Jack playing and talking!

Thanksgiving!

Mom (Jojie), Aunt Rae and Uncle Raf all came to our house for Thanksgiving this year. It was by far the best Thanksgiving ever....it will be one to be remembered for a long time to come. We all laughed so hard that day our cheeks hurt! It was even more special having Jack with us...it is wonderful how having a child brings back all of the magic of the holidays. He had a great day and was a tired boy by that night....

Hope you enjoy the pictures....

Jack with Uncle Raf

Aunt RaeTaking a snooze with Jojie

The boys!

Going for a Stroll

Yesterday while we were anxiously awaiting Jojie's arrival, we decided to pass some time and go to the park for a walk/stroll! It is Loxlee's most favorite park! Jack fell fast asleep and I could not resist taking a few pictures...he is absolutley precious!

GreatGrandMary--Great Aunt Carol and Uncle David

On Saturday we went to Salisbury to visit with Dustin's Aunt Carol, Uncle David and GrandMary. We had the most wonderful visit! Jack met his Great Uncle David for the first time and was able to spend time with his Great Aunt Carol and GreatGrandMary for the second time. We Love them so much, they mean a lot to us and have always been there to offer support and advice. Here are a few pictures from our visit...they are priceless. (I cannot take credit for these photos we forgot our memory stick so thanks to Aunt Carol for sharing!)

Last night was the annual Downtown Light Up ceremony, where the mayor turns on all of the Christmas lights. They have live music, dancing, vendors, hayrides, Santa is there and of course awesome food. We took Jack and we had an awesome time!

When we got back it was time for Jack's bath...we gave him his second Mohawk, Dr.McIlveen gave him his first as he was being born (Dustin LOVES that story!)...hehe!!!

Books!

Jack LOVES to be read to! He will sit for 20 minutes or more some evenings and let us read book after book. He "talks" to the pictures and gets really excited when we get silly while reading. I was able to capture these pictures of Jack's story time with Daddy...I LOVE THESE PICTURES!!

Growing...growing...growing

Jack is such a determined little guy...he loves to stand, and is surprisingly very sturdy. He can stand on his feet while just holding onto my fingers. He is also very good with his hands now, he can focus on something, reach for it, pick it up and bring it to his mouth with ease! If he drops it, he can reach right back down and get it! I hope you enjoy the new pictures! I even managed to get one of him rolling over!

Rolling over!

It has been awhile!

It feels like it has been forever since I have posted! Things have been so busy with work and taking care of our little man! He is 3 months old...geez...when I was pregnant it seemed like forever to get through 3 months and now it is flying! Dropping Jack off at Mrs. Gail's in the morning is still really hard, but she loves him SO much and I know he is well taken care of, picking him up is by far the best part of my day!

Jack is changing more everyday! He is now sleeping through the night consistently, in his crib (we moved him out of our bed about 3 weeks ago)...we put him down around 8:00 and he sleeps until 6:00am when I have wake him up, on the weekends he sleeps from 8:00 till about 7:30. He is also so alert during the day, he is really nosey though! (I guess he gets that from me!) He has to be facing out so he can see everything and everyone. We have already moved him into the regular stoller position, so he can see out and now shopping is much easier. He always has his hands in his mouth and is now reaching for toys and putting those in his mouth. He gets so frustrated sometimes it is like he knows what he wants to do he just can't get his hands to cooperate! He will lean over with his mouth wide open...trying to get to the toy, it is hilarious! He loves when we read to him, which we do daily, he will kick and coo while we are reading. He especially loves Dr.Suess, all those wild colors! He can roll from his tummy to his back, and has been since he was one week old, yesterday he almost rolled from his back to his tummy, he got up on his side then went back to his back. He his sitting in a bumbo chair now since he can hold his head up and he really enjoys it because he can see everything! He still LOVES bath time!! Although he is now too big for his sink tub, this weekend we are moving him to the big bathtub! He is so precious, we cannot begin to describe the way we feel about Jack, it feels like my heart is going to explode...it is so full of love!

My precious boy fell asleep in the bath tub! So peaceful!
Hugs for daddy!

One sock on and one sock off....diddle diddle dumpling our son Jack!