This Week in Pictures

Not the best picture of me. Jackson and I had just taken a bath and were in our jammies ready for bed. He snuggled right up to my neck and held my face with his hand.
Jackson the morning that we celebrated Christmas with his Grandma and Grandpa. I love his little Christmas outfit.
My Christmas Gift this year. There is a picture of me when I was a baby with a bow on my head. We thought we'd carry on the tradition.
Jackson with all of his gifts sitting under the tree. Can you believe they were all for him?? What a blessed little boy!
The 3 of us on "Christmas" morning. :o)
Daddy showing Jackson his new book. The real reason why we celebrate Christmas.
My Mom sent Jackson slippers. They are so cute, I couldn't resist taking pictures of him wearing them.
The 3 of us at Sasebo park. It's all lit up for Christmas with thousands of lights.

We've had quite the busy week. Brandon's mom and dad are here and we've been showing them the sights. They are having a great time being grandparents. Jackson gets passed back and forth between everyone all day. We also celebrated Christmas with them, since they are going home before Christmas day and Brandon has to work on Christmas. We helped Jackson open all of his wonderful gifts. He of course isn't old enough to understand, but it was still fun to hold up his gifts for him to touch and see. We sat him on my lap on the floor and Brandon sat in front of him going gift by gift opening them for him to look at. He was in a pretty good mood thankfully and enjoyed all of the attention. Grandpa was snapping pictures like crazy.

Jackson turned 11 weeks old this week. He also had a doctor's appointment this week. I haven't posted much on the subject, simply because we weren't really sure what was going on. Jackson had a difficult time gaining weight after he was born. He gained very slowly. So we have been in and out of the doctor's office since he was born. Doing weight checks every week and trying different things. It's been quite the stressful ordeal for me. His doctor was very patient and worked with me very well to adjust Jackson gradually. He was also having a problem with the added formula the doctor had given him. He would get sick and throw up his entire bottle 10 minutes after he ate. It turns out that he has his Mommy's tummy and is lactose intolerant after all. My mom had the exact same problems with me and had to quit breastfeeding and had me on an all soy diet. He is gaining weight fast now that we have switched his diet around. He can only breastfeed a few times a day and is eating a hypoallergenic formula now. He's doing really well on it. He is now pushing 11 pounds and is 23 1/2 inches long. Still small for his age, but very healthy. The doctor as well as Brandon and I are all happy with his progress over the last few weeks.

We still have this week to spend with Grandma and Grandpa. It's hard to believe they have been here for a week already. I will post more soon when I have a minute to sit down and write. We hope you all are having a joyful holiday season so far.