Our Little Handful

I am sure that most of you were wondering about the third child's tribute...Christopher Jackson, our first son. Chris and I joke that if he was the first child, there might not have been many after him if any...:)! He is quite the handful...into everything & stubborn. The girls stopped doing wrong once you got onto them and disciplined them...Jack, tries, tries, tries again to get away with things. He really tries your patience and consistency! But that is our precious boy!

Christopher Jackson Green was born March 7, 2008. He is named after Chris as well as his paternal grandfather (Jack Green) and maternal great grandfather (Jack Holdridge). Chris wanted to name his sons after him to make a Jr. and one after his dad, but he was afraid he would only end up with one son, so he combined the two names! Jack was our big boy from birth weighing 9lbs & 13 oz and measuring 21 inches long. He is still our big boy weighing 32lbs and not real sure how tall he is. He will be 20 months this week and still doesn't talk except for "bye" and "momma". Who needs words when you can get your point across with body language, grunts, and pointing? He sure gibbers a lot, you wonder if you want to know what he is saying or not. Jack is onery and sweet all in one. Jack and Lyle say that he has the same personality that Chris had as a child...do you pay for your raising?

Here is a few pics of Jack and his contagious smile and big blue eyes! (My pics didn't come up in the order that I wanted, so we will start with the most current pics)...



Jackson and Maggie stand about eyeball to eyeball. Jackson tries to ride Maggie. She is a good dog with him and his abuse. He definitely doesn't like to share his snacks with her though!



Jackson is quite the "momma's boy" and I was very concerned about him being jealous with Ryan. To my surprise, Jack has done very well with him. He likes to hold him, but be ready...when Jack is done he pushes him off his lap!



Jackson is about 15 months here...see what I mean by a contagious smile!



Jackson isn't afraid of much, especially not water in a pool or the hottub. This was at his first birthday party...he loves the water. Granddad has a hottub and Granddad is amazed at how much Jackson likes the water, "he goes under and comes up laughing".



Jackson is 11 months here...again his contagious smile and big blue eyes! He is such a ham. Wonder where he gets that???

Jack, you are a loving and fun little boy!