7 Months Old!

I can't believe my little Jack is now HUGE and 7 months old! He weighs right at 20 pounds now. He is starting to sit up on his own and is rolling all over the place. He is never in the same position when he wakes up as he was when he went to sleep anymore. He is talking, smiling and laughing a lot, and ALWAYS smiles at Callie when she is around. He loves his sister. Here are some pictures of him sitting up all by himself!

Funny and Cuteness!

Here are Callie and Jack at Mama's Pizza on Saturday. He was totally cracking up at her, and all she was doing was looking at him. :)

Callie got to choose out of the treasure box at school today because she didn't shout out the answer to the counselor's questions during her lesson. She was so excited about it, so I asked her what the lesson was about. Here's how our conversation went:

Me-"So, what was the lesson about?"

Callie-"Getting angry."
Me-"Oh, that's cool. What did she say?"

Callie-"Stop, Drop, and Cool Off."

Me-"That sounds like a good lesson for Mommies and Daddies too."

Callie-"I know! I just taught it to you!"

She is so funny sometimes.

A quick side note about Jack's helmet: Tim took him in last week for a check-up. They are very impressed with the progress he has made. We are taking him back in two weeks to have him scanned again to see what his stats are. He could possibly be out of it in the next two or three weeks! The main thing is that they won't let him out of it permanently until he's sitting up by himself. He's working VERY hard and is almost there! Yay, Jack!!

Jack is 6 Months Old!

Jack turned six months old on February 4th. We took him in yesterday for his check-up. He is a very healthy, big boy! He has met all of his developmental milestones except for rolling over. He has just started rolling from his back to his side but hasn't made it all the way over yet. The doctor said that could be because of his size. :) I never thought he would be too big to do anything when he was born so tiny! Here are his stats:

Weight: 18 lbs 6.5 oz
Height: 27 1/2 inches (he grew 2 3/4 inches in 2 months!)
# of Teeth: 2
Loves: Laughing and smiling
Playing with his squishy ball
Eating bananas
Sucking on his fingers
Chewing on his tongue

Doesn't Love: Laying on his tummy
Not much else . . . he's a very happy, laid back baby!

He's adjusting very well to his helmet. He went for his first follow-up today after just one week and already had to have it adjusted. Hopefully that's a good sign that he won't have to be in it for long. Here are some pictures:



At his happiest. . . after a meal!


Playing with his favorite toy



Looking at Maggie

Chewing on those fingers!

Happy Birthday, Tim! Hello, Helmet! and Other Miscellaneous Things

This past week brought many exciting events. Tim's birthday was on the 28th, so I put a couple of b-day pictures on here of him. There's a picture of Callie ready to go to ballet class. She is doing so great and loving it. We're gearing up for her first recital in June. The girls are really practicing hard. Then, there's Jack. He got his helmet today. Those of you that talk to me regularly know that I have been less than thrilled about this day. BUT, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It'll be a little bit of an adjustment, but the helmet actually looks like a cute little picture frame for his adorable face!! :) We will break it in this week by gradually wearing it for longer periods of time until he is wearing it for 23 hours a day. Then we'll go back next week for a follow-up to see how he's doing. We also have his 6 month check up next week. WOW! I can't believe how big he's getting. More on that later . . .


This is the gift from Tom, Tim's brother. As you can see, he really likes it!


Besides the fact that this is the most adorable picture in the ENTIRE world, this is Callie & Jack's gift to Tim. Jack is not pictured b/c he was asleep (shocking, I know!).



Brother & Sister being cute while we watched the NFC play-off game.

Callie helping feed Jack his breakfast. She's actually very good at it. Helps me out a lot.

Callie decided she wanted to get it the high chair. I was surprised that she fit.

In her new tu-tu from Grandma. She said, "Mommy, I look like a birthday present in this." Love her!

Before . . .

After . . . look at those cheeks!

Callie said, "Oh, look at you little cutie, in your cute helmet!"