A little bit-o fridge fun.

Have ya'll heard of or seen these? They're from StickyGram and they are magnets made out of my darling Instagram photos. So cute, right? I discovered them over on The Day Book and was instantly hooked. I'm obsessed and can't stop looking and playing with them; even after having them for a few weeks now.

The site is really easy to use, they're a reasonable price and shipping is free! Once my little set came in I quickly was ordering more for grandma Mothers' Day and parent birthday gifts. What do grandma's really need other than more sweet photos of the grandkids, right? I know my mom has a million old old photos and whatnot cluttering up her fridge already (Oh, goodness. Please take down that sick one of me in my swimsuit surfing. Not pretty! Or the one of me running the marathon...gross!). Maybe these will help her to keep them from falling off or hopefully replace some of that mess! Love you Mom. 

Ok. Now go order some because I know you're dying to. In addition to the already great price, use this code for $2 off: FRIENDM2U9

Let me know if you try them out. 

lauren

9 Months

About a month ago we had some photos taken by lovely Miss Caitlin Vinson. I'd been wanting to get some photos taken of the Finnster around 6 month, but conflicts kept preventing us from getting them done....so 9 months came and it was time! I hope you enjoy. We sure are.

 One of Finnley's favorite spots.

First time clapping!

Another favorite spot: pulling on my leg!

A little late but better than never.

I know. It's been awhile. I've felt a little overwhelmed and well, I'll be honest, TIRED! So the first thing to go is the blog. As much as I don't like slacking on keeping my little "journal" going there are other things I must tend to. So what's different about today? Well I have a little sick kiddo, so I stayed home from work to be with him. He's napping (I should be too) but I couldn't wait to get to this!

I've been wanting to do a photo like this for some time now. I've seen some other bloggers do it and apparently it's become popular on Pinterest. We finally got the three of us together yesterday to get some photos. My friend Carly was kind enough to take some pictures with my camera. The thought was that I'd take some pictures of her darling girl Louise for their Christmas card and I thought we'd sneak in and get her to take some of us as well. Well, I think the Jacksons got the better end of the deal on this one! I'm sorry Carly! Finn wasn't quite smiling his usual grin as he'd just woken from a dozer nap, but we did get some decent shots. Here's a sneak peak of some of the Jacksons.

 

 Don't you just love that little belly? Ahh.

How I love my family. I'm so thankful for it. What are you thankful for?

Enjoy!

11 Weeks.

Welcome to our 11 week photo shoot! We are so amazed that we have hit this week already and that next week will already be 12 weeks. Now most mommies go back to work at this point, but not this one. I still have a few more weeks. Lucky me. Thanks to family planning vacation when they did, I decided to take a few extra weeks off. There's really no point in going back to just to leave for a week a short time later.

Finn really enjoyed this photo session. Can't you tell he's just so super interested in the camera? He's getting really good at being the star of the show. Sorry for the overload of pictures, but his face is just so darn stinkin' cute I couldn't decide which ones to share and just thought we'd share them all. Oh, and FYI for Christmas, this mom wants a tripod and a camera remote! Ha!

This had been a big week for us. We went for our 2-month check-up with our favorite doctor (other than our own Daddy), Dr. Manley. Finn weighed in at 12 lbs. 3.5 oz., that puts him in the 32nd percentile. He's 24.5 inches long and has a head circumference of 16.25 inches (the 92nd percentile!). And to top it off, Finn is just about to roll over...watch out mommy!

We also stopped by mom's work to do a couple things. She goes back in about a month now. Sniff sniff. The heart rate started to increase as thoughts about more responsibility came in. But we'll be fine. Only two days a week is completely doable.

Happy 11 weeks sweet baby boy!

lauren & finn.

Friday Fun.

Mom & I have had quite the week. It started out very painful, though is ending with warm feelings of happiness and calmness. Why you ask? Well, let me tell you. I am now taking regular naps in my own bed for 1.5 hours or more! You see, I was giving mom a really hard time every time she'd try to do the nap thing with me. This left us having to escape the house in the car or stroller for me to get any rest during the day. Then I hit 2 months. I decided I wasn't going to sleep much at night in addition to the daytime and that meant that mom wasn't going to either. That was her last straw!

Wednesday she put her foot down and decided it was time for nap training again. And with some extra moral support from her friends Kim & Brittany, it seemed to work. Now part of it is that I was ready too...but we'll give mom most of the credit here. I might cry a bit when going down, but that's okay. It actually gets me ready for sleep. But the best part is I wake up so happy and ready to play & cuddle! Hopefully I'll be sleeping through the night soon. But if not, that's okay; at least I'm getting my brain sleep and mom can take a nap here & there if she chooses.

Yesterday, during play time, we pulled out the camera and had a little fun. Aren't I dingdang cute?

Finn

Today...

and working on the Bumbo Seat. We're taking it 5 minutes at a time. 

Things I'm doing this week:

I found my hands & feet and often just stare at them,

Mom & I are working on a better nap routine..one day at a time,

making little laughs,

and as mentioned before I'm sitting in my Bumbo Seat.

finn

Wordless Wednesday.

Maddy's Gym.

She likes birdies too.

lauren

Friday Fun.

This is some of our Friday Fun from last Friday. It was a spontaneous photo shoot in the backyard. Finn was loving the hammock, especially with his daddy. We got so many great facial expressions to share.

love,

the jackson family