Jackson: 9 months

Time is flying and Jackson is nearly walking! Today we are celebrating nine months of Jackson and our friends, Ben & Becky Crowl, are celebrating the birth of their son, Colter Elijah (pictured below).
Dan and I can hardly believe that nine months ago Jackson was nearly the exact same size as little Colter. Here he is "petting" his new buddy on the head.
Things have definitely changed quite a bit. Today Jackson is 22 pounds of pure joy and energy. He spends his days crawling from room to room, pulling himself up onto all of the furniture, the walls, our pant legs, and anything else that might lend him a little bit of support. He's determined to walk and has already taken a few wobbly steps here and there. Dan is a little more than anxious to see his son walking...mostly because he wants to start working on Jackson's golf swing.

Jackson did just receive his third set of golf clubs (this newest set is complete with a golf bag!). I guess Dan isn't the only family member who's keen on Jackson going pro before the age of 4.
Jackson's favorite activities include dancing, playing guitar with daddy, jumping, playing bumper cars in his walker, and getting into all the things he's not supposed to touch.
He has 5 teeth and we're expecting more to make their debut any minute. Teething gel and chamomile ice cubes are our friends these days!
He's also learned to give kisses...the open mouth kind. He's certainly living up to his reputation as a little ladies man although Savannah was not too impressed with his Casanova moves.
Aunt Julie gave our little Romeo the perfect shirt.