Spicing Things Up A Little

When Jackson wakes up from sleep, I like to peek in his room and spy on him before he notices I'm there just to see what the little guy is up to all by himself. Today after nap time I found him lying there with his legs hanging out of the crib staring at the ceiling talking a little. I thought it made for a pretty cute photo op so I rushed to get them camera hoping that he wouldn't get up before I could alert him of my presence with the camera flash. When I returned, he was still there, seemingly enjoying himself. He busted me before I could get the shot but he didn't seem to mind that I was standing there with a camera instead of rescuing him from confinement.


So I approached him, telling him how silly he was and asking if he was comfortable and still, no attempt at getting up. I took the opportunity to take a few more pictures of him as he was finding something amusing... never miss a chance at capturing that smile!


Here he is tapping on his chin, which is his baby-sign to let me know that he's hungry, all while kicked back in bed. I remember laughing to myself thinking I could just serve him his snack in bed today. This was all just tickling the heck out of me!



As it turns out, he wasn't jumping up to greet me because his chubby little leg was STUCK! He was such a fantastic sport about it all, never letting on that he was in need of help. I tried to free him without the use of anything greasy but it was just too uncomfortable for him. Luckily I only had to resort to a little lotion (I was fully preparing myself mentally for buttering that leg up!) and with a little whimper, he was free. I wonder how long he had been laying there like this...