5th Grade Graduation

My first baby is already graduating 5th grade!! I said it before and I'll say it again, "How time flies!"

Today was Austin's graduation. I'm so proud of him. He's so proud of himself. He looked so grown up in the suit that he HAD to wear with the tie that Billy gave him to wear...awwww...

I'm a little upset that the camera decided to act up today and all the pics we got were really dark. Now I need to call ex to see if they got any real good pics of Austin graduating.

The ceremony freaked Jack out. Everytime everyone clapped he cried. Anyhow, we're off to the beach now!!

Ainsley

Today is Ainsley's birthday. Ainsley is my niece and she's turning one year old. I was at her birth and I remember it like it was yesterday. She was a couple weeks early so she was just a tiny little thing weighing around 5 1/2lbs but she had the longest feet and fingers any newborn (other than her brother) I have ever seen. She was also covered in vernix, you know that white sticky stuff that protects the newborn skin from the amniotic fluid. A baby born at 40wks doesn't have this but the earlier they are born, the more they have, she seemed to have a lot.

Alas, she already one! How the time flies. Happy Birthday to my beautiful (and only) niece, Ainsley! xoxoxo

Jack's 4mos check-up

Jack is 4 mos old now so it's time for the growth measurements.

Today he weighed 14 lbs 15 ozs (25 - 50%) and he was 24 3/4 (25-50%).
His head circumference was 42 1/2 (50-75%).

He did much better today with his vaccinations. But he's growing like a weed.

Jack and Austin

Jack is such a great baby! I could not have asked for a better baby and I hope that I'm not jinxing myself by bragging. Jack has to be one of the happiest babies ever. All he does is smile and laugh at me all day. Sure, he nurses (which he has now decided to stop so he could smile at me then too), sleeps and poos but aside from that, he's smiling. And he doesn't even cry when he wakes up so even though his room is right next to mine, I need a monitor. For example, just now, he made a noise in the monitor so I went to check on him and he was laying in there wide awake and when I said "Hi baby" I got great big smiles (he's laying on his belly so he couldn't even see me, only smiled at the sound of my voice)!!

My mom is coming into town tomorrow and I just can't wait for her to see him. She's going to enjoy him so much b/c he's such a pleasure!

Also, I'm going to make Austin's day tomorrow. I'm having a Tastefully Simple party. We went to one about 2wks ago and Austin had to come b/c I didn't have a sitter. Well, he tried everything everyone else tried and he loved it all. A party where they're there to feed you, he loved this idea. So we're having our own tomorrow. He can't wait.

Not to mention, Bill left this morning to go snow mobiling in Idaho for 5 days and since my mom and step-dad will be here I told Austin he could sleep in my bed so that they could sleep in his. He's beside himself with excitement! It's great to see him so happy.

One year ago today

Bill and I were married in a little gazebo that hung out over the ocean in Jamaica.

My sil offered to babysit for us tonight so we could go out to dinner but I would hate to leave Jack even though he'd be in great hands. I've only ever left him with Bill for an hour or so at a time. I'm over protective that way. So in the end, we ordered out and we'll be spending the evening with Jack and Austin.
I got Bill a gift certificate (1 yr - the gift is to be paper correct?) to get a pedicure. Some you might laugh at the thought of a man getting a pedicure but Bill is in desperate NEED of one b/c his feet are in work boots all the time and he really messed them up the last time he went hunting in Idaho... Hopefully, he'll use it real soon.

Anyhow, I can't believe it's been a year and that we already have a 9 wk old!!

Here's to many years to come!

Jack's 2mos check-up

Jack is 2 months old. How time flies!!

Today he weighed in at 12 lbs 0.4 ozs (50%) and he grew to 23" (50%).
His head circumference was 40 1/4" (75%).

He also got shots today. My poor guy didn't like that at all. I'm hoping they don't make him too sick...

Something Austin said

The other night I was tucking Austin in bed and out of the blue he says, "Thank you mommy."

I said, "What for?"

He said, "Jack."

He loves his little brother so much! When he's home he can't stay away from him.