It's official...Jack has a tooth. He is almost 5 months old and already has his first tooth popping through his gums on the bottom. He is such a great baby and I love every day with him. He is rolling over, starting to scoot while on his tummy and laughing. His laugh is so sweet and he gets so excited about many different things. He loves interacting with people and is honestly a very happy baby. He has started eating cereal from a spoon and is really good at it. We do a small bowl of baby oatmeal and a 4 oz. bottle 2 feedings a day and just 7 oz. bottle for the other 2 feedings. He gets so excited when we put him in his high chair. I look forward to seeing his face when it is time to put a bib on, that is his signal that the food is on it's way.
We thought we had found our dream home, but it turns out that our dream home was full of black mold. Therefore, the house hunting continues. We are going to look at a few homes tonight and it seems that the location and price range still cover a very wide range. We are trying our best to narrow down all of our wants/needs, but it is so hard. We are both so grateful to my parents for letting us stay in their home. I'm pretty sure that we are all ready to have our own space again. However, I'm pretty sure Jack LOVES waking up and seeing all of us every day. Hopefully we find ourselves in a new home soon.
Overall we are all doing really well. Jack is growing and developing at a perfect rate and we are positive that being back in Missouri was the perfect step for our family. I look forward to seeing Jack grow alongside his family.
Lots of Love,
R
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
It's been too long...so sorry!
Hello All!
It has been WAY too long since my last post and for that I am truly sorry. Jack is keeping me very busy. He is smiling, giggling, growing and teething. He is an absolute angel. John and I tell him that he is our angel baby multiple times every day. He goes everywhere with us and just enjoys everything. He is holding his head up VERY well and has recently discovered that he has built in toys...HIS TOES and feet. He loves grabbing them and playing with them. If you put jammies on him that have characters on the toes he gets really excited (tonight he has on giraffes). He is very reactive to smiles and faces. He falls asleep in the car and does well when we go out. I can't believe how much he has grown. When John comes home from work he always asks..."did you get bigger today?" When I was pregnant he would ask me that now it is nice for him to be able to ask that to someone else. I'd like for him to be able to ask me..."did you get smaller today?"...hopefully that day will come.
We have found a new house in Greenwood and have a contract on it. As long as all of the final construction items go as planned we will be closing on July 6th and moving in sometime that week. I have to admit that I have really enjoyed living with my parents and having them around to help. As much as I am looking forward to having our own space and time to ourselves I will really miss having the extra hands and advice. At least now they are only 30 minutes away instead of 8 hours. Enough talk...I'll post some pics tonight.
It has been WAY too long since my last post and for that I am truly sorry. Jack is keeping me very busy. He is smiling, giggling, growing and teething. He is an absolute angel. John and I tell him that he is our angel baby multiple times every day. He goes everywhere with us and just enjoys everything. He is holding his head up VERY well and has recently discovered that he has built in toys...HIS TOES and feet. He loves grabbing them and playing with them. If you put jammies on him that have characters on the toes he gets really excited (tonight he has on giraffes). He is very reactive to smiles and faces. He falls asleep in the car and does well when we go out. I can't believe how much he has grown. When John comes home from work he always asks..."did you get bigger today?" When I was pregnant he would ask me that now it is nice for him to be able to ask that to someone else. I'd like for him to be able to ask me..."did you get smaller today?"...hopefully that day will come.
We have found a new house in Greenwood and have a contract on it. As long as all of the final construction items go as planned we will be closing on July 6th and moving in sometime that week. I have to admit that I have really enjoyed living with my parents and having them around to help. As much as I am looking forward to having our own space and time to ourselves I will really miss having the extra hands and advice. At least now they are only 30 minutes away instead of 8 hours. Enough talk...I'll post some pics tonight.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Just an update...
It has been a very busy time for us. Jack is getting so big and is cuter every day. He is so alert and the smiles and giggles flow out of him all the time. He has started getting a little bit of baby oatmeal cereal in his night time bottles and it has really made a difference in his sleeping. He has started sleeping about 6 hours a night which has been great for all of us. We are really starting to develop a routine during the days and nights which has all of us feeling better.
We have been house shopping a lot online and have found a few worth looking at. We have taken a look at a few and have finally found what we believe to be our long term dream home (at least one that is in our price range). We currently have a contract on it and are hoping that the inspection comes back with no problems. It is a new construction home that is finished and we are very excited about it. I'll get some more pics uploaded soon of Jack, until then. Take care!
