Pure Love...

5 months old

Amazing Weekend

We did absolutely NOTHING this weekend and it was AMAZING!  Don't you just love weekends when you don't have a single thing to do?  It was picture perfect - Terry, Jack and I hung around all weekend just enjoying each other's company.  Jack and I had a date night on Friday (while Terry played poker) and it was wonderful.  We napped, made dinner, sat on the front porch and snuggled before bedtime.  Saturday morning (was my morning - Terry & I switch off) and Jack slept until 6:45 (yeah!), he ate breakfast and went back to bed.  Since I was up, I went out and got donuts (another yeah!) and surprised Terry with donuts and coffee.  After Jack woke up from his morning nap, we all went out and picked up our new hardwood floor (3rd yeah! for the day) - all 2,300 lbs of it!  Little did I know that each box was approximately 75lbs and 7ft long (32 boxes total) ...should have just paid the $200 delivery charge.  We're having the floors installed the week of August 16th (Happy Birthday week to me!!) and I'm thrilled!  We've been talking about doing this since we moved in last August - the wood floors will extend throughout our entire main floor including the kitchen and bath.  I'll make sure to post pics when finished.

The rest of the weekend consisted of watching "True Blood" (we rented the entire 1st season), grocery shopping, mowing the yard and grilling out.  Good times!

Here are some pics of Jack visiting Gigi (my grandma) last week:

Gigi thinks Jack looks just like her - what do you think?

Gigi asked Jack "where is the light" - and he looked up.  Brilliant!

Below is a picture of Jack hanging in his car seat while Daddy loaded the flooring:

If you're wondering why Terry is never pictured it's because he doesn't want me to post any pictures of him unless they're approved (by him) first.  So since this one wasn't approved I'll just show his lap :)

Starting on solids...

Jack's 1st experience with rice cereal:

I'm ready! (Note to mom: get a high chair)

Let me gnaw on this spoon while you get ready. 

What is this? (Please ignore my mom's appearance - it was 6am)

Not sure I want to taste it again

Well if you're going to make me...

Perfect picture of what happened to the majority of the cereal!

After he spit most of it out, I poured the rest in his bottle and he drank it...seemed to enjoy it much more!

On a side note: Guess who's a BIG momma's boy?!!

this guy!!!

5 Month Stats

Is this not the cutest hat?!!! 

 We had just returned from having his pictures taken therefore he's a little smiled out.  But he flashed plenty of big smiles for the professional camera lady :)

Weight: 14.6 oz

Height: ? Didn't measure him (not an official appt until 6 months)

Bottles: 5-6 oz every 3-4 hours

Solids: Starting on Saturday!

Favorite Things: smiles ALL the time, rolls from front to back and vice versa, now jumps like a mad man in his jumperoo and loves to pull Momma's hair! 

Ultimate Favorite Activity - playing airplane (see below)

Sleeps: 8:30/9pm-5/5:30am

Night time routine - Bath, books, bottle & a song 

New way of sleeping - tummy w/tush in the air

This picture doesn't justify the giggles and squeals he lets out when he's in the air!

Still looks like his Daddy!  Maybe the next one...

Weekend with Momma

Terry went on a golf trip with his dad, brother, uncles and cousins (Thurs-Sun).  Therefore Jack and I were left to fend for ourselves and boy did we have fun!  For some reason Jack was not sleeping through the night last week (he kept waking up at midnight to eat - after going to bed at 9?).  The pediatrician thought he was going through another growth spurt...  So going into the weekend I was a little apprehensive but my angel of a son decided to give his momma some much needed rest and started sleeping through the night again all 3 nights Terry was away.  We had lots of fun reading books, taking baths (sometimes twice a day - he loves them!), and rolling around on the floor.  Jack can now roll from his front to his back therefore there is no stopping him.  He'll roll halfway across the room, look back at me and just laugh!  He got caught on Saturday between the chair and ottoman and did not find it very amusing.  I on the other hand thought it was hilarious.  Sunday morning we slept in and skipped church - probably not the best idea since Jack is being baptized in a month but I thought it might be too hard without Terry there to pass him back and forth.  


Jack turns 5 months on Wednesday therefore we're going to start rice cereal next weekend.  Our pediatrician would prefer that we wait until 6 months since he's doing so well on breast milk alone.  However Terry and I are leaving for California that week and we'd prefer to be there when he experiences the first few weeks of solid food.  You never know how babies will react.  Yes you read that correctly Terry and I are taking a trip ALONE when Jack turns 6 months.  I'm sure some of you are gasping while others are saying "good for you".  This is a trip we've always wanted to go on and even though he'll be mad when we're gone he doesn't have any concept of time therefore he'll soon forget when we get back.  My parents and grandparents will be showering him with love and attention in Kirksville.  They are really looking forward to it!  Although my mom and dad joke that they'll need to bring a moving van down to STL to pick up all of his stuff for an entire week: pack-in-play, swing, jumperoo, floor mat & toys, clothes, bottles, 2 coolers full of breast milk - WOW that is a lot of stuff!


I don't have any pictures of this weekend because I took mostly videos (and I still don't know how to load them on here) but I will leave you with 2 pictures that his daycare sent me a few weeks ago:

Giggle Monster!

Jack's newest/cutest thing is he giggles and it is by far the best sound I've ever heard in my life!  It's a combination of dolphin and wild bird...if you can only imagine.  His favorite activity is to grab my face and give me kisses.  At least I'm going to pretend that is what he's trying to do...Terry thinks it looks like he's trying to "eat" my face.  But whatever I'll take what I can get.  Then I make pig noises and kiss his neck - He goes CRAZY!! If I could figure out how to load videos I would totally post a clip we got the other day.   But here are some pics instead:

This is Jack trying to "eat" my face.

He is also loving his Jumperoo that Grandma and Papa got for him:

Happy 4th of July!

Jack's First 4th of July!

(cute outfit courtesy of Nana)

Jack got to spend a lot of quality time with his Uncle Ryan over the last two weeks (Ryan stayed with us while working for Terry).  I caught this sweet encounter on camera...

"This is a great book Uncle Ryan!"

"I love that it lights up and sings to me."

"Hey! Why did you stop reading?"

"Are you trying to make me laugh?"

"Ahhh...it worked! You're so funny Ryan!"

"What are you looking at Mom?"

We had a busy weekend.  First hosting Terry's family on Saturday and then going to my Grandma's (Jack's Great-Grandma aka Gigi) lake house on Sunday.  Here are some of the pics:

Jack and Grandpa at the pool with their matching hats!

Jack and Gigi at the lake house (notice how Jack is eyeing Gigi's margarita!)

Hanging with Grandma

Swinging on the porch swing with Papa

**Side note - Terry and I have to make a better effort to take more family pictures of the 3 of us!  Therefore next time any of you are with us please offer to take our picture - we'd really appreciate it.  Thanks!