Rice Cereal

so at our 4 month checkup, dr bubba gave me the ok to start Jack on rice cereal!!! so fun!! he told me to offer it once a day, offer as much as he wants. my mom said that none of us were interested in rice cereal until we were 6 months old. she warned me that he may not be into it, but with time, he would get it down. well, something told me that Jack would really enjoy rice cereal. he is such an aggressive eater, i really think he would just eat forever if i would let him and he gets upset when feeding time is over!! he really hates it when he has to burp, it's really quite hilarious! so, i was really excited to begin this little milestone with him! i tried it last thursday before his afternoon bottle and he LOVED it!! he just gobbled it up, i couldn't keep it coming fast enough! then he drank all 6 oz of his bottle and took a nice long 1.5 hour nap!!!! so mommy loves rice cereal too!!! here's a few pics of our first adventure in cereal!!!

Fantastic Four Months!!!

my little monkey is now 4 months old! i can't even believe it! he has grown so much and changes everyday! i'm so proud of him and how far he has come since birth. he has always been such a strong baby. we had his 4 month check up last week. our pedi, dr bubba is amazing. seriously the best pediatrician ever! he's really sweet and always makes me feel better about the job i'm doing with jack. he said he's doing great. he told me to start trying out rice cereal. he said offer it once a day until he starts showing real interest. then offer it twice a day. once he's a pro at that, we can start fruits and veggies! it's hard to believe we're getting close to the baby food stage!! he also had to get more shots, which is definitely harder for me than him. i had to leave the room. i just can't stand to see that pouty lip and crocodile tears!! ben stayed with him. thank goodness for a strong hubby who can take it! dr bubba said at the 6 month checkup we'll talk about feeding jack pizza crust!! wahoo!

Jack's 4 month stats:
weight: 11 lbs 1 oz
length: 23 1/2 inches
head: 40 cm


he's in the 25th percentile for everything, which dr bubba said is good for him. he was 5 weeks early!


little jack,
i'm so proud of you. you are growing more and more everyday! you are the joy of our lives and we are so thrilled to be your parents. your favorite things to do are: stand up and look around, look at books, talk and coo, stare at lola, lay on your tummy and lift your head and blow spit bubbles! you started rice cereal and you absolutely love it! it's so cute to watch your face when you eat, you get so excited! you hate to be burped and throw quite the fit when we do! it's so much fun to watch you discover the world. you are a blessing and we love you SO much!! happy 4 months baby!

Yahoo!!

this is how i'm feeling today!!! ben is coming home tonight and i am so excited!!! i can't wait to see him. life will go back to normal. and i will have help with the baby!! i know jack is really excited for daddy to come home too! he always plays with him and makes him laugh! we just can't wait!! lola is pretty excited too! she'll finally be able to get more attention. it's pretty hard to shower, take care of jack, and play with lola all by myself! praise the Lord for wonderful husbands who help out! i'm definitely thankful for my love. it's a great day!

Pitiful

that describes me today. ben left early this morning to go out of town. he went to southeastern seminary with job and britt to hear mark driscoll. (he's the pastor of a mega church in seattle. he's a great preacher) i'm sad. jack and i were going to go but it's a 12 hour car ride. we wouldn't be able to go to the conference, so we'd be siting in the hotel room. then we'd turn around and drive 12 hours back on sunday. it's just too much for the baby. i'm honestly very happy they got to go. ben and job LOVE driscoll. honestly, they are almost obsessed. i know they will have a blast and the Lord will use this time to really teach them things. but i am still sad. i hate when ben goes out of town. i hate it. i hate sleeping alone at night. i hate not cooking him dinner. i hate not having him home to watch tv with and talk about our day. i hate not waking up to him in the morning. i don't sleep good at night and i just mope around. it really is a little ridiculous. i love my husband. he truly is my best friend. so when he's not around, i just don't know what to do with myself!! and now that i have jack, it's even harder. ben is such a help to me around the house and with the baby. so when i found out he would be leaving, i panicked a little in my head. i mean, i'm fully confident i can handle the baby, but being without help for 4 days, is overwhelming. i mean, my mom or frances are more than willing to see jack and help me out. but i have to drive to them. my mom is actually staying with me tonight. and i'm very thankful. but i can't wait till sunday when ben gets home. it's just not normal for him to be gone. from the time he leaves, until he gets home, i'm in a funk. i'd much rather him be here with me than be alone. i'm not really a loner. i mean, i enjoy time to myself every now and then. especially since i've had jack. but for the most part, i love to be around people. especially my hubby. he's my favorite person ever. so my plan for the weekend is to visit a friend, see my in-laws and go to kirby on sunday. i'm excited about everyone at kirby meeting jack for the first time. i really miss all of them. it'll be so fun. but i'm mostly just excited about the fact that ben comes home on sunday. then i can just take a deep breath and relax. life will be back to normal. just the way i like it. until then, i feel like this: