Last Saturday, our little man turned 9 months old. I know it's very cliche', but where has the time gone?! He's growing up so fast, but like I've said, I'm having so much fun with him and he's such a goofball! I love watching him change every day. He loves to throw and chase his balls and toys around the house. He loves to bang things together, or on other things, or on the floor, or sometimes on himself, to hear the noises. He LOOOVES to splash in the tub now. He's a pro at letting me brush his teeth (which he has 4 of now, and more are coming right along behind the 2 top ones). We're still working on table food, but last night he did have a few tiiiny bites of sloppy joes, so we were proud! He's moving and crawling all over the place, keeping me on my toes making sure the dog bowls are up off the floor and the floors are clean. His 9mo check up was yesterday (Tues) his stats were: 20lbs 5oz (50th percentile) head circumference was 50th percentile (I don't remember the exact measurement), but the kicker is his height....27inches long (10th percentile). We've got a little shorty on our hands. But, the dr assured me with feet as large as his, he's gotta be a tall dude later on! lol.
We had another busy weekend last weekend. Friday night we headed up to Lake Zurich and had dinner with Matt's parents, Tim & Amy, and Nick & Kelsey. Saturday the boys went golfing while the girls got everything ready for John's big 50th bday party, the theme was Blues Brothers. We had a lot fun, the boys (including Jack) were dressed in BB attire, you will find the pictures below. It was lots of fun seeing family and friends, and the food was deeelish! Sunday we got up early to head back to Aurora to get ready for Rylie's baptism. Jack and I joined the party once he woke up from his nap and had lunch. I had planned to be at the ceremony, but Jack had other plans and decided to play in his crib for an hour before finally falling asleep! Little stinker. I suppose it probably worked out for the best, though. The party at the Chalkos was fun, we got to see family again and enjoy some more delish food!
I'm getting kinda burned out on traveling all the time. It's definitely not as relaxing with a baby as it used to be, but we're thankful to be able to see family and friends. However, this weekend we're going to have a nice family weekend and stay home. Who knows what we'll end up doing, maybe some errands and a nice lunch on Saturday. Hopefully the weather will be nice, I know it's supposed to rain the next few days so maybe we'll get lucky and it'll be nice on Saturday. Then, next weekend we'll be in Lafayette for my cousins wedding. And then, the crazy busy summer months are upon us! I'm exhausted just thinking about it! Good times to come, though.
Check out some of the pictures from last weekend!
This is Jack's second time being sick in a month, and it's taking its toll on him, and on mommy. We went to the Dr yesterday, there's nothing going on in his ears or lungs, just another respiratory infection. And, of course there's really nothing you can do for a baby with a cough except humidifier and propping their mattress, so that's what I've done, along with some occasional Tylenol to help with his forever running nose! Today I've spent my time lysoling and cleaning everything. Boy, the house kinda deteriorates rather quickly when I'm out of commission! The end of last week was spent coughing throughout the night, by both myself and Jack. We are on the mend though, his cough is slowly, but surely, getting better. And, other than feeling groggy from the nyquil, I'm feeling much better too. Jack's appetite is still not what it usually is, and he's been throwing up his food a lot, but we're able to get some food in him. Thankfully, he's been a good sport about it all, and really only fussing when he's tired, which has been a little more than usual this past week. He's jumping like a maniac and playing away in his jumperoo at the moment, so he's hanging in there.
Over the weekend, we were up in Lake Zurich with Matt's family for Easter. Sadly, both Jack and myself were not feeling the greatest all weekend, but we had a good time and Jack showed off his new crawling skills! That's right, as of Friday, March 6th, we have a mobile monkey on our hands! He's mastered crawling and going from belly to sitting position, all in one day. Matt had been working crazy hours last week, so we pretty much didn't see him until Friday. So, I'm convinced Jack was waiting for daddy to crawl :0)
We've got a big, busy weekend coming up. Saturday night is Matt's dads big 50th bday party, and I think the boys are all going golfing before hand, which means we'll likely head up there Friday night and spend the night, so we're available to help set up. Then, Sunday is Jack's cousin Rylie's baptism and celebration afterwards. So, we're gonna be working really hard to get us all healthy by Friday! We'll be staying home for the most part, and airing out the house. Though, I only left the windows open for a second today....it got cold again!
As I mentioned, last weekend we hung out with Rylie and Christine snapped a few pictures of the 2 babies. The outside ones were done at their house, the ones of just Jack I took one afternoon here. Enjoy!
No, not an April fools joke!...those were the words we heard on this day one year ago! On April 1st, 2011 we had our 22 week ultrasound that confirmed what we were expecting: we were having a baby boy :0) The room was full of happy family members as we all looked to the screen where the ultrasound tech ("tech Tom" as we refered to him in the upcomming weeks since that's how he was listed on my appt sheet) showed us all the boy bits that confirmed the gender! We knew we'd call him Jack, it wasn't until weeks later that we decided on Martin as the middle name (for my maiden name, obviously). We went out and bought a few blue things, and the real fun of completing the registry started! This baby boy would turn out to be the best thing we've ever had happen to us, and I really cannot imagine loving anything or anyone as much, though I'm sure I will learn a few years down the road when #2 comes along!
Last week, Jack and I enjoyed a few outtings with the mommies from our mommy group and their babies. We had lunch at Red Robin where Jack was of course flirting with the waitress and "talking" (ok, more like screaming, but happy screams) to the other babies at the table. We also had a fun play group date with his friends. My parents were up for the day yesterday. We enjoyed a nice lunch at Lou Malnatis in downtown Naperville, and mostly just chilled around here the rest of the time since the weather was gloomy and Jack was a sleepy boy and took a 2hr nap in the morning and another 2hr nap in the afternoon! Unfortunately, I'm not feeling so hot today, sore throat and a headache. That, plus the questionable weather made me decide to keep Jack home with me while Matt plays his football game this afternoon. But, we're headed over to Chris, Christine, and Rylies after lunch to snap a few Easter pictures of the 2 babies and enjoy a nice dinner.
In other news: the clubhouse in our neighborhood is already booked the weekend of Jack's birthday. Soooo, I'm wondering what to do? Have 2 parties? Which would make it muuuuch easier for all of our family in Indiana to come. When to have those parties? Have one here for our Illinois family either the weekend before his bday (which is the weekend after the 4th), or the weekend after his bday, depending on availability of the clubhouse? And have his Indiana party the weekend of his birthday? But, where? My parents house? (news to my mom and dad that I'm thinking about this haha). So, lots of things to consider here. Everyone just loves him so much and can't wait to share his special day, so I've gotta figure this out, and soon!
We took a few cute pictures this weekend, I'll post those, along with some cute ones of Rylie and Jack from today (hopefully) early this week!
