Look what Aunt Keri is letting us borrow!! Jack has a ball in that Johnny Jump Up!
I am sad to report, though, that now Jack has outgrown this toy....we should have started it a bit earlier! We didn't know Jack would be dragging the ground so soon! :) He's a big old boy!
We are guessing that Jack weighs about 24 ½ pounds now, and is about 30 inches long…based on mommy’s estimates. Jack was very healthy during the month of May, but he did go to the doctor this month for his 9 month check-up on May 6th. At that time, Jack weighed 23 pounds and was 29 inches long. He also had an iron check-up and passed with flying colors! He also must be getting used to receiving shots, since he got two this month and hardly cried at all! Jack will turn 10 months old on Friday, June 5th, and Sunday, June 7th, will mark ten months since placement!
Jack is crawling!! One night Jack was so determined to reach a forbidden item across the carpet in his room (the mobile that used to hang above his bed) that he gripped the carpet with both fists, and propelled himself across the floor! This was only the beginning!! Jack began propelling himself in every direction…until finally he raised up on all fours and crawled! He even puts his little bottom in the air, standing on his legs…but keeps both hands on the floor. That position looks very, very funny! Jack can also get into a sitting-up position from a lying-down position. We were not sure exactly how he was doing it, but we would come into his room after a nap, and he would be sitting up in his bed…looking very proud of himself!! Then…one evening, when Jonathan was home alone with Jack, I got a phone call. Jonathan was calling to see what should be done. It seemed that Jack had been crying for a bit in his bed…and Jonny told me that had already eaten, had been changed, and had been acting very tired. He was wondering if he should just let him fall asleep, or go in there and get him. Jonny decided to go ahead and get him, but then I got another phone call almost immediately. It seems that Jack had found a way to pull up and stand in his bed, but he couldn’t figure out how to get back down! He was so tired, but he was stuck standing up!! Poor Baby! Since then, Jack has stood several times…and just laughs his head off!! He thinks he is hot stuff!! (And he is!!)
Jack did cut another tooth this month…seemingly without too much pain! YAY!
Jack’s sleeping habits have not changed much this month but his eating habits have! He is still taking four 8-oz bottles daily at 7 a.m., noon, 5 p.m. and 8:30ish, but now he is also eating everything he can get his hands on!! Jack eats the same meals we do…just in smaller pieces! Jack loves butterbeans, green beans, hot dogs, pork chops, barbeque pork, chicken, strawberries, pineapple, and grapes…but he doesn’t care for mashed potatoes! Interesting! Surely that will change! He is completely self-feeding now, and is also starting to use a sippy cup regularly.
This month Jack traveled two times to visit both sets of grandparents in
June will be an exciting month!! Mommy is teaching a science camp, everyone will be working at VBS, daddy will be planting a yard full of grass (11,000 square feet!!), mommy will be finishing the yearbook, and Uncle Al and Aunt Jen are coming to visit…finally!! Jack might also be attending his first family reunion here in
Life is good…and we are so very, very thankful!
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