Anyway, here's JXB and his good friend Luca who flew all the way from Rhode Island for a visit with JXB, (well maybe they went and saw there family and stuff too)
Crib shot from the cell phone
He's lovin dem toys!
Here he is hunkering down on the couch....just hanging out, making sure that his belly don't get too much bigger or he won't be fittin into that onsie no more...
Jackson and Pops reading the paper after a long day at work....
Jackson snoozin while on a trip to his Pop's work at Nike. Mama's loving her little guy!
Check this guy out in action!
Jackson says, "Hey I can get used to this special treatment stuff, Grandparents are cool!"
The First Christmas with the expanded Brandt-Enderby family!
Elf Jackson's famous grin!
Jackson sporting his cozy handmade blanket from Aunt Jone.
It actually snowed on Christmas, even downtown! Then the next day, a killer rainbow! You gotta love Portland!
Grandma is all play!
I think I hear Santa!!!!
It was Santa! It was Santa! JXB was thrilled to see that even at 8 weeks old, you can score a few presents. This year, to keep things simple in our small place, the GP's (grandparents) brought us a rosemary plant for our Christmas tree and decorated it with small LEDs. It kept the place smelling fresh and came in handy when grandma was whippin' up her famous stuffing!
The GP's loved shopping at IKEA and really got into the spirit of things! 
The rain didn't stop these guys from walking all over the city either!
Ahhh, a luxurious holiday spa for Baby Buddah.
A call to the Grandparents in Cleveland, "Hey thanks for all the cool gifts guys!"
JXB high-fives his new life size teddy companion he named Oswald, leaving Mr. Old-news Robot rattle feeling a little left out!
No, you guys can't go yet, we just started to have some real fun! By the end of the GP visit, Jackson gained a whole pound or so (all that good cooking from Grandma), was sleeping better (sleeping on the GP's is better than a sleep number bed floating on a cloud!), and talking up all kinds of crazy goo-goo stories. Can't wait to see you guys again! XOXO - JXB
Luca is so frickin' cute, she scored both Jackson and herself 2 free pairs of shoes from Keen. Jeanette and I were hanging with the munchkins outside of the Daily Cafe and a Keen employee spotted that both of us moms were wearing Keen shoes. She took one look at Luca's hair and said, hey sweetie come on up for a tour of our studio (which is just above the cafe) and we'll give you some free shoes. Nice work Luca!
See what I mean, babies just can't get any more cute than this.
... and here is the whole Cooking-Numbers family; Luca, Supermom Jeanette and Superdad John.
Luca says, "Hey Jacskon, this is how you do tummy time, it works your neck muscles... here let me help you". We saw this as a tender moment between new friends, a gentle love tap from Luca! Makes you just melt!
Jeanette shows Christine how to get out of the house in record time, quick before these babes start crying! It was a great visit (except for that part when we got stranded in the car for two hours waiting for a battery jump in the pouring rain with two kids...we survived) so come back soon with more helpful parenting tips!
Steffen and Nancy (from Boston) had to keep feeding the meter because Jackson was so addictive. Steffen's parents live here in town and Christine was thinkin'....Nanny Koury?? 
Israel and Anna visit from Boston too! Anna was planning on taking Jackson home with her! 
Drea, her husband Nick and their little girl Rami stopped by to say hello. They also brought by some amazing food to keep mom and dad alive during the long stretches without sleep!
Nicole (Olivers better half) had just moved out from the east coast! Its great to have another Boston-er in Portland!
Oliver settling in on the couch with Jackson... "Hey this is easy..."
Julie's got the midas touch when it comes to holding this little guy. He feels right at home...
Stuart waited a week or two for the "newness" factor to wear a bit before taking Jackson for a spin. Them little ones are awfully fragile you know! All said and done, I think he wears him quite well... (actually I think he just wanted to make sure that he had a matching outfit!)
Much of his time was still sleeping at this point, but Grandma didn't seem to mind!
Here's Jackson chillin' on the doctors office table. He surpassed his weight by two ounces, which was a relief for us, as the feeding schedule up till then was getting a little nuts!
....and his hands are HUGE!
3 socks are always better than two!
Ayyyyyee Matey!Watch out for me booty (aka poopy diaper!), or I'll have you takin' a swim down to Davy Jones locker!
Up on Skyline enjoying the view with Jackson!
Mom and J getting some well deserved R&R...isn't he awesome!
Papa B gettin some one on one with his new boy
..and like I said, the close ups are the best! Look at those wrinkles and fuzz!
