He's getting around!!

Jackson is now mobile!!  Enjoy these new pictures of him getting into everything.  He is such a joy with every new accomplishment.  

Who in the world is Melchizedek?

I have to tell you all about the last 24 hours of my life.  Then I'll ask you about Melchizedek.  So....yesterday I had this really wonderful plan.  (God really must laugh when we make plans.)  My morning was planned out perfectly.  First, Jackson and I headed out to Itsy Bitsy Yoga.  He loves his yoga class.  He laughed throughout the whole thing.  Next was supposed to be my yoga class.  It is something I look forward to all week.  Usually Jackson sits quietly in his car seat and falls asleep or plays with a toy because he is all tired out from his workout.  I and about 7 other mommy's do postnatal yoga for about an hour and the instructor holds a few of the crying babes to get us through a semi-relaxing class.  Well, our 8 month pregnant instructor already had 2 babies on her knees including her own inside when about 2 poses into the class Jackson decides this set up wasn't going to work.  I knew he was already tired and if he didn't fall asleep, he would be hungry before too long.  He wasn't falling asleep.  I didn't really even try too hard.  I just decided to leave, get him home and feed him.  My decision mostly based on the afternoon I was looking forward to spending with Jonathan.  We were going to go to the Arboretum together and enjoy some family time....first time in a long time.  Before I could get out of the parking lot I noticed a text from Jonathan.  It said, "call me."  OK.  I called him.  He proceeded to tell me of a minor home emergency and asked me to come on home.  The "minor" pipe that broke above our apartment flooded our laundry room and bathroom.  Luckily, since Jonathan was home at the time, maintenance was able to shut the water off quickly and fix the problem.  My whole "planned" day turned into a problem.  Jonathan and I spent from about 11:30 to 7:30 cleaning up this PROBLEM!!  We both crashed last night.  Of course I crashed until Jackson woke up at his usual 2:30 for a back rub.  Yes, really, a back rub.  He doesn't want to nurse usually, just a reminder that I'm here and a back rub back to sleep.  Any mommy's reading this?  I'd love suggestions on how to stop this habit!!  So, finally, this morning, we are working hard on a schedule and Jackson is taking his first morning nap in days!!!!  I'm working on my 3rd cup of coffee...decaf, of course, and catching up on some Hebrews.  This leads me to the passage of Melchizedek.  I did an Old Testament study last summer with my friend, Erin, and we asked the same question.  Who/what is he, really?  I'm reading Hebrews in the first place because Jonathan is writing a paper on it now.  I plan on asking him when he gets home.  Even thought I don't completely understand the passage, there is something I do understand.  This is why I'm blogging today.  Hebrews 7:15-28 describes Jesus in the most encouraging ways.  "Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed."  That verse made my heart well up with hope!  I believe in a God whose life cannot be destroyed!!!!!  There is more..."There were many priests under tho old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.  But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever.  Therefore he is able once and forever, to save those who come to God through him.  He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf."  Who cares about laundry room floods and sleepless nights!  I have a God who saves me once and forever!!!!!  My heart is happy this morning, even thought I'm not quite sure who Melchizedek is.

Tulips Tulips Tulips!

Hope still only tolerates Jackson...but it's progress!!!

Hello friends.  We are settling in for a hot summer here in Dallas.  Jackson has been quite the traveler since his birth.  He has been to TN 4 times and then Lake Tahoe.  His only destinations  for a while will be to the closest pool in town, local farmers market, and the Dallas Arboretum.  We welcome all visitors, but we will be staying put for a few months!!  We had some recent visitors a couple of weeks ago.  Jackson's Gran Pat and Momma Z and Pappa Z all came to visit.  They had a blast watching Jackson learn to eat and helping him to sit up on his own.  He really made some progress with all the attention.  Poor thing. Now he is stuck having to sit by himself and learn to crawl all by himself!!  I'm not sure if he can do it without his grandparents by his side!!  Ha Ha.  Just kidding.  One of the things we did while they visited was go to the Dallas Arboretum during the Dallas Blooms Festival.  The tulips were beautiful and made for great photographs.  Gran Pat brought the Easter outfit she made for Jonathan 27 years ago and it fit Jackson perfectly.  I made a slideshow of our day.  It came out a bit blurry but you'll get the idea of how our day went.  

Easter 2008

Rice Cereal Anyone?...

Hey everyone, Jackson hit another milestone today in taking his first bites of semi-solid food. Up until now, it's been all mommy-milk, but today he got the scrumptious treat of dried infant rice cereal mixed with mommy-milk. Dad resisted the temptation to try out his son's new food, but he'll probably do it before too long. The video is kind of lengthy, so don't feel like you have to watch it all. We left it long for Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles to see more of the dramatic action. Enjoy the video and our love to all! -Jonathan, Holly, and Jackson.

Laughing it up with Mommy!

Jackson update...

Jackson is having a blast growing up. He has had an eventful 4-5 months of live. Within this time he has rolled over onto his tummy, rolled back over onto his back, found his feet, raise his chest off the floor to play and look around, laughed for the 1st time (not at us, of course, but at his really funny Momma Z and Aunt Lisa), and cut his first 2 teeth, and had his first snow in Lake Tahoe. Now that he has a little more control over his body, he just mocks me when I put him down for tummy time by rolling back over onto his back. As you can see by the picture, he just laughs at me. Really, though, he smiles ALL the time. We are so blessed to have such a healthy, happy baby. I can even make him smile when he is crying!! Books are a new favorite. We have read to him since he was born, but now he is starting to interact with the pages...turning them himself. He loves his exersaucer ( last picture). He just plays and plays until he poops and it runs clear up to his neck...EVERY TIME!!! Sorry, you know we can't blog without bringing up the subject of poop. It just wouldn't be right. Thankfully it's not a subject that bothers Dad, so he gets to change lots of poopy diapers!! We are settling in now after traveling 5 times in 5 months. We're so glad friends and family have been able to watch him grow up. Now they will have to come here to continue that process!! Enjoy the pictures and we will continue to update all of you.

4 months

We celebrated his 5 month birthday with cheesecake....for Mom and Dad.

5 months