Eleven Months Old

Jack turned 11 months old last week! It's hard to believe that in less than a month we will be celebrating his first birthday. This has been one fast year! Jack is walking everywhere now. He will crawl if he wants to get to another room quickly but mostly he walks from place to place. He is saying "Hi" and "Bye Bye" to everyone he sees. He plays peek-a-boo all the time, has developed a love for Curious George and loves to grab Newman as he is walking around (which Newman does not enjoy). 

Jack's dedication was last weekend at the church. His little outfit was worn by Uncle William and Uncle Huston. 

 This one is a little blurry but he is so cute even if he's blurry :)

Ten Months Old

 It has been a busy month for Jack! He went on his first boat ride, took a trip to the zoo, went swimming for the first time, and participated in his first Relay for Life (although he didn't quite make it all night). This summer is going to be lots of fun. This month he has also taken his first steps! So far he is just brave enough to let go of the ottoman or his little table toy and take a couple of steps toward Mommy or Daddy. But yesterday morning he took about four or five steps in a row. It think it won't be long before we are chasing him around the house! He can also say ba-ba (bye-bye) to Daddy when he leaves for work or when FaceTime is over with Mimi and Dado. He says it to everyone so I don't think he has quite figured out that he should only say it when someone is leaving. He's getting close though. He still says mama and dada but those are few and far between.

This was Jack's first boat ride. He was so mesmerized by the water that he fell sound asleep for the second half of the ride. Dado let Jack be his co-captain before he fell asleep. He did not like the life jacket but he did like riding with Dado!

Playing in the kiddie pool with Daddy

 We also took a trip to the zoo one Sunday afternoon. Here is Jack waving to the elephant and thinking about petting a baby goat.

 First pool day at the YMCA

 Playing with Eli at Relay for Life. Their t-shirts say "We wear teal for Jill". Teal ribbons represent ovarian cancer. Jill's team won the Most Spirit Award and The Most Money Raised By A Rookie Team Award! Go Team Jill!

Since this guy decided he wanted to be at the bottom of the growth chart we got to go to the doctor this afternoon for a weight check. He weighed 17 pounds 5 ounces (roughly the 3rd-5th percentile). But our pediatrician isn't worried and says he may jump up on the growth chart later. Right now we have a healthy little boy who spent the whole time we were at the doctor's office smiling and waving at everyone!

Eight Months Old

This cutie is eight months old today!! This month he has learned to crawl and is getting faster and faster. He is also talking up a storm. Lots of ba-ba-ba and a little bit of ma-ma (which is exciting for Mommy!).  I don't think he associates mama with me yet but I'm working on it :) He loves pulling up and playing on his table. I love his cute face!

Seven Months Old

Somebody is 7 months old today!! He's pretty cute :)

 Mommy is so funny!

This guy is pretty fun too :)

 He is guarding Dado's snack from Fresh Market.

Jack started solid foods this month. So far vegetables are not very popular. We have given sweet potatoes, carrots and squash a try and they haven't been well received. On the other hand bananas are a hit! I think he would eat an entire banana if I let him. So we hide his vegetables in banana if he won't eat them. Not the best policy, I know, but at least he's eating. We'll work on liking vegetables later!

Six Months Old

In six short months our baby went from this...

 to this...

Time flies when you are exhausted I guess :) Look at that cute face. I'm so lucky to be able to see that sweet smile everyday. At his six month appointment he weighed 16 pounds 10 ounces which is the 30th percentile. He was 27 inches long which was the 75th percentile. The doctor said we could start solid food so that should be fun!

Four and Five Months Old

I should probably give up on monthly growth updates considering it takes forever to post them. Oh well! At his 4 month appointment he weighted 16 pounds 2 ounces which is right around the 75th percentile. His height was 25.88 inches which is just above the 75th percentile. (Dr. Leeper said that genetics is kicking in and we are probably not going to have a giant after all). He is perfectly healthy aside from a cold every now and then. He is sleeping well with the exception of what has hopefully been just a short growth sprurt. Here are some cute pictures that a friend of Courtney's took at our community group Thanksgiving dinner (yes, it's February and I'm posting pictures from Thanksgiving). Plus a picture from Jack's first snow :)

He loves to sit up and play with his toys. He also loves to listen to himself talk, grabbing Newman's hair (not Newman's favorite), bath time and a good game of peek-a-boo! Tomorrow he will be 6 months old. That's just hard to believe!

Three Months Old

I'm slacking off a little on the monthly posts. Jack is doing great. He has become quite the talker in the past few weeks. I posted a couple of videos below from the other night. He is still growing. He is around 16 pounds and is already in 6 months (and a couple of 9 month) clothes. He seems to be very long. We are going back to the doctor for a well baby check up at 4 months so I'll post his measurements and percentiles then! He is smiling ALL THE TIME now and if you make him laugh while you are holding him he will smile and bury his head into your shoulder. It's really cute. We also love the tiny curl on the left side of his head that sticks out. There is no need to try to slick it down it will just pop right back up. He has also rolled over a few times. Although I think he has discovered it doesn't get you anywhere because he doesn't seem that interested in doing it anymore. But he loves to sit in his Bumbo and seems to be trying to prop himself up. I think he will be so happy once he figures out how to balance and sit up by himself. I think I will definitely be getting another white onesie for the 4 months pictures...this one is a little, ok a lot, tight!

Two Months Old!

Another month down! Jack is now two months old! He is doing so well and seems to be a really happy baby. He isn't sleeping through the night regularly but is getting very close. At his two month appointment he measured 13 pounds 9 ounces and 24 inches long which puts him in the 90th percentile in both categories. 

He is getting much better at holding his head up during tummy time!

And he loves his Auburn Tigers!

He has been cooing and smiling so much more in the past few weeks. He has also discovered his fingers...specifically this thumb which he has been sucking on a lot lately. Newman seems to still be getting nervous when Jack cries but he still loves Jack :) It's hard to believe how fast he is growing!

One Month Old

Jack was one month old a few days ago. I can't believe it! We made it a month. Having a newborn is definitely as wonderful and hard as everyone says. Jack is doing great! He measured 10 lbs and 3 oz. at his one month appointment. Such a big boy!

Here is a picture of Jack at one week old:

And here he is at one month old!

Pretty cute....I know :)

He is starting to smile a little and make a few noises that aren't cries! We are working on sleeping more at night (there are occasional 3 or 4 hour stretches). He seems to love bath time and looking at the really cute baby in the mirror. If he is crying, sitting on an exercise ball and gently bouncing will calm him down and put him to sleep (pretty sure that is not Babywise--oh well!). Other than that it is a lot of eating, sleeping, pooping and playing (also known as staring at pictures on the wall or trying to hold his head up).We can't wait to see what next month brings!