Saturday, August 28, 2010
Jack's New Trick
Jack has a new trick:
He's been standing while supported, for about a minute at a time, for the past week. He loves it!
Hanging out in his swing on the deck. We had an evening last week in the mid-70's, so we ate dinner outside.
Suffering through tummy time.
Hanging out in the recliner like a big kid. =)
Jack has a couple of other new tricks - he splashes in the bathtub (I taught him to splash with his hands, and he figured out to use his feet too) since about 8/13. He also shrieks now (for about the past week). It's very sudden, and usually when he's right near your ear.
He enjoys "flying" - being held up in the air. And he clasps his hands together (starting the day after the doctor asked of course!). Recently he's showing more interest in his toys too - specifically his dinosaur and elephant that are hanging on his playmat. We've had to take dinosaur with us in the carseat on the past 2 outings.
He's been standing while supported, for about a minute at a time, for the past week. He loves it!
Hanging out in his swing on the deck. We had an evening last week in the mid-70's, so we ate dinner outside.
Suffering through tummy time.
Hanging out in the recliner like a big kid. =)
Jack has a couple of other new tricks - he splashes in the bathtub (I taught him to splash with his hands, and he figured out to use his feet too) since about 8/13. He also shrieks now (for about the past week). It's very sudden, and usually when he's right near your ear.
He enjoys "flying" - being held up in the air. And he clasps his hands together (starting the day after the doctor asked of course!). Recently he's showing more interest in his toys too - specifically his dinosaur and elephant that are hanging on his playmat. We've had to take dinosaur with us in the carseat on the past 2 outings.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Squash
We've been gifted with several squashes from a coworker of Jon's who brought in a bunch for whoever wanted them. (Yup, it's August again.)
The 3 round yellow ones below are sunburst squash (apparantly related to scallop squash), and I guess the long yellow one is some sort of summer squash? You can't tell in this picture (bad lighting in the kitchen!), but it's got lots of little bumpies on it, and the sunbursts are over 2lbs apiece. The white scallop squash actually came from our own garden. I don't want this to sound like I'm not thrilled to have fresh, local produce; I'm just not really sure what to do with these varieties.
There was a 4th sunburst squash and a zucchini that I've already cooked. Any suggestions with what to do with the rest? (Aside from eating it every night for the next 2 weeks that is.) I made zucchini bread already - maybe I could make sunburst squash bread? I've also frozen shredded squash in the past to use for future recipes, so maybe I'll do that with some of it. Our squash benefactor said that they have grilled the squash. Is anyone else having an abundance of squashes right now? Or has the Texas heat killed off everything? =)
The 3 round yellow ones below are sunburst squash (apparantly related to scallop squash), and I guess the long yellow one is some sort of summer squash? You can't tell in this picture (bad lighting in the kitchen!), but it's got lots of little bumpies on it, and the sunbursts are over 2lbs apiece. The white scallop squash actually came from our own garden. I don't want this to sound like I'm not thrilled to have fresh, local produce; I'm just not really sure what to do with these varieties.
There was a 4th sunburst squash and a zucchini that I've already cooked. Any suggestions with what to do with the rest? (Aside from eating it every night for the next 2 weeks that is.) I made zucchini bread already - maybe I could make sunburst squash bread? I've also frozen shredded squash in the past to use for future recipes, so maybe I'll do that with some of it. Our squash benefactor said that they have grilled the squash. Is anyone else having an abundance of squashes right now? Or has the Texas heat killed off everything? =)
And, in case you just dropped by to see Jack, rather than hear my squash dissertation, here he is. This was taken on his 6 month birthday - the now-traditional monkey picture. (And yes, that's my current favorite Jack outfit, in case you've noticed it a lot in pictures.)
Jack rolled over once a couple of days ago (belly to back), but hasn't repeated it. Last night, he started holding and playing with his rattle. And he likes to stand (and support most of his weight) on a lap.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Happy 6 month birthday Jack!
Jack is 6 months old today! I baked a cookie cake (for the first time) to celebrate. Jack will just be having the milk though - no cookie for him.
He's certainly come a long way since he was born - he's over 5 times his birth weight, and 9 inches longer. He can sit with some support and mostly holds his head up. He detests tummy time now, and hasn't rolled over again since the first (unintentional) time a few weeks ago.
He laughs and smiles a lot. He has expanded his vowel sounds to include "b" and "g" sounds, as well as the occasional high-pitched shriek (usually unexpected and right near your ear). He grabs onto the ring toy on his playmat, as well as any kind of cloth (shirts, blankets, burp cloths). He is eating about 6 ounces 5 times a day, and he usually sleeps 9-10 hours at night as long as he is swaddled.
We're loving being his parents, and are looking forward to all the next milestones!
He's certainly come a long way since he was born - he's over 5 times his birth weight, and 9 inches longer. He can sit with some support and mostly holds his head up. He detests tummy time now, and hasn't rolled over again since the first (unintentional) time a few weeks ago.
He laughs and smiles a lot. He has expanded his vowel sounds to include "b" and "g" sounds, as well as the occasional high-pitched shriek (usually unexpected and right near your ear). He grabs onto the ring toy on his playmat, as well as any kind of cloth (shirts, blankets, burp cloths). He is eating about 6 ounces 5 times a day, and he usually sleeps 9-10 hours at night as long as he is swaddled.
We're loving being his parents, and are looking forward to all the next milestones!
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