Happy 9 Months Jackson!

 Jackson! I can't believe you are 9 months old today!!! You are such a sweetie pie and such a happy baby! your top two teeth cut through finally... the one on the right came through about a week ago and just in the past couple days the second cut through... thank goodness! they were hurting you so much!
you were saying "da da da da" the other day and "hi" but you dont talk too often so we are waiting for you to say those words again... you are a quiet baby unless you are super excited or sleepy... you like to make noises when you are going to sleep. it's so cute. like you are singing yourself to sleep...
you dont sleep through the night every night but once in a while you give me a break!
you got your first boo boo the other day :( hit your head on the bathroom floor and got two bumps on your head... poor baby... momma iced it for an hour and by the next day they were much better!
you have the best time playing with your big brother too. he is so fun. of course he is a little rough at times but you surprise us. you are so tough! i think that's why Elijah plays with you so rough cuz most the time you are fine with it. you love to play with balls in the hallway with your brother too... 
you love to eat too! i have been giving you mandarin oranges, carrots, bananas, cereal with prunes, snacks and you love your cup! i put lots of ice in it and water and it keeps you cool.
the other day mommy got a new bike and a ride for you boys to sit in and you love it. you sat next to Elijah and enjoyed riding with him... it is definitely something to entertain you with! you love being outside! you love the water too... you take baths in our bath tub now... and the other day you tried to put your face in the water to drink it. ha ha... i have to watch you closely for sure!
sometimes you will be standing and let go and take a step to grab something else to stand at... daddy and mommy have both seen you do that! you will definitely be walking before your first birthday... makes us proud and a little sad. you are in too much of a hurry to grow up...
you absolutely love your mommy, daddy and big brother... if i leave the room and come back you come crawling to me... so cute... i will put you down and you will go play and then look for me, come get in my lap and then get down again... you have so much fun with daddy and reach out to him so much... he is definitely you second favorite person (besides me of course) 
we love you so much Jackson. i am so proud to be your Mama!
love, Mama

My sweet Elijah

I just wanted to write a few things about my sweet Elijah...
Elijah,
you are a handful! but at the same time, my life would be so boring without you. your sweet smile and kisses light up my world. you have such a big heart and love people. sometimes you get rough with people but i think you expect everyone to want to wrestle just as much as you do! lol. such a funny boy.
you crack us up every day... 
you love to say things like
"hold you Mama" (my absolute favorite thing in the whole world)
"i'm free" (i'm three)
"I winned!" (i won)
"well, what do you want to do today mom?"
"my boss called and i have to go to work mom, will you miss me?"
"i love my brudder" (brother)
"Dad you wanna play angry giant?" (which is Daddy throwing him on the bed over and over)
"move out of the chair mom i wanna play basketball" (you stand on the ottoman and throw the basketball and it bounces into the chair)
"i'm so excited!"
"i love you mama" (that's one of my favorites too)

your favorite color is blue, your favorite food is mac and cheese. you love cheese sticks, popcorn, chicken nuggets with bbque sauce, your doggy is your best friend....

there are so many more and as i think of them i will update...
you love life! you are going to play soccer soon and we are going to be your biggest fans!!!
you changed my life when i held you for the first time and i will never begin to pay God back for the joy He gave me through you... we are a great team, you and I, Elijah... I hope we stay close as long as we live!
Thank you for being you sweet boy. 
love, Mama

My little ham! Love this little guy so much!

Happy 8 Months Jackson Isaiah!

Happy 8 Months Jackson! Wow! You are such a big boy!! I can't believe you are 8 months old today!
you are doing so much and getting so big so fast... You are working on getting two of your top teeth and boy are they hurting you! Poor baby... you are staying up a lot at night and you and i are both so tired.
you are starting to imitate us when we growl it's so cute! you love bananas, cereal, carrots and a few other foods. sometimes you eat some of mommy's food too...
you will stand up holding on to something and turn and reach for something els and let go. I think you will be walking before your 1st birthday... it makes me a little sad cuz i want you to slow down!
you loving playing in the play room and sometimes you will just sit in there for an hour and play by yourself. you adore your big brother... wherever he is or whatever he is doing you want to do it too! he has all the cool toys (or so you think) while he thinks your toys are super cool. lol.
lately it's been raining a lot and you and your brother were sick so we havent been outside much.. i let you just crawl all over the house so that helps. i know you miss being outside... 
you just started taking baths in our big bath tub and you LOVE it. you go crazy and splash and crawl all over the tub... ha you hit your head on the side and didn't even cry cuz you were just too excited... you love bath time and cry when i get you out. you love getting in the pool too. you just kick and splash like crazy!!!
your new cousin was born a few days before you turned 8 months. i just know you and Simon will be best buds!
you laugh all the time and hardly cry. lately you cry and are whiny cuz of your teeth but that will pass sweetie.. i will take good care of you... i hate you hurting...
you still get so happy to see me when you wake up or when i walk into a room. i love that you love your momma!
Elijah loves to pick on you and tease you but he does adore you too... i know that yall get on each other's nerves but it's ok. that's what happens with siblings...
i love you sweet angel. and enjoy watching you learn new things... 
love, Momma
xoxo

