Real Food

Jack had his "meal" tonight. It was really by accident. He kept reaching for the pasta so I decided to give a tiny bite
He went crazy and cried until we fed him more...a lot more. I've never seen a baby eat so much. He loved it. He also loved the avocados in my salad. What can I say...he's a typical third kid! After three weeks of baby food we are both over it!


Mom just give me the spoon. Your too slow.


It was a little slippery for him but he managed to get a few bites in his mouth before getting frustrated.





What a messy eater!

Jack update

I forgot how much babies learn in a short amount of time so I'm posting another update so I can remember when he was doing everything. I feel like I tell my mom he isn't doing something and I turn around and he is doing it. He loves to eat. He can pick up puffs and feed himself, gobbles up mum mums like they are candy, finishes the entire container of baby food and then stares at my plate until I share. He had his first saltine cracker at the restaurant Friday night and loves refried beans. He is into everything and will go from sitting to his tummy to reach something. He loves his books and wants to be playing all the time. The times of entertaining only two kids are over for me! Jack gets bored easily. After a long battle he is finally taking 1-2 bottles of formula a day. He laughed at me yesterday too. We are loving every busy minute of it!

Oh I almost forgot...he loves to splash water in the tub and cracks himself up. I set him in the bumbo and turned my back to a 1/2 empty fish bowl. Boys are different!!!!

Gracie is 4!

Gracie turned 4 last week. We celebrated her Birthday for two weeks straight. She had a swimming party, celebrated at school, celebrated with Daddy before he left for NYC and then celebrated her real Birthday too. Gracie has gotten so big. She is really into painting and drawing. She will color whenever she can. She is a big help with Caroline and Jack. She can get Caroline dressed after bath time and can pick up and tend to Jack as needed too. I don't know what I would do without her. She can write her name along with everyone in our family's, is starting to decode words with help, draws beautiful pictures, can work the tv all by herself, dresses herself, puts her laundry away, makes her bed, knows her left from right, remembers words to songs, rides her bike with training wheels, can climb on all the playground equipment, loves to dance, has given up her naps and can cary on an adult conversation. She is a rule follower! She loves Jesus and sings the blessing every night. We love you sweet Gracie!

Jack is 6 months old!

Jack is 6 months old today! He is growing up fast. He sits up and loves playing with his driving toy. He rolls everywhere too! He loves to be held. He loves the swing in the front yard. He always wants to be with everyone and cries if he gets left out. He loves his paci and can pick it up and put it in his own mouth. He started eating oatmeal last week. Sometimes he likes it and sometimes he doesn't. Jack is babbling and squealing a lot. He has laughed a few times but not often. Jack folds his hands like he is prating when he gets fussy. He does best when he stays in a strict schedule. I often ask myself why God gave me the schedule kid last, but as long as I stay on it he is wonderful. The girls love him and are excited he can play with them now. We love you BIG boy!!!

Jack is 5 months old

Jack is 5 months old. He weighed 14.3 lbs at his doctors visit yesterday and we have moved him up to size 2 diapers. He is such a little flirt. He will smile at anyone. He is now eating every 2 1/2 hours and sleeping through the night. He has his morning nap down, but only takes one hour cat naps in the afternoon. He is rolling both ways and never stays in one place when I put him on the floor. He loves the Johnny Jump Up and exersaucer. He reaches for everything and is really into his toys. He is a great sleeper sleeping 12 hours at night with one dream feed and can put himself to sleep like a champ. He loves to put everything in his mouth and loves being held. our baby is growing up too fast!

Name Writing

Gracie wrote her name for the first time today without ANY help. We have been working on it the past few weeks. We have traced it, glitter and glued it, dot markered it, practiced in the air...but she was still very hesitant to write it without help. She is such a perfectionist that she wanted it to be perfect. Well Daddy's shaving cream on the bath tub wall did the trick! She practiced on the wall and got out of the tub and wrote it without any help!


I know the G and C are backwards...it's a developmental thing that we will work on. The brian isn't developed enough to tell a difference. I'm just so excited she has finally taken interest in it!!!

Valentines Day

We had a great Valentine's Day!!! It started with a family Pancake party.


Everyone got a few "treats" and opened their Valentines. The girls loved their dress up stuff.



Then it was off to school to pass out their Valentines to their friends.



The girls had a blast at school. Here are some pictures from Gracie's party that a mom sent me. I don't have any pictures from Caroline's class.






While the girls were celebrating, Jack's cough got really bad and he started having labored breathing. I rushed him to the dr and thank goodness a breathing treatment helped him breathe easier. His pulse ox returned to normal. Meanwhile Daddy had to pick the girls up from school and drop Gracie at Ballet.



Once he was feeling better we rushed to pick up Gracie from dance. The girls came home and dumped all of their yummy Valentines out and enjoyed the treats. Daddy brought all his girls roses and dinner from Central Market. It was a crazy day, but a fun one!!!!

Boat Show

Tyler took the girls to the boat show this afternoon. They had a blast seeing Nonnie and Paul. Look what Gracie did!

Princess Playdate

Look at all of these cute princesses! Nothing like playing dress up with your girlfriends.

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Bebe came in last night to visit us. We had a great time with her. This afternoon she took the girls to the Children's Theater to see If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. The girls loved it!







Thanks Bebe for coming to visit!

Happy Birthday Tyler

We celebrated Tyler's last weekend! The girls loved practicing blowing out the candles with Uncle Thomas!








Caroline loved the cupcakes.

Happy Birthday Tyler!!! We love you.

Jack is 4 months old!

Jack started laughing!! He likes to roll from his tummy to his back and can sometimes roll from back to front. I cant ever get him to stay in the place when i put him down. He moves all over his crib and floor in his room. He has settled into his 8:00 bedtime and loves interacting with the girls. He has outgrown his swing but loves his exersaucer. Unfortunately, he has found his thumb. We try to keep him from sucking it but at night he does it in his crib to put himself back to sleep. He has become a better sleeper sleeping 6-7 hours at night. The more sleep I get the more life returns to normal. He weighed 13 1/2 pounds and was almost 25 inches long at his 4 month check up.

Gracie's Recital

Gracie had her mid year recital. She is second from the left on the front row. She loved being on the big stage! Thank you KayKay, Papa, Uncle Thomas and Aunt Leigh for coming!!!!

Uncle Thomas
KayKay and Papa

Gracie and Aunt Leigh

Parade and Nutcracker

We left Jack at home with Hallie and headed downtown in the rain to the Parade. The girls loved it!!! We rode the Dart trian from Mockingbird Station and had a blast. I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked because of the rain!

The next day Tyler took the girls to the Opera House to see the Nutcracker. They loved it too!

December Random Pictures

Christmas Card Picture

Gracie's ornamnet KayKay made her. I would have gotten a picture of Caroline's Minnie Mouse ornament but she insisted on sleeping with it. Thanks mom for making these special ornaments for them!

Advent calendars...thank you KayKay!

Snowflake our Elf

Great Aunt Amy and Great Uncle Steve with Jack.

With Drew at Chandler's Birthday Dinner