On February 3rd Jackson lost his very first tooth! He was SO excited. He pulled the tooth himself at 5 a.m. and waited to come tell us until 7 a.m. (the house rule is that you have to stay in your room until 7 a.m.).
He was very proud of himself!
I must say he looks pretty cute with a gap down there. 
And here he is that night all ready for his first visit from the tooth fairy. He’s using Jay’s childhood tooth pillow which is pretty cool!
And the milestones keep coming!
Back when Jackson was 6 months old I took this picture which quickly became Jay’s favorite. At the time Jay captioned it, “The Doctor Is In” because of the funny expression on Jack’s face.
So, when Lincoln was 6 months old I tried to recreate the picture with him. The lighting is not as good but I thought it was a win that I even got a picture taken. 
I love seeing my little man and my teeny man both at 6 months. I wish I had one of Bear in the same shirt and exersaucer but with him being a completely different season we never got a shot of him in this shirt. At least I don’t think we did. . .ahhhh, will my memory ever come back?!
For Bear’s birthday this year we had a brunch and invited the few families that we’ve gotten close to in Austin.
Our tiny man, little 3 year old Bear happily waiting on his waffles.
Lincoln loved all of the action and watching all of the kids.
Some of the girls playing outside.
Jackson was very eager for the pineapple cupcakes.
Bear and his cupcakes after we sang to him. I just love that little guy!
Random kiddo fun.
This was definitely our most laid back birthday party ever. We had a great time visiting and hanging out with our new friends and Bear got all lego duplo gifts. . .his very favorite thing right now!
Also as soon as I take Bear in for his 3 year check up I’ll do a post about my sweetie 3 year old boy.
Little DoDa chilling on the sofa.
Our neighbors (who have two little girls) have this Barbie car and it is by far the hot item of the neighborhood. Well, another kid has a 4 wheeler/ATV but only he is allowed to ride it so after literally crying that they couldn’t play on it this moved into the first spot. The girls are so sweet and share it every day. Jackson drives it but always says, “well, if this were my car, I would NOT choose pink.” And Bear loves to drive it as well. We spend almost every afternoon outside with the neighbors and every day the boys drive the Barbie car. They are secure in their manhood!
My boys LOVE Scooby Doo so seeing the Mystery Machine (parked at HEB) was very exciting.
More Barbie car fun.
Lately Bear has wanted to sleep in Jackson’s hulk gloves. This picture is posed (he’s trying not to smile) but it is pretty funny checking on him at night and seeing those huge hands coming off of his little arms.
There are two other families that we’ve gotten pretty close to and we hang out most days and weekends. I’ve gotta say that having so many kids in the neighborhood is pretty awesome.
I love having a backyard. The boys and I have picnic lunches outside pretty frequently. We all love it!
And here’s teeny man at 6 months old.
At the end of January Jay found out at the last minute that he had to work in Dallas one Friday. So, we all loaded up for a spur of the moment weekend at Gaga’s. Unfortunately we were all sort of sick and I was very close to being completely insane due to sleep deprivation (Lincoln was going on 2 weeks not sleeping more than 90 minutes at a time). But Gaga took very good care of us.
On Friday we met Papa, Adrienne and the Hirst kids at an awesome play place but I didn’t get any pictures. The kids had a great time playing together and Papa was super fun as always and played basketball with the boys and helped Jackson rock climb.
On Saturday I took Jackson and Lincoln (Bear was sick) to Parker Morris’s 3rd birthday party.
Jack with Grandmommy before we left for the party.
Jack on top of the fire truck. He was definitely in boy heaven!
Ellie, Jackson and Rileigh. Being at the party with my MOMS group was so nice (despite my level of exhaustion) and made me feel like we hadn’t missed a beat.
Jackson spraying the fire hose.
Mr. Lincoln. . .Parker’s party was where Lincoln slept in his car seat and gave me the idea to let him sleep in it. . .every nap and night. So, since January 26th that’s the only way he’s slept, buckled into his infant carrier inside of his crib. What ever it takes right?!?
My beautiful Grandmother with Jackson and then Lincoln.
Thanks to Gaga for taking such wonderful care of our coughing and sleep deprived bunch and to Grandmommy for coming over every day to hang out with us!
Back in January I took Lincoln in for his 6 month check up. We’re still with a pediatrician that I do not care for but hopefully will get in with the a new/better one next month. Lincoln’s doing well and here are his stats along with the bigs for a fun comparison!
WEIGHT
Lincoln 20 lbs even 71%
Baron 21 lbs 4 oz 97+%
Jackson 22 lbs 4 oz 97+%
HEIGHT
Lincoln 28 inches 90%
Baron 29 3/4 inches 97%
Jackson 29 3/4 inches 97%
HEAD
Lincoln 47.3 cm (18.62 inches) 95+%
Baron 18 1/2 inches 97+%
Jackson not written down 97+%
Since all 3 boys have been with different doctors for their 6 month check ups the percentage charts are a little different as some doctors charts went up to 95% and some 97%. It’s still fun to see their sizes compared. They are all such different and awesome little guys. And on Jackson’s 6 month check up card it doesn’t say his head circumference, just has a 97+% written down so I guess he was about the same as Bear.