We have been house shopping a lot online and have found a few worth looking at. We have taken a look at a few and have finally found what we believe to be our long term dream home (at least one that is in our price range). We currently have a contract on it and are hoping that the inspection comes back with no problems. It is a new construction home that is finished and we are very excited about it. I'll get some more pics uploaded soon of Jack, until then. Take care!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Back in KC
We are officially back in Kansas City! We sold our home in Texas and are currently staying with my parents. We packed and moved all of our stuff in to a storage facility. My brother came down and he drove a Uhaul and John drove the other one. We found out that we had a lot more stuff than we realized. It is now in a storage facility until we find a new home. We are currently searching for a new house and are very excited to be back around all of our family and friends. Jack is growing so fast and is very interactive. He weighs about 14 lbs. and is about 23" long. He is so good at following people and looking for you when he hears a voice. John and I are enjoying every minute of being parents and can't stop smiling at our sweet little angel baby. We take him every where we go and so far he has been great when we are out. I'll post a more recent picture of him soon. Hope you are all doing well!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Life is BUSY!
I know it has been quite a while since my last post...but it is not because there was nothing to tell. We have been so busy. As you can see from below, Jack and I flew to KC and he did great. He was asleep most of the time. We spent Easter in KC with all of our family and Jack got to meet a lot of people.
We took Jack to have his pictures taken on Sunday, he was 2 months old. He was the perfect subject. He was smiling and laughing. He far exceeded my expectations of just wanting him to be awake. I think they gave us a disk of the pictures, I'll see if I can get a couple posted.
Our house in Texas has a contract on it that is closing on April 30th and we have found a home in Independence that we have put a contract on. We are looking forward to closing on that in the first part of May. The new house is going to get a little makeover once we own it. We will be tearing out all of the flooring and replacing, painting and giving it a good cleaning. There is quite a bit of old landscaping in the backyard that we will be tearing out and getting some new bushes and flowers planted in the front yard. It is a beautiful home and we got a great deal. It is right at the lower end of our price range which will continue to allow me to stay home with Jack. I feel lucky and blessed every day, thanks to John's hard work away from the home. All is really starting to fall in to place and we are thrilled to be moving back. Everyone should get their work clothes ready and be on call to help us with the new house...we'd love the help.
Stay tuned for more house updates and Jack updates too!
We took Jack to have his pictures taken on Sunday, he was 2 months old. He was the perfect subject. He was smiling and laughing. He far exceeded my expectations of just wanting him to be awake. I think they gave us a disk of the pictures, I'll see if I can get a couple posted.
Our house in Texas has a contract on it that is closing on April 30th and we have found a home in Independence that we have put a contract on. We are looking forward to closing on that in the first part of May. The new house is going to get a little makeover once we own it. We will be tearing out all of the flooring and replacing, painting and giving it a good cleaning. There is quite a bit of old landscaping in the backyard that we will be tearing out and getting some new bushes and flowers planted in the front yard. It is a beautiful home and we got a great deal. It is right at the lower end of our price range which will continue to allow me to stay home with Jack. I feel lucky and blessed every day, thanks to John's hard work away from the home. All is really starting to fall in to place and we are thrilled to be moving back. Everyone should get their work clothes ready and be on call to help us with the new house...we'd love the help.
Stay tuned for more house updates and Jack updates too!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Busy times
Last week we had 6 showings in 4 days and then nothing. We haven't heard from anyone and we haven't had a showing since Friday so we are hoping that it picks up again soon. We are looking forward to getting back to KC so we don't have to leave the house with Jack and Tyson every time someone wants to look at the house. It sure is hard to entertain a 6 week old and a chihuahua for blocks of time. What am I talking about...Jack sleeps...it's hard to entertain myself for blocks of time, when I know there is so much we have to do before we leave. I still haven't figured out how to pack everything that I need for an indefinite amount of time while keeping everything put away.
Jack has been somewhat keeping a schedule in the night and his feedings are getting a little more spread out...slowly but surely. Last night was a little rough, but we made it through. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow for my 6 week check up and we have an appointment for Jack on Wednesday for his 2 month shots. We are doing his appointment a week early since we are leaving for KC soon. It was important to me that we have his first set of shots before we get on the plane...you never know what you can pick up on the planes. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does on the plane. I hope it isn't an hour and a half of crying or fussing. Hopefully he sleeps the whole time.
A month from tomorrow is my 30th birthday and I can't believe it. Time has gone so fast and now that Jack is here time is going even faster. It's hard to believe that in a month John and I will both be in our 30's and we have a baby. A lot has happened in the six and a half years that we've been married, but Jack is by far the best accomplishment. I look forward to seeing how much he weighs and how tall he is on Wednesday...I'll post his updated stats sometime on Wednesday so you'll have to check back. Lots of love & Smiles, Robin
Jack has been somewhat keeping a schedule in the night and his feedings are getting a little more spread out...slowly but surely. Last night was a little rough, but we made it through. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow for my 6 week check up and we have an appointment for Jack on Wednesday for his 2 month shots. We are doing his appointment a week early since we are leaving for KC soon. It was important to me that we have his first set of shots before we get on the plane...you never know what you can pick up on the planes. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does on the plane. I hope it isn't an hour and a half of crying or fussing. Hopefully he sleeps the whole time.
