Saturday, August 23, 2008

Four Months Old!

Playing soccer on his four month birthday... hmmm, soccer... the one sport Daddy doesn't know how to play... bring on the american football Nana! A third of a year old!


Jack's first hike at Eno River State Park.
Notice Jack's new favorite toy, the keys. Now that he's figured out how to hold things, he just needs to figure out how to let go.
After a long hike.


...and Daddy too!


Sunday, August 17, 2008

Baby Comparison...

Mommy.... ...and Jack.

More sling, please!

This weekend was Jack's first time running errands in his sling and boy did he have a good time! He got to shop around Barnes and Noble and fell asleep while Mommy tried on new shoes at DSW. Here are some photos of him and the sling at home, plus the weekly bath shot and garage sale fun...



Hanging out with Mom after work. The weekly bath shot -- happy as usual. Notice there is no BATH sling in the tub. We tried doing the bath 'big-boy' style a few times, but Jack is all over the place and VERY splashy!
Jack was so excited to visit Cherise and Isabelle at their garage sale... he got lots of great stuff, including his new Bumbo chair.
Bumbo boy.

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Hooray for the Sling!

After three and a half months, Jack has finally decided to let me try out the sling -- and he likes it!! We've been practicing the different carries as demonstrated in the photos below. Jack was also very happy to try out his new exersaucer passed down from Guillome Preud'homme. Merci! It's a little big for him right now, but he's working on it.

Everything goes in the mouth now.
Sweet naked baby.All curled up.
The classic "Cradle Hold."

Jack's nightly weigh-in... hooray for 12 pounds! (can you say obsessive parents??) Zonked after a walk around the neighborhood.
The Al Capone look.
Dwarfed by the great big exersaucer.
Jacks pays homage to his favorite toy EVER -- the soccer balls.



Saturday, August 02, 2008

The Big Nose Scratch

"Trim my nails, please!!" says Jack, who is now sporting a big old scratch on his nose. We are happy to report that Jack has now doubled his birthweight and is very close to a whopping 12 pounds. He has done great with the bottle this week with Mom back at work, however every nursing is now a marathon sleep-eat-sleep-eat session lasting hours. But Mommy doesn't mind.

Sleeping on Nana.

Post-bath screaming.

Jack is happy to meet Jonah, who is 9.5 months old. "I get to be THAT big someday? Cool."

Sleeping in Papa's arms. Jack is a champion for taking his Vitamin drops so well. We tasted it -- ooh, yuck!
Mom and Jack after the first day at work. Jack has finally found a place where he will sit/sleep... the stroller of course. Now we do stroller rides INSIDE.
Honoring the Olympics Jack shows off his new grasping skills.
Sitting on Nana.
More sitting on Nana.