Games We Play

As Jackson grows, he enjoys "playing" with us even more. It's so fun to watch his sense of humor developing. When he thinks something is funny, he giggles and laughs with his whole body! Here is a video of him playing one of his favorite games, "The Claw," with John.



One of Jackson's other favorite games is when we toss a blanket in the air and let it fall on his face. We originally did this to play peek-a-boo, but he seems to like the blanket falling on his face better than when we pull it off.


Jackson's ability to express his excitement and discontentment has certainly expanded. He is doing a lot more babbling, and often repeats some variation of his favorite word, "Da Da" (to the excitement of his Daddy). I still can't get him to say Mama. We don't know for sure what he's thinking, but he is definitely trying to communicate. 

When Jackson is not happy about something, he lets us know with a series of grunts, whines and screeches. He is opinionated! (I wonder where he gets that?) I can tell we're going to have our hands full when he starts talking. And I have a feeling we're going to be dealing with some temper tantrums. Start praying for us now.   :o)