A Fab Five Months!

i can't believe my sweet Jack is now 5 months old!!! time is really flying by, and i hate it!! i want him to be little forever! i don't want him to grow up! we took this picture on our vacation in ft. myers, FL. we had so much fun. i know you can't really tell how much he's grown in this picture, but it was just too perfect, being on the beach on his 5 month birthday! i'll post more pics of him soon, that way, it will be obvious how much he's grown. and trust me, he's grown A LOT!!

he's such a fun little boy, these have been the best 5 months ever!!

Sweet Jack,

my oh my, you are 5 months old now!!! you are just growing way too fast for your mommy. you are doing so many new things now. you LOVE to roll over, sit up (although not by yourself yet), stand up, grab your toys, put everything in your mouth, bounce in your jumper, swing, take bubble baths, grab the spoon when you eat, arch your back when you get mad, blow spit bubbles, talk non-stop, sit in your bumbo and watch mommy cook, fly through the air with daddy holding you and your lovie!!

you have developed quite the little personality. you are laughing more and throwing little tantrums when you don't get your way!! you do so well when we take you places. this month you experienced your first trip with mom and dad. we went on our first vacation as a family to ft. myers. we had so much fun and you did SO well! you are quite the little traveler. you took your first bubble bath this month and got in the pool for the first time. you absolutely loved both of them b/c you figured out how to splash!! you also got a johnny jump up and you are just starting to figure it out, even though you are still a little small for it! you are more interested in tv too. you become so mesmerized by the moving lights and colors. you have also started developing a little separation anxiety!! you cry when mommy leaves the room. if you are having a hard day, no one but mommy can soothe you. which i must admit, is completely exhausting. but i secretly love that you love and need me so much on those days! it makes all the exhaustion worth it! you have also started getting a little scared and overwhelmed when too many people are around. only mommy and daddy can soothe you at those times. we've even had to leave a few places early b/c you got so scared. your little bottom lip puckers out and it's just so cute! that little face just melts everyone's heart! you also love to lay on your back and kick and flail those arms as you talk to us! you have finally started wearing your 3 month clothes!! you're just such a little guy, but you're growing!!

you are just so much fun, buddy! everyday we learn something new about you and we love being your parents. you are such a sweet little blessing to us. we are so proud of the little person you are becoming. i absolutely love waking up to your smiling face and happy spirit. you are such a joy and i am so honored to be your mommy!!! i'm so grateful for these past 5 months and i'm really looking forward to many more with you! we love you little boy!

Busy Bee

do you ever feel like you are just going non stop?!! i know i do. this week i've been out and about everyday with jack. i've been running errands, getting a MUCH needed haircut and, visiting family. all are in preparation to go out of town next week!! we are leaving for FL on the 18th and i am SO very excited!!! it's our first vacation since having Jack. we were supposed to go out of town twice last year but couldn't because of ben's dad's heart surgery and my pregnancy craziness! so we are really needing a time to get away. ben has been so very busy lately with school and work, i completely appreciate and understand why, but we need some time with him!!

all of my running around with jack this week has definitely affected him! he's done a great job and really been so sweet, but yesterday while thrift shopping with britt, i knew he had enough of me dragging him around. i could tell 5 days of shopping, walmart, being in the car, and around people had finally caught up to him. he was so tired. last night i even put him to bed early and he went down with no problem!! bless his heart!! i decided last night that today would be a day of rest for us. we definitely need it around here. i have housework to catch up on, i want to make a yummy dinner, and my son needs rest and a familiar environment!! i honestly feel bad when i notice that jack is suffering a little from my busy life, so i need to slow down for him!! he is so little and just doesn't have the capacity to keep going and going and going like the energizer bunny.

how do we get to be so busy all the time? i really thought that after having a baby it would give me an excuse to slow down, unwind and relax. what was i thinking??? a baby only adds to the craziness, but in a completely beautiful way. i would never trade it! i'm so blessed to have a little boy who fits in perfectly with our hectic life, but i commit now to chill out, rest and be more of a hermit for his sake. right after i had him until honestly the past 3 weeks, i have been much more withdrawn into our house. and i haven't minded at all. the weather was yucky, rsv season is going on, and he is just still so small. but when the weather really warmed up and with our impending trip, i just had to get out and get some stuff done. but i believe now its time to slow down again. it will be good for me! i can only imagine what it will be like when we have more kids!! i'll just figure it out like my mom did with 6 of us buzzing around!! but for now this busy bee is hibernating at home!

Little Man

here's a few pics of our little Jack lately!! i have so much fun taking pictures of him and trying to capture everything he is learning to do!! Enjoy!