Six Months Already

Last week Jack turned six months old. He is growing up so quickly. As we referenced in the previous post, Jack got his first fever not too long ago. It was so sad. Our feisty little guy was reduced to whimpers. But as all kids do, he recovered. And now he is ready start to crawling.

Last week we ordered some foam flooring for his play room, and it was just in the nick of time. This past weekend he started ooching around. It isn't quite a crawl yet, but he is able to move toward objects that are out of his reach. He can get up onto all fours, but he can't quite figure out in what order to move his arms and legs. It just a matter of time though. Coincidentally if anyone would like to join me for a baby proofing party this weekend, we still have spots available. Food and drink will be provided, and you can RSVP between now, and 24 hours prior to the event. :)

Jack's Grandmother (Noni) came to visit last weekend, and he really seemed to enjoy her company. We see my mother fairly frequently, but Merissa's Mom only gets to see him once or twice a month. She really does a great job of coming down and making visits a priority.

We also saw Myla, Colin, and Melissa this weekend. They were in from New Orleans for the weekend, and stopped by for a bit Saturday night. Myla (17 months) has really grown up a ton. She knows how to say dog, and make animal sounds. She was also quick to warm up to Pele, our great dane. We love seeing them, and can't wait to make our next trip to NO.

Also on Saturday, our CD containing the latest pictures from Jack's photo shoot with Johanna came in. She is SOOOO freaking talented it isn't even funny. She obviously did a great job with him. We consider ourselves so lucky to know her and would reccomend her to anyone who wanted Family, Baby/Children, or Maternity pictures. Just let Merissa or me know and we will be glad to help you get in touch with her. Her website is www.johannamcshan.com and once again we can't say enough about her and how great she is.

Here are some pictures Johanna took. We hope all is well for everyone, see you soon.

J,M&M

P.S. Jack's latest Stats from his Six month well check:

Weight 17lb. 11oz. 50th Percentile

Head Cir. 17in. 25th Percentile

Height 27 3/4in. 90th Percentile Yes!!!!!

He is still tall?!? Not sure where he gets that but I will take it! :)

Sitting, School, and Sick!

Big dog, little baby...

Bath picture never get old.

Jack and Blake on the boat.

Poor sick guy!

We can sit! For pretty long periods now... If he tries to reach for something or moves to quickly he topples over, but is getting more stable everyday. He loves to sit up in the tub and play with his bath toy, he tries to catch them so he can eat them. These days everything goes in his mouth, including people. He tries to grab our faces and pull the towards his open mouth.

Jack's been going to daycare for two weeks now. Mark and I are really happy with the place we ended up putting him in. It is only a 2 miles from my office so I can sneak over there and visit him during lunch. The teachers are awesome, every time we go to visit or pick him up they are playing with him or holding him. Everything seems to be perfect except for the 2 twenty minute naps he takes, they are working on getting him to sleep longer. I guess he doesn't want to miss out on the fun.

School leads into the sick part of the title. Today I got back from a two day trip to New Orleans to find a sick baby. He has a slight fever and is super cuddly. Poor little guy couldn't even cry he just whimpers. We were 4 days from making it to 6 months with no infections...

So Jack gets to stay home tomorrow and Mark and I are going to fight over who gets to stay home with him...