The Leach's

Jack is OFFICIALLY a big boy now!

2011-03-07T16:42:00.000-08:00

Jack has just started to sleep in a big boy bed! He is SOOOOO excited about that. Everyone who enters this house and mentions the words "big boy" has to go and see his new bed. He loves showing Mommy, Daddy, Aunt Joy and Hudson his new bed every time you enter his room. He did such a great job with the first couple of nights. He has not tried to get out of his bed ( although i am sure that will change soon enough) and he simply yells for us in the morning when he's awake.
As a mom, it makes me a little tearful that he has entered yet another phase of growing up. I am so excited for him but I also mourn a little over the fact that my little baby is no longer a little baby...he's a big boy now!

Before:

After:

He just loves his new bed!

Hello Again Cyber-World

2011-02-23T17:28:00.000-08:00

My New Years resolution this year was to start back up on our blog. Well it's now the end of February and I am just getting around to it. Life in the Leach household is hectic. With two boys, a dog and a new aunt addition-- there just hasn't been any time left in the day to spend blogging. But I have made the decision to make more time. Everyone keeps telling me that they want to be informed with what's going on with the boys....so here is my hope to you that I will find time to keep everyone updated!

We were so incredibly blessed to have our sweet Hudson born on August 13th. The delivery went well ( another c-section) and my recovery was so much easier this time around. Unfortunately breastfeeding issues arose again so Hudson is strictly a bottle fed baby-- just like his big brother. Jack opened his arms and his heart to his little brother. He is absolutely, insanely in love with Hudson. Ever since he met him for the first time in the hospital room, he can't seem to give him enough kisses. It just secretly makes my heart melt every time I see them interacting together-- it's a mom's dream. Hudson is a sweet, lighthearted little man. He rarely cries, and is usually laughing or making us laugh. He turned 6 months this month ( I know, that means I haven't blogged for 6 months) and he is starting to really interact with everyone and I think he may be on the verge of an army crawl.

Jack is doing so great. He is still a happy, loving kid who just loves to give hugs and kisses to everyone he knows. We have just started him in speech therapy in hopes of kick-starting some words in that brain of his. He completely understands what everyone is saying and can get his point across but really only says one or two words. So we officially start his sessions next week-- we are very excited to get this boy talking!! Jack is also about to move into a big boy bed-- I think that will be a project for the next coming weeks. We know he can do it-- it's just one of those things that makes my heart hurt a little because it reminds me that he is definitely no longer a baby-- hes a BIG boy now.
We have just truly been blessed with two great sons. They make me want to have a million more....( then i remind myself that I would like to sleep through the night again sometime in the next 10 years or so...). I love them more than I ever thought I could. ( okay...its getting mushy now)
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We had a new addition to our little family this January. Aunt Joy moved in with us!! We were so excited to welcome her into our house and although we could only offer her a closet and a couch, everything is working out great! She has graduated from Calvin College and is in the process of finding jobs! We are SOOOO excited to finally have some family in Richmond with us-- she truly is a HUGE blessing to us. We love her!
As with JJ and me, we are still chugging along trying to get used to having another little man in the family. It is definitely harder with two- but thankfully, our two are quite easy and we are grateful for the family God has chosen for us. I absolutely love being the only female in our little family of four-- i know i always wished for a little girl, but i would not have it any other way. I love all three of my boys.
JJ is still working with Henrico county as a paramedic- firefighter and really enjoying his job. I am still staying at home with the boys and enjoying every second of it. It is exactly what i want to be doing at this time in my life.
We hope everyone is doing well. We love you and I hope you enjoy these few pictures I have had time to download on to the computer!!
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Love,
The Leach's

Please Welcome Hudson William Leach

2010-08-14T04:10:00.000-07:00

We would like to introduce everyone to the New Baby Leach, Hudson William Leach born August 13th at 0151. Weighing in at 7 lbs 11 oz and 20.5 inches long. Although 3 weeks earlier than expected he is still a big boy. Below are some pictures with more updates to come shortly. The Newly Expanded Leach Family.

