My Visit with Nana and Grampa

I was so happy that Nana Peggy and Grampa Kent came to visit me over my Mommy's birthday. We had so much fun!

Here I am with Grampa Kent, just hanging out.Daddy is really excited. Mom says this was a miracle for me to sleep in my bouncer seat. I must have been really, really tired, because usually I make them work harder for sleep. See what I mean? Here's Nana trying to rock me back to sleep. I'm fighting it!
Me and Grampa watching Uncle Jared on SNL... cool, I know a star!

I love to play Nana Lucy's organ. Especially the percussion buttons.
Me, Mom and Nana on the way to the airport. Come back soon!!

I'm Five Months Old!!

"Yeah! I'm five months old!" "I love to drool all over everything!"
"Does that hurt when I pull your hair out, Hans?"
"I hope Hans doesn't try to pull out MY hair!"

Reaching for Nana Lucy's windchime.

Rock and Roll Jack.

Sucking on a fuzzy fly.
"I want in the picture, Mommy!"
A cool evening walk and a giant drool mark.

Hanging out with Mom.

"Give me more things to put in my mouth!!"
"My gas station attendent hat is too small!"

I've got eyebrows!

See if you can spot them in the photos below...

Jack's 4 month trip to the Doctor for more shots. Ouch!We've decided that laughter helps make endorphins to lessen the pain of those shots. Daddy and Ultimate Fighting Baby wearing his hand sock to prevent from scratching his itchy eczema rash.
Ready to fight.

Playing with Dad. Master of the Tummy.
Sleepy soccer ball boy. (Daddy would like me to correct the previous blog entry -- he does in fact know how to play soccer!)

This was our attempt at immortalizing Jack's footprints in plaster. As you can see, trying this with an awake four month old can make for a mess... After the feet, we tried the hands. Just made more of a mess. Here's Daddy washing off the plastery hands.
Labor Day party with lots of babies. All ages were represented including 6 mos, 9 months, 10 months, 13 months, 2 yrs and almost 4! Jack was the youngest and was excited to see all of the new things he'll be doing in the months to come. Here we are with Jonah and Isabelle.

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!

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.