If You Are 9 Months Old...

This is what The Itsy Bitsy Spider will do to you...IF you are 9 months old. I couldn't resist sharing!

One more of my cutie...can you tell how much I love him?

Okay, I promise, last one...both of my babies this time.

"Du, Du, Du"

I've debated blogging about this in fear that someone might think I'm crazy. But, Clay can vouch for me...he witnessed it this weekend. The big news is...Jack said his first word with meaning. Of course it didn't exactly sound phonetically correct, but I knew just what he was talking about. It all started about a month ago. Every evening I take him upstairs to his bedroom and we undress for bath time. He has figured out the ritual considering we have been doing it since his newborn days. But now that he is a crawler, as soon as his clothes are stripped off, his naked rear end takes off for the bathroom. When I meet him in there, he always has a handful of his yellow rubber ducks. And for the past month, I've been saying, "Jack, you've got your ducks". Then off to the bath we go, ducks and all. He loves those ducks. He just wouldn't even think of bathing without them. The baby duck goes straight to his mouth and the Mommy and Daddy duck float around in and out of Jack's wet slippery hands. It's the same thing every night. Well, a week ago, we did what we always do at bedtime...upstairs and undress. This time when Jack's naked rear end took off to the bathroom there was something different. Instead of squealing with delight, he was chanting, "du, du, du, du". Now I know what you are thinking he was probably just saying "da da", as all babies do at this age. But, I promise there is a clear distinction in his vowels. Initially, I thought "no way, he doesn't know what he is saying". But, sure enough I met him in the bathroom with a handful of ducks and he was still chanting "du, du, du". He even went as far as to hand me one and repeat "du, du" over again. I was pretty sure, his new sound had meaning, but I wanted to give it some more time. From then on out, every time we saw a duck, I showed Jack, repeated "duck" (stressing the /ck/) and sure enough he would start chanting again. This past weekend, during Daddy's bath duty, he saw and heard it too. This time there was even a little /ck/ with it (just a little one). So, I'm not an over analytical proud Mommy. It is true...Jack said his first word with meaning! I won't lie, I was hoping for "mama" first, but I guess "du, du's" with an occasional /ck/ are easier. Or at least I'm telling myself that...maybe "mama" is next!
And yes, that is a bruise and a scratch on Jack's face...war wounds from our "all boy" crawler!

Flight Canceled

Our bags are packed and we have no where to go...some things just aren't meant to be. Clay, Jack, and I had these grandiose plans to board a plane this afternoon and fly to Florida to see family. I started packing on Tuesday. Between Jack's suitcase, mine, and Cosby's, it takes a lot of prep time to get ready for vacation these days. Sometimes being overly prepared can cause you more work in the long run. It looks like I will be unpacking all the bags today............
It all started Tuesday evening when Jack came down with a stomach bug. It wasn't pretty...his first vomiting fit followed by some yucky diapers. I felt terrible for the little guy. Lots of whining and a loss of appetite followed for the next two days. Jack was pushing bottles and spoons away...so uncharacteristic of him. He finally ate some Cheerios and that is pretty much what his diet consisted of until this morning. Before bed last night, we could see an upside to things. Still a little whiny, but feeling much better. So, we assumed, Jack's first plane ride was still on. Our suitcases were zipped and ready to head out the door the next day. At 2 am, our plans went down the tubes. Daddy woke with a queasy stomach and it was all down hill from there. So instead of loading the car, boarding a plane, and hugging family in Florida...we are home. Daddy is layed up, Jack isn't sure how he feels, and poor Cosby is just plain confused. I on the other hand am feeling fine, (knock on wood), and am very disappointed. I suppose I will spend the rest of the afternoon putting away all of those strategically planned outfits with matching bibs and placing suitcases back in the closet. Everything happens for a reason, so I assume it just wasn't Jack's time to attempt flying. We aren't giving up though...hopefully we can give it a try again sometime soon. As for right now, I have my fingers crossed that I'm not the next victim of the "vacation ruining" stomach bug.

Love This Product

I first saw "Baby Legs" at music class when Jack's sweet friend, Sophia had them on. She was dressed in a denim mini skirt and her cozy adorable "Baby Legs" were hanging out. "If I only had a girl, she would so be wearing those", I thought to myself. After complimenting Sophia's charming outfit, her Mommy stated, "boys wear them too". "Yeah right", I thought. I just couldn't see it. So, Sophia's Mommy convinced me to check out the website and take a look. Still not convinced Jack could pull the chic patterned leggings off, I ordered him two pair of white ones. I thought they would be perfect for under his clothes during the chilly winter months. And the big selling point...they only go to the thigh! So no diaper changing challenges! (at least clothing wise, diapers are still a huge challenge with a crawler, no matter what he is wearing). They came in the mail shortly afterwards and I fell in love! No more cold shins when his pants ride up and no more worries about pants being too thin. Just when I was about to share this new find with my other Mommy friends, here comes Karen and Wesley Kate dressed in...you guessed it..."Baby Legs". Of course, Wesley Kate had a stylish patterned pink pair on...too cute! "Okay, I'm going to try a fun pair out on Jack", I was thinking. In mid thought, Karen informs that she had ordered a pair of blue and brown striped ones for Jack and a black skull and cross bone pair for baby Patterson. Thanks Karen! Preppy style for Jack and rebel style for Patterson...perfect, even though their personalities are the exact opposite! Regardless, Jack has been sporting his "Baby Legs" everywhere. He gets one compliment after another and more importantly....his chubby legs are warm. And you can't help but love that irresistible fat tush that hangs out over them...I could eat it up! So, from one Mom to another, I had to share my new love..."Baby Legs". Check out the website, you may just fall in love too! http://www.babylegs.net/