Crawling, Mama and Mimi & Papa

Fun with Mimi & Papa! Our big night out in the city....we were home by 8pm!! Boy how Mom & Joey's visits have changed.

Mom and Joey came to visit for five days last week! I can honestly say it was one of the best visits we have ever had. They got to spend some really priceless quality time with Jack. They also got to see him change right before their eyes, as well as take his 7 month photos. I was so happy to see our little boy being loved by family - it's something we miss out on because we love so far away. But we made the most of our time - We laughed a lot and ate great food all weekend. Then after Jack went to bed we stayed up late watching the Olympics - it really was a wonderful time. We all miss them so much already.

Jack was in rare form. We think he was saving up all of his tricks for them because in the few days that they were here, he accomplished so many milestones! The biggest one was that he officially started sitting up on his own for long periods of time. The day they got here, he could only sit for a few seconds at a time. By the time they left, he could sit up for 10 minutes at a time! It was so cool.

He also made his first steps towards crawling. He can get up on all fours, lunge forward and then army crawl across the floor. Now he can go from laying down to sitting up and then crawling. It's pretty amazing - I'll post a video of it in the next post.

And the best is that he started calling me mama. He had babbled it before but I knew it didn't mean much. But now when I leave the room or when he's upset, he calls out "mama!" I just love hearing it. I was positive he would say dada first since Christian is his favorite person in the whole world. But I guess a kid just needs his mama now and then!

It was so great to have Mimi & Papa here. We can't wait for more family time coming up - my sister and her family are coming in a few weeks, then we have Easter in Chicago, followed by a trip to San Diego for Marseille's birthday. Family really warms the soul!

Since Jack is sitting up he no longer needs his car seat to ride in the stroller. I thought he'd be happier about that! We did get him a new car seat over the weekend so he'll finally be a little more comfortable in the car.

Jack and daddy after buddy's big photo shoot.

Papa Joey and Jack, in his sweet leather Jacket.

On Sunday we went to Piedmont Park to enjoy the 68 degree weather - it was such a nice change from the cold we've been having. The park was packed! We met the Day's and the Pearch's there and had a great afternoon.

Jack looks like he's trying to be too cool for school.

Jack attacking mimi. Since he got his teeth, he has taken up biting. At first I thought he was showing me affection, but then he did it to my mom. It really hurts when he gets you! Check out the video below...

I'm 7 Months Old!

I'm getting better at smiling for the camera! And I smile at strangers now. I guess I'm developing a little personality and I love to flirt with the ladies!

I turned 7 months old...3 days ago! But of course mom was out of town so she didn't have time to blog. But I had fun turning 7 anyway. Daddy and I actually met mom in Dallas last weekend so we celebrated in a new city. I got to take stay in a fancy hotel room, eat at a nice restaurant and go an Aquarium for the first time. We had some really great family time...daddy and I missed mommy so much when she was gone.

I've changed a lot this month and mommy always says she wants to freeze time so I stay this age forever. But as much as she wants to fight it, things are happening quickly - I now have three teeth and one more on the way. So I've started eating finger foods. I LOVE organic apple puffs and diced bananas! And I can sit up all by myself now - I even use a big boy high chair at restaurants now. When I'm upset I call for my mama...even though daddy is my favorite, when I am sad I want my mommy.

And the biggest news is that I am just days away from crawling. I can get up on my hands and knees and lunge forward. I keep telling the rents it's time to baby proof the house because I'm about to get my hands on everything!! Mom and dad say it's good that I am getting more independent because I will be starting daycare in about a week. Mommy's nervous but I am really excited to play with some other kids and sing songs. I'll let you know how it goes.

This has been a big weekend for us - Mimi and papa came in from California and I was so excited to see them. I'll make sure mommy blogs next week so we can tell you all of our fun stories. And I took my 7 month pictures today. I was supposed to take them at 6 months but I was really sick that week. I think I was pretty cute because everybody was telling me I was! The pictures turned out great and I can't wait to show them off. So check back soon, mommy has lots to blog about...I hope she keeps up with it better :)

Here I am stiitng up all by myself! I love the view from up here!!

Mommy plays airplane with me and it cracks me up.

Cold chillin on a Sunday afternoon watching some Sports Center with dad.

I have three teeth to brush now and I love it the taste of the toothpaste. Notice how red my face was - I was really sick that day.

Mommy went to Dallas to work for the NBA All Star Week so daddy and I met her there. We went to the Brand Jordan consumer space to check out dad's favorite player - Michael Jordan. It was pretty cool to see all his old shoes and stuff.

We also went to the Dallas Aquarium. It was pretty dumpy but we always manage to have fun. I can't wait to go the the awesome Georgia Aquarium some day!

Think mom and dad need to baby proof?! I've been working on this thing for about 2 weeks!

Where did my baby go?!

Does this look like a 6 1/2 month old baby to you? As you can see Jack barely fits into his infant car seat....it's time for a new one!

I feels like overnight my newborn baby has turned into a rough and tough little boy! He has changed so much since turning 6 months. It makes me yearn for the days of him nuzzling up and sleeping on my chest. Now he prefers to bite my chin as a sign of affection...which hurts a lot now that he has teeth. Speaking of teeth, Jack got his second tooth on the bottom and we can also see the top ones forming.

He's currently 95th percentile for height and 90th for weight. At our last doctors appointment he weighed 20 pounds and measured 29 inches!! I couldn't believe it. But I did get a glimpse of my little baby in there because he cried the entire time we were at the pediatricians...he wanted nothing to do with the exam table, the eye test, Dr. Weiss and especially the shots. Poor little guy, he just cried and cried. And I was flying solo since daddy was on a business trip - not fun for me.

Last weekend he started Wamba Land - the day care at our church. The teachers said he was great but never cracked a smile...surprise, surprise! But they did say he ate every last drop of his food. Of course! Jack eats anything we put in front of him - peas, squash, the remote, my hair, you name it.

Jack is a very physical little guy. When he toots or pees on me, he looks at me and laughs. And he loves to rough house with his daddy and is now rolling all over the house. He rolls into everything and bumps his head but he never really cries about it. He's starting to sit up for longer stretches at a time and he tries so hard to crawl to reach his toys. It will be any day now. But he's not just physically advancing, he's also learning cause and affect. Today we watched him pull all of the circles off his stacker to get to the base. He loves putting that base in his mouth and figured out a way to get to it free by pulling everything off of it. I know it's silly but we were so excited and proud. We think he's a genius!

And finally, Jack had his first big boy play date with his buddy Grant. We went over to Kate and Matt's for dinner last Saturday and let the boys hang out. Grant was showing Jack the ropes and crawling all around and over him. At first Jack didn't know what to think and sort of whined, but then he joined in the fun. At one point they even had a little conversation. We have no idea what they were saying but it was adorable! They're going to be best buds one day.

I love putting Jack in clothes that look like an adult would wear. He looks thrilled too, doesn't he? The truth is, Jack HATES to wear clothes at all!

Jack and Grant on their first plat date. I loved watching Jack interact with another little boy. We're trying to get him prepped for day care.

Grant is the sweetest little guy...and so photogenic. Not really sure what Jack is doing here! Maybe he was mad that I took a picture of him with barf on his shirt.

Jack loves to wrestle with his daddy! I'm slowly getting used to having a boy and trying not to be nervous all the time that he's going to crack his head open.

Like I said, the kid will eat anything!