Category Archives: motherhood

jack: twenty-one weeks old

Here is Jack Lawrence at 21 weeks old…
(June 21, 2012)

21 weeks!

We have been busy running around town to look at houses in every spare moment, so we didn’t get the photo project accomplished this week, but the photo above works well because it captured Jack at his 4-month well-baby check up. Remember, Jack goes to his well-baby visits three weeks late since he arrived into the world three weeks early. How cute does he look in his little gown?

Jack’s 4-month stats were:
Weight: 15 pounds (38th %)
Height: 24.41 inches (18th %)
Head: 17.32 inches (83rd %)

Luckily, the doctor said he was growing in proportion, he just has a big head and short legs. Since R couldn’t come to this appointment, I had to be brave this time and hold Jack steady during his shots. He cried loudly in protest.

This week we celebrated Father’s Day! Jack and I surprised R by taking him to Brunch at a rooftop restaurant he’d never heard of in downtown LA called Perch. Finding a place R doesn’t know about in LA is difficult since he grew up here. It was a very cool place, with a view of the city and a Jazz band and he loved it! Here is Jack celebrating with R…

first father's day!

We know Jack loves music, but he was fascinated by the live music. He especially loved watching the saxophone player, whom he watched intently before happily falling asleep…

father's day at Perch

Jack and I agree that R is the best Dad in all the land!

The final news from this week is that Jack went to meet with one of the top youth agencies in LA and they loved him. He is now represented and ready to audition, work permit and all. I can’t wait to see what baby auditions are like. It will be an adventure, I’m sure.
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jack: twenty weeks old

Here is Jack at 20 weeks old…
(June 14, 2012)

20 weeks!

Jack is trying to roll…

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He coos and grins all the time…

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And he is holds his own bottle sometimes…

holding his own

He must absolutely have a bath before bed or he won’t sleep as long during the night…

evening bathtime

He is our happy baby as long as he’s not being dragged around town to look at houses, which, this week, he had to do a lot, poor peanut.

We think Jack’s expressive nature is hilarious and charming…

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The stats from Jack’s well-baby check-up will be in the next update!
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jack: nineteen weeks old

Here is Jack at 19 weeks old…
(June 7th, 2012)

19 weeks!

This week’s photo shoot finally captured our little goofball…

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Jack’s personality continues to delight us! He is sweet, funny, curious, present, thoughtful, sensitive and patient. He is starting to really discover and play with his toys. He likes things to be fresh, new and interesting. He adores music and loves to play with his baby radio…

listening to the baby radio

And when he plays hard, he naps hard…

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Sometimes in the middle of lunch and on his Aunt Erin’s lap. (Sometimes being the operative word here, because napping is not always Jack’s strength no matter how much we encourage it).

Maybe he doesn’t nap because he has so much important baby work to do…

just doing some work

Jack is already intrigued by computers and iPhones when they’re around. He’s aching to be able to grab the iPhone and buy Apps.

Jack loves to ride in the Bjorn, especially facing out so he can charm everyone’s socks off with the joie de vivre he emanates. Here he is staying warm with Daddy on a recent foggy visit to Griffith Park Observatory…

keeping warm with daddy at Griffith Park Observatory

My two guys bring me so much joy!
{and now that I’ve caught up on blog posts, I’m already behind again}
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jack: eighteen weeks old

More catching up on Jack’s growth and goings on!

Here is Jack Lawrence at 18 weeks old…
(May 31st, 2012)

18 weeks!

Look at that expression! We think Jack looks like he’s mad dogging someone in that photo and we think it’s hilarious because it couldn’t be farther from showing his true personality. There were some other cute photos from this week’s shoot, though, which show how much Jack is wiggling, playing and trying his very best to roll…

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This week, Jack got a sweet new ride. His big boy stroller rocks all of our worlds…

chillin' in his new ride

And we get to fully enjoy beautiful LA days…

LA day: on a stroll with jack

Jack is a very curious and social boy. He loves to go places and look at people. He remains such a patient little sweetheart as we spend a lot of time driving around the LA area looking at houses. We try our best to stop at interesting places, like a restaurant, so he can practice his people-watching…

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Even though Jack’s sleep continues to be a challenge, with this face…

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…we forgive him!
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jack: seventeen weeks old

Finally, I’m catching up on the Jack updates!

Here is Jack at 17 weeks old, where we didn’t get the fancy photo done…
(May 24th, 2012)

17 weeks!

As you can see, Jack is enjoying tummy time slightly more these days, especially when leaning on my stomach.

We’re really enjoying having Jack’s company when we do fun things around town. Here we are enjoying lunch on the patio of a Mexican restaurant on the weekend…

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Jack continues to be a challenge in the sleep department. We make some progress and then we regress. Look how cute this picture of my two guys napping…

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Jack usually still needs to be swaddled in order to help him fall asleep, even at Starbucks…

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Marceau the cat still tolerates Jack, runs for the hills when he cries and sometimes…

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They have a face-off for who is cuter.
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