Mixed Emotions

2010-07-19T16:28:00.000-07:00

I have been feeling extremely overwhelmed lately. I am so excited to have another baby. I am excited to be blessed to raise another son and show him the ways of the world. I am excited about having a teeny tiny cuddly baby again that smells so good. I'm excited to see Jack be such a good big brother. I'm excited about going through all the milestones that little babies go through again( lifting their head up, rolling over, sitting up, etc.). But I am also extremely scared and anxious. It is frightening to think that our worlds are about to change completely again. We now have to worry about burping, feeding every three hours, waking up during the night, etc. etc. And as excited as I am about having another little guy around, these thoughts are overwhelming my mind right now. How am I going to have the energy to take care of two kids for 24 hours straight? How am I going to take a shower? How am I going to make meals for all of us? Will JJ and I find any alone time for each other? Is nursing going to work this time around? Is Jack going to be jealous? Is he going to feel like we don't love him as much anymore? This last question haunts my mind all the time. I don't want Jack to feel like he is being overlooked. But he's so young; he's not going to understand that I can't hold him while I'm nursing the baby and I can't roll around on the ground with him after I've had a c-section. He is not going to understand that. I just hope that we can find a way to show him how much he is truly loved and what a blessing HE is as well.
Another HUGE thought that goes through my head most of the day and keeps me up at night is that I'm also mourning our little family of three. Every time we do something now, it is never far from my mind that this could be the last time we do this as just the three of us. The last time we go to the park, the last time we go to the pool, the last time Jack and I go to the store, or the last time we all sit down together for dinner every night. I know, I know, duh, we will obviously still do these things, but there will be an addition. It will no longer be just mommy, daddy, and jack. That terrifies me. I like routines. I don't like change. Most women that I talk to always say that going from 1 to 2 kids is the hardest adjustment. You are so used to only putting your attention towards one child and now you have to break that attention up to two kids. I hope I do it right. I hope that both of my sons know that they are the world to me and I love them more than life itself. I know there will be jealously, I know there will be lots of clinging to mommy, but I just hope that I am patient ( because that is truly something I lack) and give them each the time they need to know how much they are loved. Equally.

It's been too long....

2010-06-29T06:16:00.001-07:00

I know, I know...it has been a crazy crazy long time. I think my last post was in February....yes, I do realize that was almost five months ago but hey, life has been quite busy in the Leach house. I finished up my Masters ( YAY!) and finally have that important piece of paper in my hands. JJ has been working hard at work but also having to become a "Mr. Mom" in sorts because I was working all day everyday. He did a great job at it but is happy to have me back in the "Mom" position ( as am I). Jack has been growing and growing and growing. He is officially a walking machine and is trying to conquer the run. He loves having more independence and being able to catch up with mommy and daddy more quickly now. He is almost 20 months old ( YIKES!!!!) and is weighing in at about 27 pounds and 35 inches long-- tall and skinny just like his daddy! His favorite things to do these days is torture Abby with kisses and hugs, playing outside at his water table and with bubbles, and climbing up and down, up and down, up and down the stairs. He has definitely transitioned into a little boy and is no longer a baby anymore which makes me a little emotional to think about.
The baby is doing well. We've had a few scares with some kidney issues with the new baby but have been told that it's not truly a big deal and it can easily be fixed ( if it needs to be fixed) when they are out of utero. So although we have been told not to worry, I of course, am still worrying about it-- I'm a mom, it's my job. Other than that, this baby boy is growing fast and strong. He is already weighing in at about 4 1/2 pounds ( I'm 31 weeks pregnant) and is in about the 95th percentile for his weight. They have already let me know that they will not let me go full term ( 40 weeks) because he is going to be a 10 pounder probably. If I have not naturally gone into labor at 37 or 38 weeks, they will take him at 39 weeks by c-section. Although I really wanted to try for a VBAC ( vaginal birth after Cesarean), I realize that my body probably will not be able to push out a 10 pounder since I couldn't push out a 7 pounder. So I'm leaving that all up to the doctors. So far, ( knock on wood), my blood pressure has been fine. Although, the closer I get to 33 weeks ( that was when I had to go on bed rest with Jack), the more nervous I get about it. I can't be on bed rest people, I have a 20 month old ( and a husband!) to run after!! We have been praying a lot and just hoping that this pregnancy will be different and I will be able to be off bed rest and have a normal end of pregnancy.
As for baby preparation, we are moving Jack into the extra bedroom and giving him a "big boy" room. Right now, Jack is at Grandma's house until tomorrow so JJ and I could work on the room without interruption. The room is cleared out and the crib is set up! I am excited to give Jack a big boy room and I know he is going to love it. Once the room is done, I will post some pictures of it. We have been trying to prepare Jack for the arrival of his baby brother because realistically, its probably less than two months away. He knows that there is a baby in mommy's belly and he is always excited to give the baby some of his kisses. I think he is going to be a great big brother and also a huge help to me. Jack listens SO well and is extremely well behaved. We rarely have to say "no" to him twice. I'm blessed to have such an easy, laid-back little boy-- I am praying the next one will be as easy as Jack.
We go to the beach on Saturday and I am PRAYING that jack does not eat the sand this time around. I'm so excited to see how he does on the beach-- I know he is going to love it and never want to go inside. I will post pictures of the beach when we get back.
I have to admit, I have not been GREAT with my camera. We have just been so busy with life that the camera kindof gets left at home a lot. But don't worry, I do have some pictures to share
with you!!

