City Stuff

For a while now, Mary and I have wanted to take advantage of living in the city. Especially while we live so close to so many fun things. I think so many Chicagoans take so many of Chicago's offerings for granted. Yesterday, we took advantage of living near Lake Michigan and decided to spend some time on the lake front. Of course, we weren't the only people who wanted to take advantage of the awesome weather we had yesterday. We ended up driving through Lincoln Park north for a ways up through Montrose Beach until we finally found a parking spot at Foster Beach. After that, it was a short walk to a nice semi-shady spot looking out at the lake. We had lunch and played with Jack T in the fresh air. Bentley also got to romp around a bit. We spent about two hours just relaxing and taking in the moments. It was exactly what we wanted!

Of course, we took a few pictures :)

Categories: Family | Photos | Jack T
Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jack

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Jack Thomas Is Six Months Old!

On the 13th, our baby boy, Jack Thomas, turned six months old! Ok, I know it's not like he had his first birthday or anything, but we just can't believe how fast that happened. Every day is a little more exciting than the last. He has been rolling over from back to front a lot (though hasn't quite mastered front to back). While this is great, he seems especially prone to spitting up when he rolls over after a meal. He's also kicking his legs a lot either when on his tummy or when being held with his legs free. About a month ago, he was babbling quite a bit. That slowed down when he started rolling over, but it has started to pick up again. He's doing some baby pushups while on his tummy and grabbing for toys a lot.

We started him on rice cereal a few weeks ago. We haven't been giving him much, only about an ounce of milk and a tablespoon of cereal, but he has been doing pretty good with it. He just had his six month appointment with the doctor. He's around the 50th percentile in both height and weight (which is a slight decrease from the last few appointments) at 16 lbs 12 oz and 26.5" long. We also got the all clear to start in on some baby food.

I don't know exactly how many pictures and videos we've taken of him, but a rough estimate puts the picture count at approximately 3500. That averages almost 20 pictures a day since he was born. That's not too many, right?! If you know me, you know I love taking and having pictures! Here are a few from when we had both sets of Grandparents and Great Grandma Lu over on Tuesday for a mini celebration.

Categories: Family | Photos | Jack T
Posted on July 15, 2010 by Jack

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Does It Count?

The other day after giving JT a bath, we had him on our bed for a few minutes of LNTT (Late Nite Tummy Time). He was a bit fussy, but seemed to figure out how to flip himself over! So what did I do? I did what any other capture-every-moment-of-my-childs-life parent would do. Grabbed the camera and coaxed him to do it again. Ok, so I know that our mattress has a lot more "give" to it than the floor, but still, I was so proud!

Here are a few other videos to satisfy your Jack Thomas needs!

2/20/2010 - Great Grandma S & JT

2/20/2010 - Linko & JT

2/21/2010 - Play Time

2/22/2010 - Grandma Heidi Gets Some Laughs

Categories: Videos | Family | Jack T
Posted on February 25, 2010 by Jack

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Liz's Impromptu Birthday Dinner

My sister, Liz, had a birthday earlier this month, and at the last minute, my parents came downtown to pick up her kids and bring them to our house for dinner and dessert. The best part (aside from being with family) was dessert time!

View the full gpuds album here.

Categories: Videos | Family | Photos
Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jack

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Jack T's First Month - Videos!

The title says it all. Remember, videos are password protected. We'd be happy to share them with you, so just let us know!

Baby Moves

January 6, 2010 - Jack T is still known as "Baby" to us in this video, and he's mighty active as you can see!

Magic Pacifier

January 15, 2010 - We were on the fence on the pacifier issue. We brought it to the hospital just in case, and it turned out to be very handy.