Six Months

This year has been going so fast. It's hard to believe Jack is already 6 months old! Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks. Jack and I went to Wisconsin with my mom to visit my brother and his family. Here is one of two Tigger costumes we have for Halloween. Jack had lots of fun playing with his cousins, Ryan and Adam.
Papa loves this picture of his grandsons supporting the Rams.
When we got back in town, Jack and I went to the Botanical Gardens with Grandma.
This past weekend, we went up to Chicago for Annette and John's wedding. Annette is Jim's friend from medical school. We stayed with Jack's great-great-aunt Rose Mary. Uncle David and Aunt Melanie watched Jack while we went to the rehearsal dinner at Gino's East on Saturday night. The pizza was delicious! The wedding was Sunday. It was outside along the lakeshore. The weather was perfect! What a beautiful background for a ceremony. Jim played guitar and sang a duet with another friend.

Daddy finally got Jack to take a much-needed nap!

On Wednesday, Jack turned 6 months! We had check-up Monday and he weighs 16 pounds, 3 ounces (25 percentile) and measures 27 inches (75 percentile).

Five Months

Here are a number of pictures from the past few weeks:
A visit from Kitty prompted this gathering of IWA alumnae. Kitty and Jack enjoying some ice cream from Oberweis.
We surprised Nana at her tennis match on her birthday. When we handed her the balloon, it flew away and she was left with just the string.
Jack and I enjoyed the wading pool at Tower Grove Park.

We got to spend a day at the Science Center with Jack's cousins, Katie and Bridget.

We were almost able to construct the Arch! No one in our group was tall enough to put the final pieces together at the top.
This exhibit was a fun attraction for the girls.
The outside of the Science Center is pretty fun too!

Bath time!

Mom and Jack went to LeRoy, IL for a few days so Dad could study for his exam. We had lots of fun with Amy's boys, Abe and Bo.

Dinner in Champaign was fun. We got to hang out with Dave, Joslyn, Garrett, and Darren.
We went to the Cardinal game after Jim's test on Thursday.

After Ankiel's first homerun of the game:
During the second rain delay of the game:
On Sunday, we gave Jack his first bite of rice cereal. Yum!

Dog Days of Summer

We recently met up with one of my former runners, Kendra, for lunch before teaching my Godson, Mark, how to drive a stick. We picked the hottest day of the year (104 degrees) to drive around a parking lot with the windows open. Jack stayed in the air conditioning with Aunt Sue and Rachel.Since it's been soooooo hot in St. Louis, we have been spending a lot of time indoors. Jack has been rolling all over the place. If I set him on a blanket and leave the room for a minute, he is off the blanket on the other side of the room when I return. I guess we'll have to start babyproofing the place soon. He has also been "talking" a lot. The next few pictures were taken when he was making some funny sounds.
Last Friday Jack got to hang out with Andrew.

"If I could just get his head, I could put it in my mouth like everything else."Last Saturday, mom and Jack spent the night with Mike, Colleen, and Caeleigh while daddy worked. Colleen and I went to the store and left Mike with both kids.

Caeleigh has lots of fun toys that she shared.
On Tuesday morning, Jack and I went downtown with Robert to get tickets to that night's Cardinals game. On the morning of a home game they sell 125 pairs of tickets for $11. It's quite a deal. You don't know where your seats are until you get to the game. They could be field box or standing room only. Ours were in section 237. Unfortunately it was extremely hot, so we didn't stay long at all. Some very kind ushers let us sit in an air conditioned party room because Jack was so hot. They said we could stay there for the entire game, but we opted to head home instead. At least we got to see Fredbird!

I decided that fingerpainting (also "footpainting") would be a fun indoor activity (Elizabeth told me that Andrew fingerpaints at daycare). So, I mixed some flour and water and then added food coloring. Jack likes to put everything in his mouth, including fingers and toes, so I wanted something I knew was non-toxic. We spread newspapers on the kitchen floor and went to town. It was alright. I think he will enjoy it a lot more when he's older.

It's always fun when daddy comes home! Jack loves it when Jim throws him in the air.
Jim and Jack enjoy the latest bestsellers.