Jack is 8 months old

Jack is 8 months old today which makes me realize that we are now 2/3 of the way to 1 and in 4 months I will be the mother of a 1 year old and a 3 year old!! Amazing how time flies! Jack is standing well on his own while holding on. He is just starting to realize that if he lets go he falls. He only really wants to stand but does play fairly well on his own sitting with a basket of toys. He isn't crawling yet, but he does move backwards if you lay him on his belly, so I hope crawling is going to follow fairly soon. Of course, it is probably a blessing that he hasn't started yet because there are all sorts of things to get in to at Nonna & Pop-pop's house. It has been nice that Isabella is past baby proofing for the most part and Jack isn't quite there yet.

Jack is growing like a weed though. We were in the doctors office 10 days ago for an ear infection and he weighed in at 23 lbs 14 oz...so exactly 16 lbs more than at birth! He is already wearing 12-18 months size or 18 months depending on who makes them, for those of you who were wondering. It is a good thing it is summer or we would be rolling a lot of pants!

Sleep is still going beautifully. I hope that never changes. He sleeps from 8 to 7:30 or so in the morning and takes about an hour nap in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon (when Isabella takes her nap...woo hoo!!) I love the predictability of this age. I mean he has been sleeping like that at night since about 4 months, but it is just nice to know that it hasn't changed in a while. The wonderful thing is that this time around we didn't have to "sleep train" so to speak, it all just came a little easier than with Isabella.

Anyway, so both kids are a joy. I still love my job more than anything in the world. There is no job I would enjoy more and no job that I think would give me the same satisfaction as spending my days with these two little blessings. A special thank you to Nick for working so hard to support our family and support me in what I believe is my calling...to be a mom. I love you Nick!

Well Jack is pooping again...so doody calls! :) Here are some cute pictures of little Jack.

Spring has sprung!

Lots has been going on lately. I have been terrible about blogging as my wonderful brother-in-law Doug pointed out to me, so I decided to update.

We recently took a trip down to NC to visit my parents. We took a little trip out to the beach and had lunch and then played. After a little play time we went to the NC aquarium. It was a lot of fun. Julia and Josephine were also in from TX so we got to spend the week with them. Josephine is 11 months in in these pics and Jack is 7.

Grandpa and Jack




Aquarium:


Julia's pregnant 13week belly
We also went to an Easter Eggstravaganza at the base. There were pony rides, face painting, bouncy houses, a petting zoo and more. She loved it!

Then we went back up to VA for Easter. Isabella colored eggs with Nonna.

The Easter bunny brought Jack and Isabella some great stuffAnd after church we did an Easter egg hunt with Gianna and Isabella. Isabella insisted on putting on her tutu under her Easter dress that is why she looks like she is wearing a hoop skirt.


Jack in his soaking wet Easter outfit (from his drool).

Isabella wanted to feed her brother.
Giving him kisses.
Here is a funny picture from a little while ago. I came across it and thought I would share.
And that is about that.