A month from tomorrow is my 30th birthday and I can't believe it. Time has gone so fast and now that Jack is here time is going even faster. It's hard to believe that in a month John and I will both be in our 30's and we have a baby. A lot has happened in the six and a half years that we've been married, but Jack is by far the best accomplishment. I look forward to seeing how much he weighs and how tall he is on Wednesday...I'll post his updated stats sometime on Wednesday so you'll have to check back. Lots of love & Smiles, Robin
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
On the market!
Our house is officially on the market and we've already had one showing last night and another one scheduled for today. I'm not sure what we were thinking trying to sell our house with a newborn. It is so much work to keep the house in "showing" condition when you have a baby. I hope these showings are signs of a speedy sale.
We are looking forward to our trip back to KC so we can show off our sweet little angel. I know I say it all the time but he gets bigger every day and I think he is looking more like John every day. The nights are going well and the days are sometimes stressful, but fantastic. Jack and I have really enjoyed having John working from home. It has made my life a lot easier. I know there have already been a couple days that I wouldn't have gotten a shower if he hadn't been here. I have come to terms with the fact that ponytails are my friend and wearing spit up on my shirt is just part of the game. In the beginning I was changing my shirt every time he spit up down my shirt and then I realized that I don't have time to do that much laundry so just deal with it. Feeding, changing and snuggling Jack, washing bottles and doing laundry is what my day consists of right now and I am loving every minute of it. Can't wait to share him with all of you. He's waking up now so I need go.
Have a great day!
We are looking forward to our trip back to KC so we can show off our sweet little angel. I know I say it all the time but he gets bigger every day and I think he is looking more like John every day. The nights are going well and the days are sometimes stressful, but fantastic. Jack and I have really enjoyed having John working from home. It has made my life a lot easier. I know there have already been a couple days that I wouldn't have gotten a shower if he hadn't been here. I have come to terms with the fact that ponytails are my friend and wearing spit up on my shirt is just part of the game. In the beginning I was changing my shirt every time he spit up down my shirt and then I realized that I don't have time to do that much laundry so just deal with it. Feeding, changing and snuggling Jack, washing bottles and doing laundry is what my day consists of right now and I am loving every minute of it. Can't wait to share him with all of you. He's waking up now so I need go.
Have a great day!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Our little Shamrock!
We had a fantastic week with Jack. I hope you enjoy the pics from St. Patty's day. He is getting bigger every day and making new noises and faces. We have been hard at work getting the house ready to put on the market and it will officially be listed with our realtor tomorrow. It is extremely hard to keep your house in "showing" condition with a newborn but we are doing our best. We're not sure what we're going to do for the next 2 weeks when and if someone wants to come look at it...since we have a 5 week old baby and a dog that we need to take with us. We'll figure something out, good thing it is only for the next couple weeks and then we'll be back in KC and potential buyers can come look anytime they want. Hopefully, we will have good luck with the sale and won't have to wait too long to have a buyer. We're looking forward to being back in KC and visiting with all of our family. See you soon!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Stat Update
We had another successful trip to the doctor. He weighed in at an amazing 9lbs 10oz and is 20.5 inches tall. He is growing wonderfully and is the 50-75 percentile for his growth. He also received his Hep B vaccine which he took like a trooper...a quick squeal and then was easily calmed by a snuggle with Mom. Once we got home I snuggled him some more while he took a nap. We'll go back at the end of the month for his 2 month shots before we come back to KC for our April visit. That's the stats!
One Month!
It is hard to believe but yesterday Jack turned one month old. He has grown so much over the last month and John and I are so grateful for our new munchkin. He is starting to spend more time awake, during the day and night. He is focusing on faces and recognizes voices and turns his head to try and find a face to go with the voice. He is so amazing and I can't believe we get to keep him!
We have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and I can't wait to see how much he weighs and how tall he is. He has officially grown out of his newborn clothes and is now in 0-3 month clothes. We have started to introduce some formula because he is eating so much. He is still mainly getting breast milk with about 1 bottle of formula during the day and 1 bottle of formula at night. He is absolutely perfect and I can't wait for everyone to meet him. I'll update you on his stats from the doctor later today.
We have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and I can't wait to see how much he weighs and how tall he is. He has officially grown out of his newborn clothes and is now in 0-3 month clothes. We have started to introduce some formula because he is eating so much. He is still mainly getting breast milk with about 1 bottle of formula during the day and 1 bottle of formula at night. He is absolutely perfect and I can't wait for everyone to meet him. I'll update you on his stats from the doctor later today.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time Flies!
