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jack: ten weeks old

Here is Jack at 10 weeks old…
(April 5, 2012)

hands taste so good

Jack-boy is discovering his hands and likes to suck on them to indicate one of two things.
1) I’m hungry, please. 2) I’m getting sleepy, please.

I finally mustered the courage to trim Jack’s fingernails for the first time this week, which he slept through very soundly…

first fingernail trim

Jack’s biggest milestone this week was reaching 10 pounds! Here he is at the weigh in…

weigh in

I’ve decided that since he has finally reached 10 pounds, I no longer need to weigh him weekly. I will wait patiently until his well-baby check-ups like a normal mother.

Jack is moving into the 3 month clothing size, which I am enjoying so much! I am particularly fond of this outfit. I’m sure you can see why…

nappin' out

Just before Easter, Jack got dressed in his first big-boy-outfit and we went to see my friend Chelsi who accompanied us to our Easter Bunny photo shoot. Here is Jack expressing himself to Chelsi. Jack found Chelsi to be an empathetic listener…

with chelsi sharing a sad moment with chelsi

Jack has now taken to sleeping one 4-hour stretch at night usually beginning at about 8:30 or 9:30pm. He then wakes up every two hours after that. We are working on the 4 hour stretch starting a bit later so we can sleep with him.

Time sure flies when you have a baby! My maternity leave is coming quickly to an end (in 4 weeks: boo hoo). I requested to return to work 80% time and unfortunately my request was not granted without relinquishing my current position as a department leader and taking a “step down”. I am very disappointed, to put it mildly. So, our family is now in decision mode about how to move forward. I will be sad to leave Jack for 5 days a week if that is what I have to do. I just don’t want to miss anything at this tender and sweet age…

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Can you blame me? Jack is my little rockstar cutie!
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jack: nine weeks old

Here is Jack-boy at 9 weeks old…
(March 29th, 2012)

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Now that Jack has grown so much and has finally developed fat baby thighs, he has found his way back into cloth diapers. He’s pretty cute sporting his colorful diaper covers! Here he is dancing away during a diaper change…

dancin' machine

Jack continues to enjoy the company of all his grandparents, especially because they regularly hold him in his favorite position. Here he is loving Grandma Jodie and Grandpa Jack…

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Jack and I have been attending regular Stroller Strides classes, which require us to get going early in the morning. So far, Jack is not a morning person…

early morning: stroller strides

We love the many faces of our sweet Jack-boy…

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And finally, Jack’s smile…

grin!

It melts my heart every time!
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