A Day Off...

Fridays are my day off! I sleep in (well until Jack wakes me up) and then Jack and I get to play. That is until our day begins...

Run some errands (Pick up mini-van for our weekend trip, target, grocery store)
Come home and get ready for the day
Lunch with friends
One last errand (Sam's club)
Pack for our weekend
Dinner at home (Rocky Rococo's Pizza)
Games with friends

That was the plan, until...

I'm driving home from target- I'm stopped at a red light and I get rear ended by the car behind me! I got out to check out what happened, the driver behind me starts asking me what he should do- he is 16 and just got his license. I told him we had to call the police.

Well we're in Milwaukee so we had to just pull over and exchange info. We pull into Walgreens, but he doesn't want anything on his record so he wouldn't give me his info. After talking to his dad, he decides to pull away. So- here I stand with a crying baby, a scratched bumper, and a license plate number & car make and model.



2 1/2 hours later the police report is filed. (While we waited, I called Jack's doctor, called my dad, called the shop... I was VERY productive. Jack was pretty happy too!) Luckily no one was hurt- I was a little sore, and Jack seemed just fine.

I decided we still deserved some fun for a Friday off and headed off to a very LATE lunch.

This is my favorite video to date- all after a very long morning. Jack is quite the trooper!



They tracked down the boy (& his dad) and they came into the police station the next day. Sounds like the car will get fixed and it will be all over!

And the fun continues...

We have been very busy...

Jack went for a Viper ride with Papa Russ.

After a busy couple of nights, Jack and I tagged along with Dan fishing on the boat. He did much better. He was a happy kid, even with the life jacket on... (that is until it was time to sleep and he couldn't figure out sleeping under the stars.)



Dan had to work, but Jack sported his BYU hat with Papa Russ at the ward picnic. It was a beautiful day!


Our first wagon ride.


And it looks like we are getting the hang of rice cereal. I think he is starting to like it.


(Both of these smiles are directed at Dan. I get the smiles in the morning, Dan gets them at night.)

Other exciting news... Jack is starting to sit up. Only 15-20 seconds at a time, but sitting. :)
We have been potty training-kind of. He seems to like pooping in his bouncer. He just pushes, grunts, and fills his pants. All 5 poops in the last week have been in his bouncer, now referred to as his "pooping chair."

And of course... our entertainment for the night. Enjoy!

A weekend of firsts...

Happy 4th of July!


We had a busy weekend. Friday night was Dan & my first date-night out, Grandma & Grandpa watched Jack so Dan and I could go see the movie The Proposal. I LOVED IT! Dan only liked it, but did not complain at all. It was really nice to go out and just relax. :)

Saturday Dan went fishing early, but met up with Jack and me for our first 4th of July Parade. Jack was pretty much in awe- just taking everything in. We especially enjoyed his reaction to the rifles shooting.


We had a cookout and then Jack went for his first boat ride on Grandpa Russ's Boat. This was not his favorite part of the day- I think it was the life jacket.


We anchored in a cove and the Dan's went swimming. I let Jack take off the life jacket- this is how happy he was then.

Maybe better next time. :) (He also got his first mosquito bite, I killed the bug but it smeared blood on baby Jack so I assume he got bit. However, it did not swell at all and he just has a little red dot where the mosquito was. Maybe he takes after his mom and isn't allergic to mosquito bites.)

And since we were all into trying new things, we decided to try rice cereal tonight. This is not the first bite (we have that on video too) but this video is much better.
I'm not quite sure if we will start it permanently, but Dr. Dan said that we could try it for entertainment if we wanted. :)

He started it...

It all began last Wednesday...

I put a really cute Doodle Bug shirt on Jack, that was Orange. We are not huge fans of orange but a student of mine had given it to Jack so we wear it. I must say- Jack is very cute in orange.

Well, Dan saw it and decided to put on his orange polo shirt for the night (he has one orange t-shirt and only wears it when he goes to get a haircut... this is a new shirt and so it was surprising to see him put it on. He also looks really good in orange.)

After the evening, he said how he was going to wear his orange polo on Sat. night when we hung out with some friends. I washed Jack's Doodle Bug shirt so he was ready too! Saturday night came and I went to put in on Jack and Dan was not thrilled. I guess he was just going to wear his orange shirt, but didn't necessarily want Jack to wear his too!

Somewhere between Wed (when I thought Dan liked to match Jack) and Saturday (when he didn't want to always match Jack) I went to Target and found a new shirt for Jack...



And this is the pattern of a new shirt Dan just got (the picture is dark, but the colors are the pretty close-too close.)



I guess I crossed a line with this one... Dan says they can wear the same colors, but not the same pattern. :) I'm alright with that!

Friends Forever

Jack and Trevin- Looks like they are really great friends...
See what's going on behind the scenes...


The Brewers were playing in the background- Jack is obviously more involved in the TV, rather than his friend. I'm wondering if Jack will be as big of Fan as Dan is, My instincts tell me "YES!"

Together...

It started out sarcastic- Dan telling me that doing the dishes was more fun because we did it together, or running errands, or even going for a walk. However, I think he is figuring it out that some things really are more fun when we do it together...

Eating dinner on Tuesday night with Grandma Diane and Grandpa Damon.
Filling water balloons Tuesday night for my water activity Wed. night. (Dan already had changed- but this is me after his "help")

In life, things are always more fun when we do it together.

Our little monster...

We went to go visit Dr. Dan last week for Jack's 4 month appointment. He was 26 inches long, 16 lb. 4 oz. and his head is big. No surprises there. He is very strong and Dr. Dan said he is healthy!!! Shots did not go nearly as well as last time, but he survived.

The only thing Dr. Dan said that gave me a little concern is that we should be working towards 2 naps a day. I know we don't have to be doing that tomorrow, but we should maybe cut back from our 5 naps a day... at least to 4.

So... in my attempt to cut back, I was listening and watching for the cues and Jack stayed up for the first 3+ hours of the day. I fed him again and thought he would take a nice 2 hour nap. BOY WAS I WRONG!!! He fell asleep for about 20 minutes and then cried and fought sleep for HOURS!!! It continued throughout the day-it was terrible.

This week (Monday- Wednesday) he has decided the same at daycare- only 1 hour of naps total (2 or 3, 15-30 minute naps) and he has been terribly tired in the afternoon, no interest in sleep though.

Wednesday I hit my limit. This is him and me at 7:30 Wed. night...
After three days of no nighttime play, I decided that I had to "request" that he nap before his morning bottle, even if he does not act like he is tired. I think it has worked!!! Tonight we played, and played, and played. I love the evening play- tummy time and all- and am so glad to have our happy baby back.

So- when people ask me what I am doing this weekend- it is figuring out and practicing a good napping schedule, whatever it may be. 5 naps, or 3 naps, as along as he is happy!