5 Months!

It's hard to believe that Jackson is almost 5 months old now! He has changed so much these past 2 weeks....talking constantly, interacting more, eating tons, giggling! So much fun.

We had fun in Chicago for Thanksgiving. Jackson did really well on the plane. We actually heard him giggle for the first time once we landed in Chicago...it was so cute! :) We all had fun spending time with some of Jon's extended family and touring Chicago. We spent one day in the city and we rented a car one day and drove into Crystal Lake (where Jon grew up). It was fun to see all of the places I have heard Jon talk about for so long. It was a really good trip, but we were glad to get home and back to a routine!

Some new pictures are below....we all know that's all you really want to see anyways! :)

Look! I can play with my food!

Almost sitting up!

All bundled up for Chicago!

Family Pic time!

Jack loves his Johnny Jumper

Baby Dedication

Well, last weekend was a busy one for the Lowery household. We spent all day Saturday getting ready for a large get together at our home...we had all of the family over to celebrate my sister's engagement...Congratulations John and Heather!

Sunday was filled with Jackson's dedication and a big family lunch. We were so glad that so much of our family could be there to celebrate such a special day with us. It was very important to us to publicly dedicate Jackson back to the Lord. We had done it privately as soon as he was born, but wanted to have the public accountability and encouragement that comes with doing it at church. Sparky gave a brief challenge regarding Jackson's Christian heritage and our job to continue it before him. We were reminded of the importance of our actions before this little guy, who will (Lord willing) see Christ first through what we do and how we love. We are so fortunate to have such a loving family and godly heritage and can't wait to teach Jack all about it.

On other fronts, Jackson is growing like crazy recently....I don't have any really good pictures with me but as soon as I get some, I will load them.

We are leaving Monday to go to Chicago to visit Jon's side of the family. They have never met Jackson (I have only met them once) and so we are excited to be able to spend about a week with them. We can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving!!!

Love to all!

Here are some pictures of Jackson's dedication...courtesy of Carol Hoffman...

4 Months

Well, Jackson is now 4 months old, time has flown by! He is talking and smiling all the time now. We are having so much fun getting to know him. There are nights when he is so much fun we don't want to put him to bed! :)

We did have an incident the other day.... I was at MOPS and Jackson was in the nursery getting a bottle. He was having formula...one of the first few bottles we had done. He ended up having a reaction to something, we are guessing it was the milk. He broke out in hives, and those hives eventually turned into a blotchy rash all over his body. He also started vomiting and continued that throughout the night. Now anytime I feed him, he breaks out in a little rash around his mouth and gets horrible gas pains....to the point where he is crying for huge chunks of time (basically until he can pass whatever he ate). We go to the doctor again on Monday and will more than likely end up going to an allergist. Please pray for wisdom as we wait to see what the best treatment is for him (changing my diet or putting him on a milk free formula).

I know I promise pictures all of the time, so here is one of him in his Halloween "costume" :).

Love to all!

Jack hanging out outside


My Little Pumpkin Head

3 Months Already!?!

Please forgive me for being so long in posting....life has been crazy!!

Jackson is now 12 weeks old, we can't believe how quickly time has flown. He is already not fitting into most of his 0-3 month clothes!

We are very happy to say that the little man is now sleeping through the night (from about 9pm till about 7am) which is so nice for mom and dad both! He has started to roll over from his front to his back (he thinks its a fun game to play when mommy is trying to have BELLY time with him!). He is cooing all the time and starting to laugh a little bit...we are having a hard time catching a smile on camera. He smiles all the time but as soon as sees the camera, he gets distracted and just studies it! We will keep working on it!

We are in the middle of either fighting off a cold or teething...we aren't sure which yet! Jackson has been quite fussy for a few days now, and has a little fever as well as a runny nose and the need to chew/gnaw on everything in sight!!

Jon is busy working and playing with Jackson...as soon as Jack sees his daddy he lights up with a huge smile...its too cute!

Still no Internet at home so and I forgot the memory card, so no pics today..sorry! I will try to get some new ones up soon! Hopefully I will have more to write soon!
Love to all!

5 Weeks, 2 Days Old

Well, Jackson is over a month old now, which is hard for us to believe! He smiled for the first time the other day, though dad didn't get to see it so we are still after him to smile for daddy!

We are all finally emerging from the fog we were in for a few weeks. We are still tired, but we do feel much more like ourselves again, which is a nice change.

Jackson has stared to be awake more often in the day, making our days a little more fun. He loves his swing and usually likes his "belly time" quite a bit as well. It looks like he might just get to keep that full head of hair, since he hasn't lost any of it as of yet! He is starting to coo more often now, especially to any singing going on around him (he must have inherited that from the Lowery side!)

Oh, I almost forgot...Jackson started his first swim class (a mom and me class)with Mrs. Kerin this week. He has loved being in the water and moving around in it...even though he fell asleep halfway through his first "lesson"! :)

All in all we are doing quite well and look forward to the changes that will take place over the next few weeks.

This is the only picture I can get to load right now, so it will have to do! :)

Jackson Bryant Lowery

Well, a lot has changed since our last post...the biggest thing being the birth of our son, Jackson Bryant Lowery on July 8th, 2007. (Has it already been 3 weeks?!). He weighed in at 7 pounds and 5 ounces, though he weighs well over 8 pounds now, and was 20.5 inches long. We are so thankful for his safe arrival and are enjoying getting to know each other.

We still don't have Internet at home so our post will still be a bit hit or miss until we can get that all set up...please be patient!

Here are some pictures of our new family and the little one! He has already changed so much from these pictures so I will have to load some more soon! Enjoy!

36 Weeks, 4 Days

Well...just to update everyone out there....

We went to the doctor today and everything looks good. She said the baby is starting to move down and "things are starting to happen." I am measuring right at 37 weeks and the baby is around 6 lbs right now...so far, so good!

We are very ready for this little guy to join us. I (Sara) am having a hard time sleeping at night now...I have heard from numerous people that this is God preparing you...so we will see! :)

We finally got a new camera last week and have enjoyed playing with it...so we should have lots of pictures to post once the time comes!!!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!