Fun Friday

It's Friday, and Jackson is happy - a great combination!

Smiling Baby Jackson

Peek-a-boo!

Illini Fans

Since it's a game day for the Illini, today's post is dedicated to Illini fans in the Tautkus household. Go Illini; beat those Gophers!

Favorite Pose

Jackson in his favorite "touchdown pose" - perhaps a prelude to showing off his muscles for the ladies some day?!

Catching Up

Well, it's definitely been a while since I've posted anything - but it's also been a busy couple of weeks in the Tautkus household...

Our first overnight trip away from home! We spent Tuesday through Friday last week out in Lafayette, Indiana, with Daddy while he was on a work trip. Jackson and I spent the majority of our time in the hotel room hanging out while Daddy was at work, but it still counts as our first overnight trip. Jackson even helped Daddy out at night with some work!

I also caught Jackson in another first, sucking his thumb... hopefully that doesn't become a habit (thankfully we haven't seen it since!)

And of course, we also proved that Jackson can be a naked baby away from home, too... check out this little "outfit" Daddy let him wear for a while when Mommy was away. =)

One Month Pictures!

Fun, fun, fun... we had Jackson's one-month pictures taken today. He did so good, and was such a happy baby during the session!

Major Cutie

Jackson is 1 month old today! It's unbelievable how much he's grown and changed already. Here's a one-month flashback and a look at today. And he really is a major cutie, isn't he?!

Today has definitely been one to stay inside and stay as warm as possible... with temperatures at -30 degrees and colder, I'm pretty content to be inside and snuggling with my little boy!

Here's a picture of Jackson from today - I love him in blues, it brings out the color of his eyes (just like Mommy's!).

Out and About

It just figures... the first time Jackson and I get to venture out in public with just the two of us, there's a winter snowstorm and windchill advisory! (ok, maybe his pediatrician isn't "public", but it does involve us leaving the house!). Today was the big 1-month checkup for our little man, so we definitely weren't about to skip that appointment. As expected, Jackson received a clean bill of health - he now weighs 8 pounds, 11 ounces and is 20.5 inches long!

Here's a picture of Jackson all bundled up for the trip, and hanging out in the doctor's office. Let's hope he's always this content!

Movin and Groovin

Dual purpose post... Mommy gets to see if she can figure out how to upload a video, and if she's successful, everyone gets to see Jackson "movin and groovin" on his entertainer. He's getting pretty good, and best of all he can entertain himself for a few minutes!

Daddy is an enabler...

We have quickly learned a very fun fact about Jackson - the boy hates wearing clothes. He hates everything about putting clothes on and wearing them; as soon as we take off clothes to change him he becomes a very happy naked baby. We're working on this, right now it's really cute, but in the near future obviously one can see where this could lead to some problems!

Today, Mommy went for a quick trip out to get groceries and run a couple of errands and Jackson was in the very capable hands of Daddy. When she left, Jackson had on a very cute outfit; when she returned, this is what she found. Thus, we have established that Daddy is an enabler.

Dressed and ready for the Illini game today... beat those Hoosiers!

Christmas in January