I just wanted to drop a quick line to let everyone know that Jack is saying some consonants now! We have a "ga-ga", and a "da-da" and even a "na-na"! We are so excited and he is so darn cute when he does it!!
Also, Travis' aunt (wonderful lady, btw) just told me about Google Reader...where you can go to see if any of the blogs or newsfeeds that you subscribe to are updated. LOVE IT!! If you are a major blog checker, look into it! TTFN!
First of all, I had a great Mothers' Day! Travis and Jack made me feel very special! Travis bought me diamond earrings (which I LOVE) and we had a pretty fun day! We didn't do anything too exciting, but it was a nice day! We went to church, where I received some nice flowers to plant in our garden. Then we spent the afternoon in our yard playing and Travis did some weeding...those darn weeds!
Anyway, our little Jack has 2 teeth no
w!! They are sharp little things too! I cannot believe how fast he is growing...he seems to do a new thing every day! He is so close to crawling, it is crazy! I am excited, but a little nervous knowing that I will really need to keep an eye on him!
He is also wearing some of his 12 month clothes now!! He is so tall...but skinny! His pants are either too short or too loose around the waist! I wish I had that problem!
Oh, and I also have to share pictures of his hair. Travis styled his hair like Billy Idol's after his bath the other night! Needless to say, it stood up until his next bath, no matter what I tried! The kid has so much hair!! It is long and thick...my little boy may be getting a hair cut soon!
Ok, so we are really not out hitting the beach yet...especially since the closest sand is at Bear Lake and I can guarantee that it is not warm enough yet! I did want to share these pictures that we had taken a couple weeks back because I thought that they turned out very cute!
This is Jack's new swimming suit ensemble that we bought especially for the pictures and future use of course! I figured that we probably won't be going to any public pools yet and if we do anything it will be outside, so having a swimming shirt and a hat could not hurt. If Jack has my skin, he will sunburn very easily and that would break my heart!
Jack had is picture taken with 3 of his 4 cousins. (CJ is living in Colorado.) It was not the most pleasant experience, as we met a little early for the pictures and had an extra little one that my sister-in-law was tending...to make a long story short, an hour early is WAY too early to show up to a portrait studio with 5 kids!
So, in the picture you'll see Lexi (6), Damien (2 months), Solon (18 months) and Jack (6 months). It was a true adventure! I have to admit that I have a very cute kid! :)
No, we didn't really go to a ball game, but I had to share this new outfit of Jack's with everyone. I found it a Family Dollar for like $4.99...not sure I should brag about how cheap I am, but you can find some cute baby clothes there!
He looks like such a big boy in it and he doesn't even mind the hat, which is amazing because I never put anything in his head. Even when he was a newborn, the kid would get so hot and sweaty with anything on his head. I think that we run on the same thermostat or something...we both run about 97 degrees as our typical temp.
We started finger foods as well...I don't think that Jack is too interested yet as he can't really pick them up and get them into his mouth. But they make for some cute pics!
I'm at a loss as to knowing what to feed him for finger foods...he is allergic to bananas and is still supposed to stick with cereals, fruits and veggies. I think that I will stick with the little Gerber Puffs for a while until he stops gagging on them and them move onto other things! The poor kid is going to have a rough life! I don't want him to eat junk food at all!! No candy, no fries, no eggs cooked in bacon grease! Heart disease and cancer run in both sides of the family and I want to do my best to teach him to eat healthy! Am I a mean parent? Ok, maybe all things in moderation...he can have some, but not until we have some healthy habits going! Oh, well....at least he'll have something to tell his therapist! :)
