Jack and Great Grandma
My three favorite men
Family shot
All of us :)
grandma and grandpa and Jack
Friday, August 6, 2010
Photo shoot with grandparents and great grandma
Before Grandma and Grandpa and Greatgrandma left we needed to get some pictures, so here they are.
Jack and Great Grandma
My three favorite men
Family shot
All of us :)
grandma and grandpa and Jack
Jack and Great Grandma
My three favorite men
Family shot
All of us :)
grandma and grandpa and Jack
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Fourth of July
I am usually not too domestic, and I usually don't bake more than cookies or brownies, but for the fourth I wanted to make a cake. It was a box mix, but I was very proud of my frosting job :)
We had a cookout after church and the boys played horseshoes. Our old friend Matt Murowski came up for the weekend and we did some bike riding and had a good time with him as he met Jack for the first time. The Plotts' came over and the McConnell's. We had a great time!
Megan and the boys with the swing set. The boys call the double swing the space ship :)
Fireworks, Our own small version. It was pretty funny to see the big boys playing with fireworks. They loved it just as much as the little boys loved the sparklers. We did go see the big fireworks on base that night.
Jack and I
We had a cookout after church and the boys played horseshoes. Our old friend Matt Murowski came up for the weekend and we did some bike riding and had a good time with him as he met Jack for the first time. The Plotts' came over and the McConnell's. We had a great time!
Megan and the boys with the swing set. The boys call the double swing the space ship :)
Fireworks, Our own small version. It was pretty funny to see the big boys playing with fireworks. They loved it just as much as the little boys loved the sparklers. We did go see the big fireworks on base that night.
Jack and I
Eight Months Old
I have lots of blogging to catch up on, like an entire month, but I wanted to make sure I post Jack's 8 month updates.
Jack and I spent most of the last month in Hawaii. We had a great time!!!
But I will leave that for future blog posts.
Jack turned 8 months old the day we got back from Hawaii. He is doing really really well. He is talking, scooting, eating, laughing, and is very fun.
He loves to play!
He is sleeping well between 12 and 14 hours with 1 feeding. He sleeps on his back most of the time, but has recently started sleeping on his side and belly occasionally. He doesn't fit in any one piece sleepers anymore so we have moved on to seperate pj's.
I am still nursing him about 4 times a day and he can go up to 6 hours now between feedings. He is eating babyfood, fruit, puffs, and cheerios. I feed him real food once a day at dinner time and fruit in the morning. He loves to eat, he will never turn down food. He is still growing like crazy.
In this picture he is wearing his 18 month overalls. His shoes are size 3 and would fit, except that his feet are too chubby. No shoes really fit him.
I would guess that he weighs about 21 or 22 pounds and he is very tall. He seems to be built like Jake, he has a long torso and long legs too. He carries most of his weight in his legs and lower half. We say he is bottom heavy :)
classic Jack face
He makes all sorts of faces now. He is very expressive. He makes faces that definitely are soo excited, surprised, mad face, pick me up face and he raises his arms to be picked up. He is making all sorts of noises.
He loves to laugh, sometimes he will be in a room by himself playing and he will start laughing because something he did tickled him. He has a great laugh and loves to be thrown up in the air. He also now rocks his body when he is excited. He sits on his bottom and starts rocking, it's soo cute. We love him so much.
He is saying Daddy (his real first word), Doggy, kitty, duck, Jack (or a form of jack)
He still sucks his fingers for comfort, but not as much. He can drink from a straw or a sippy cup now.
Movement wise he can scoot on his bottom on wood floors, but on the carpet he is rolling and reaching for things. He can go from sitting to his belly, he is really close to crawling.
He has 7 teeth now, 3 on the bottom and 4 on the top.
He is soo much fun. He loves toys. He can play for up to an hour just sitting with his toys. He is very methodical. He will pick up a toy, look at all sides of it, move all the moving parts, chew on it, and then put it behind him and move onto another toy. He still loves his jumper and he now has a swing on the swingset that he enjoys.
