March Maddness

Well as March comes to a close I realize that this month has flown by. Maybe it's because Jack keeps us so busy or maybe because I am getting cabin fever and can't wait for spring. Anyhow April is just a few days away....YEAH! We had a cold week and all our snow that has melted made a big muddy mess in our driveway...and it snowed once again. At least we aren't flooded like some of the others around here. Glenn had to help get water out of the clubhouse at work this week and Fargo is about to be sunk.
We just got back from our visit to Grandma's and are working on getting everything cleaned up and put away. Jack had a rough week. I don't know if he caught a bug in Michigan or if he's getting teeth but he's had a fever almost all week. He had to miss two days of day care but luckily Ron and Sarah Dawdy just came back so they helped out by watching him. Hopefully he'll get teeth soon and we will know what was causeing all the troubles. For now he's swinging away watching Robin Hood....or dreaming about Robin Hood.

Top of the 7th

Well...it's the last week in Feburary.....whoooooo! We are starting to get excited for spring. It has been a long winter and we can't wait to get back outside. Our daily walks have been put on hold this winter because it's just to cold for Jack to get outside. So Spike and I are starting to get cabin fever. Hopefully in about 3 weeks it should be warm enough for a stroll around the block. We have had a busy weekend scrapbooking away. I got a new machine that is like a printer that cuts all sorts of fun letters and pirate ships out. It makes it faster for me to scrapbook which is great! Before I spent lots of time cutting out each individual letter, now I just type them into a word document include any fun pirate ships or golf balls and hit cut. I can walk away do something else and come back and all my shapes are ready to be glued down.

I am also begining to plan my gardening for the summer. Each spring I have started some prennials in the house, I have had really good luck considering we don't have windows on the sunniest side. But it is fun to have some new ones to plant and to give them away too.

Jack is starting his 7th month today. He's been getting so big. I'll have to work on catching him crawling with the video cam this week. He can get around pretty good for a little twerp. He's got to be about the happiest baby ever. He got to take his first bath sitting up so here are some photos from that. He did tip over and bonk his head at the end but he took it like a man.

Here's a little Valentine's Day Greeting....We're not sure what the boy wonder is thinking in the picture but he sure has a funny look on his face. We are spending Valentine's Day waking up to little boys talking away, eatting some yummy Apple and Cherry Cereal for breakfast, playtime and scrapbook time (with the new Robo Craft Cutter!) and later tonight having a crab leg feast with Daddy after he gets done refreeing! Have a wonderful day. We LOVE you all.

It wasn't me...

We just happened to catch Jack's first words on video on our trip to Florida. However I'm not sure if I'm proud of him or not ?

Half Birthday Party

Wow! Six months already...sad my little baby is growing up too fast. He was suppose to get his six month shots yesterday but he got out of them. Lucky duck. It had only been seven weeks and not eight so now he gets them when we get back from Florida. I really wanted to know how much he weighs now and how long he is though.

Jack is getting so big. He usually sleeps through the night now (6-7 hours). Unless he's sick or pretending he's a baby. Lately we have only had to get up at 4 to feed him and then he is wide awake at 6:30...so we are still a little tired but it's getting much better.

He has mastered all the first baby foods. Applesauce, Pears, Peaches, Bananas, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Carrots, Green Beans and Peas. Next we will have to work on the second foods and try some oatmeal cereal. His newest big boy sighting in the food department is drinking out of a cup. He loves cups. He grabs any cup within reach...so far I've only had a full cup of water spilled on me but watch out! He also loves his sippy cup. He is also getting some teeth. We have lots of slobber and chewing going on.

He is working on sitting up at daycare and home. He is great with support but gets really excited reaching for things and topples over. He has been spotted rolling over from belly to back and now back to belly. I also catch him scooting backwards...he doesn't get his belly up off the floor yet but he will end up facing different directions and in different spots on the floor. It is time to baby proof the house.

For his six month birthday party we had some baby carrots and peaches. He hasn't tried enough foods to have some cake yet. Bummer. He did get a new big boy car seat, we used a gift card that Glenn's employees had given to Jack. We picked out the golfer argyle one.

Now onto Laundry, Packing bags and making some thing for the church potluck. Have a good weekend Loved Ones!

Baby it's COLD outside!

We have had an awfully cold week. Tuesday, Thrusday and Friday were so cold that schools and daycares were closed to keep the little ones warm. The coldest airtemp day was Tuesday with a chilly -34 and Thrusday was even colder as the windchills took the airtemp into -40 and -50s. Due to the cold weather Jack has cabin Fever. Or mainly just a fever...I'm not really sure what the cause is he may have a viral thing or maybe teeth. He has not been a happy boy for the last two days. I guess it's time to get out of this popsicle stand and go warm him up. He spent the day yesterday home with Glenn and I had him today. Next Friday we have 6 month check up shots which won't be fun either so we are going to need a vacation! :) Stay warm.

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.