Update

2010-02-10T07:19:00.000-08:00

The Leach house has been a crazy busy place the last few months. Not only did we find out we are expecting another baby, but we have had TONS of snow just about every week, I have been doing my internship, and we have a little man who is trying to walk!
We had our first doctors appointment yesterday for the new baby. We are due September 2nd and I am 11 weeks tomorrow ( almost out of my 1st trimester, YAY!). We got to get some great pictures of the new baby and even got to see he/she moving all around on the screen. This kid is a mover just like their big brother. Jack still doesn't really understand the whole idea. We showed him the pictures and keep talking about his new baby brother and sister and he kindof looks like us like we are crazy. But one day he will understand especially when my belly gets bigger and bigger and bigger....you get the picture. Here is a picture from out first doctors appointment. I know right now it looks like a blob but isn't it an adorable blob?

This is Jack looking at the picture of his new brother or sister. He loves them already!!

The snow here in VA has been absolutely crazy. We are used to getting one big snow storm about every 5 years so this season has completely thrown us all off. We began with a crazy big snow storm in December which dropped more than foot of snow, then we had a little break and now the month of February has been absolutely insane. Two weekends ago, we got about 11 inches of snow, a week later we got about 8 more inches of snow and ice and then and a few days later ( right now) we are getting about five more inches. So we have TONS of snow and I keep having to remind God that we live in Virginia, not Michigan! But the snow has given me A LOT of snow days off from school, which have been really great.

My internship is going pretty well. With having morning sickness and being absolutely exhausted all the time, it is definitely a struggle to get there in the mornings. But once I am there, I do love it. We have had almost two weeks off because of all the snow so I haven't really felt like I have gotten into a routine yet but I'm sure the time will come!
We have really been working hard with Jack on his walking lately. He really has no desire to do it but he does try for us when we want him to. Just yesterday, we were using his bubba to encourage him to walk and he did take a few steps by himself so we are getting there--slowly but surely, one day he will walk.

Anyways, love to all of you!

Our New Years Gift

2010-01-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

Well 2010 started out with a bang for the Leach family. January 2nd, we found out that we are expecting another baby. It came as a HUGE surprise...and although it was unplanned, we are embracing this pregnancy and looking forward to being a family of four. I have been experiencing some morning sickness the last couple of days but I have mostly just been really tired. JJ is being really great with picking up the slack and has even forced me to take naps during the day when he knows I need them. Jack is super excited to become a big brother and we hope to really prepare him well for the new arrival in the upcoming months.
Hopefully our already laid out plans will still be going on for 2010 including me going back to finish up my Masters by doing my internship. As long as we get the okay by the doctor, I will graduate in May and finally be done with school! I am excited to get back into the schools but I am also dreading leaving Jack everyday. Grandma Nancie and Mimi have generously given up their free time to watch Jack on the days that we need them. They are truly a blessing to us and we feel so lucky to not have to put Jack into daycare. I feel sad that I won't be getting to spend as much alone time with Jack as I used to and now i feel even more sad due to the fact that these next nine months are the last times we will have just being the three of us. But I am sure that this semester will go fast and it will be summer soon.
We hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Welcome Riley Tullo!!!

2009-12-13T12:48:00.000-08:00

This morning at 5:15am, Sarah and Vinny welcomed their beautiful little girl, Riley Isabella Tullo, into the world!! She weight a whopping 9 pounds, 8 ounces and is 21.5 inches long!! She definitely got some of those Garth genes in her!!! I ran down this morning to meet my new niece and was able to get a few pictures!!!

