6 month doctor's appointment

Jack went to the doctor today for his 6 month well visit. His appointment went well. he is growing like a weed and doing great! The doctor did find a slight heart murmur while listening to him today, so we are going to go for an echo at Children's in a few weeks, but she doesn't think there is anything to be concerned about. Chances are he will out grow it by the time he is a toddler but we want to be safe than sorry.

He now weighs 17 lbs 7.5 oz. (50th percentile) and 28 inches long (95th percentile) His head circumferences was 17.5 inches. Still tall and skinny but we all know the kid has no chance of being fat!

Today I put Jack down for a nap after his appointment. He was having trouble getting settled in his bed, so I went up to check on him and found him SITTING in his crib. So more thing he can do...go from a laying position to a sitting position!

Jack's Halloween party is this Friday at school. I can't wait for him to wear his dragon costume! He is going to look so cute! Of course, lots of pictures will be taken!

6 month stats

So Jack is 6 months old! Where has the time gone. We have noticed such a change in him this month. It seems like every day he learns something new. We don't go for his 6 month check up until monday, but here are some of his stats.

- He sleeps from 8 pm to 6 am on a regular basis. Sometimes a little longer which Kevin and I love!

- He is in size 2 diapers.

- He wears mostly 6 month clothes. He can still wear some 3 month shirts and is in some 9 month outfits.

- He sits on his own.

-He gets up on all 4's and rocks. If he is laying on his stomach he can spin himself around.

- He puts absolutely everything in his mouth. Socks and straps to carseats and high chairs are 2 of his favorite things to chew on.

- He plays with toys now. We recently went out and bought his some "Big Boy" toys. The stacking rings (you know the ones that every child has that are the primary colors, are his favorite.)

- He still loves his jumper. The jumper at school is nick named "Jack's Jumper" because he loves to be in it!

- We are still waiting for his first tooth to pop through.

- When holding someone hands, he can pull himself to a standing position.

- He loves his blanket and a pacifier. Doesn't matter what blanket, as long as he can snuggle with it.

- He drinks four 8 oz. bottles a day. He eats cereal and fruit for breakfast and cereal and a veggie for dinner. He loves sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, pears and apples. He is not quit sure about peas, green beans or bananas. I tried making my own baby food but he wouldn't touch it, so we are buying the store bought stuff!

- He had his first hair cut and a salon. The girl that cuts my hair, trimmed his for us! It already needs it again and its only been a few weeks.

- He makes all kinds of sounds. He laughs and smiles at everything.

- He recognizes Kevin and I. I love to look in on him through the window at school. When he sees me, he gives me the biggest grin! I sure am lucky to have him at work with me!

What a joy he is, we are so lucky he is in our lives!

Jack trying to crawl!

School Pictures

A few weeks ago Jack had his pictures taken at school. He did a really good job and we actually got a good picture of him smiling. He also had his picture taken with his class at school. Both of these pictures turned out really well so I wanted to share. Enjoy!



Jack is sitting next to Olivia. This is my friend Mandy's little girl! We like to say that they are boyfriend and girlfriend!

It's been a while

We have been so busy lately, that I haven't posted as often as I would like. Teaching kindergarten and doing my job is wearing me out. Only 5 more weeks though. While I enjoy teaching it is hard to do 2 jobs at once and be a mommy. I come home exhausted at night. I think I have been in bed by 8:30 every night these past few weeks.


But enough about me. The most important thing is our little man. Jack is growing and changing so much. It's hard to believe he will be six months old tomorrow. He is sitting up now. He interacts with us so much, we just love having him in our lives. I will post all his 6 month updates tomorrow...once he is officially 6 months old.


Here are some recent pictures of him so you can see how much he is changing!









Jack's first taste of pears...you wouldn't think from the picture that he likes them...but he really does! However, peas and green beans still make him gag!

Busy weekend

We had a jam packed weekend. We started off by taking Jack to get his first REAL haircut on Saturday . I called Rhea, the girl who cuts my hair, to see if she would mind trimming Jack's before my haircut. She was happy to and Jack did great. He moved around a lot but he was smiling the whole time.

Then after everyone got their hair cut, we were off to Piqua for the rest of the weekend. We were hoping to take Jack and cousin Katelyn to a pumpkin patch, however, the weather was not quite pumpkin picking weather. It was very cold and rainy, so we went to a green house instead and had the kids get their pumpkins cause lets face it, all I really cared about was getting a cute picture of Jack next to some pumpkins and that we got!

Jack had fun with his cousin Katelyn as well as the rest of Kevin's family! When we got home today, we discovered that Jack had a limited supply of cold weather clothes and since it was 50 degrees and windy today we decided we needed to go get some for him. I thought that 6 month clothes would be perfect for him, but it turns out that if the clothes are one piece, 6 months are too short. (Like I have said before, he is going to be tall and skinny like his daddy!) So we headed over to Kohls and got 5 new outfits for him. (I had a 30% off coupon...can't beat that!) Hopefully that will last him for a little while at least!

So now its the end of the weekend...unfortunately. Time to start another week of work and another week of teaching kindergarten (only 7 more to go...but who's counting!) We are looking forward to next weekend...Brian and Betsy's wedding!