He is in the big boy stroller now and moving up to the big boy car seat this week.
Hope you enjoyed this update
Hope you enjoyed this Jack update, more to come this week dating back to 4th of July.
Jack and I spent most of the last month in Hawaii. We had a great time!!!
But I will leave that for future blog posts.
Jack turned 8 months old the day we got back from Hawaii. He is doing really really well. He is talking, scooting, eating, laughing, and is very fun.
He loves to play!
He is sleeping well between 12 and 14 hours with 1 feeding. He sleeps on his back most of the time, but has recently started sleeping on his side and belly occasionally. He doesn't fit in any one piece sleepers anymore so we have moved on to seperate pj's.
I am still nursing him about 4 times a day and he can go up to 6 hours now between feedings. He is eating babyfood, fruit, puffs, and cheerios. I feed him real food once a day at dinner time and fruit in the morning. He loves to eat, he will never turn down food. He is still growing like crazy.
In this picture he is wearing his 18 month overalls. His shoes are size 3 and would fit, except that his feet are too chubby. No shoes really fit him.
I would guess that he weighs about 21 or 22 pounds and he is very tall. He seems to be built like Jake, he has a long torso and long legs too. He carries most of his weight in his legs and lower half. We say he is bottom heavy :)
classic Jack face
He makes all sorts of faces now. He is very expressive. He makes faces that definitely are soo excited, surprised, mad face, pick me up face and he raises his arms to be picked up. He is making all sorts of noises.
He loves to laugh, sometimes he will be in a room by himself playing and he will start laughing because something he did tickled him. He has a great laugh and loves to be thrown up in the air. He also now rocks his body when he is excited. He sits on his bottom and starts rocking, it's soo cute. We love him so much.
He is saying Daddy (his real first word), Doggy, kitty, duck, Jack (or a form of jack)
He still sucks his fingers for comfort, but not as much. He can drink from a straw or a sippy cup now.
Movement wise he can scoot on his bottom on wood floors, but on the carpet he is rolling and reaching for things. He can go from sitting to his belly, he is really close to crawling.
He has 7 teeth now, 3 on the bottom and 4 on the top.
He is soo much fun. He loves toys. He can play for up to an hour just sitting with his toys. He is very methodical. He will pick up a toy, look at all sides of it, move all the moving parts, chew on it, and then put it behind him and move onto another toy. He still loves his jumper and he now has a swing on the swingset that he enjoys.
He is in the big boy stroller now and moving up to the big boy car seat this week.
Hope you enjoyed this update
Hope you enjoyed this Jack update, more to come this week dating back to 4th of July.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Beach Day!
For the 4th this year my mom and dad and Grandma were here to visit. On Friday (jake had a 4 day weekend) we went to the beach with some friends and mom and dad. We had a great time, it was a beautiful day. Jack was again not too excited about the ocean, but he didn't mind the sand and he was much more interested in everything going on.
Here are some great faces from the day.
Saying "hey"
Awww...Big smile
Little smile
"What? you think i'm going to smile??"
This is pretty much Jack's classic face. He gives this look to everyone he meets for the first time.
Daddy and Jack
We had a great weekend. Beach, friends, church, cookout, and fireworks. We are so thankful to live in this country!
Here are some great faces from the day.
Saying "hey"
Awww...Big smile
Little smile
"What? you think i'm going to smile??"
This is pretty much Jack's classic face. He gives this look to everyone he meets for the first time.
Daddy and Jack
We had a great weekend. Beach, friends, church, cookout, and fireworks. We are so thankful to live in this country!
God Bless!
7 months old
Unbelievable that another month has gone by so quickly. I wanted to make sure I got the blog up before he gets any bigger :)
So Jack is now 7 months old and he is getting more fun every day. As you can tell he is getting bigger, up to my thigh now or if I'm holding him he takes up my entire torso. I would guess he is about 20.5 lbs now.
