toddler bed.

mercer crawled right into this toddler bed at the mall yesterday. soon, mercer. soon.

mercer in the tub.

mercer loves doing this in the tub these days. he's going to hate us for this in say, 12 years. but then again, he's going to hate us for something anyway.


1, 2, 3 go! Torpedo Mercer. from mercer jackson on Vimeo.

mercer and hanna feed max the dog some popcorn.

mercer and hanna feeding max popcorn. from mercer jackson on Vimeo.


mercer and hanna feed max popcorn, part 2. from mercer jackson on Vimeo.

dam! mercer visits croton gorge.

we've taken mercer to the croton gorge dam a couple of times, but never when he was as aware of his surroundings as he is now. mercer is obsessed with water, so naturally, mercer loves this park. it's a gorgeous place and peaceful in early spring when no one is around. luckily, mom had her blackberry on hand to take some shots of mercer in action.

note how mercer is holding 2 cars in one hand in the second photo. he is a master.

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product spotlight: how freaky is this?

elmo is pretty freaky on his own (you can say that about most muppets), but what is this thing? I assume it's something you play with in the water or near a beach or in the sink. it's called the Knex Seasame Street Elmo SD-T Ex. sounds like a cyborg, looks like a cyborg. look at elmo's legs!

chalk me up for a no on this one.

from target.

mercer at the diner.

a few weekends ago when grandpa came to visit, we all went to a fancy diner in white plains. mercer wasn't that hungry, but he did eat some hot dog and corn bread. mercer was very tired and therefore, cranky. see that older gentleman with his back to the camera? well, mercer got so upset at one point, he managed to throw his cloth napkin behind him, hitting this poor guy in the back of the head. startled, the man looked all over the place, not knowing what was going on or why anyone would throw something at him. pop apologized, but the guy remained frazzled.

non-mercer related: pop visits seattle.

pop is back from enjoying seattle with friends greg and laura and the city's new MLS club. the inaugural game was amazing, even though it was played in an american football stadium. 32,000 people showed up, stood the whole time, raised their scarves, and cheered for their team, who won 3-0. pop hasn't experienced such energy since World Cup 2006, when he and greg watched the United States tie Italy with 45,998 people in Kaiserslautern.

seattle is a fantastic city with great attractions, stores, bars, beers, scenery, architecture, and people. pop can't get enough of the pacific northwest.

back to mercer tomorrow.

out of town.

pop is flying to seattle tomorrow and the blog will be resting until monday. mom and mercer will be hanging out with friends and family while pop is away. have a good week.

infant t-shirts.

when mercer was a small baby, pop thought up all kinds of ideas to turn into t-shirts for the new guy. thanks to sites like cafepress.com, it's become pretty easy to make yourself a custom shirt (or Onesie) in any size, type, or color. unfortunately, they can be kinda costly; especially when an infant outgrows stuff in a week's time. pop only turned a few designs into actual shirts. here they are, including a few that never got printed.
mercer has his own football club. here is his crest.

mercer's name is even-steven with 6 big block letters.

click on the image and you'll see that the turtle is saying "mercer!" this is probably pop's favorite design. mom likes turtles and we all like mercers, so what's not to love?

a play on the many alphabet flashcards we saw in toy stores ("a" is for apple, etc.).

just an ornamental letter. mercer looked pretty cool in this.

we never got to print this design, but it comes from a song daddy used to sing to mercer after his bath: "who is so fresh? who is so fresh? daddy, I am fresh. it is ME who is fresh." I guess you had to be there.

just kind of cute, I guess.

mercer still loves cars and trucks.

who doesn't like a cute penguin?

for obvious reasons.

love this one, but also never got printed. mercer's crying as an infant was always more like a "laaaaa! laaaaaa! laaaaaaaaaa!" than a "waaahhhhhh! waaaaaaah!" we always referred to it as "the mercer la."

ricky gervais and elmo on sesame street.

ricky gervais and elmo go off on a tangent for a sesame street episode set to air in november. expect this to be edited out when the full show airs.

thursday: what's for dinner?

not much tonight.

a slice of leftover pizza (cold!)
raisins
a little bit of chicken
milk and water

wednesday: what's for dinner?

not much eating tonight.

a late snack of yogurt, toaster cake, and pop's special k cereal.
a half of a slice of pizza

mercer and the slide.

Mercer goes down the slide. from mercer jackson on Vimeo.

mercer loved this spiral slide at washington market park. here, he goes down feet first but switches it up halfway through. he was fine and ran back, saying "again!"

tuesday: what's for dinner?

tonight, mercer had:

3/4 of baked boneless pork chop
sauteed mushrooms with soy sauce
15 strawberries
a couple spoonfuls of yellow rice
chocolate lollipop
cherry juice (watered down)

monday: what's for dinner?

mercer is a peculiar eater. sometimes he eats a lot, sometimes he doesn't eat at all, sometimes he eats cardboard. we're going to try and keep track of mercer's dinners this week. it's something we've done before and it's fun to look back at mercer's crazy diet.

15 whole strawberries
2 leftover homemade cheese ravioli from city limits diner
a couple bites of mom's flour tortilla
a few sips of orange seltzer
3 madeline cookies from starbucks
half of a chocolate milk box
cardboard

a trip to tribeca.

mom and pop took advantage of the nice march weather to take a jaunt down to tribeca on saturday. there were more kids in the neighborhood than you could shake a stick at. not the area pop remembers when he went to concerts at the knitting factory on leonard street some years ago. mercer was in a good mood all day as he got to visit the many toy shops that have sprung up in the area.

looking south on hudson street.

a cluster of buildings near west broadway.

staple street, named after all of the common goods that passed through the area. the walkway above the street connects two old warehouses.

mom and mercer take a break from pop's history lesson.

sharing a kiss and lunch at the odeon.

mercer likes to sample different drinks from time to time. some coffee for mercer here.

of course we found a great playground for mercer in washington market park. mercer is such a monkey.


train conductor with a creepy passenger!

on top of the spiral slide. a first for mercer.

bye for now.

strolling in scarsdale.

to counter yesterday's ridiculous photo, here's mercer looking a little more suave.

this is embarrassing.

yo gabba gabba on the TV? check. brobee doll from said television program in the background? check. antacid tablets on the floor? check (CVS brand, no less). potty on the head? check.

and to the future mercer trying to get a date for the prom: pop is sorry.

get well, aunt becky.

last week, aunt becky had open heart surgery. everything went well and aunt becky is now recovering at home. here is mercer wishing becky a speedy and healthy recovery! get well, aunt becky! oh, and pop was in no way responsible for picking out the lacy heart. actually, it was one of the only ones left at the store, so beggars can't be choosers.

Get well, Aunt Becky. from mercer jackson on Vimeo.

so did you know that mercer has an evil twin? here he is, NOT wishing becky well.


Don't get well, Aunt Becky. from mercer jackson on Vimeo.