Christmas time

2009-12-11T07:52:00.000-08:00

Well we are headed to NYC on Monday and Jack and I won't really be home until Christmas day! Our house is decorated but we won't really get to enjoy it after this weekend. I LOVE having the house decorated. Every time I look at the Christmas tree, I smile. We went Christmas light looking the other night and Jack just kindof quietly sat in his car seat and stared out the window at all of the lights. We got out at one place and JJ explained to Jack that the nativity scene he was looking at was the most important part about Christmas because this was the day that baby Jesus was born. Of course Jack didn't understand but it's never too early to start!!

In just a few weeks, Aunt Janelle will be making her appearance back to the States! We are extremely excited to see her and SO happy that she is going to be home for Christmas and make her permanent home back here in the States.

We are all waiting around for Cousin Riley to be born. Today is Sarah's due date and she had a doctor's appointment today and although she is making some progress, she still has not been having any regular contractions. So we are praying both for Sarah and Riley and hoping that it is not much longer. Sarah is getting extremely uncomfortable and is definitely ready to meet Riley!

We are super excited to come visit Mimi and Poppi in the City and I can't wait to see NYC all decorated for Christmas!!

We'll Miss you Mimi and Poppi!!

2009-12-05T17:10:00.000-08:00

Today, Mimi and Poppi made their big exit from Virginia! They are moving to NYC!! We will miss them SO much and loved having them only being an hour and a half away. Thankfully, the plane tickets are cheap between here and NY and only about an hour long so we will still get to see them a lot! We are making a trip up on the 14th see them for a few days...we are so excited to get to see the city at Christmas time! So anyways, Mimi and Poppi, we will miss miss miss you both! We are praying for you and hoping your move is safe and easy!!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T18:34:00.000-08:00

We are SO thankful for SO many things this year. We feel truly blessed for all the things God has given us over this past year! Just to name a few....

1. A beautiful, energetic, little man who is incredibly healthy and wonderful.

2. A loving, faithful marriage that gets stronger everyday.

3. Our extremely supportive, loving and wonderful set of parents.

4. Amazing, supportive siblings.

5. Healthy, beautiful nieces.

6. A stable good job.

7. An absolutely amazing church that feels like home.

8. And extremely selfless, helpful friends!

We love you all and thank God everyday that you are in our lives!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! We hope you had a fantastic day full of blessings!!

Birthday party pictures and more!

2009-11-12T12:37:00.000-08:00

Besides all the great Birthday party pictures I have to share, I was going through all my other photos and realized that I have TONS that I have never posted. So this is going to be a blog full of pictures and even a few videos!!!

Jacks First Birthday Weekend:
The first night of celebrating was with Grandma Nancie, Mimi and Poppi. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner of Jack's favorites-- spaghetti, garlic bread, and cupcakes.

Mimi made him this shirt "I'm the Birthday Kid!"

Then Jack got to open his presents from Grandma Nancie, Mimi and Poppi!
He got a membership to the Little Gym from Grandma Nancie and Elmo Encore Live from Mimi and Poppi!!He LOVES Elmo!! (Yes he is about to give Elmo a big kiss)

We then went to Build-A- Bear and this is what Jack made!

Then the big birthday bash happened!!!

This is the awesome trike that G-pa got Jack...he LOVES it! And doesn't he just look so adorable in it???

We had such a great time at the party and we want to thank everyone for all the great gifts and for helping us celebrate Jack's FIRST birthday! We love you all!

So now some extra pictures/videos that i thought everyone would be interested in...

Some fun at Carter's
Mountain!

Just a super cute picture!

This video depicts every single day at the Leach house...Jack and Abby playing

Happy Birthday Jack!!

2009-11-04T10:48:00.000-08:00

Well this day has finally arrived...Jack is 1!!! It is absolutely shocking that it has been an entire year. I can't believe that he has been in our lives for 12 months now. It feels like just yesterday I was laying in my hospital bed waiting for all my induction drugs to finally kick in ( which really, they never truly did!). At 7:15pm tonight, Jack will officially be 1 year!

