7 months...

We have a very active kiddo on our hands these days. Even taking these pictures was a bit of a challenge but they turned out just as cute as ever. (I'm the mom, I'm allowed to be biased)

At 7 months Jack is:
16 lbs 12 oz
25 and 3/4 inches
wearing size 2 diapers
in size 3-6 clothes
crawling all over
pulling himself up on furniture and standing up in his crib
eats real food twice a day (bananas are a favorite)
teething but still no teeth
absolutely LOVING his dogs!

There was about 5 days in a row where he slept from 8pm-7am straight. Then he learned his new trick of standing up and that all went out the window. He thinks its HILARIOUS that he can pull himself up in his crib and stand and bounce. He does it and just laughs and laughs over the monitor. Its was really cute the first couple times, now I just want sleep!

Naps are still a bit of a struggle and usually only last 30-45 min but I guess we will take what we can get at this point. 

Besides the sleep deprivation we could not be more in love with this guy. He has the sweetest disposition and really is so good-natured and happy. He is up for anything and always has a smile for anyone he meets.

Jack's 7 month birthday also marks the one year anniversary of my dad's death. I still think of my Dad on a daily basis and miss him so much but having Jack makes the passage of time that much easier. It's also a wonderful thought knowing that Jack has my Dad as a guardian angel, to watch over and protect him, along the way. Jack will no doubt grow up hearing all about his special "angel grandpa".

The cutest...

There are no words for how adorable this is:

I like to call this his Benjamin Button meets Bagger Vance look. 

This was at a very generous dinner that my uncle treated us to, before the Pearl Jam concert. Here is Jack enjoying hanging out with his good buddy, Gus. 

Two very handsome boys :)

Grateful...

For each new morning with its light

For rest and shelter of the night

For health and food, for love and friends

For everything Thy goodness sends.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cutest lil coug fan...

The week of the Apple Cup I decided Jack should really show his spirit all week long so each day he got a new outfit to sport. He really pulls off the Crimson and Gray quite nicely :)

He even dressed it up for Thanksgiving with a tie

Now I am documenting this for two reasons, one as you can see Jack is smiling in every picture so if he ever grows up and hates the Cougars (God forbid) I can have these to prove there was a time in his life that was not the case. And 2, if he ever grows up and likes the Huskies (God Forbid) I can hold these over his head and use them against him :) That my friends is what you call good parenting :)

November cuteness

These are just some random pictures that were too cute not to document. It also pretty much captures what we do most days.

Crawling around is hard work 

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You'd think we lived in the arctic with the way I dress him 

Jack LOOOOOOOVES the bath and so do we! It has become our go to on the nights when he is fussy and nothing soothes him. The minute he hears the water he instantly calms down. I think we may have the next Michael Phelps on our hands :)

Because I work nights Jim is the one usually putting Jack to sleep and doing our night time routine. Some nights I get texts about how it went. These are two I've received that made me heart happy

Jack really likes Hoppy O'toole

Is that not the best smile you've ever seen?

Harper and Jack love watching cougar football together!

And Reese Loves holding baby Jack whenever she can :)

Boo!

All the toys in the world and his favorite is this water bottle

Hi Bud!

no way...

It is not possible my baby is 6 months old already! The time is flying by and I want to stop it and capture every moment, every smile, and every laugh. I can not believe I have been a mom for half a year. How weird is that? I am a mom...that is still crazy to me. Sometimes I just look at Jack and I am overwhelmed by how lucky I am to have him and call him my boy.

At Six Months Jack is:

25 3/4 inches tall

16 lbs 2 oz

wearing 0-3 clothes and some 3-6 clothes

using a size 1 diaper

sleeping 7pm-6 am with 2-3 wake ups in between

crawling

babbling non stop and discovers new sounds he can make every day

eating real food (rice cereal and a fruit or a veggie twice a day).

Jack continues to be a smiley happy baby regardless of lack of sleep, which is a blessing. Even though mom is tired its all worth it when he laughs. Which he does on a regular basis sometimes for no reason at all :)

Jack has really started to get his groove now and is moving all over. He figured out the crawling thing and can do it when he wants but if he is really in a hurry he will still roll to get somewhere. I have a feeling he is going to be a child that never really sits still for very long. Pretty sure its in his genes, like his grandma and his Uncle Terry

Here he is trying rice cereal for the first time: 

He wasn't real sure what to think at first but he quickly learned to love it and is such a good eater!

People often ask if parenthood is all its cracked up to be and as cliche as it sounds it really is. I have never, in my life felt so fulfilled with anything. I now know the purpose of my life and what it means to truly love completely unconditionally. Parenthood is a crazy, frustrating, hard, confusing, wonderful, amazing ride and I love every single minute of it. 

Cousins...

In early November my mom, Jack and I headed over to Seattle and got to spend some time with my sister and her 3 kids. Jack and Anne Marie are only 3 days apart so it was fun to see them interact together. I love this picture!

Just missing Louis 

It was a fun, yet chaotic trip. Can't wait to go back in march and see how much the kids have grown and changed.