Back down to Los Angeles

On Thursday, Noah and I headed back down to Children's Hospital Los Angeles to visit his eye doctor. Because Daddy is trying to conserve his time off, Nana and Papa made the trip with us. Noah was kind enough to sleep most of the way down to Los Angeles, after a brief bit of playing hitting his rattle on the side of his car seat (it makes such a loud noise). Dr. Song said Noah's left eye continues to look really good and has lowered his eye drops from twice a day to only once. We head back down in two months and if all goes well, Noah can stop the eye drops all together. Yeah!

Rather than making the long drive back to the Fresno heat after the doctor's appointment, we headed over to Newport Beach and spent some time with my Aunt Louise, Uncle David, Cousin Sandy, her husband Andy and their three kiddos, Hannah, Kaitlyn and Alexander. Noah loved all the attention and had fun playing with his second cousins.
Kaitlyn got to hold Noah as I fed him his dinner.
We had a lovely dinner and stayed the night down south. This was Noah's first night away from Daddy, and while Noah did fine, I think Daddy was quite sad! After a yummy brunch, we got back in the car and headed towards the heat. I brought my camera with me, but forgot to charge the batteries, so thanks Nana for the pictures.

Hiking

While at the cabin in Huntington Lake, we went on several hikes. Noah seemed to like the change of scenery, and even fell asleep one afternoon during the hike.

Daddy's Beard

Noah just LOVES his Daddy. He especially loves his beard. He loves to rub his hand along Daddy's whiskers and stick his fingers in his mouth. Perhaps it's because of the different textures that Noah always sticks his hand up, but Daddy always obliges and loves the taste of Baby Noah.

Our First Vacation

Over this past Fourth of July weekend, the Jackson family went on their first official vacation. We have some friends who graciously offered us their cabin at Huntington Lake, just a little over an hour from Fresno. While we have been out of town several times over the past five months, this was our first trip that was all about relaxation! The weekend was filled with hikes, naps, bbq, reading, swimming and reconnecting.

We had a surprise visit from Grams who has a cabin close by. Sierra LOVES to swim in the lake. She spent so much time retrieving sticks that Daddy threw. A tired dog is a happy dog!

Precious

Some of the most precious moments of the day happen when Noah is curled up on me. He buries his head into my chest and cuddles so tenderly. He looks at me with such amazing love and devotion. That feeling is reflected right back at him. A Mama's love is tremendous!