Jack is 2 Months

I hate that I am just now posting about Jack's 2 month stats. It has just taken me a while to get to the computer. Jack was two months on the 24th of May and we had his check up the next day. If you've seen Jack or talked to me, you know he is a big boy!
Here are his stats:
Weight: 14.6lbs. 97%
Height: 24 1/2 in. 90%
Head: 41 1/2 cm. 80%

Here are Allie's stats at 2 months:
Weight: 12lbs. 1 oz. 90%
Height: 23 1/2 in. 90%

Jack already outweighs Allie's stats at 4 months! He is just going to be a big boy!

Jack has changed a lot in the last few weeks. I'm had forgotten how quickly babies change and I'm already sad that he is not my newborn any more (not that he ever really looked like one :).
Here are some things I would like to remember about Jack at 2 months:
-smiles all of the time; especially if you are talking to him
-coos a lot and always makes us laugh when he does
-starting to giggle (not the big belly laughs, but he came close the other night)
-sleeps any where between 7 1/2 hrs. to 9 hrs. at night
-right now he goes down anywhere between 9:45 and 11:00 at night; we are still working on an earlier bedtime
-usually takes one big nap a day and the other ones are usually 1 hr. It kind of depends on what we've been doing during the day. If we are out and about, the naps aren't so great!
-he sleeps on his tummy (once we started this, he started taking better naps and sleeping through the night). He has been sleeping through the night for 3 weeks now!
-he is able to lift his head up high and move it from side to side. In fact he can turn 180 degrees in his bed when on his tummy. He is a very strong little boy!
-still has a great set of lungs!
-loves laying on the floor and talking to his elephant (has a mirror and plays music)
-not loving his bath these days
-still loves his bouncy seat and swing
-started to put himself to sleep for naps; usually by finding his thumb to suck on

Places he has been:
-church, Allie's school, Target, Wal-Mart, TJ Maxx, my school, daddy's work, Sprouts, spent the night at his uncle Scott's house, Greer's baseball game, Karlie's t-ball game, Allie's soccer games, restaurants, Mimi and Poppy's house, park, Hawaiian Falls, birthday parties, visited my Granny.

He pretty much goes everywhere with me! Sometimes it's hard, but Allie is a great helper!

I could not get this picture to turn around. Love his sweet smile and chubby cheeks!

Look at that big belly. His eyes look brown in this picture, but they are a dark blue.

This is the first time he put himself to sleep and it was by sucking his thumb/finger. What a sweetie!

Allie and Jack

We had some pictures taken of Allie and Jack about a month ago from a good friend of my sister in law Kelly. I think she did a wonderful job! Jack didn't cooperate very well and by the time we were able to get some good pictures of him, Allie didn't not feel like taking anymore so we didn't get any of them together. I will try again when Jack is a little older. Jack is 3 weeks in these pictures. Allie is 4.

Love her dimple!

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day this year. Jarod and Allie surprised me with beautiful tulips and a gift card to get a mani/pedi the night before. We are not good about waiting to give gifts in our family! Allie also made me a "story" of our family. It was quite hilarious and I will forever cherish it.

I am very fortunate that I get to spend every Mother's Day with my own mother. I love that she lives so close. We spent the day in Arlington with my family. We went to church with them, then out to eat and then we relaxed at my parent's place for a while because Jack had to eat. Then we went and spent a little time with my Granny at her nursing home. This was the first year that she was not with us at my aunt's house. She had gallbladder surgery in March and ever since then she has not been doing well. It was very hard to see her look so weak, but her face lit up when she saw her grand kids and great grand kids. She also got to meet Jack for the first time. I am looking forward to the 23rd of May b/c we will go and celebrate her 88th birthday. I hope to get some good pictures then!

I hope every mother out there had a wonderful Mother's Day. I am truly blessed to be raising two of God's children.

We can never manage to get a picture of Jack awake

Kelly, Annie, my brother Scott, Karlie and Greer

Poppy and Mimi with all of their grand kids.

Kelly and her sweet kids

*I have pictures of me with my kiddoes, but I didn't like them much. They were not blog worthy!

6 Weeks Old

Jack was 6 weeks old last Wednesday (I'm a week late posting). He has already changed so much! His reflux is getting better. Some days are worse than others, but since the doctor upped his dosage, he is doing even better. For the last 3 weeks he has had problems pooping. The doctor had us give him suppositories. This was not fun and very hard to do with a newborn! It worked at first but then it stopped helping. We also tried giving him water-downed prune juice. That did not help either. We weren't quite sure what the problem was. My doctor said that some babies go a week without pooping. I really felt like there was more too it than that (he had a problem pooping when he was first born). He said to give it the weekend and if he still hadn't gone to go in. This past Monday, it had been 9 days, so we went to see the doctor. He had to "open" Jack up (sorry, it's gross). Finally, yesterday he pooped (a lot)! Since he finally went, he feels so much better. He was the happiest I had ever seen him. He has always seemed uncomfortable and now we know why. Hopefully, we will not have this problem again!

Things I want to remember about Jack at 6 weeks:
*he is smiling a lot more now, especially for Allie
*starting to coo a little
*weighed 13lbs. 4 0z. at the doc the other day (big boy!)
*loves to snuggle
*loves his swing
*loves his bouncy seat
*loves being held and is spoiled rotten because of this
*sleeps anywhere between 4-6 hrs at night; I usually only get up once
*great in the car and takes a lot of naps in his car seat
*likes his baths
*when he is mad he is going to let you know it and scream until he is happy again!
*takes naps in his bed, sleeps at night in his bassinet; will also nap in his swing or his favorite place: mommy and daddy!

A little tummy time. Jack loves being on his tummy!

Look at his big belly!

1st smile we were able to capture! Looks a little like Allie to me in this picture.

