Hoppy Easter!

Happy Easter all!

Jackson's 1st Easter...goodness! I think I'll start with his trip to the Easter bunny. Last Wednesday, my friend Sara and I took our kidlets to visit the Easter bunny at the mall. Her son, Rowan, is a few weeks younger than Jackson and they just absolutely love each other. Best buddies for life! Anyway, I thought Jackson would love the Easter bunny b/c he loves everyone. He smiles at almost anyone at anytime, but he wasn't so much a fan of the Easter bunny. Jackson and Rowan took their pictures together and Jackson just kept turning around to look at the Easter bunny and then he'd look at me like, "SAVE ME MOMMY!" It was precious. Rowan on the other hand, was ALL SMILES! I could've bet money that it would've been the other way around, but if I've learned anything about being a mommy it's that you need to expect the unexpected! Just one of those memories I won't forget...wish Justin could've been there, but so glad Sara and I got to share that together!

Now, as for Easter...it was a pretty good day...minus the fact that Jackson is teething AND having allergy problems AND had a cold. The poor kid had a pretty rough weekend between runny noses and wanting to walk 100% of the time and not wanting to eat...he just had a grumpus weekend. BUT on Easter Sunday, he had a good day I think. He woke up chipper and happy and so we brought his basket full of goodies. There was some candy in there, but no he didn't eat any of it, but he did really like his new book and his new bunny. He kept giving the bunny kisses on the nose...PRICELESS! He also loved taking his Easter eggs out of the basket, banging them together, and then putting them right back in the basket. Other than that, he just really had a good time playing and walking along all the furniture. Before bedtime, he took his momma and daddy for a walk. Justin and I let him walk us around the block. He's getting really good at walking and is even taking 2 or 3 steps on his own before he falls face forward. He loves holding our fingers and exploring the house. We are going to be in some serious trouble when he starts to walk on his own! Hopefully, he'll wait a few more weeks though. He wears us out right now as it is.

Gosh, the time is just zipping by and I'm just hanging on for the ride. Jackson continues to surprise me and blow me away with all the new things he's learning. He says dada consistently when he sees Justin and it just makes me so jealous b/c he refuses to say mama. Breaks my heart a little each time he says it to Justin :0( But I'm glad he loves his daddy so much! He does say UH OH now and it's awesome. You'll have to check out the video on my facebook. Just fantastical! Other than that and the walking, he's just getting to be a big boy. He's eating more and more adult food, but I don't know when he'll be completely off the baby food. I think I'm secretly a little scared to put him on adult food b/c I won't know when enough will be enough for him. I finally figured out how much is enough for him with the baby food just in time for him to switch to adult food! The feeding thing is just tough! Jackson goes for his 1st swim lesson this weekend, so I'll post pics of that next weekend or soon after that!

As for the big Gerbers, we're just getting ready for the big move. My main focus is to get a job in SC and to get ready to leave my current job. There are 4 1/2 openings in the schools district I want to work in, but only 2 for elementary school. I am warming to the idea of working in a middle school, but I'm still worried! BUT I'm really just hoping to get an interview with a school within the district. I've sent out resumes to everyone and now I'm just waiting to hear if I'll get interviewed. Part of me really wants to work so I won't be friendless in a new place, but part of me wants to stay home with Jackson. Pray for me...mostly for God to give me patience! Never been very good with that :0) Justin's main focus is to finish his senior project and also to get the house ready to be packed and sold. He's also trying to get everything as pre-prepared as he can for when we get to SC. We're both so stressed and we feel like the pressure is on. There's only about 6 weeks left here and while we're looking forward to moving, there is just so much to be done. I'm trying to not fully commit myself to full fledge worry mode though....at least not yet! Stay tuned to see how long my non-full fledged worrywartness lasts :0) Love ya'll!