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I try to read to Jack before at least two of his three daily naps.  That's a lot of reading, so I recently bought him the Dr. Seuss ABC book that was one of my favorites as a kid.

He seemed to like it.

- S.

Just Relaxing

I think Jack might find his bath relaxing?

- S.

Napper

Your weekend dose of cute...

Someone is Mr. Independent Pants, "Look Dad, no hands!"

Jack is getting ready for the Bruins season opener... 

Jack is trying to start a hip hop group apparently! 

- D

Cat Chat

Over the past two weeks or so, Jack has really begun to take interest in the cat.  If they are sitting near each other and he can see her face, he will try to talk to her.

As you can see here, the conversation tends to be one-sided.

Hopefully they will end up being friends.

- S.

Robo Bear

I see what you did there...

- S.

Broccoli is Funny

(As always, you can click on the title of the video at the top left to see it larger directly on YouTube.)


- S.

Rolling?

Jack thinks it is fun to try and roll over.  But only onto his side.  And only to the right.

He also needs to wear a bib for most of the day because he is a Drooly McDroolerson.  

Current daily bib usage is at four.

- S.

Cereal

Jack had some fun with cereal this weekend.  

His bowl and spoon at the ready for first time use.

I definitely didn't help matters and between both of us, there was a pretty nice mess.

The next day went slightly better.  I assume we will both improve with practice

Here is a short video that Derrick made from Day One.

(Click on the top left Jack Eats!!! if you want to view the video larger on YouTube.)

- S.

Checkup

Showing off the guns again, waiting for the Dr.

Jack had his four-month checkup this week.  He got a gold star for his eating and sleeping skills.

For those of you keeping track of the stats, Jack now weighs 16 lbs., 11 oz., which is a little over three pounds more than at his last checkup.  He now measures about 26.5", which is about 3.5" longer than last time.  So, he is growing like a weed.  The Dr. said he is big for his age, but well proportioned at around the 50th percentile for length/weight.  Whatever that means.

Jack also got another round of shots which was a bit rougher this time, but after coming home, having some lunch and a good, long nap, he was back to his normal self.

"I slept for 90 minutes, now I feel great!"

- S.

P.S. - Jack is in the 95th percentile for head circumference!  Brains!

Monsters

"Thanks for the monster poster, Dad!"

- S.

Christmas

Opening presents on Christmas Eve.

Jack with Scary Santa and his stocking on Christmas morning.

"Awesome present, Dad!"

"Yay, another awesome present!"

Soon, snowman.  Soon...

Hike

Today we celebrated the new year by stuffing Jack in a snowsuit and taking him on his first hike in Lynn Woods.

We walked up to the stone tower and back, which isn't all that far, but since this was Jack's first hike and it was cold, we thought we'd keep it short.

He was fascinated with looking down as you can see here.  Not sure if he liked the snow or the shadows or a combination of the two.

Jack being fresh already!

- S.