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.