Well it has been some time since I have sat down to update everyone. I have finished my fellowship and am now home with Jackson. Day #1- approximately 30 minutes of a planned 2 hour nap followed by a Jason's Deli trip where in I was about to feed Jackson chocolate pudding (which my pediatrician has outlawed until 1 year of age) to get him to relax/stop screaming at random intervals. He is now supposed to be 30 minutes into his second nap and instead is choosing to cruise around the crib and babble to anyone within earshot-namely me. Motherhood is definitely teaching me patience and to "expect the unexpected". Jackson is now 8 1/2 months old. He is very strong willed, not sure where he got that and..... he is VERY active. When awake he can hardly be pinned down. He loves being outdoors and seems to be most happy there. Since it is ~100 degrees here in July and August, we spend most of our outdoor time in the water. Jackson's first summer is moving right along, he will be a year old before we know it! Love, EJJ