{4 Months Old}

Can you believe it? Jack had his four month Appt. yesterday. He weights 14 lbs. 13 oz and is 25 inches long. He has grown one inch each month since he was born. WOW! He is in the 50% for everything...Doing pretty well. We got some good news....His flat head is doing much better...No helmet needed. Thank goodness. He has started to roll over in the last few days, which has been really fun. Jack is changing so much everyday. He is really beginning to play with toys now. Last week when David picked up Jack from the daycare they said he gave them lots of SMILES today and was holding hands with some of the girls...That made David pretty proud and I said OH NO NOT ALREADY! Jack loves for you to talk to him and he SMILES SUPER BIG and talks right back to you. I feel as if I am having a conversation with him everyday! We are so blessed to have a such a healthy and happy baby!

{Future Financial Advisor}

Jack & I had a picnic lunch with David at his office. Jack got put to work....His dad can't wait to teach him all about finances. I think this is a super cute picture and one of those moments I was so glad I had the camera.

{First Day of Harvest}

Farmers are never happy...It is either to cold, to hot, to wet, not wet enough. Mother Nature has a tough crowd that she will never be able to please. David and his dad have been eagerly awaiting harvest. On the first nice day they could get into the field they did. The corn was testing 35 moisture....Way to wet to even harvest, but at least they got to do a little. Hopefully now the weather will continue to cooperate so that they will be able to begin harvesting in a few days. We also pray for a safe harvest season!!!

{Bumbo}

Jack is learning to sit up in the Bumbo. They use this a daycare to feed most of the younger babies. Jack really likes this because he can sit up and see what is going on. We use this when we are eating dinner and we feel like a little family all eating together. Jack has had a lot of say lately....He has begun to make a lot more noises and actually try and have a conversation with you. It is so exciting to see all of the changes and developments that are occurring each week. We are truly trying to cherish these and make note of all of the milestones.

{Back to Work - Mixed Emotions}

Sept. 14 is my first day back to work.....I have mixed emotions. I really love my job and it has given me a lot of personal satisfaction, but I really love being home and taking care of Jack as well. I have been given the opportunity to have the best of both worlds until Jan 2010. I am returning to work full, working 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. It will help make the transition back to work much smoother for our whole family. My life will change, but David's will change even more. He is use to getting up at 8:00 and leaving for work at 8:20, this will not be the case anymore. He will be getting Jack up, dressed, feed and ready for daycare. I know this will be a good bonding experience for both of them. I know this is best for all of us. I know myself and know that I will be a better mother and wife because of this. This will make our family time together at nights and on the weekends that much more treasured.

First day of daycare.......It was very hard to drop Jack off at the daycare. I did really well until we got to the parking lot. Then I started crying....I cried all the way to work, but by the time I got to work (an hour later) I was OK. Still missing Jack, but knew he was OK.

Jack had a very long first few days as well. He isn't use to all of the activity and noise that goes on at daycare. He was so tried the first few days. He would come home and fall right to sleep. He now has a routine down and seems very happy when we pick him up.

{Pray for David's Mom (Sue) }

Please pray for David's mom as she started Chemo again. Her cancer has returned....It has been about a 1.5 years since her last treatment. We are hoping that the Chemo does its job and stops the cancer from spreading anywhere else. Thank you for all of your continued prayers and support....It means a lot to us.

{Family Visit}

David's Aunt Ann, Uncle Tom and Cousins came to visit on Sunday. This was their first time meeting Jack. David's cousins Liza has twins which are almost 3 years old. They loved Jack and wanted to hold and feed him. It was super sweet.

Since we live close to a corn field they wanted to take the kids to see the corn, because in the city they don't ever get to experience anything like that. They thought walking in the corn field was a blast. David had a mini agricultural lesson with them. He taught them about the roots & stalks.....Most importantly he taught them how to bite the corn & spit the corn, which they had a blast doing. What a great lesson from farmer David. It was a very enjoyable day. Thanks for coming and visiting!!!