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.

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Posted on July 15, 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!

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Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jack

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January & February 2010 Birthday Celebrations

A couple weeks ago, my side of family got together to celebrate birthdays for both my sisters and my dad. We had lunch first before going to my sister's house for dessert and play time with all the kids...all six kids....all four years old and younger. It was a pretty crazy time, but I can't imagine what it's going to be like in just a couple years when all of them are mobile. As you can see, we sure had fun!

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Turtle Sundae

Annalee & Rhys Eating Ice Cream

Two Princesses

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Posted on February 05, 2010 by Jack

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Allow Us To Introduce

It's been a while since we've had any activity on our blog, and that's mostly due to the arrival of our baby boy, Jack Thomas! He was born on January 13, 2010 at 4:27pm. He's two and half weeks old now, and so far, Mary and I are just in awe over him! So many things have changed in us since he came into our lives, and although we're still getting used to having a baby around (and probably will be for a loooong time), we cherish every moment with him. We already have LOTS of pictures and videos, and we'll be posting some of those here, so stay tuned!

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Posted on January 31, 2010 by Jack

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Christmas 2009 & Beyond

Well, another Christmas has come and gone. This year marks the 2nd Christmas that Mary and I have been married. I have to say, it really was a great one, too. Not because I got the so-and-so I always wanted or because we went away on vacation. No, it was mostly due to the time I got to spend with people. Christmas was about family. I really enjoyed all the time with both Mary's family and mine, young and not-so-young!

We also had just a few people over to watch Elf (hopefully a new annual event?). No big spread or anything fancy, just pizza, some dessert and friends. It also just happened to be a couple days before Mary's birthday, so we were able to get a little extra celebrating in!

For some reason, I was much more into Christmas than usual. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, but I found myself singing random verses from Christmas music a LOT (especially from White Christmas). Maybe Mary's affinity for the holiday is rubbing off on me? Maybe it meant more to me knowing that we'll have our own little one with which to celebrate, soon? Maybe it was watching White Christmas three times this year (once at the Tivoli)? Either way, it was a great feeling.

Any day now, we're expecting our new arrival! It is so exciting (and at times overwhelming) to know that so many people are so anxious to meet him or her. Mary and I seem to be doing good jobs of keeping each others' nerves in check as we grow anxious, ourselves. Aside from Mary's annual meeting and Christmas, we've been working really hard to try and get everything ready for the baby. Although things are not (and may never be) 100% ready, we're ready enough. Now...it's just a waiting game!