National Wrestling Championships

We were lucky to be able to spend this past weekend in Omaha, NE with Andy's parents as we cheered on the Hawks to a National title in wrestling.  We ended up with 8 All-American wrestlers, 5 in the finals, and 3 national champions.  We had a blast!  Jack did great sitting through three full days of wrestling.  He also got to stay in his first hotel room and take his first dip in a pool. 

Here he is in his Hawkeye bib, hat, and paci clip.  I had to come up with three black & gold outfits for the event!

With his Grandma Carol.

And watching some wrestling with his Grandpa Jerry.

And taking a nap with Daddy at the hotel.

And a little more wrestling!

And pool time!

And here is the big back-floater himself.  I just put a finger or two under his neck and he just layed completely relaxed in the water.  I'm sure he would have floated had I moved my hand away.  All of his bath time swimming practice is paying off!

3 Months Old

A face I don't want to forget...content and satisfied with milk dripping out of his mouth.

This is my favorite way to hold Jack, cheek-to-cheek.  Oh, I love this boy!

Jack lounging in his Baby Leg leg warmers.

And 3 month old baby toes...I smooch these tootsies every day.  Jack likes it.

And a new trick- hands in the mouth!

3 month notes:

• Jack started sleeping in his own room in his crib this week.  It was kind of sad because I loved waking up to him right next to me, but he was waking up from hitting the sides of the craddle.  He is now sleeping great in his crib.  We usually lay him down at 6:30pm and he's sleeping until about 5:45am, eats, and then sleeps until 7am before he wakes up for the day.  He doesn't have a specific nap schedule yet, but he is at least napping better now that I have cut out all caffeine.  It's straight decaf for me now!
• Current nicknames: We usually call him Jack-Jack.  And when his shirt is drenched, we call him 'Drool Monster'.
• Jack still usually cries when we take him out of the bath so Andy and I have gotten quick at diapering, lotioning, and dressing him.  As soon as that's done, he's a happy man again.  He does like getting his diaper changed and usually gives us the biggest smiles and giggles on his changing table. 
• We have been enjoying the early spring weather and have been taking lots of walks.  He likes the fresh air and usually takes a nice long nap while we're out strolling around. 
•  Jack loves playing on his playmat, reaching for his toys, and is now trying to put them in his mouth.  He is also proud of himself when he gets both fists in his mouth.  We're very proud of him too. 

 

Bad Parents?

So I know babies really shouldn't watch TV until after age 2, but YouTube has lots of fun animal videos to classical music that Jack really likes.  Isn't he a good sitter??