Tummy Time

I have been working really hard trying to teach Jack how to raise his head when he is on his tummy. The doctor made me feel like such a bad parent at his last check up cause he didn't do this. She said "oh well, some kids just don't get it" I thought he is only 2 months old!!!! So now I sit in the floor with him and pick his head up and put toys where he can't see them hoping he may try to turn and lift his head but he has no interest. Sometimes he does lift his head and arms a little off the mat like an airplane but never even tries to push up. I took this video today because this is how tummy time goes 98% of the time. He just lays there and licks the mat or his fingers!

2 Month Check-Up

I know I'm a little late posting this but we had his 2 month well baby last monday and he is great! He is 13lbs 8oz and 26 inches long. I thought he was a fat baby but he is only in the 32nd percentile for weight but in the 89th for length and his head was 95%! lolol. He also got his first shots. I was so scared but he did so well. He barely even cried. The only thing is he got really clingy and that lasted 5 days!!!! No one warned me about this! He is all better now. I'm not sure if everyone knows but Jack as bowel problems. The soy formula has solved the colic but it makes him constipated so i have to take a suppository to him sometimes to help him poo. Anyway I think I may have solved that! When I got up at 3am for his bottle Monday, well, first I have to tell you I stir his bottles not shake them because of all the bubbles shaking it makes, so when i saw his spoon I thought it looked kinda funny. The left over formula from the last bottle was kinda thick. So I just threw it in the sink and got a new spoon. While I was feeding him I remember the cheeseburger I made after church Sunday! I guess when I took the lid off the pan to flip it grease was splashing on the spoon. I used that spoon for two bottles after that. When I realized what I had done I was about to freak out. I could see me trying to explain to a german doctor why there was grease in my baby's bottle!!! He never cried the first time because of his belly and he has slept great and let me tell you, the poo is rolling! He had two great bowel movements yesterday and two explosive ones today! I didn't do this on purpose but I think it was a blessing! :) My best friend Carrie told me that if Jack lives until Josh gets home we have to change his name to Lucky!

First Snow

It has been snowing here for about three weeks but it always melts by noon. Well, today it decided to stick! I guess we are getting a huge storm, one so big they named it! Daisy is supposed to blow through until Tuesday. We decided Jack needed to go out and play in the snow! I'm sure he didn't know what was going on but he didn't cry once so that is always good!

My Big Boy!!!!!

2 months old!

I can't believe my baby is two months old today! Where is the time going??? I'm not going to lie it has been a rough two months but things are finally getting better. Jack was having such a hard time with his tummy. He had Colic so bad that he would just scream all night long. I felt so bad for him cause I could hear the gas in this tummy and see the pain on his face and there was just nothing I could do. Finally I switched him to soy formula and stopped nursing for a few days and it made such a difference. I started pumping and now I give him a 4oz bottle every time I get one, which usually takes 3 or 4 days. I just don't have it!!! I am so thankful that Josh's team sgt. told him not to be in any hurry to get back to Afghanistan so he gets to stay home a few weeks. Here are the guys in their 3 piece suits this morning before church.


Jack loves his bibs that he got for Christmas from Grandma Sandy! He looks so cute in them.


Here is Jacks first pair of boots! Aren't they so cute! Thanks Grandma Kathy!

So you know while Josh is home I have to sport the West Virginia clothes!

A Day With Daddy

Unfortunately we had a death in Josh's family so on his way to Idaho he had a lay over in Ramstein. We went and spent the night and spent the day with him. I was so excited for him to see Jack. He told me that he thought Jack had grown a lot in the 3 weeks he's been gone. I guess since I am with him everyday I don't see it as much I just feel it in my arms on the days Jack wants me to hold him all day. lolol Here are some pics I took yesterday. I thought they were so sweet.

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Even though I was missing Josh and family terribly today I was so excited for Jack's first Christmas. I know he isn't going to remember it but it was still exciting. We went to the Purdy's for dinner and it was fantastic. They had so much wonderful food and goodies I don't think I need to eat for like two days I'm so full :)
My mom got Jack this dog for Christmas and even though he is way to little for it he was cracking me up with the faces he was making at it.
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I love the pj's that Jack's aunt Carrie sent him so much that I had to put them on here!


Jack has changed so much just in the past week! Yesterday morning I was being a bad mom and put him in his little bouncy chair and put him by the window so he could look outside because I needed to email Josh and he was so happy. He just entertained himself and it was so cute. I'm going to go on and apologize for my stupid mommy voice, but he loves it.

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He is developing such a funny personality and now when he sleeps he puts his hand up to hold in his bink. This is the same baby that hated the bink and I had to keep forcing it in! lolol He still doesn't like to take it during the day but I am really trying to make it his best friend.


I go to a new parent support group on post and it is a lot of fun! I have made a lot of good friends there that are going through the same thing I am! Here are some pics from our Christmas party this week.

HO HO HO

Christmas with Daddy

After Church we tried getting pictures by the tree but Jack doesn't like to cooperate so he isn't looking at the camera. I love the one of Jack and Josh. It cracks me up every time I look at it.


Since Josh was leaving we celebrated Christmas last Sunday. I know Jack isn't going to remember any of it but I wanted pictures! lolol




I can't believe how fast my little man is growing. Last week we went to the clinic and he was 11 pounds and 3 oz and 24 inches long.

Today Josh blessed Jack and we were so glad that his family could be here. It was such a great day. I am so grateful for our church and eternal families.