Since Lee works a lot of late nights as a realtor and Zoe goes to bed pretty early, I get to hang out with Jackson alone for about an hour and a half before he goes to bed. Or sometimes an hour because he does get kind of sleepy early. I actually LOVE this time with him since Zoe is such an attention hog and it can be hard to make a good connection with him if there is a lot of commotion and noise going on. So this time is precious to me because we can be together without these distractions. He is such a sweetie, and I love seeing the way his mind works and what he likes and dislikes.
Jackson loves music more than anything else in the world. I am so thankful that he has his iPod to keep him entertained but sometimes it can be difficult to figure out what music to put on it , especially now that he is not a little kid anymore. He is outgrowing some of the music on there, and I am trying to find more age-appropriate music for him.
I recently recorded the series "History of Rock 'N' Roll" and we have been watching it together in the evenings. We have a deal that if he can tell me that he likes a song, I will write it down and then download it to his iPod. He has GREAT taste in music! He likes all sorts of stuff...Bill Haley, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Chuck Barry, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Hendrix, James Brown. I also like seeing him try to make up his mind on if something is worthy of his iPod. I asked him if he liked a Janis Joplin song and he did not respond for a while...he was just listening and then a minute or two later he indicated he liked it. He did not want any Mamas and the Papas or Byrds or Righteous Brothers (told you he had good taste!).
