least! Some cute little things he's been doing lately...

~sucks on his feet (which stink by the way so I'm constantly cleaning them)
~He giggles and grabs your cheeks when you sing to him!
~goes from sitting on his bottom to his laying on his stomach to his back
~scoots backwards (and tried to go up my grandma's stairs-backwards)
~goes to bed around 10 and wakes up around 5 to eat then back to bed till 9
~He's retired his baby swing (but we have no where to store it)
~Loves Loves Loves to cuddle with the puppies
~Wears 12 months-18 months clothes (2T to bed)
~loves looking at the Christmas Tree

Today we had a mommy-burklee lounge day. I didn't feel too good, I think I have a stomach flu and he hasn't been himself lately....Ever since we gave him green beans a couple days ago...he's been a little cranky and we have to change diapers every hour to 1 1/2 hours! yah-not. He has been moving around sooo much lately. I look over and he's off his blanket or at the other end of his crib.
I kept singing him a song today (Gilmore Girls theme song). It was stuck in my head from yesterday..so anyways. I woke him up from his afternoon nap today and put in Gilmore Girls. He was screaming until he heard the song! Looked straight at the tv and just smiled...It was so precious.

Thats about it for now...Oh weighed Burk a couple days ago and he weighed in at just under 22 lbs!!! WOW!

Until next time....