Wow!! This month has flown by. With the business of the holidays upon us I barely recognized this as a month. It has felt like a week or two.
Jackson is enjoying the Christmas season to the fullest. We have been doing all kinds of fun activities to prepare like shopping, and baking, putting up the Christmas tree and wrapping gifts. One thing we enjoyed this month was baking a batch of sugar cookies and decorating them with icing. This showed me how much his fine motor skills have come along lately and ever since Jackson will ask for a cooo-kie at all hours of the day. He can do many activities without much help these days.
The newest thing Jackson is doing this month is joining his words together. He can say many two word combinations like "Jackson up" or "more please." My favorite new words are "luh you," and when he says those magical words my heart melts. His vocabulary continues to expand and he can interact with language in a whole new way. He watches what you are saying very carefully and thinks about it before reacting or responding.
Jackson is obsessed with helping out Mommy and Daddy. He likes little tasks like throwing something in the trash, putting away his toys, and stirring something I am going to cook. He likes to feel like he is involved in everything!!
Jackson spent about two weeks this month really testing his limits and throwing some massive fits. It seemed like every night he would get upset about exerting his independence and it would spin out of control. He would spend the whole night upset and easily thrown into a fit. Those evenings ended with Mommy exasperated on the couch upset and Jackson into bed early. It is so frustrating to feel like the time you get with your little one is spent in such an uproar. I am glad we are finished with that little phase.
Another thing we have been enjoying this month are art projects. When we are home together we do a project each day. He really likes to color, paint, and work with STICKERS!! He really loves stickers the best. He knows when we are going to have art time and he goes to get out all of his stuff. He sits very still and quiet while he makes his masterpiece. When he is finished he will babble on and on telling me what he created. I love that he has a creative side and I hope to expand it this next month with playing with some play-doh.
Christmas is on the Horizon and I have never been more excited!! I know it is going to be a blast this year!!
XOXO,
Jenn