He now has 5 teeth with one more coming soon and 2 more on the way. On the bottom he has 3 and his top 2 have cut through, but you can't see them as well. He has one more coming on the bottom. He cut the last 3 in the past week. He was really quite good only woke up a few times at night. The only real problem with the teeth is the biting...but we are working on it. I am still nursing him so if he bites me I just flick his cheek. It is amazing how he even now tests it to see if the consequence is the same. He did it three times in a row the other day, and got 3 tiny flicks, and that was it, the he hasn't tried it since...amazing that at 7 months he understands.
He is sleeping well and still will occasionally wake at 3:30 to eat, but most nights sleeps from 7:45 to 6 am and then goes back down till 8 or so. He is napping better now with one good nap a day that is an hour and a half with 2-3 other short naps. He goes down pretty easily though and is comfortable in his crib. He moves all over the crib now I always find him in a different place and I leave some toys in there that he can play with. He is also flipping onto his belly, which he doesn't usually mind and he has even fallen asleep on his belly a few times.
He is eating well and nurses about 4-5 times a day and eats real food at dinner time and usually in the midmorning has some fruit. He is also drinking water from a straw now, which he loves and the water helps to avoid constipation.
Jack has a very pleasant disposition and he is very pleasant most of the day. He doesn't fuss unless he is hungry, sleepy, or dirty. He does really well with independent play time and loves his jumper. He loves it when daddy throws him up in the air and his giggle is so fun.
One of the best things is that he is now giving kisses, they are open mouth kisses and he pulls your face to him like he's going to eat you, but it is wonderful. He will also reach his hands out for me to pick him up from his play mat and his crib.
He is also very verbal now. He chatters in his crib alot and talks to his toys. He has said DaDa and we think it is distinctive to Jake. Other noises are not as specific.
For those of you that know diaper sizes he is now up to a size 4...at 7 months.
We love him soo much. He is amazing, every day he is changing and learning. He is soo pleasant.
We have also been leaving him with people so that we can do some things and he has been doing well for them. The other day our good friends watched him so Jake and I could go on a date. We went to the range and to dinner. It was great!!!
Me shooting a gun for the first time.
Daddy and Jack on Father's Day.
Hope you all enjoyed this update. And have a great 4th of July weekend.
So Jack is now 7 months old and he is getting more fun every day. As you can tell he is getting bigger, up to my thigh now or if I'm holding him he takes up my entire torso. I would guess he is about 20.5 lbs now.
He now has 5 teeth with one more coming soon and 2 more on the way. On the bottom he has 3 and his top 2 have cut through, but you can't see them as well. He has one more coming on the bottom. He cut the last 3 in the past week. He was really quite good only woke up a few times at night. The only real problem with the teeth is the biting...but we are working on it. I am still nursing him so if he bites me I just flick his cheek. It is amazing how he even now tests it to see if the consequence is the same. He did it three times in a row the other day, and got 3 tiny flicks, and that was it, the he hasn't tried it since...amazing that at 7 months he understands.
He is sleeping well and still will occasionally wake at 3:30 to eat, but most nights sleeps from 7:45 to 6 am and then goes back down till 8 or so. He is napping better now with one good nap a day that is an hour and a half with 2-3 other short naps. He goes down pretty easily though and is comfortable in his crib. He moves all over the crib now I always find him in a different place and I leave some toys in there that he can play with. He is also flipping onto his belly, which he doesn't usually mind and he has even fallen asleep on his belly a few times.
He is eating well and nurses about 4-5 times a day and eats real food at dinner time and usually in the midmorning has some fruit. He is also drinking water from a straw now, which he loves and the water helps to avoid constipation.
Jack has a very pleasant disposition and he is very pleasant most of the day. He doesn't fuss unless he is hungry, sleepy, or dirty. He does really well with independent play time and loves his jumper. He loves it when daddy throws him up in the air and his giggle is so fun.
One of the best things is that he is now giving kisses, they are open mouth kisses and he pulls your face to him like he's going to eat you, but it is wonderful. He will also reach his hands out for me to pick him up from his play mat and his crib.
