Oscar's First Christmas!

Oscar Jackson had heard a lot about Christmas, but wasn't quite sure whether he was going to like it.

His Mummy and Daddy were very secretive about something and he kept seeing them with strange packages and kissing under some funny looking weeds!

They then drove down to Granny and Grandad's house and who should be there but Auntie Totsy, Uncle Joely and Great Aunt Monica.

Oscar liked all the coloured lights on the Christmas trees in the house, and wondered what all the brightly wrapped packages were under the tree.

He was excited when, on Christmas morning, many of the packages contained presents for him!

The downside to all these festivities was that Totsy did take 95 pictures!

Here are some for you to look at!

Oscar Jackson starts to get to know Granny and Grandad Ory!

Oscar Jackson (who has recently passed 3 months) has spent the last 2 weekends with the Orys.

Oscar is slightly apprehensive because Granny keeps saying ' He is so adorable! - I could eat him!!', but keeps telling himself that she does not mean it literally.

Yesterday we went on a nice walk round some rocks before lunch.

Oscar Jackson's first holiday

Oscar Jackson really enjoyed his first trip to the Lake District. It was really nice for him to spend all day with not only Mummy but Daddy too. He loved going on walks and he thought it was fun to be fed up mountains and by streams. He also learnt what a pub is like in the evening. It was strange living in a cottage for a week. Not the same as number 23 but he got used to it in the end!

Oscar Jackson can Smile!

Oscar can now smile, laugh and even giggle!

Is it perhaps his aunt's wedding on Saturday that is the cause of this?

Stay tuned for his next blog from the wedding - and see if he is still laughing!!

Oscar Jackson is putting on weight!

Oscar has now put on over 3 pounds and last week hit the scales at 8 pounds,13 ounces!

He is noticeably heavier than before.

He is looking forward to his aunt's wedding on Saturday (though he is not quite sure what a wedding is).

What is he going to wear?

He hopes Mummy has got a special outfit (or 2) for him, as he wants to look his best.

OSCAR JACKSON meets the Family _ Part 2 !

Oscar is enjoying meeting his wider family - he has already been to Kippax and is looking forward to a trip to France to see Grandma Hilary, perhaps next year.

He just hopes that they won't expect him to speak French fluently - he is unlikely to be able to speak English by then!

He is putting on weight and has grown out of his first set of clothes!

He likes playing on his mat.

He is getting over his first cold!

Oscar Jackson is getting to know his family!

Oscar went to a family lunch in Kippax on Sunday.

Everyone said how much he had grown!

They had a nice lunch but Oscar had his 'usual' and a bit of formula from Daddy and Granny Ory - see the pictures.

He met Isla, who waved goodbye at the window; he liked meeting someone of his generation for a change.

Will Oscar Jackson be a model when he is older?

He has already been photographed by a professional photographer before he was 4 weeks old!

How many people can beat that!

He has carefully vetted the pictures above, to make sure they are showing his best side.

And for those people worried whether he has feet, yes, there is a special shot of these too.

He does appreciate why these models get so grumpy and deserve the large salaries they earn; being photographed from all angles for ages is ever so tiresome!

Nasty Shock for Oscar Jackson!

A few days ago, Oscar was rather upset because his belly button fell off. No one had told him this was going to happen, and he has become rather anxious at times, worrying what the future will bring.
'Will something else fall off?'
He has been glad to hear that Mummy is thinking of taking him on sign language classes when he is a bit older. It is so difficult when you cannot communicate!
Apart from that, he has enjoyed swimming in the bath with Daddy last night and the visit from Granny and Grandad has not gone too badly - he likes the picture of him and Granny.
He enjoys going out in his pushchair on a walk.

Dreadful Ordeal for Oscar Jackson!

Last Thursday was a bit of a black day for Oscar!

He had a visit from 4 Orys - Granny and Grandad, and Great Aunts Monica and Juliet!

They were all wanting to hold him at the same time - 'why doesn't he open his eyes when we want to take his picture?'.

He was being snapped all the time - he was tempted to feign sleep or bad temper just to avoid it all, but being a good natured soul he tried to put up with it with a good grace.

But he does not know how he will cope tomorrow, when Daddy goes back to work, and Granny and Grandad come to help Mummy for a few days.

Despite it all, he does like the picture of Mummy, Daddy and Oscar attached, so maybe it is worth it, after all!

It's Great to be Alive!

After only 5 days on the planet, Oscar Jackson is still trying to make sense of it all!

Why does Mummy try and keep feeding him sitting up, when he has made it pretty plain that he prefers to feed lying down!

Why does Mummy keep speaking to him in strange languages? He is having enough trouble learning English as it is, without anything else!

Why does daddy have that funny phone that keeps going 'Beep Beep' when he is trying to get to sleep?

Mummy sings to him a lullaby (which is nice) but why is it always Food Glorious Food, when all she gives him is milk!

Anyway they do seem to be getting the hang of it a bit better now and he is hoping for a good night's sleep tonight.