Nine Months Old

Wow, really?  Can it be?  It's embarrassing just how often I say this, but time just seems to fly with these little ones!  Jack is officially a big old nine month old, well and two days.  I'm a bit late with the update.

We headed to the office to see Dr. Joe.  Will was so sweet.  He was all worried that Baby Jack was sick.  He couldn't quite wrap his head around the idea that Jack just needed a check up.  Jack weighed in at 21 pounds, 3 ounces - 65th percentile.  He measured 30 1/4 inches long - above the 95th percentile.  Crazy long boy.  I think this is why I seem to keep putting the same few outfits on him over and over again - they are the few that fit!

We have been working with Jack on standing up.  This is not something he enjoys.  This little man is a sitter.  You can see from this picture that he is just waiting to plop is cute little tush down. We are seeing progress, so hopefully he will be standing up better soon. He is able to pull up to his knees on his own - he loves pulling up at the train table to see what his big brothers are up to.

 

I just can't get enough of his gorgeous blue eyes and his wild man hair.  He is also the proud owner of eight teeth.  The last one just cut through last week. It is so funny to see him smile with a mouth full of teeth.  He still loves to play patty cake, and sometimes he will play along and do so big. 

Jack is getting quicker by the day.  He has been using a combination of rolling and commando crawling to get to whatever he wants.  Which is usually something he probably shouldn't have - you know like cords or toy cars (I'm always nervous he is going to chew off one of the wheels).  He is a great little sleeper and eater.  We got the green light today to start introducing table foods.  I think our mealtimes are about to get a whole lot messier.

 And one last awful, blurry picture.  As I was taking pictures of Jack he decided that the camera looked really interesting.  So interesting that he got up on his hands and knees and crawled across the carpet to try to grab it from me.  I have a feeling he will be a super speed crawler before I know it.

January Catch Up

We are a not a winter loving family.  Snow is not our thing.  Below zero temperatures are not our thing.  We long for spring when we can enjoy the outdoors, go for walks, and play at the park.  Unfortunately, Spring is still a ways away.

So what have we been up too?  Not too much.  The weather has been awful and there have been five - yes five - snow days in the last three weeks.  I'm a bit ashamed to admit it, but we have been in survival mode over here.  There have been a few high points over the past couple weeks. . .

Ms, Madeline came to town.  Our sweet little niece was born just about four hours after Jack.  Sweet Ms. Madeline lives pretty far away, so it was exciting to get to see her.  The cousins hung out on a blanket and tried very hard to steal each others teethers.  All in all, they got along really well.

 

Will has become quite a fan of pretend play.  Here he is all ready to head out to work - you know, just like Daddy. See he even has his computer! 

This past Wednesday night we all bundled up and headed over to our area high school for the district area art show.  Max's artwork was selected to be on display.  This was a pretty big deal, because to our oh-so-analytical little man, art is not the most exciting thing in the world.  I think he was just excited that there were cookies.  We were so proud and I love the shy little smile on his face.  The recognition made him a little bit uncomfortable, but he really did love it. 

I can't wait for old man winter to leave for good.  Today isn't too awful, in fact it is just about 50 right now.  Too bad tomorrow's high is only supposed to be about eight.  Oh well, spring will be here before I know it, right?