Please hold the Peas...

Well for the last few weeks we have been really busy. I just got our tree down yesterday, someone told me I'm not too late as long as its down by the 16th. Life with Jack is busier mostly because everything takes longer. Things that used to take me 10 mins. now take me 20, etc. But he is getting in a good schuedle now that he's eatting some baby food. He now sleeps 5-7 hours each night (THANK GOODNESS!!) as long as he's not too over tired. And he's now taking at least two hour or so naps everyday. He is constantly singing and squealing away. He loves playing with toys. And really is starting to love his toes. He also notices what Spike is doing more.

Jack is loving eatting his big boy foods....well that is he loves sweet potatoes, peaches, pears, applesauce, green beans and really HATES peas. In fact he bawls...but whats a good mom to do he has to eat a few bites even if they make him cry, it will make him tougher someday.

We are excited that we will be going to Florida to the PGA show now, we weren't really planning on it because Glenn is on jury duty right now. He was able to get out of it for those days and I was still able to take a few days off of work. Hopefully we have a good time and don't get too tired out.

Happy 2009

Happy New Years! Little Jack pulled another late night New Years Eve Party off. He took a short nap but was awake to watch the ball drop.

We had a wonderful Christmas celebrating Jesus's birthday with all of his Grandparents. We flew over to Michigan to visit Grandma Mary and got bumped on the way back so that we have tickets to use another time now.

Jack has been eating big boy foods for the last two weeks. We have mastered rice cereal, applesauce, pears, peas and sweet potatoes. Next week we will add some new things to the menu. So far applesauce is the favorite. But sweet potatoes are a close second. Peas are not his favorite the first time he had them he gagged. Which made us laugh but we made him clean his bowl :)

Jack started reading his new One Year Bible for Children everynight and we are going to make it part of our bedtime routine.

Ho Ho Ho Home We Come

We are getting excited for Christmas. Jack is working spreading holiday cheer by singing loud for all to hear. He has a pretty busy schuedle the next couple of weeks.

Lots of Christmas to do's.

Celebrate Big D(ad)'s birthday

Get a Christmas Tree

Decorate the house

Shop for Christmas Presents

Address and mail our christmas cards

Wrap some christmas presents

Hang his stocking

Make some hot cocoa and christmas sugar cookies

Sing some Christmas caroles

Wear our Christmas outfits

Go to some Christmas parties

Pack our bags for Grandma's house :)

Lots to do....so little time

Four Month Check Up

Jack had his four month check up yesterday, he did great. Such a brave boy. He didn't cry for the first shot and he was done crying by the last shot. He did get a fever last night and has been a bit moany is the best way to describe it. He had a warm bath this afternoon and had a great time trying to reach for his rubber duckie and turtles. I think that distracted him from his legs hurting.

His stats were:

13 lbs 12 ozs, 26 inches

90th for length and 20th for weight

Taking after Uncle Dan for sure!

We had planned to do some birthday/christmas shopping today but so far that hasn't worked out. Since someone's dad's birthday is on Thrusday we had better get to work!

Fish Stories

Glenn went Ice Fishing on Sunday and caught a big one...I'm sure the story will keep growing but his 35 inch Northern Pike was pretty big. So big we had to drive into Baxter and get a picture or two of the fish and fisherman.

Sneak a Peak

We were going to hold off on showing our new family pictures off until our Christmas card...but they did turn out pretty nice. We had a friend offer to take some family pictures for us after Jack was born, it took us a while to have time to take them but it was well worth it. She did a great job. I love how his little tuff of hair is sicking up.

Jack had an exciting day at school today....so much so that he is probably passed out for the night already and it's only 6:30. I guess he didn't want to take a nap today because there is just too much to watch at daycare. He gets that from me I love people watching. He will probably sleep better tonight.

Four Months Old

Jack has reached another step towards that big First Birthday!! He is now four months old. We have watched him grow a ton in the last month. In the beginning of the month he was working on Reaching and Grabbing toys. He now plays with toys and has great coordination with his hands. He usually has to have a pacifer and a stuffed animal to fall asleep with. We aren't sure which one he likes better he loves his tiger, elephant puppy and cow. Today in church he was laughing out loud while he was playing with his Cow (the one he shop-lifted from Grandma Jennie). He now loves to jump in the Jumperoo. In the last few days he's figured out the jumping part while before he would just sit and watch the lights. He spends more time entertaining himself and unfortunately loves watching TV. The other night the Wild Hockey game was on TV and Jack was laughing and smiling...we all knew that was coming.

He still doesn't sleep though the night.......not even close. We are lucky if he sleeps for four hours in a row. It wasn't so bad a first but now that we are back to full swing with life there are less oportunities for naps (since someone doesn't nap long enough) but we are hoping someday he will sleep all night. For now we are just enjoying every moment of loving our little guy!