We have, of course, lots planned to celebrate this momentous occasion. First off, since JJ is working today, Jack and I are going to Mommy and Me, then Little Gym and then going out to dinner with Jack's "second" family-- Lauren, Monica and Sarah. These three friends have truly been our Richmond family not only since Jack has been born but ever since our RMC days. What would i do without them??? It was only appropriate to celebrate with them on his birthday!! Tomorrow, the grandparents are coming to town!! We will have Jack's official "birthday" dinner tomorrow night with some of Jacks favorites-- spaghetti, garlic bread and his first taste of cake! Then Friday is a fun filled day of Build-A-Bear( a new tradition we are making in our family) lunch with the grandmas, and then Birthday pictures at Sears! Then of course, Saturday is the actual birthday party where all of our family and friends will help us celebrate once again!!

We want to say thank you to everyone who has helped us get through this first year. Especially Grandma Nancie, Mimi, Poppi and our designated babysitters-- Monica and Sarah! We could not have done it without every single one of you! It has been a great year, with a lot of trials and tribulations, tears and victories, and hugs and kisses.

Hopefully this next year will be as wonderful as this past one!!!

New Layout, Same Family

2009-10-19T12:57:00.000-07:00

We have officially turned our blog into the Leach Family blog. We are excited to share with all of you are adventures we have everyday! Life with a 1 year old is exciting every second and we can't wait to relive them all with you! I will do my best to inform you all on everything we are doing--although sometimes life gets very hectic and I may forget at times.

Right now we are focusing on Jack's First Birthday party!!! ( which by the way, the RSVP date was October 17th!!!!! eh hem!!). Anyways, we are so looking forward to seeing all of our friends and family and celebrating this great day! Jack is so excited that he is getting older although I sometimes wish he was a little baby again. I look at him and sometimes have to remember that he is an actual little boy now instead of a little tiny baby. He even looks like a toddler. I need to update my pictures soon so you all can see how big he is actually getting!!!

Changing

2009-10-19T11:29:00.000-07:00

Well I have to inform everyone that I have just gotten too busy to write my blog anymore. So I have decided to turn it over to Mommy. She has MUCH more time on her hands than I do. She doesn't have to explore every inch of our house and eat every crumb/dust ball/piece of trash on the floor like I do. So from now on, Mommy's taking over!

11 months

2009-10-05T08:44:00.001-07:00

Jack,
It is amazing to think that in ONE month you will be an entire year old. That is absolutely amazing to me. How can it be that 11 months ago from today I was holding you for the first time and completely falling in love with you. I can't believe that I lived my life without you for 24 years! You have changed me in so many ways that you will probably never see or understand. You have made me become completely less selfish as well as teaching me how to love someone unconditionally. There is something about the love that a mother and son have between them that no one can explain. You left yesterday and went to Charlottesville with Daddy for the entire day ( 8am-9pm) and i stayed home to make some $$$ babysitting and I really thought that I was missing my left arm all day. It's so hard to not have you with me ALL the time when I am so used to you always being there. I cried when you left in the morning and I waited at the door until you guys pulled up to the house when you got home. I had never been so happy to see Daddy's truck pull up in the driveway. Next week, I am going to the Outerbanks for a long weekend with your aunts and I'm a little nervous that I won't be able to be away from you that long. I know you will be having TONS of fun with Grandma and you probably won't even think about me once, but I am going to totally miss you every second of the day!
The things that you have accomplished this month are unbelievable and I don't even think I have enough room/time to mention EVERYTHING. You are totally INTO EVERYTHING! Now that you actively crawling, you want to explore every inch of our house. You have definitely got that crawl down to, you can probably crawl way faster than I can walk. Which isn't necessarily a good thing especially when you are going after things that you aren't supposed to have. You have become extremely obsessed with Abby. You pretty much think she is the coolest, funniest thing in the entire world. Thankfully, she has had A LOT of patience with you. You like to crawl all over her and grab her tail and her ears and she, very patiently, lets you do all these things with maybe letting out an aggravated groan or moan every once and awhile. Every morning when we come down for breakfast, the first thing you look at is Abby in her cage and start cracking up at her. Then I give you both about ten minutes to love on each other before anything else happens in the morning. She is definitely your best friend right now ( although I'm not quite sure that you are her best friend!).
I think that you have officially said your first word and although it is not "MAMA", it is "DADA". At first you just used to say dadadadada all the time but recently you actually know who "dada" is. When he comes home from work, you see him and squeal "dada". And whenever daddy is not home, you pick up the phone and go "dadadada" and we call him and he talks to you and you just repeatedly say "dadada" over and over again. You love your daddy. You have started to say "mama" but it's only when you are mad, upset, or hurt. Whenever that whiny cry starts, all you say over and over again now is "MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMA" until I come and pick you up. And no one else will work when you are upset! You just keep screaming MAMAMAMAMA until I am the one who comes to get you. I guess that means that I am your comforter ( or I'm the pushover who picks you up whenever you get whiny) but whatever it means, I LOVE that you know who I am.
You are starting to cruise around all the furniture. You get yourself standing up and walk holding on to the sofa and you get so proud of yourself whenever you do it. It's amazing how much you are moving now and I know that probably within the next month, you will be walking all over the place.
Your birthday party invitations have been sent out, the planning is in process, and in one month you are going to be a YEAR old!! It is so true what they say about how quickly you kids grow up. How can it be that you are a year? It is absolutely mind boggling. I love you, I love you, I love you. I know you are growing up fast but always remember that I love you and I am your biggest fan!
Love,
Mommy

