Jack Frost

We have our very own Jack Frost. Our little man is cold. He is the kid who literally turns blue in the swimming pool. This last month Jack has been attending a Tadpoles swimming class at the Rec Center. It has been fun to watch him in the pool, floating around, kicking like crazy, and wearing himself out so that he will take great naps the rest of the day. But by the end of the class, (it is only 30 minutes and it is a heated pool) his lips have turned bluish/purple and he shakes if you lift him out of the water even just a little. It is the same with bath time these days, as soon as he gets out he just shakes uncontrollably. Poor little guy. We asked the Dr. about it and he said it is because he has so much surface area and not a lot of fat.

Visitors...and Hannah Update

Nana & Papa came for a visit...

Last week Nana & Papa, Mark's parents came for a visit. Grandparents are great and we are treasuring all the time little man Jack gets with them. It is nice of course for Mark and I to see and visit with family too. Jack got lots of attention and got to show off the new things he's learned since they saw him last in September: sitting up, eating, laughing. While they were here we also did a bit of packing, Papa got to go swimming with Jack, we went to Main Street in Breckenridge, celebrated Nana's birthday, and opened a few Christmas presents. Their visit wasn't quite long enough, but it never is...

Thanks for coming Nana & Papa!

Then this week, Grandpa came on Wednesday...
My dad does quite a bit of traveling for work and he was able to drive up to see us since he was in Denver for some meetings. While he was here, I drove him by our new place, we talked, ate dinner, he fed Jack dinner, and we played with Jack. This visit was just a few hours and again, not long enough, but we are looking forward to seeing Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas in Oklahoma. Can't wait!

And, Hannah Update...
We have a court date for Miss Hannah...January 5th, 2010. Assuming we pass court on the day we are scheduled, our tentative embassy date is February 15, 2010. Mark would be with her for sure on Valentine's Day - which would be quite the present.

Rudolph Treats

Easy Christmas kid-appealing treat, for those that like coconut.
Almond Joy or Mounds.
Marshmallows for the eyes, I used edible food markers to make the pupils.
Red mini M&M for the nose.
Cut pretzels for the ears.
I used a bit of corn syrup to attach the marshmallows and the M&M's.

Happy 7 Months

7 Months

Likes:
Reading. Loves Dr. Seuss books and looking at pictures...we read a lot!
Pushing all the music buttons on the exersaucer.
Jumping in the jumper.
Smiling at everyone, almost all the time...love that smile!
Laughing. Trying to get others to laugh with him.

Dislikes:
Rolling over. He knows how to just doesn't like to do it.
Carrots.

Discoveries/Developments:
Teething like crazy.
Sitting.
Eating all kinds of new foods: cereal, banana, squash, carrots, avocado, applesauce.
Launching forward from the sitting position (although not crawling, acting like he would like to)
Touching EVERYTHING or wanting to touch everything.

Happy 7 Months Jack!!



We love you!

Hannah update

My goodness, that girl is cute. We got our monthly update today. 2 cute new little pictures and an update on her development. She seems to be right about where Jack was, doing the things he was doing, etc...at least as far as we can tell from a piece of paper. It is getting really hard to be patient. We are still waiting to find out when our court date will be.

Here are her measurements:
5 weeks - 4.8 lbs
3 1/2 mos. - 7.7 lbs
5 mos. - 10.5 lbs

She is gaining weight, which is great. At 5 mos. Jack was 11.10 lbs. Not too far off!

Can't wait to bring you home baby girl!

Scones and Sensibility

This is the title of my friend Lindsay's book. Yes, I am friends with a published author. Her book Scones and Sensibility will be released on December 22. To read about her book, go here to her website and read about her book.

Love you Lindsay....so proud of you!!!

Little man

I always call Jack "little man," but he really is. We had a checkup today at the Dr.'s and he got shots. Mark was in Breckenridge this morning and he was able to come with us. The doc said he looks great, just little. He is 12 lbs, 13 oz and 26 inches. Keep growing little dude.

Oh and the shots! Mark held him and I watched the tears from across the room. The tears didn't last long and now he is sleeping.