He is also very verbal now. He chatters in his crib alot and talks to his toys. He has said DaDa and we think it is distinctive to Jake. Other noises are not as specific.
For those of you that know diaper sizes he is now up to a size 4...at 7 months.
We love him soo much. He is amazing, every day he is changing and learning. He is soo pleasant.
We have also been leaving him with people so that we can do some things and he has been doing well for them. The other day our good friends watched him so Jake and I could go on a date. We went to the range and to dinner. It was great!!!
Me shooting a gun for the first time.
Daddy and Jack on Father's Day.
Hope you all enjoyed this update. And have a great 4th of July weekend.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Onesie
Uncle Jordan and Aunt Kim sent Jack this totally awesome onesie. Notice the serious look on Jack's face. So we wanted to say thanks Uncle Jordan and Aunt Kim and we really look forward to seeing you soon :)
Also wanted to post this picture for those of you wondering if Jack was still looking like Jake. We think so...
Also wanted to post this picture for those of you wondering if Jack was still looking like Jake. We think so...
visits and pictures
Whew! It has been a busy few weeks for us.
After the Burns visit I went to visit my college suitemate Kate Bloomquist Hawes and Jack and I slept over, she and her husband Sid were very hospitable and we had a great time. Great food, some running and good catching up. The next day Laura Hadley Bennett came to visit us. As you can see from the picture she was about ready to pop! She was 38 weeks in this picture and this weekend on June 19 her son Ian Clay was born!!
Jack was happy to pass some of his clothes that were too small on to Ian :)
We had a great visit with lots of laughs. Jack was very good on this trip which gives me hope that the trip to Hawaii will go well. Here is a picture of all of us.
I got home late Thursday night after visiting with the Burn's family and then got up early to run the Army Birthday 10 miler on post. Here I am pre-race...this is my first 10 mile run, the furthest I had gone since finding out I was pregnant with Jack was 8.5, so this was not an easy run for me, but I had a good time.
Jack during the race, I think he's saying "go mommy"
Holly and I after the race. I ran about what I wanted to (about 8 minute miles)and finished without any walk breaks :)
That weekend we did some yard work and Jack came out for a photo shoot, I love this picture :)
Jack is doing really well. He is eating well, chattering, sleeping well, and working on some more teeth. He is so much fun these days, exploring and using his hands, he is also looking to the sound of his name. We had a great Fathers day cookout with some friends this weekend and will post some pics later.
After the Burns visit I went to visit my college suitemate Kate Bloomquist Hawes and Jack and I slept over, she and her husband Sid were very hospitable and we had a great time. Great food, some running and good catching up. The next day Laura Hadley Bennett came to visit us. As you can see from the picture she was about ready to pop! She was 38 weeks in this picture and this weekend on June 19 her son Ian Clay was born!!
Jack was happy to pass some of his clothes that were too small on to Ian :)
We had a great visit with lots of laughs. Jack was very good on this trip which gives me hope that the trip to Hawaii will go well. Here is a picture of all of us.
I got home late Thursday night after visiting with the Burn's family and then got up early to run the Army Birthday 10 miler on post. Here I am pre-race...this is my first 10 mile run, the furthest I had gone since finding out I was pregnant with Jack was 8.5, so this was not an easy run for me, but I had a good time.
Jack during the race, I think he's saying "go mommy"
Holly and I after the race. I ran about what I wanted to (about 8 minute miles)and finished without any walk breaks :)
That weekend we did some yard work and Jack came out for a photo shoot, I love this picture :)
Jack is doing really well. He is eating well, chattering, sleeping well, and working on some more teeth. He is so much fun these days, exploring and using his hands, he is also looking to the sound of his name. We had a great Fathers day cookout with some friends this weekend and will post some pics later.
For those of you who know our good friends the Burns. Mike left and if you could keep Jessi in your prayers, this is a very rough time. The beginning is always the hardest.
Hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day. I know I am so thankful for my father. :)
Love you Dad!
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