Slade playing ball with Adrian at 45th Annual Hollywood Stars Game - August 9, 2003

Slade (2 1/2 yrs.) is a little ham and talks a mile a minute, but baseball is his passion. Slade is obsessed with baseball and is now throwing a dead-on-target fastball with help from Atlanta Braves pitcher, Russ Ortiz, who came to the show and made his way back to meet Slade and work on his pitching game. Next up, the gang went to Six Flags where Slade conquered the Midway, breaking all the plates with the baseball and winning 7 huge stuffed animals. We might have a major leaguer on our hands! - DixieChicks.com 08.21.03

[Country Weekly] “Jackson Slade, now 17 months, is motoring around nonstop,” laughs Natalie. “And he’s obsessed with motorcycles. He does his hands like he’s on a motorcycle and runs around going varoom, varoom.”

And her active son imitates his proud papa, actor Adrian Pasdar, when he goes for “nothing but net” with his imaginary basketball. “Slade walks around pretending he’s just shot a basket -- and he’s got a good follow-through!”

The young “jock” doesn’t like typical kid stuff on TV. “We’ve tried to get him to watch cartoons,” confesses Natalie, “but the only thing he’ll watch is ESPN. He’s fascinated with sports and balls of all kinds.”

So who does Slade most look like -- Natalie or Adrian? “Me,” she proclaims. “He’s a blondie!” And who does he most act like? “Adrian and I are both high-energy people and we’re both performers. Slade’s a high-energy show-off who loves to be the center of attention!” Slade definitely takes after his musical mom. “He bops to music and dances really funny,” declares Natalie. “He’s very musical.”

“In the song ‘The Wheels On The Bus Go ’Round And ’Round,’ ” she adds with a motherly smile, “there’s a verse where the bus driver says, ‘Move on back, move on back.’ When Slade hears that, he motions ‘move on back’ by pointing his thumb over his shoulder.”

[4.6.01] Dixie, the maker of disposable plates and cups, is helping Dixie Chick Natalie Maines celebrate the new addition to her nest with hubby Adrian Pasdar, Jackson Slade Pasdar. As all parents know, the arrival of little "chicks" means lots of work -- even for celebrity moms. So, Dixie is rushing the songbird a basket full of goodies to lighten her workload and keep her new family happy and healthy.

[3.16.01] Jackson Slade Pasdar born yesterday at 9:57am in Austin, TX. Little Slade weighed in at 6 pounds even and 20 inches long. According to Dixie Chick Emily Robison, "He has sandy blond hair and Natalie’s nose." Mom and baby are doing great.

[2.24.01] Reports are that Dixie Chick, Natalie Maines' pregnancy is progressing normally and she's feeling fine just a few weeks away from the projected birth date of her first child.