Just a month away from this baby's first birthday. I asked Andy yesterday if he was sad or excited about Jack's birthday and he said excited. I think I'm a little sad too.
Here's Jack in the cart with me at JoAnn Fabrics. About 90% of the time he's a good shopper:)
We even got to be at cousin Nico's the first night he slept in his toddler bed. Jack really just wants to be stripped down and in undies jumping on the bed with his cousin!
Here we are at our playgroup's baby halloween party. I was holding Jack up on the couch so it wasn't as dangerous as it looks. It cracked me up that the kids didn't even look twice at there friends in costume. They just dug right into the toys and played away.
Jack is a good helped over at the Park Rd. house. Sometimes he likes to crawl around and find sticks, but usually he is pretty content hanging out in his stroller. Here he is without pants on...hence the big smile.
And here's Jack on Halloween. He really liked being a tree frog and if you ask me, he's the cutest tree frog ever! We didn't quite get pumpkins carved this year, but we can save that for next year.
Jack's first turkey leg. Desiree is super grossed out by all meat on a bone so we made sure we texted her this picture. Jack ate two large BBQ chicken legs this night. Looks like he's going to have to fight his dad for the turkey legs on Thanksgiving!
Just looking handsome in his vest before a walk.
Poor Jack was really sick with the flu last week. He got sick probably about 20 times over the course of two days and continued to get sick each day for the next three days. Thank goodness for hardwood floors and Baby Bjorn bibs which helped make clean-up much easier. There were lots of baths, snuggles, and naps. Thankfully he's feeling better now.
Here's Jack reaching up for his Dada. Sweet boy. Although he's feeling better, he has been a little more clingy than normal.
Yesterday Andy's mom brought over Panera for my birthday breakfast and also these cowboy boots that Andy had gotten from his grandparents when he was little. They are a little big on him, but so cute. And perfect for a little boy who is having a cowboy birthday party!
Other updates:
Jack dances to the beat of all music. He looks at me with a look that says "I don't know why my body is moving like this, but I just can't help it!".
He likes cereal bars, yogurt, apple sauce, grilled cheese, and other things you'd expect a baby his age to eat. He also surprises us at times like when he ate an entire pulled pork sandwich, bun and all. Or when he ate a giant piece of eggplan parmesan all by himself. We're thankful that he's a good eater!
Jack really likes to be upright. He'll let go and stand by himself for a short while. He especially likes practicing in the bathtub where he'll pull himself up, look at me, let go, stand with a proud smile on his face, and then drop down on his bottom making a big splash! He will take a few steps towards you on his own but just kind of lunges forward in excitement.
I always look at him and say "Kiss your Mama!" and he'll kind of just sit back and smile and then all of the sudden dives in and give me the biggest, wet kiss!
One word that Jack seems to say often is "yeah". For instance I'll walk in after his nap and ask him if he had a nice rest and he'll respond "yeah". Most questions that you ask him he'll respond the same way. I hope it's awhile before he learns the word "no"!
I'm really going to enjoy the next few weeks with my baby (before he's a big one year old!) and have fun planning his party. Does anyone have good first birthday party tips? I want to make sure it's a fun day for him as we celebrate his first year!
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