Today Jack is 3 weeks old and still absolutely perfect. I wouldn't mind if he slept a little more at night but I enjoy spending time with him...no matter what time of day or night. I'm sure a day will come soon enough that I will wish he was waking me up. We estimate him to be over 8lbs now...that is from our very accurate weighing him on our scale while one of us holds him. We go back to the doctor mid March and will have a more accurate weight at that time. He is getting bigger every day and more alert every minute. John and I both think he gets bigger every morning when he wakes up. I am feeling well and amazed at how well I am getting around. I would like to be able to do more but I still get tired very easy and some motions still cause a little pain. We went to my doctor this week and she said I am doing GREAT and my incision is healing well. My blood pressure was slightly elevated while we were there so I'm going to go back and have it checked tomorrow. We'll see what happens with that. The doctor and nurse really enjoyed snuggling with Jack. I have been cleared to drive and am very grateful for that. The weather has finally gotten warm enough for us to take a walk outside so that is on the agenda for this afternoon/evening.
John has been working from home this week and it has been fantastic. He comes downstairs and has lunch with me every day and is able to take breaks in his work day to spend with Jack and me. It will be a huge change when we move back to KC and he has to go in to the office. It has been great having him around. We are attempting to get the house in order so that we can contact our realtor to list the house but it is really hard with a new baby. It seems like all I want to do is snuggle with him or sleep. One big task a day seems to be the current limit...today I cleaned the kitchen floor and did laundry. Tomorrow hopefully I'll be able to tackle a bathroom or two or maybe some vacuuming...we'll see. I can't say it enough...but I can't wait for all of you to meet him, he is so perfect! Love and miss you all!
John has been working from home this week and it has been fantastic. He comes downstairs and has lunch with me every day and is able to take breaks in his work day to spend with Jack and me. It will be a huge change when we move back to KC and he has to go in to the office. It has been great having him around. We are attempting to get the house in order so that we can contact our realtor to list the house but it is really hard with a new baby. It seems like all I want to do is snuggle with him or sleep. One big task a day seems to be the current limit...today I cleaned the kitchen floor and did laundry. Tomorrow hopefully I'll be able to tackle a bathroom or two or maybe some vacuuming...we'll see. I can't say it enough...but I can't wait for all of you to meet him, he is so perfect! Love and miss you all!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
It's been 2 weeks
It has officially been 2 weeks since Jack was born and he is getting so big. We went to the doctor on Tuesday and he weighed in at 7lbs 6oz and 20 inches long. We must be doing something right if he is happy and growing. He has started grunting and is eating a lot. He's sleeping well...the stretches of sleep aren't as long as I would like in the middle of the night but we're making it. It seems like we are doing really well. He loves to snuggle and I enjoy it too. As long as he has a clean diaper and a full tummy he is content. I find myslef just staring at him, waiting for him to do something new. Tyson still isn't sure what to think of Jack. Whenever Jack makes any kind of noise Tyson is right there sniffing him and then comes to get one of us if we aren't responding quick enough...he seems to be a great furry big brother.
Today is John's last day at his job here in Texas. He starts back at his job in KC tomorrow. He will be working from home for a few months and we'll be working on selling our home and getting things ready to move back to KC. We have both really enjoyed being in Texas and wouldn't trade this time for anything. However, we are both very excited to be back around all of our family and friends in KC...especially with Jack. We can't wait for everyone to meet him.
Today is John's last day at his job here in Texas. He starts back at his job in KC tomorrow. He will be working from home for a few months and we'll be working on selling our home and getting things ready to move back to KC. We have both really enjoyed being in Texas and wouldn't trade this time for anything. However, we are both very excited to be back around all of our family and friends in KC...especially with Jack. We can't wait for everyone to meet him.
Friday, February 19, 2010
1 week and 1 day old
Yesterday officially marked the 1 week mark of Jack's arrival. We are still working on the feeding/sleeping schedule but it is going surprisingly well. He is eating well and sleeping okay. We had our first outing today (other than the doctor), we went to see Daddy at work. John wanted to show him off to his friends at work so we took him up there for them to take a peek. Needless to say he was a hit! My parents are still here but are currently packing to leave in the morning. It has been so amazing having them here to help. It has really allowed me to spend some quality time with our munchkin while they have done all the hard work around the house. It is amazing how every time I go to the closet there are clean clothes that have magically appeared and meals miraculously find their way to the table 3 times a day. I have a feeling I am in for a rude awakening starting tomorrow. My freezer is now stocked with homemade frozen meals and the laundry is all done...let's see if I can stay on top of the laundry, the meals, the munchkin and my sleep. I don't know how working moms do all of it. I look forward to the challenge and have a whole new respect for women with multiples and careers. We have lots of pics...too many to share but I'll keep posting a few here and there. The pic included in this one is my current favorite. Enjoy!
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