crawling...

I love my little inchworm! :) 

ma ma ma...

   I have MORE great updates to tell you all about! On February 16th, Jack said "ma ma" for the first time! I was so excited! Also, on the 18th we put him down on the floor to let him roll around for a little bit before bed and next thing we know, the little stinker is CRAWLING towards his toys! He wasn't on his hands and knees... it was more of an Army crawl. But still! Haha. My baby boy can CRAWL! Oh lord... I guess I had better start the baby proofing! What a joy!
   This morning I had him in his bouncer and he was just jumping all over the place and saying "blah blah ma ma ma ma blah ma ma ma blah ma ma ma ma..." it was pretty funny! I love that he is starting to "talk" more now! Oh yeah, I think he might be getting 2 more teeth sometime soon too! Right next to the other two! Things have certainly been getting more interesting around here lately. Right now he is down for a nap, but will probably be waking up sometime soon.
   Anyway, that's pretty much it as far as that goes. As for me, I have some new things going on! I've recently started working out with a personal trainer. My first workout was on Friday and my legs are still sore! Guess that just goes to show how out of shape I am. But I'm really looking forward to getting back in shape and feeling/looking better! Love the burn!
   I've also decided that I am definitely going to start up my blog about breastfeeding. There are so many women out there who just need to hear that what they are doing is right and that they aren't alone in what they're going through. I want to be one of the voices telling them they're doing a great job. Now I just have to pick out the perfect title and get it up and running! I can't wait! I'll keep you guys posted on that and post a link to it once I get it started.
   Well, I hope that everyone has a wonderful day today! I'm thinking about taking Jack up to the park today for a walk... I gotta get going! Jack just woke up from his nap! :)

oh, how time flies...

   My little boy is 6 months old (and 3 days) already... I can't believe it! Where has that time gone?! It feels like just yesterday I was holding him for the first time... now he's sitting up on his own, eating solids, laughing, has TWO teeth, he's playing and interacting more, sleeping in his own crib, sleeping in his own ROOM (AH!), and so much more! Anyway, this is going to be a short post! Just wanted to throw his newest picture up here. :)

   Not to brag or anything, but my baby boy is absolutely adorable! :) He lights up my world, puts a smile on my face, and melts my heart all at once! I love him more than anything!

   Oh yeah... here are those TWO teeth I was telling you about!!!

SUPER EXCITING!!!

   Anyway, time for me to get some rest! Good night...

so many new things...

   So let me go ahead and apologize for not writing on here recently! It has been pretty difficult considering my hubby has a monopoly on the computer for school work! I might just have to give up taking a nap when Jack does in the morning so I can keep posting! Haha.
   Anyway, we have had quite a bit happen since I last posted! Jack has been sitting in the "tripod" position for awhile now but on January 30th, he FINALLY sat up HANDS FREE! I was SO proud of him! We tried to snap a picture of it when it happened, but we were too slow. And of course he didn't want to do it again until a few days later. Haha! But I did get some pictures from that day at least! It was his first time sitting up to play with his toys.

   I can't believe my baby is sitting all by himself now! Yesterday I went out and got him 2 more toys to play with while sitting up... you can never have too many toys! :)

   Those pictures were taken on February 2nd. He had a BIG day that day! He sat up and played with his toys, he ate half a banana (not the jarred baby food crappy kind... REAL banana!), AND he drank from a sippy cup (YAY!!!)! On the 4th, we went out to dinner with a wonderful group of ladies and some other babies (ranging in age from 1 month to 8.5 months) and it was his first time sitting in a highchair and eating solids at a restaurant! Pretty exciting news, as far as I'm concerned, because that means now when we go out to eat, we don't have to lug in that stupid car seat! 

   And the fun doesn't stop there! Starting about 2 weeks ago, Jack decided he wanted to nap less during the day. I couldn't figure out what in the heck was going on with him because this kid normally takes LONG naps! He went from about 4 hours of nap time a day to about 1.5 hours... HUGE change! Well, I finally figured out what on earth was going on with him. On February 6th, Jack cut his first two TEETH! YES! HE HAS TEETH!!! They are the 2 on the bottom and in the middle! I am SUPER excited!

   I was not happy that my poor baby had been suffering that whole time they were working their way up to the top, but I am THRILLED that they are finally through! Those things are SHARP as heck too! They have been bugging him a little bit since they first poked through but now that they stick out a little more, they seem to bother him less. Nap time has still been a little bit off, but we're working on it!

   Well, not a whole lot has been going on besides that. He turns 6 months old tomorrow. I can't believe six months have gone by already! And in the blink of an eye! It seems like just yesterday that I was being admitted into labor and delivery! He has his 6 month check up on Friday. Not looking forward to getting more shots, but they've got to be done! There are a few things that I need to talk to his doctor about anyway, so I'm glad I'll be able to do that. 

   Oh yeah! I don't think I put up pictures of this yet, but I have made 2 cloth diapers for him so far! They aren't perfect, but I'm pretty proud of them considering they were my firsts! He has yet to use them though... I kind of messed up the elastic and have been going back and trying to fix them. I'm also getting ready to start working on his grocery cart seat/restaurant highchair cover. I decided it was pretty pointless to spend $20-30 on something I can make for way less! I'm hoping that project turns out well!

   Here is Jack wearing one of the diapers...

   Anyway, it's time for me to go get some sleep! I REALLY need to get better about getting myself in bed earlier! Oh well... I'll add it to my "To Do" list along with cleaning and laundry. :) Good night!