Sunday, July 29, 2007

Caught!


Jack is crawling a little more each day. Yesterday, he discovered a basket of CD's. He had a lot of fun pulling them out and looking at each one. He also knocked over the fan in the background. It was not on. I did move it to another room. :)

Bathtime



Jack loves baths. This morning we just walked by the bathroom and he was trying to wiggle out of my arms and was grunting trying to let me know he wanted a bath. Notice the sparkling clean bathtub, thanks to my Mr. Clean Magic Eraser! I hadn't used it much before. Yesterday I deep cleaned the bathroom. It needed it desperately! The Magic Eraser took off a lot of stains that I hadn't been able to get off of the tub, walls, door and vanity before. I asked Craig to pick up some more on his way home from church this morning. (I am home with Jack to see if he is feeling better.)

Friday, July 27, 2007

Better

I think we are on the mend. Craig and I feel better. We are just really tired and still don't have much of an appetite. I don't know if Jack has a touch of this bug or if it is teething, but he has had several REALLY BAD blow-out diapers in the last few days. I am getting tired of scrubbing out clothes and doing so much laundry. We use the cheapest diapers we have been able to find, so tonight I did go to Wal-Mart and get some that might hold stuff in better. We will soon find out. Jack acts fine and does not have a fever. Craig stayed home from work again today and we had a lot of fun playing with Jack. We each have a list of things we want to accomplish this weekend, so I think I will go to bed early and get rested for my agenda.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

YUCK

Craig and I are both down with the flu. Just trying to make it through the night.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Same Old Stuff

I don't really have anything exciting to blog. Not much new here, but that can be a really good thing. I am not complaining. Yesterday, I took Jack to get his 9 month pictures taken, just in the nick of time as he will be 10 months on Saturday. He did very well despite the crazy photographer. He has been taking great naps! He is sleeping right now. I think we will go for a walk when he wakes up, as I opted for sleep instead of walking early this morning. He is not crawling all over the house yet, but is moving a little more each day. I think he is working on his 5th tooth since he hasn't been eating like usual and has spit up more than usual the last few days. He is such a good baby. Most of the time, he just goes with the flow! So nice for mommy and daddy!

Monday, July 23, 2007

Who's Hogging The Remote?



Jack LOVES to play with the TV remote. He points it at the TV and pushes the buttons. He squeals with delight when the channels change. We have tried giving him an old remote to play with. He knows the difference and wants nothing to do with the old one. He wants the one that controls the TV. Last night Craig had another remote, that also works with our TV, hidden beside him so that every time Jack changed the channel, he could change it back to watch his show. It was very comical.

Corralled



Jack has been scooting all over the place. Just in the last couple days he has gotten up on his hands and knees and shakes his little hind end. It is so cute. I know our lives are about to change again as he starts crawling. I expect that to happen this week. I was trying to get a couple things done quickly the other day and stuck him in the laundry basket for a minute so I knew where he was. He really liked playing here!

1st Trip To The Fair






We went to the County Fair Saturday afternoon. I love the fair! I was in 4-H for 9 years and have fond memories of our county fair and the State Fair. We thought it would be fun for Jack to see all the people and animals. We stopped in the barns first. We had just started through the sheep barn when a sheep poked his nose through his cage and "baaaaed" loudly at Jack. It scared him and he started crying. This along with his teething made for a rough afternoon. He really didn't care too much about seeing any more animals. He did enjoy a couple bites of his daddy's shaved ice. I enjoyed looking at the 4-H projects. Now I've had my fair fix for the year.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Hee Haw

About a year ago, I blogged that I was frustrated with Hee Haw. There was a Hee Haw marathon on CMT that was slowing the progress on the remodeling project in Jack's room. Wouldn't you know, Jack clapped for the first time on his own the other night while watching none other than, yes, you guessed it, Hee Haw, with his daddy!

The New Meaning of Clean

I used to be one that tried to deep clean my house once a week or least every other week. That certainly doesn't happen anymore. Today Craig's dad and stepmom came to see Jack. I rushed around after church, and picked up messes, dusted the high spots, ran the vacuum, cleaned the toilet and counter in the bathroom and threw a quick dessert in the oven. It feels good! My house really isn't all that clean, but it seems like I accomplished a lot! Craig is fishing, and Jack and I are just hanging out together.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Just Taking Some Pictures



Crazy Day

Yesterday was a crazy day. I didn't even have time to blog about it until now. Jack and I went to the infant swim at the aquatic center. He loves the water. I was concerned about how he would do without a nap until it was over at 11:00. He fell asleep in the car on the way home. While he was sleeping, I rushed around to get ready, as he had his 9 month checkup at 1:00. That went well. I knew Elder Beerman was having sales. Jack seemed to be in a good mood when we left the doctor, so I decided to run in and look at baby clothes. I did find some bargains. While I was checking out, I looked down and Jack had had an explosive diaper and it was coming out of his shorts and was all over the stroller. I really didn't know what to do. I decided to try to clean him up in the car. This ended up not probably being the best choice because it was so hot and the air in my car is not working. Jack was crying. I was trying to hurry. I ran out of wipes. There was poop on him, me, and the car. I got him clean as best I could and headed home. I had about 45 minutes before I was to have a piano student arrive. I hurried and gave Jack a bath, fed him, and picked up the living room a little bit. The student did not show up. Gotta love it! I enjoyed playing with Jack instead. It would just would have been nice to know ahead of time when I was rushing around to be ready by 4:30. I did get to hang out with some girls last night at a spa party. I was so ready for that! What a day.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Our Paper Shredder




Jack and Josie





Trying to stay cool!

Jack and Maclane




Jack's First 4th






What a fun day! First we stopped by Grandma's house (Craig's mom) for a visit. We then went to the lodge for lunch. Craig's sister and her little boy, Maclane, were there. He is just two weeks younger than Jack. We then joined our friends, Mike, Jacque, Kimmy and Josie for a little rest before the parade. We then saved our spots on the nursing home lawn for the parade and went inside to see Craig's grandma and ran into his aunt and uncle while there. Up to this point, Jack had only had a 20 minute nap. He was doing very well. Consequently, he only saw about the first 10 minutes of the parade and fell asleep. After the parade, we cooled off at Mike and Jacque's and then walked to the park for the petting zoo, bluegrass music (right up Craig's alley,) the carnival and a lot of fried food. We then headed home so that Jack could go to bed. He was pooped! Craig and I did catch some of the fireworks on the river, watching from our front yard.

Monday, July 02, 2007

Our Little Acrobat


I'm not really sure what Jack was trying to do, but he thought it was very fun to hang one leg over the high chair after breakfast. What a cutey!

Swimming




Jack had his first visit to the pool this weekend. He wasn't sure what to think at first, but it sure didn't take him long to figure it out. He loved it! He even fussed a little when we had to leave. I was the only funny looking mommy in shorts and a t-shirt as I still need to do something about a swimming suit (which I'm really looking forward to!) :)

Swinging




Busy Weekend




We had a VERY busy, fun and exhausting weekend. My aunt and uncle along with their granddaughter were here from Colorado Springs. We spent a lot of time playing with Jack, taking pictures, golfing, swimming, eating and visiting. I think a good time was had by all.