Our morning got off to a great start when Jack sat unassisted for the first time! (I ran downstairs for the camera just so I could get a picture.) He's not doing it consistently yet though.
It was my turn to swim with Alexa at her second swim lesson - Daddy & I are taking turns who gets to swim and who is on Jack/picture duty! We had a blast singing songs, jumping into the pool (she is a bit hesitant), being dunked, swimming on our back, 'diving' for rings, riding down the big slide, and getting water dumped on us.
3/11/2011 (Friday)
We had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Jacob for Alexa's [right] ear infection from a few weeks ago... unfortunately, not only has it not gone away but she now has a double ear infection :-( We're trying a different round of antibiotics that will hopefully clear it up! After consulting Alexa's chart, the pediatrician said that if Alexa gets another one anytime this spring/summer then she will be referring us to an ENT about possibly getting tubes -- so PRAY PRAY PRAY that Alexa's ears stay healthy!! In the meantime, Dr. Jacob also checked out Jack's [lopsided] head. She does not think it is anything to worry about and that it will round our as he begins being upright more and more. But to appease this worry-wart mom, she gave us a referral to see a specialist. We go tomorrow to see if Jack's head is a normal amount of flat or if he may need to wear a molding helmet -- again PRAY PRAY PRAY that he is okay!!
After the doctor's appointment, we enjoyed a nice visit with Susan and Kate. They brought Alexa a few new puzzles (that she was thrilled about) and the girls had a nice time playing in the basement while Susan & I oogled over how chubby/cute Jack is and fed him. Then we went to Rise & Dine for lunch. It was so great catching up with them, and Alexa cried when we got in the van to come home because she wanted to be with Kate -- will definitely have to schedule another hangout sesh with the again soon!
Here is a video of Jack interacting with the toys on his exersaucer - I honestly do not remember Alexa being so aware of her environment!
3/12/2011 (Saturday)
Part of the reason we introduced Jack to solids was his supreme interest in watching us eat. He watches Alexa intently when she is drinking too. So I decided what would be the harm in including him - he got frustrated real fast because he couldn't figure out how to get the water out!
A few weeks ago we had put Jack in the over-the-door jumper that we had gotten for Alexa, he was too tall for it even on it's highest setting. So I diligently checked Once Upon A Child and Craigslist for a Fisher Price Jumperoo hoping that it would be a better option for our active little boy!... I finally found one on Saturday :-) Brand new they are like $90-100, the lady was asking $40, and I [the negotiator] talked her down to $30... great buy, Jack LOVESSSS it!
3/13/2011 (Sunday)
I made two new foods for Jack, peas and peaches. Note to self, cook the peas first (because they are the worst smelling of all the baby purees I've made thus far) and the peaches last (because they smelled divine and I would love to have that scent lingering in our home, hehe)... here is Jack tasting the peaches for the first time.
3/14/2011 (Monday)
After my Urban Iron class on Monday, Bobbi and the kids came over for a visit. Because of Bobbi's job, it had been quite awhile since we had all gotten together. The girls ate lunch, played, napped, and played some more. The boys ate, slept, whined, and ate. The mommies got to have a good long chat :-) It made me realize more than ever, how much I miss the carefree days of summer that Alexa and I shared with Bobbi and Kyla.. I hope Bobbi's schedule will open up a bit more soon so that we can have loads of days like Monday because it was a great day!
3/15/2011 (Tuesday)
For several weeks Jack has been on the verge of rolling from back to front, like this video displays. This was early Tuesday morning.
Later in the morning, Jack got stuck around the base of the swing... the anxiety watching & waiting for him to roll is killing me!
Before lunch, Alexa and I worked on an art project for St. Patrick's Day.
She made a giant tree for Christmas and heart for Valentine's Day that hung on the door to the basement; now her beautiful shamrock is there!
Here's one of the things that Jack does to pass the time while Mommy and Alexa are doing things he is too little for... sits in the Bumbo, watches, and eats his toys, LOL.
Jack tasted peas for the first time and really liked them. So different than Alexa who couldn't stand any green veggies when she started baby food. Maybe my purees taste better than the stuff in the jars?!?! ;-)
Jack watching as Alexa completed her 48-piece (yes, you read that correct Alexa is doing 48-piece puzzles) Snow White & Cinderella puzzle! In Bobbi's words, "Alexa doing puzzles is ridiculous. She is not just smart. I mean, the fact that she is doing puzzles like that is just ridiculous."
When Jack woke up from nap, I changed his diaper and was making faces at him on the floor. I heard Alexa awakening so I left him there and ran upstairs to grab her... when I got back downstairs [less than a minute later] I found Jack on his tummy a few feet away. The little stinker had 'barrel' rolled twice and after all of my waiting & words of encouragement, I MISSED IT!! So here are two videos of him moments after I found him, showing me his new trick :-)
So for the past two days, any time Jack is placed on the floor on his back he rolls over to his tummy, shows signs of wanting to crawl (see video below), and then cries in frustration. It's cute!
Jumper Jack
3/16/2011 (Wednesday)
Thanks to my awesome (sarcasm) plantars wart (I've had it since like Nov and recently started having it treated - I had my second application of acid yesterday and am S-O-R-E today), I didn't go to ZUMBA... so instead of going to the gym we completed a few more crafts... here is Alexa making a Shamrock person.
She also did some St. Patrick's Day sticker-work.
Jack hanging out in his bouncer enjoying his beads :-)
Daddy likes to take weird close-up pictures of the kids.
Here is Alexa and I working on our Leprechaun Man... it is sooooo cute!
Major highlights of the week for Alexa
- Realizing that she can count to 12 and identify numbers 1-9 (sometimes confuses 6 & 9)
- Discovering she can identify the entire capital-letter alphabet (sometimes confuses M and W)
- Completing her Snow White & Cinderella 48-piece puzzle completely on her own (24-piece puzzles are becoming too easy for her, but up until yesterday she still needed assistance on this Princess puzzle).
- Watching Cinderella for the first time tonight -- she couldn't stop talking about "the mean cat Lucifer" when it was over. Just like all the other Princess movies, she LOVED it!!
- Spelling her name (verbally)!!
- Sitting unassisted for like 2-5 seconds
- Learning how to jump in the jumperoo
- Having pears, peaches, and peas for the first time
- Rolling from back to front and beginning to barrel roll
- Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day - making my delish corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes - and Swim Lesson #3
- A trip to the outlet mall (if the weather cooperates) on Saturday
- Jack's 6 month doctor's appointment - can't wait to see how much Mr. Man has grown! - on Tuesday
- Alexa goes to her first play - Perry Middle School is performing Aladdin - next weekend
What I've realized while working on today's post (both during naptime and post-bedtime) is that blogging can become extremely time consuming and stressful when I worry about including every little detail, making sure the spelling/grammar is near-perfect, posting the pics/movies on the right days, etc etc etc... So I am going to stick with my original plan of not including pictures (since they are on Facebook), only highlighting our big moments of each week, and sharing some movies so that blogging is an enjoyable experience for me, not an overwhelming chore. Alrighty, I'm off to watch the finale of Top Chef. Ciao.
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