2009-10-02T16:43:00.001-07:00

I know, I know it has been FOREVER since our last post. Unfortunately we have been SUPER SUPER busy and I can't even find the time right now to fill you all in on whats going on in our lives. Everyone is great, Jack is growing like a weed, and tomorrow he is 11 months old! ZOIKES!
Tomorrow I ( Katie, that is) am taking my comprehensive counseling exam and am completely stressed and overwhelmed. I basically have to recall every single little detail that I learned over the past three years! If I don't pass it, I can't graduate. If I don't graduate, I don't counsel. Therefore, this is a VERY big and important test! So until this weekend ends, this is all you get! A quick update and to let you all know that no, we are not dead, just very very busy!
I promise to update everyone on our lives this upcoming week, you just have to be patient!! I will just leave you with a few pictures...

New Jersey Trip!

2009-09-02T07:51:00.001-07:00

These past couple of days we went to New Jersey to visit daddys' family. Daddy couldn't come with us because he had to work so mom and I represented our little family. Mom and I went with Mimi, Poppi, Aunt Janelle and Aunt Joy. We had so much fun! We left from Norfolk and we all got to ride together. This is a picture of me and mom right before we left!

We then of course had to stop at Starbucks because I know mommy is in a MUCH better mood when she has her coffee!

Poppi got tired of driving so he let me drive for awhile.

I was the best rider in the whole world! I didn't complain at all!

They took me to this place called "the city" with HUGE buildings and lots of noise.

We went to the Central Park Zoo and I saw TONS of animals that I have never seen before. However, I was most interested in the little birds that walked around the sidewalks and ate all my crumbs.
We saw the sea lions...

And the penguins...

And the Polar Bears...

This is mommy kissing me with the tall buildings behind us....it was so
much fun!

The real-life version of the blue bird in the picture tried to attack us--seriously, Mommy hates birds, she screamed.

Here is the whole gang at the zoo!

Aunt Joy and me singing songs in Central Park!

On the way home from New Jersey, I had to stop and get my Starbucks fill!

Fun Day at Busch Gardens!

2009-08-26T07:54:00.001-07:00

Lunch

2009-08-21T11:10:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when mommy leaves and daddy is left to feed me my lunch:)

Quick Update!

2009-08-20T04:41:00.001-07:00

Jack had a doctors appointment yesterday for his 9 month checkup! Everything is looking great! He is weighing in at 20.4 pounds, 29.75 inches long and his head is a big 18.75 inches around. He is in the 50th percentile for weight, the 90th for height and the 95th for head!! He is doing every milestone he should be and even doing some for 12 month old things! He can start eating ALL foods now except for milk, eggs and nuts! Exciting times!

YAY Jackman!

2009-08-11T06:34:00.000-07:00

Mommy is SOOOOO funny!

2009-08-06T16:08:00.000-07:00

9 Months

2009-08-01T05:56:00.000-07:00

Yes you read that correctly, Jack is NINE months old! Can you believe it? It is still shocking to me how fast this whole process goes. I am feeling a little sad about him growing up SO fast, so just warning you, this entry is kindof a little pity party for myself!

