Mom is Everywhere.....

Jack the Hedgehog

Jack's hair story has been hilarious. When he was born, we were amazed at the amount of hair all over his body (including his shoulders and ears). The extra hair fell out quite quickly, followed by some of his head hair. Lately, his hair has been growing like crazy. You can't really tell in the pics, but there are about 20 hairs that have obviously been with him since birth and are about an inch and a half longer than the top of his hedgehog do.

The hair is also very light--so definitely like Jamie when he was a tyke.

Pics from Easter!

Jamie has given me carte blanche on dressing Jack in silly stuff....for the first two years. I'm happy with that, and I think secretly Jamie thinks Jack is such a cutie in costume.

Long Time, No Post.....

Yikes! It's been forever since we've posted.....sooo busy around here. With Jack constantly active (but not crawling quite yet), we're spending time trying to keep up with his voracious appetite and his growing body. He's in his 9--12 month clothes now, but really just in length. He's still managing to avoid a buddha-belly.

He's sitting by himself now, while I'm still sitting behind him for the times he just forgets. :o)

He is now rocking six teeth....two on the bottom and four more peeking threw on the top! He is chewing on EVERYTHING!!!!

Bye, Bye, Binkie

A good note--for three weeks now Jack has been off the binkie---aka, the plug, the pacie, puggie. Binkies are like crack for babies--it's hard to get them off of them.

We never thought we'd use one, but puggie saved us many tears (from Jack and us) the first four+ months. I think pacifiers can be very good for babies, giving them the security and sucking that they really do need, but can become a crutch for both parents and babies.

We gave him one the other night to see what he'd do. He immediately took it out of his mouth, examined it and started chewing on its side. When it proved to not be as soothing to his new teeth as his teethers, he dropped it completely. I think he's forgotten what it is and what to use it for. Whew!

Finnegan is my homeboy

Finnegan has always been the friendliest cat to Jack. He was attentive when Jack was a new born and cried. He watches over him while I feed him in the chair. He tries to cuddle with him when we're playing on the floor.

Jack doesn't cuddle so much on the floor. Instead, he tries to wiggle his way to Finn and bury his head in his fur. In turn, when Jack is belly-side up, Finn reaches over and 'kisses' Jack's head.

Play Date

Happy hours used to consist of friends, food and beverages after a long week of work. While those gatherings still pop up once in a while, a new type of party exists--play dates. Baby Ruth (in the stripes below) invited Jack to her house for a little R&R with some of her friends. Shy at first, Jack warmed up more once in the jumparoo.