Shots and envelope destruction

Jack had his second round of Synegis shots today. He's up to 20lbs, 10oz. He hated the shots of course. Jon took him in, and did a good job of consoling him afterwards (flying was involved).
No pics from today - but here's one from a few days ago. This is what happens if you hand Jack an envelope and then walk away for 60 seconds (envelope bits everywhere - and a few moist with saliva).

And a shot from our front door a couple of afternoons ago.

We grow momma cats here

Carrots and squash

Jack had bananas last week - he loved them. He tried acorn squash next - definitely not a favorite.

Most recently, he tried carrots. He LOVES them! So if his face looks a little orange over the holidays, you'll know why. =)

And I finally finished hanging the last of the ornaments. Now we just need to finish the outdoor lights, you know, before Christmas sometime. =)

Other Jack news - he laughs when you say the words "wow", "beep beep", and "peekaboo", as long as you're very expressive and enunciate well. He sits up completely on his own - he's done that for a while now. He's learning how to pet the cats, and grabbing the occasional ear or handful of fur. And bathtime now requres both of us (one to minimize the splashing) and still results in lakes all around our kitchen floor. I think we're going to have to move to the real tub soon. He likes to "thump" by slamming both of his feet down when he's laying on his back. Jon can hear it from the basement.

Christmas tree

How is that we've had this camera for almost a year, and I still don't really know how to use it? I tried to use the manual setting tonight, but it was a no-go. Now we just need to find the manual and dvd that came with it...

Update: Jack got his 8th tooth in today (lower right 2nd incisor); we're all having a rough evening.

More from Thanksgiving

My parents came in town for Thanksgiving - we had a great time! Jack loved having his grandparents around. =) Momma cat - our "outdoor cat". She's the one who gave birth to 2 litters of kittens under our deck last year. We kept feeding her, and she seems to have adopted us. We're not sure if she has a real home or not, but she's hanging out in our yard probably half the time.

After repeatedly crying whenever we put him in his activity center, Sunday Jack decided it was the best toy ever!

He's figuring out how to spin around and play with everything.

Other updates: Jack started saying "dadada" (not specifically to Jon, it just seems to be a new syllable that he's working on) on 11/20, he had rice cereal for the first time on 11/21 (loves it!), and plums on 11/25 (iffy - I think they're a little tart).

Thanksgiving pics

Ready for Thanksgiving

Jack's first taste of plums - not his favorite. (Thanksgiving day)

Playing with a silver spoon.

Sweet Potatoes and Shots

Jack had his 9 month checkup on Tuesday (16th). He weighs 19lbs, 11oz, and is in the 35%ile. He's 27 1/4 inches long/tall, and in the 15 %ile for that. He received 2 shots, which he did not appreciate. The doctor says he's right on track with everything, which is great for a 27-weeker. Trying out Dad's Guiness hat.

Jack had his 2nd solid food yesterday - sweet potaroes. After the first couple of bites he seemed to enjoy them, but he's still much more interested in the toys on his tray.

9 month monkey picture.

Yesterday Jack had his first round of Synegis (sp?). It's a dose of the medication they use to treat RSV. Preemies are at a much higher risk for it, so he'll be getting these shots every 4 weeks through February.

We had to go to the hospital (thru the ER enterance) to have it done. They have a Synegis clinic 2 Wednesdays a month, and each baby has a specific time to be there. It's very efficient: we got checked in, they went over the medication info, Jack got his shots (2 done simultaneously by 2 NICU nurses), we chatted with the receptionist while waiting our 10 minutes, one of the nurses checked his legs for any reactions, and we were back at the car in less than 30 minutes.

I'm happy the insurance approved him; the shots are supposedly $5k apiece, and we didn't find out until the day before that he would be receiving them.

7 Teeth and Dallas pics

Yup, Jack has 7 teeth now! I haven't been able to get a good picture yet. He got his 6th one on Nov 11th (upper right 2nd incisor), and his 7th on Nov 13th (lower left 2nd incisor).

Some of my fave pictures from our recent Dallas trip:

Spiky Hair

Jack post-bath.

Applesauce

Jack had his first "solid" food today: homemade applesauce. He did pretty well, and actually ate some of it.

He wanted to hold a spoon too.

Done!

Aggie Baby

Excited about Saturday's win! (Thanks Amy and Joe for the pjs!)

Jack is doing great. We're both recovered from our trip to Dallas (finally finished unpacking and caught up with laundry a few days ago!). He actually did great traveling; I'll try to post pics from our trip soon.

His new trick is his "fake cough" - it sounds like a kid trying to get out of school. It seems to be a type of laugh for him, and it amuses us. He talks to his toys a lot - he seems to have entire monologues. He improves daily with his sitting; he still will topple to the side when he gets distracted by a toy though. He really likes his blue bucket stacking toy (thanks Grammy!), and the orange moose with blue striped socks that we got from Ikea.

He is reaching for all kinds of things, and transfering toys from one hand to the other (that's pretty new - in the last week). He holds his feet and plays with them a lot - he's been doing this for a while. Still no rolling over or crawling though, and tummy time is still a chore. We're looking forward to starting him on solid foods in a week or so, once he hits 6 months adjusted age.

Charlie and the French Fry

Sticky Chicken!

"Sticky chicken!" is Jack's current favorite word/phrase of the day. (It's the name of a new recipe I'm trying this week.) He finds it hilarious (see below); which makes getting cute pictures a little easier. Other perennial faves include "moo", "boo", and "greasy". Jack has 5 teeth now! He got his 3rd (upper left central incisor) in Dallas last week, his 4th (upper right central incisor) on Halloween, and his 5th (upper left 2nd incisor) on Monday, Nov 1st. Minimal fussing with all 3.

3rd Tooth

Jack got his third tooth today. It's the upper left central incisor. It looks like the right one will be joining the party soon too. No pictures because we're in Dallas visiting my parents; I'll upload some when we get home in a few days.

Jack is also sitting up mostly on his own, is really getting interested in his toys, and is showing some interest in our food too. We're planning to start him on solids around his 6 month adjusted age - so just a couple of weeks to go!

8 months old

Chilling on the deck Flying up to the tree in our backyard

8 month monkey picture

Autumn Leaves

We took Jack to look at leaves around our neighborhood:

This last tree is in our front yard - it's just about reached its peak.