Dear Jack,
You are nine months old! How exciting is that? This has been such a HUGE month for you--so many milestones have been marked, and so MANY new developments! I am feeling a little overwhelmed today, and yesterday and I'm sure I will tomorrow as well over this one singular thought-- I do not want my boy to grow up! I don't, I really don't. I know that there are SO many great and amazing things that God has in store for you in your future and I know that I will love and admire the person that you become BUT at this precise moment, I love the BABY you.

I love how you still don't have any teeth so you still give a great gummy smile whenever you look at me. I love your little chubby baby bum and your tiny little hands that reach and grab for everything in their reach. I love that I can still hold you for as long as I want and pretend that we are as close as we used to be only nine months ago. Already though, I see you pushing me away. You are becoming so much more independent which is SO GREAT but so saddening to me. Lately, the more I bring you towards me, the more you start pushing me away. Want a bottle? You hold it yourself. Want that toy across the room? You crawl towards it. You no longer need me as much as you used to and I know that is such a good thing but it still breaks my heart a little. I know that you are trying to tell me that you are ready to change, you are ready to become a little boy and no longer a baby. And I know that you growing up is an amazing thing and I should be embracing it, I just don't know if I am ready to say goodbye to my little baby yet. I know, I know, I should be rejoicing in the fact that you grow, and thrive, and march forward and I do, I SO do, but I also mourn a little. You will forever and always be my little boy-- no matter how old you are, no matter how many children you have or grandchildren you have, forever you will be my little baby boy who holds such a large piece of my heart.

This is something about being a mom ( especially to a son) that no one can ever prepare you for-- as a parent, you are constantly saying goodbye. The person you are today, is a person that you will never be again, a person that I will, in some ways, forget, as you are replaced by a new person, a bigger person, a faster person, a person with more words, a person striving and achieving more independence, a person, who in reality, is pushing me further and further away. It is heartbreaking and wonderful ALL at the same time! I try so hard to capture every second of your life, I guess that is why I have been CRAZY with the camera. I just don't want to miss anything. I don't want to forget you like this. You are amazing in every way and the thought of forgetting how you are now, makes me even more sad. I'm really trying to work hard on embracing your transformation into boyhood but I know at times, I will slip and drift back to when you were that cuddly little baby boy who was completely dependent on your daddy and me. I hope you can forgive me for having such a hard time letting you develop into a boy and eventually a man. It is just so hard to not grab on to you now and not let you go but I know it is necessary. Be patient with me. I love you, my dear sweet baby boy, and keep growing, and thriving and achieving everything you want, just remember that whatever life throws at you, I will be here for you forever.

Love,
Mommy

We've got a creeper on our hands!!

2009-07-27T12:05:00.000-07:00

Beach 2009

2009-07-17T15:16:00.000-07:00

Here are lots of pictures from our beach trip! We had LOTS of fun!

This is what they kept calling the "ocean". This is the view from our house!

This is me in the empty plastic pool on the porch watching the ocean...it was one of my favorite things to do!

Cousin Avery and me playing in the sand...if you look closely I have sand all over my face from eating it! YUM YUM!

All the water and sand tuckered me out....I fell asleep in mom's lap on the beach!

Happy 4th of July! This was my patriotic shirt that I wore on the 4th!

Daddy and me getting our feet wet!

Grandpa Garth and me on the 4th!

Mommy and me on the beach! We had SO much fun!

Daddy and me getting ready to go to the ocean for the first time!

Cousin Avery and Cousin Myah playing in the sand...they were much neater than I was!

YAY for the beach! I had SO much fun!!

Eight Months

2009-07-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

So I know I have been WAY behind on my letters to Jack these past couple of months. I actually think that I skipped seven months all together so you will have to bear with me. This summer has been CRAZY and actually sitting down at the computer for 20 minutes is practically impossible when you have a wiggly worm for a son! Anyways so here is the 8 month letter-- i know, i know it is two weeks late but better late than never, right?

