5 Little Pumpkins Went Out To Play

My Monday mommy group decided it was time for our husbands to meet, so we all got together at a pumpkin patch this weekend. Thanks to one of the mommies, all of the babies had matching pumpkin hats that made them all the more adorable.

I think we waited too long to do the group photo, Jack is asleep, Claire is crying, Henry and Harrison are about to cry and Ava is no longer interested in the cameras.

At the end, we had a pretty tired little pumpkin, but all of the pumpkins had a great day, and we all enjoyed getting the chance to meet everyone!

What a Little Pumpkin!

We took Jack to a pumpkin patch this weekend. He was less than impressed (as you can tell from the pictures), but Jay and I were really excited to get some pictures of him in the patch.

We took this one at a neighbor's house (our lawn has no leaves, so we borrowed someone's!) and discovered that Jack is afraid of leaves!?! I don't know why, especially since half of his toys make that crinkle noise.

South Dakota comes to us!

Grandma Dotty and Aunt Jackie came to visit us this weekend. (I don't know why I say "us", now with Jack around, people are really coming to see him, not "us".) Grandma brought lots of fruits and vegetables to make into baby food for Jack. This is a picture of Jack helping lick the spoon. Jack now eats applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, squash, bananas, carrots and oatmeal. His favorite is having a frozen banana put in a little mesh-teether thingy. He loves it! He can polish off a third of a frozen banana is less than 5 minutes. He also started using a sippy cup this week. He likes it, but still doesn't quite have it all figured out yet.

6 Month Stats

Little Man Jack turned 6 months old today!
I am truly amazed at how fast time can fly and how much a baby can change! Six months ago, I was holding an 8lb 9oz, 21 inches, black haired, itty-bitty baby boy. Now I see an almost blond, big boy sitting up and laughing all the time.
His newest trick is trying to pull himself up in the bath tub. He can pull himself up far enough that his feet will fly out from underneath him and he will end up holding on to the side of his tub for dear life. His other favorite thing to do in the bath tub is to play with his froggie toy. Unfortunately, he isn't always the brightest, and will try to pick up the frog with his mouth (like bobbing for apples). When he does this, he continues to breath through his nose.
He then will cough and sputter while I am having a heart attack! Jay and I have gotten better at preventing this, once we figured out what he was doing.
Tonight, Jack tried a sippy cup of water for the first time...not a big surprise, he loved it! He would rather we held it for him like a bottle, but hopefully he will get better at it soon.

6 month stats:
Height: 27 3/4inches (89%)
Weight: 18lbs, 8oz (70%)
Head: 17 inches (34%)

Likes: Mommy, Daddy, being outside, bath time, being tickled, vitamins, cereal, squash, applesauce, pears, chewing on anything, Tylenol, mommy and daddy's bed, jumping, sitting up and his exersaucer.

Dislikes: Shots, new people, being on his tummy, bananas, sweet potatoes, naps and sleeping alone.

Back to South Dakota

It had almost been three weeks since our

last trip to South Dakota, so last week we got in the car and headed to Nana's house. Papa was off hunting, so he missed Little Man Jack, but Jack enjoyed sitting in Papa's chair all by himself! Also, Jack had started a new fascination off water bottles, I guess I don't know why I bother to buy him toys.

On Sunday, we went to Watertown for my Uncle Clay's 50th birthday party. We all had a great time and Jack even behaved himself this time.

Fun in the waiting room!

Last while I was having a dentist appointment, Jay and Jack played in the waiting room. Jack had a blast! He loved sitting in a little leather chair! The whole time that I was with the dentist, I could hear Jack laughing and shrieking. Hopefully he will like going to the dentist when it is his turn.

Fall Fun

Nana came to visit Jack a couple of weeks ago, (I know I got a little behind in my blogging) and took Little Man Jack to the Arboretum. Although it is hard to tell from these pictures, Jack had a wonderful time! It was a beautiful day and Jack loves to be outside! Nana also took Jack to a quilt show which he slept through. We all had a wonderful time with Nana visiting and Jack was on his best behavior the whole time (trying to make his parents look like liars!).

Jackson and the terrible horrible no good very bad day!

Jay and I would like to issue an apology to those who were unlucky enough to spend time with us last Saturday. We are very SORRY and hope Jack's behavior has not rubbed off on your own children.

Jay and I were very excited to take Jack to Hadley's birthday party, Jack's first little kid party. Unfortunately, Jack does not do well with large groups of people. Jay and Jack had to spend most of the party outside. Several parents warned us that cold weather is coming, but we are prepared, I have already bought him a snowsuit and sled!
After we left the party after a complete and total meltdown, we ventured out to meet some friends at the outlet mall. This went pretty well, after all, you do spend a lot of the time walking outside.
Well, eventually we went into a restaurant to eat dinner. That is where the "we" part ended. Jack had another meltdown and Jay and I had to take turns with Jack out in the parking lot. We would call each other on cell phones when it was time to switch. I wasn't at all concerned about Jack and I being kidnapped in a dark parking lot, after all who would want a screaming child? After three different people passing by suggested that I take him for a car ride. I did just that, only the parking lot we were in didn't let me get up enough speed to make Jack happy, so we had to go in search of a different one. After about 15 minutes of circling that parking lot, he was asleep and we headed back into the restaurant just as Jay was walking out with the other couple and their perfectly happy baby.
When we got home, Jack woke up and was very happy to be home. He acted like nothing had happened as Jay and I were absolutely exhausted. We have another birthday party to go to in a couple of weekends...I hope it is not to cold outside for Jay and Jack!