Loves his baths

He loves his big sister! Anytime he hears her talking he will turn his head to see her. Love their matching shirts. Allie still adores Jack! She is so in love with him.

Mother's Day Tea

Allie's class at preschool had a Mother's Day Tea for all of the little one's mommies. I am so glad that I am not working right now so I could go enjoy that special time with my girl. Allie has the most wonderful teachers. They had everything set up so nicely. We got to make a craft together, eat yummy breakfast foods and fruits and hear our little ones recite Psalm 139. Allie said the entire Psalm! I have it recorded but she was being so shy, you can't hear her saying it. You can only see her mouth moving. I'm going to try and get her to do it for me at the house. She loves to put on a show but gets very embarrassed in front of other people she doesn't know very well. Allie made me a lot of sweet, special things. Homemade presents are the best!

God has blessed me with such a sweet and caring daughter. I love her so much and can't believe how big she is.

Allie is wearing the hat she made for me. Isn't it festive?

Allie's wonderful teachers. Miss Melissa, Miss Tara, and Miss Heather. They each told me how loving and caring she is at school. She loves to give them hugs and tell them she loves them. I'm so glad she loves her teachers and behaves well at school.

Allie's sweet little girl friends at school. Couldn't get a picture of the boys.

This picture has nothing to do with the tea. I took this picture before Allie went to a Fancy Nancy birthday party. She loves to pose and I just had to add it! It really captures her personality.

Four Weeks Old

(Jack at 4 weeks)

It's hard to believe that Jack was four weeks old on Wednesday. He will be one month on Saturday! We have enjoyed every minute with our little man. I haven't been very good at adding pictures of Jack, so I've added a few that I've taken since we've been home.
Jack has been a very sweet and good natured baby for the most part. He is very much like Allie. We had to wake him to eat for every meal for the first two weeks (yes even at night!). He is a very good eater and sleeper. We've had some tummy issues (I can no longer eat salad; which makes me sad b/c I love salad) but we think those are over for the most part.

Starting this past Sunday, Jack started being very fussy! He wanted to eat non stop and he wasn't giving me enough time to make more milk. He was spitting up a lot (which is why he was hungry) and he wasn't resting well. He never seemed to be get in a deep enough sleep; very restless. Sunday night started our first night of bad sleep. He would wake up after 1 1/2 to 2 hrs and that was a fitful sleep. We had 3 nights like this. I could not figure out what was going on with him. Needless to say the only person in our house getting enough rest was Allie! I was an emotional wreck and Jarod was exhausted too! Finally, I decided to call and make an appt. with the doc. I had noticed that his spitting up had gotten worse since Sunday and thought the problem might be reflux. He's always spit up quite a bit, but it wasn't very frequent and we contributed it to gas.

After talking with the doctor yesterday, my little man does have reflux. Poor thing! We have him on medicine now two times a day, I have to feed him in an upright position and burp him for how long he eats, then keep him upright for around 20 min. Plus, we have to elevate his bed. We are hoping that it doesn't take long to outgrow. He is just so pitiful when he spits up. I have already seen an improvement since late yesterday afternoon. He is still spiting up, but not quite as often. Last night we all got a better nights rest! Hopefully it will continue now that his tummy is feeling a little better.

*they weighed him yesterday and he is now 11lbs.(BIG BOY). Obviously, his spitting up has not affected his weight :)

Jack at 3 weeks

Jack at 3 weeks

Jack at 2 weeks

Jack at 1 week

Allie Jane is Four

It is hard to imagine that Allie is fours years old. I am in denial! I can't believe how quickly the last four years have gone. When I hold Jack, it makes me want to hold him longer because he won't be this way for long!

Allie's birthday was on Saturday and we had a busy day! We started the morning off with her b-day present from us (a big girl bike) and biscuits for breakfast. Then we all got ready for her soccer game. Mimi and Poppy came out to watch even though it was drizzling off and on. Jack and I also went to cheer on our favorite girl. We celebrated her party at McDonald's with friends and family. I didn't capture a lot of pictures b/c I was busy running around and visiting with friends since I don't get out much right now! I think Allie had a wonderful time playing with her friends. She was very sad to leave. She is so blessed to have so many wonderful friends in her life. Thank you to all who took part in celebrating such a special day.

Allie is such a big girl and has really matured a lot this past year. She is a wonderful big sister and loves Jack so much. She is not tired of him yet! She loves to help out whenever she can and love and kiss on him. I really feel like her personality is coming out more and more. She loves to perform for us (sing and dance). She is shy in front of others, but once she gets comfortable, watch out, you never know what she will do or say. I think she says very witty things and Jarod and I laugh at her all of the time. She loves going to school and can't wait to be in kindergarten (which is a year a way). She knows all of her capital letters, lowercase letters, sounds and is learning how to spell and break words apart by sounds. She finally told me the other day she is ready for me to teach her how to read. This was music to my ears!! I know what we will be working on this summer. She loves to read, sing, dance, play outside, draw, color and use her imagination!!! She can count to 20 and with assistance up to 50. We are so proud of our little girl and so blessed that God gave her to us to be raised as one of his children.

Allie loves Princess and the Frog (we had a little mishap with the cake).

The cake was yummy and the lady that made it did a fabulous job!

Daddy and his princess

Mommy and her princess

We went to eat at a Mexican restaurant after the party and decided to squeeze in a family pic. Sorry for the beer logos behind us. I wish I would have gotten a picture of Jack during the party. He slept the entire time in his car seat.

We decided to get a few pics when we got home. Look at how tan Jack looks!

I think Jack is looking for food.

Daddy and his little man

*the top picture of Allie in her tutu really captures her personality! She loves to pose. Thanks Kristen for the adorable tutu! You did a great job and Allie LOVES wearing it!