It's been a great week or so since the last entry. Jack has made new friends, stuck to a schedule, had a cookout, went swimming, and last but not least (and most annoying) found his voice. HAHA.
Last night, Jon got home from his work trip and Jack was kicking about on his play mat. All of sudden we hear this scream/groan/screech...not sure what to call it exactly. It sounds like a big bird LOL. He seemed surprise by his new noise as well. Curiosity is a blessing and trouble all at the same time. He went through high pitches, to low pitches, to what sounded like confused pitches. We have a very open floor plan with high ceilings, so all these pitches are bouncing around the house like one of the balls you get out of the kiddie machines. I keep telling myself it's a good thing, hopefully "mama" will come next. Until then, we might just listen to the radio a bit more inside. :)
Jack and I have been going to several playdates. We've met some really neat ladies and sweet babies. We've had a meet up every day this week, just about and same with last week. I think we will continue to go to them at last 3 days a week. Last week, Miss Caroline came over for a swim. They both did great. Then, we had some friends over for a cookout on Sat. We had a house full of kiddos. My, how things have changed! We had breastfeeding going on in various rooms, diaper changes going on in the living room, Gracie (almost 2) running around showing Jon and I just how NON child proof our house is...it was a great time!
We are looking into swimming lessons now. At 6 months Jack can start swim lessons. Jon and I can't wait! We've looked into a few places. There is one that is a private lesson where they come to you which would be great, because all of the others are about 30 min away. We will see though. Then, our friend found a music class that starts in the fall. Jack, Caroline & I think Brady, will attend that 1x a week together.
I can't believe he is 5 months tomorrow. He is growing so much and actually has more hair. We put him on the scale with me last night and he is around 15lbs. He's probably grown at least a 1/2 in since his last appointment. He's sitting up great on his own, taking a few steps while we hold him, FINALLY embracing tummy time, rarely misses when he tries to grab things (of course they go straight in his mouth). He LOVES his bouncer. He's learned he can stand in the bouncer too. He greets us with a smile every morning and after each nap (if he got enough sleep). He's learned to put himself to sleep. He has started to put up less of a fight at night and at nap time. Last night, he went down at 7:30 and woke up whining for only 6 min (we didn't go get him) and was back down until 6 this morning. I hate to jinx it all, I'm sure now he won't sleep all weekend, but we are making progress :)
Next Monday we go back to the GI specialist for a checkup. Hopefully it's a good one. We will see if he thinks it's time to start solids. Jack is SO curious about food. Everything we eat, he's trying to grab it. I'm excited for him to eat new foods, but not excited about the diapers. It's been great to not have the smelly diapers so far.
Tonight and tomorrow we interview baby sitters...hopefully it's a success.
Have a great weekend!
Lots of love,
The Waags
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| Just standing playing with his toys |
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| Tummy time isn't so bad now! |
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| "screaming" at his toys |
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| Trying to pick up the baseball |
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| Utter happiness! |
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| I love his little smile! |
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| Chewing on a carrot. Still no teeth |
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