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Jack in the Window

It seems like once Jack learned to crawl, he quickly picked up on standing. So, I guess before we know it, he will be walking also. Time to really baby proof the house!

He has always had a fascination for Grace and now that he can get up on his knees and/or stand, he especially likes to mess with her while she is in the window. On the day in the video below, she did a little messing of her own, too cute!

Sick Baby

We have been so blessed thus far to have had a healthy baby but I knew at some point in time it would catch up to us. Last week, I had to pick up Clayton from school because he was running a fever and I did my best to keep him quarantined from everyone, especially Jack, to be sure that he didn't pass it around. But it was too late, whatever was making him sick

had already hit lil' Jack.

He woke up from his afternoon nap running a 103.8 fever. Whoa! Right out of the gate, first sickness I've had to encounter and he's at the extreme. So, I start to freak out, pick up the phone to call the doctor and of course it's 5:10 pm and they're is closed. So, I call mom immediately in a panic and as always, she calms me down and knows just what to do...a cool bath to drop his fever quickly and Tylenol to maintain it. With this being Jack's first real sickness, it also meant that this was the first time I really needed to keep accurate track of his fever, so no more chickening out and using the paddle for under his arm, I had to use the other thermometer...that's right, you moms out there know which one I'm talking about. This was very difficult for me, it felt like a violation of his rights, enough said!

After a few days, his fever dropped and all that was left was a runny nose and the sweetest little baby cough that you've ever heard. Everything is just so small at this age, their sneezes, their coughs, their yawns...so small and cute. However, it only took a bit for the cuteness to wear off and the runny nose to go away, and all that is left now is this terrible (not so cute) baby cough, that sounds too painful to put into words. The worst part is, since Jack is a widdle biddy baby, he doesn't know how to cover his mouth when he coughs, so guess who gets the spraying...that's right, ME! I woke up this morning with a stuffed up nose, wonder where that came from???

6 Month Doctor's Visit

Just got home from Jack's 6 month doctor's appointment. He had another round of immunizations, it just kills me every time! He did so great with the Doctor. He sat quietly in my lap the whole time and just listened to what Doctor Roberts had to say. 18 lbs 3 ounces now and 28 inches tall. He is in the 91 percentile for his height, guess he's going to be a tall little guy. We go back again at 9 months.

In addition to crawling, his back and neck are getting so strong. We went for a walk this evening and he rode in the stroller without his car seat for the first time. Also, we gave a restaurant highchair a try this weekend and he proved ready for it. He sat like a big boy, growing everyday. In fact, he is growing so quickly that we had to move his crib mattress down to the bottom level because he has started standing up. He just started crawling, it's like he just isn't satisfied with one milestone, he has to be pushing for the next.

6-Month Milestones

Jack's 6 month birthday was this past Saturday and he celebrated in the biggest way possible, by knocking out 2 of his major milestones. He is fully crawling AND he finally cut his first tooth, on the right side of his bottom gum. It's amazing to me to see how he has progressed from rocking back and forth, to understanding how crawling works and then to make his body do it. We went ahead and put out the cabinet braces so now he can scoot all through the house safely.