BABY JACKSON and cards

I think I need to share a few of the cards I have been busy making and also share some new photos of Jackson who, gosh is now 7 months old.  Where the heck did those months go...it was just yesterday he was a little "peanut" and today, not so little!  LOL

Let me start with "Peanut" (as we all still call him that!)

If you all recall, my daughter Dina has had lymphoma twice, 8 years ago and then it recurred 3 years ago this coming Christmas.  The last bout of cancer was a difficult and hard  one.  She had to be hospitalized for 4 - 6 days each time for her infusions.    She spent a total of 30 days in the hospital for the almost three months of her treatment. It was round the clock infusions, so they had to keep a close eye on her, she also had to have several lumbar punctures to be sure the cancer did not go up her spine to the brain (this particular type is known for doing that)  It is not a very fun procedure to go through and it did make her quite sick at times with headaches and nausea, but the good news is that the lymphoma never did get into her spinal fluid, so we are most grateful for that.

I tell you this because she was told both times that it was very unlikely she could have more children after all the drugs that had been through her body.  And to be honest, they had two girls and a boy, so they were quite happy with their family of 5!

So this little guy is a miracle baby, unexpected, but gosh so loved and we cannot even imagine a life without him now.  And this from my daughter who is 44 and has a 20, 18 and 14 year old!

Just when she thought life would be getting easier and maybe more time for herself and certainly more time for her 14 year old son (because both girls are in college) along comes Jackson!

First I have to share his 6 month picture, I think it is so cute how they staged him in a pumpkin!

This was taken a couple of weeks ago when we had a sunny day, they took him to a local park and he LOVED the swing as you can tell by that big grin!  He is really one of the happiest babies I have been around.  He hardly fusses at all (unless of course he is hungry!)

And yesterday was his 7 month picture:

Jackson was a little "turkey"!  Can you see the feather on his hood?  Yes and his bum even had some feathers too!  We are so enjoying this little bundle of energy.

We had our family Thanksgiving on Monday and this is my younger daughter Lacey holding Jackson as he reaches over to give me a slobbery kiss!

And his Mama is in the orange sweater!

He is not crawling yet, but I wonder how one month and Christmas will go?

Fun days ahead for sure!

Thanks for bearing with me through all these baby pictures!

Now for some of the fun I have been having in my craft room (when I am not playing with Jackson~ he lives next door to me, lucky me!)

I played along with Pinkfresh Create and Connect a few weekends back.

 And because Christmas is just around the corner, I knew I would need some cards for giving the older grands money, so I discovered that the mini slimline is the perfect size for dollar bills!

That's it from me!  Hope you all are enjoying the holiday weekend and getting some good bargains out there...too many things on sale, which is a good thing, but can be overwhelming!

Have a fabulous weekend friends and thanks for taking the time to look through the pictures of my family!

 

Heart Hugs, friends!