Happy 4th of July from the Herrington's!

Happy 4th OF JULY from Elijah & Jackson!

Our pretty boys!!! LOVE them so much!

Happy 7 Months Jackson Isaiah!

I can't believe you are 7 months old already. ha you will hear that a lot from your Mommy. "i can't believe..." lol
you are doing so much and i am wanting you to slow down and just be a baby!!!! The dr at your app (you were a little over 6 and a half months) said you are doing things a 9 month old would start doing AND she didnt even know all of what you do because just a couple days later you started doing even more!!!! At your app. you were 19 lbs 3 oz and 27 1/4 inches tall... man kiddo! such a big boy!
you are almost crawling but boy your army crawl is fast!!! the other night i tried to catch you on camera actually crawling but it didn't last so i didn't catch it in time. you are pulling yourself up and standing everywhere... you pulled yourself up in your crib and cried cuz you couldn't figure out how to sit down... poor baby!!! i lowered your crib so now you can't stand but i am sure you will figure it out again soon enough. you love to play with your toy basket and climb on it or stand up and reach for the couch and ottoman. you love to steal Elijah's toys too! Your height and weight are both in the 75th percentile!!! Big boy!!!!!
you laugh all the time and hardly ever cry. you love your Daddy, Mommy and big brother too... I am still your favorite, i will take that any day cuz i know one day you will have a different favorite. :)
the other day we took a car trip to go get Daddy's work truck and you and Elijah fell asleep in the car... well i heard you wake up and then when we stopped you were sound asleep again but had taken Elijah's doggy away from him and had her on your lap... it was the funniest thing ever!!!! 
I have a feeling you are going to be stealing her a lot!
you have started spitting food back at me when i try to feed you and that's annoying! LOL 
you love carrots but mostly you like cereal with prunes in it...
i just can't believe how good you are getting at pulling yourself up and standing... it's crazy!!! your big brother took things slow, why can't you????
you have the cutest little looks you give me. and you love to close your lips tight and feel your teeth that you have. it's so funny... you don't sleep all night much and i still rock you to sleep for naps or bed time... i don't mind. one day you wont need me to do that so for now i will just enjoy it. 
you are a pretty tough little guy too... i hate to hear you cry when you really get hurt... it makes me sad. i know that you are a boy and will get hurt plenty so for now i will just do my best to keep that from happening...you are reaching more and more for us when you want to be picked up... you kind of give me kisses... and you can do the high five thing...
you love to jump up and down and love to laugh. you are so quiet most of the day too.. sometimes you will make loud noises like you are trying to talk but most the time you are just playing and watching everything around you. you will sit and cuddle in my lap a lot too.. :)
Jackson, we love you so much and have so much fun with you... i couldn't imagine life with two babies and now i can't imagine life without two... you make us so happy!!!!

love you sweet boy!!!! :))

Some adorable pictures of Elijah and Jackson

Our matching Buccee's shirts! :)

Happy 6 months Jackson Isaiah!

Wow Jackson!!!! 6 months old! you had a lot of firsts this month...You have two bottom teeth, you are almost crawling, you can sit up but would rather dive for your toys, you ate cereal for the first time on your half birthday and you got your first major cold... you are such a sweet and happy child. poor baby since you can't breathe well with your cold you have been sleeping in the swing in mommy and daddy's room and that seems to help. you are almost better thank goodness!

you went to the ER for the first time (actually twice this month) for your brother... he has been sick and so that's a first for you. we took you to Kemah and you rode on a ride with me! sweet boy we have so much fun with you!!!! you get so mad if i walk out of the room. you can be so happy with anyone and then when i come in the room you start whining. it's so funny... i know you love me!!!! :) i hope you get better and this is a fun month for you!!!! cant wait to see all the new stuff you will do this month. slow down little boy!!!! i dont want you to grow up yet! love, Mommy