Lincoln is a very happy and fun 6 month old. He laughs and smiles and loves to be held (hence the lack of tummy time in his early days, he’s always being held or worn). He is unfortunately a TERRIBLE sleeper. The last few nights have been better and he’s only gotten up 4 times but man, I’m really feeling drained after 6 months of this crazy sleep stuff.
Lincoln was evaluated by ECI (early childhood intervention) a few weeks ago and started physical therapy last week for torticollis and some other issues. So far he’s loving PT and is doing very well. Now to get him sleeping!
I feel like Lincoln’s first 6 months have been so wonderful and yet so chaotic with the move etc. I’m really trying to relish in his every day. He’s so precious, loving, funny and playful and I am just so, so very thankful to God for our amazing surprise 3rd baby. I can’t imagine our family without little Lincoln.
Due to Lincoln’s helmet/band we had to stop swaddling him. I love swaddling babies and it makes life so much easier. Of course my babies have to be put into the miracle blanket inside of a swaddle me blanket because they are so stinking big and wiggly. Anyway, it’s very sad that we had to stop because 1) he still wanted to be swaddled and 2) because he still wanted to be swaddled his mediocre sleeping went horrifically down the tubes. So, here’s my last little burrito baby in the swaddle for the very last time:
Bear gets very excited when we hear Lincoln (Linky as he calls him) on the monitor. He always runs in ahead of me and gets into his crib with him. Usually he shows him a stuffed animal or sings twinkle twinkle little star to him. My heart is continually warmed by seeing how incredibly sweet the big boys are with Lincoln. It’s especially refreshing right now when the bigs are fighting almost nonstop to see such a sweet side.
And that’s the end of the swaddles in the Adams house!
January was a busy month as we worked to create a routine again.
Sweet little Lincoln remained a very happy dude despite his lack of sleeping. I took a lot of pictures of him because I’m not sure what difference his band will make in his appearance and I am pretty much in love with him exactly the way that he is now.
While going through boxes I found this little gem. It’s a pen from the early 80’s from Dacia’s 3rd birthday party at Sesame Place. Great memories with such fantastic life long friend.
These pictures of Lincoln are of him the morning of his official fitting appointment with the band. He was recovering from a double bout of pink eye. Poor little man.
This is what Jackson does when it rains outside. . .
Lincoln’s first time wearing the DOC band.
My little warriors. . .light sabers are a big deal around here.
The teeny man.
I love the warm Texas weather. In January it was in the 70’s and the boys had fun playing in the backyard. Although our backyard isn’t huge. . .it’s so nice to have!
Yep, Jack’s in his shirt and underwear throwing the football. Luckily Jay put on pants for the occasion. . .
Sweetest almost 3 year old in the world. Love my baby Bear.
I’m bound and determined to get organized (no laughing please). So, on my quest one stop was my pantry. I went and bought this spice rack and installed it with the assistance of my sweet sons and cleaned out the pantry. I’m still loving it!
This is very out of place because it’s from December but it really just touched my heart. This is a paper Jackson made in school about gifts. He decorated the front page to make it look like a wrapped present.
The first page was supposed to be the greatest gift that you want to give someone. He wrote Dad in the To line and Jackson in the from line. You can’t tell from the picture but he drew a picture of a Nintendo DS (handheld video game device). So that’s the gift that he wanted to give to his dad for Christmas.
The second page is the greatest gift that you’ve ever received. Jackson wrote his own name in the To line and God in the from line. He drew a picture of a man and wrote that the best gift he’d ever been given was Jesus (from God). His teacher took me aside to tell me about it and said all of the other kids had put toys etc. as the greatest gift they’d been given.
Some days with my precious, stubborn, loving little Jack are so frustrating and I just wonder if I’m doing anything right as a mom. Then I read something like this and realize that we are getting through to him and that his wild boy ways are a God given part of him (that we definitely have to guide and refine) but that also really “gets it.” I have so many dreams, hopes and prayers for my boys but the biggest is that they grow up knowing, loving and living for Christ. And while this is just a little school paper of a 5 year old boy, it really made my heart swell.
And back to January. . .I just can’t get enough of this curly little boys smile. . .
And here are my crazy little guys singing their favorite goofy tune. They are saying, “chillin’ chillin’ minding my business. Chillin’ chillin’ minding my business. With my mind on my mommy and my mommy on my mind!” It’s a song they sing to Lincoln.
The picture above and below are of Jackson with his good buddy from down the street, Clara. She just loves Jackson and Bear just loves her. In the picture below Bear was saying, “Clara, just touch my hand!” trying to hold her hand. She’s a super sweet girl and I love that she and my boys are getting to be such good friends.
More pictures of big man Lincoln.
It’s crazy to me how big the band makes his head look!
With my quest for being organized my wonderful and handy hubs put these shelves in my laundry room. I’m loving sorting the laundry on the shelves instead of having it all over the sofa.
Another Wednesday picture of Lincoln. Although I still need to work on Bear’s Friday book (picture of him every Friday for his first year) I’m getting the pictures of Lincoln. Maybe I’ll finish their books before they go to high school?!?
Here’s my little men down with the flu. It was so horrible and my guys were barely even moving.
One Sunday in January my dear friend Ashley and her sweet sister, Jennifer drove through Austin and met Lincoln and I for coffee. It was awesome to catch up with friends from home.
And that summarizes most of our January!
