8 Weeks Old

At 8 weeks, Jack is staying awake much more these days which isn't the best at church! He only made it through the music, and then we had to go to the "cry" room for the rest. I definitely didn't pay attention too well in there. I guess we will have to learn to adjust because I'm not ready to drop him off in the nursery yet!

He is doing really well during tummy time and is getting strong :) Grams also came to stay that night!

The sun will come up tomorrow!

Mr. Jack had his first "baby sitter" on Saturday. I've always wanted to go see Annie, and John bought me tickets awhile back. Julie and Allen, our great friends, said they would watch him while we went out. It was a great "date" day. We went downtown , had a nice lunch, and went to the show. The moment we left, John and I turned to each other and said, "Does it feel like we have a baby at home?" We are in this weird mental stage where it doesn't feel like we are parents when we are away from home. It's hard to describe. We love our sweet boy with all our heart, but I guess it still doesn't feel real. I don't know. Anyway, Julie snapped some cute pictures while we were gone. We are so grateful to have them around :) We know we have to get at least 6 more baby sitters because we bought a Broadway package!!!

Mommy's Last Day Home

 Thursday was my last day at home with my sweet one before returning back to work. We had a very lazy and cuddly day! We met a friend for lunch and then hung around the house for the rest of that day and listened to the rain. I soaked up as much time as I could with Jack. It wasn't easy leaving him the next day, but there is an end in sight.  I can do anything for 9 weeks. I can't wait to be a stay at home mom and be with Jack every day!

7 Weeks...

It was an absolutely beautiful day so I decided to do Jack's 7 week old photo shoot outside! John and I are amazed each day at how more alert he gets. He even stayed awake through church for the most part.
We love it! He is also starting to smile more which melts our heart. If I stay around long enough with the camera (or I'm lucky), I can capture it.

God, every day when we step outside, we know you are here and alive in us. Every day we look at our son, we recognize the blessings you pour on us. We are so very thankful.

John's Dream Day

Today was all about working in the yard! This is what John had been looking forward to for awhile since it involved being outside all day. John picked up a load of mulch, and we went to work. I usually do my share of work out there with him, but I wasn't as big of a help this time. I had to get Jack fed several times plus it was stinkin' HOT. We usually start doing this by 9 or so in the morning (usually in February), but we didn't get started until about 11:30 which puts us right with the sun. Jack was a champ and slept the day away in his swing in the garage. I couldn't have asked for anything more from him. I think he is going to follow his daddy and love the outdoors!

 Before

After

Houston - We've got Poop!

Today was a big day...Jack finally POOPED! You see, Jack had not pooped in 2 1/2 days so John and I decided we had no other choice but the dreaded suppository. We were really scared because neither of us had ever had to use one so we had no idea what we were doing. John shaped it to the perfect size and in it went :) Those things work magic! In less than 5 minutes, my baby was making some noise. John and I have never been so excited about poop before. Three diapers later, Jack was back to my happy baby.

Six Weeks

 

My baby turned 6 weeks on Sunday. We were in Fort Worth for the weekend so we spent Sunday at my Nana's and then driving home. I'm looking forward to the 6 week sleep span. I hear from lots of people that starting at 6 weeks, babies can sleep longer. I am hoping Jack is one of those babies! Jack is also now officially in all 0-3 month clothes. We are working on holding his head up and steady. He is so very alert and staying awake a lot more these days. Boy do I love this boy and these kiddos!

 The niece and nephews!

 The kiddos plus Jacob - he's one of the clan, too! Looks like Benji is trying to escape!