Dear Jack,
So much has changed since I wrote my last letter-- probably because it has almost been two months. But I know that you will forgive me for missing a month. You are starting to definitely look more like a toddler than an infant these days. I can hardly remember the wrinkly baby that I used to hold in my arms all day. These days you NEVER sit still. You are constantly wiggling, thrashing, standing up, rolling around all day long. It is quite tiring for your mother. It is almost impossible to hold you because you never want to cuddle anymore. You want to be moving and grooving every second of every day. I guess that is just one of those milestones that you go through. You are SO close to crawling. You get on your belly and bring your legs up but you still have not mastered the whole arm thing. You kindof do a reverse army crawl with using your legs to push you all around the place. I am so excited for you to start crawling. I just think that you are going to love it! You are so interested and inquisitive about everything so i know that once you start moving you will have so much fun exploring everything. There is a part of me that gets really sad when I think about you crawling because that means you are definitely not an infant anymore. You will be SO much more independent and you will hardly need me around. That makes me have a twinge of sadness because I would love to keep you little and cuddly forever but obviously that's not happening.
You have started to talk a lot lately. Your favorite thing to say is "DADADADADADA" very very loudly. We don't really know if you are actually associating the DADADA with daddy or if you just enjoy saying those letters over and over and over again. How about a little shout out to the MAMAMAMAMA? I know one day it will come but could we hurry it up just a little?
We went to the beach for the first time this month and you loved it. Well you loved the sand. Eating the sand actually. You didn't really enjoy the water. I think that it scared you because it was pretty rough all week. But everytime I looked away from you, you would shove yet another palm full of sand into that mouth of yours. But you definitely regretted doing that later on when that sand had to come out ( enough on that though, I don't want to embarass you.) You got to play with your two cousins, Myah and Avery, and you had so much fun with them. Since you are the youngest, you just kindof sat there and observed what they were doing. You pretty much had a look of shock on your face whenever you looked at Avery because she pretty much squeals very loudly all the time.
You have started to pull up on things. When I reach my hands out, you pull up on my hands with pretty much no assitance from me. You keep grabbing for the edge of the couch and chairs but you still haven't actually pulled yourself up on those. I know it will come one day soon and I'm sure I will cry. Yet another milestone to check off the list.
Well Jack, you are becoming such a big boy. I am just amazed everytime I look at you. Everytime I have to put clothes away because you are busting out of them I get a little twinge of sadness because my baby is growing up. You are the best thing to ever happen to daddy and me and we love you always!
Love,
Mommy

Daddy

2009-06-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

Have I ever told you all that I have the BEST daddy in the entire world? Daddy and I have so much fun together and I love being with him! I am a little sad this week because daddy has to go away until Thursday night for a work thing. Which means I won't see him until Friday morning!! So Mommy and me are home alone with out our daddy. We miss him terribly. I miss seeing him every morning when he comes to get me out of my crib ( and lets mommy sleep in!), I miss having him throw me up in the air and I squeal with excitement, I miss watching Sportscenter with him, I miss going to get the mail with him and having our father-son talks, I miss laughing at him when he exercises, I miss getting into bed with mommy and daddy in the morning and hitting daddy's back until he pays attention to me, I miss watching Sesame Street with Daddy, I miss snuggling into the crook of his neck when I'm sleepy and most of all I just miss my daddy! Thursday can not get here soon enough! Mimi is here watching me while Mommy gets everyone packed and ready to leave for the beach on Friday....so at least I have some distraction from missing daddy! Anyways, Daddy, i love you and can't wait to see you on Thursday! Here's a few pictures of us....
Mommy was letting me watch Sportscenter this morning in your honor....I was sad to not watch it with you.But then I was so happy that Sid the Science Kid came on!

Mommy and I love you, Daddy! Have fun and we will see you soon!

It's been far TOO long!

2009-06-27T07:29:00.000-07:00

WOW! so much to talk about. I have been so busy that I have not been able to catch up with all of you! You know that's how summer always is... busy, busy, busy! Mom has finished her class so it's back to being just her and me again- I missed her SO much. I am beginning to get into that phase that whenever Mommy leaves the room, I cry. Mommy read in her updates about my age that this is completely normal right now and that when Mommy and I aren't together, I think of her in my head and get sad. This has been a very hard development for Mommy because she of course does not want to leave me while I'm screaming-- mwahahaha, I already have her wrapped around my little finger!
I have got lots of pictures to share this entry. Lots has been going on and of course mommy documented all of it! So I will just post a picture and explain!

I was helping with the laundry!

Mimi had brought us her famous popcorn-- and I WANTED some!

Daddy, Mommy and I went to our big pool in our neighborhood! This is my new float! I had SO much fun!I have been starting to expand my food selection! This is an apple wheel- they are YUMMY! But as you can see, I am DEFINITELY a boy, I make a huge mess whenever I eat!

Mom bought me this at a yard sale...isn't it AMAZING?!?!
This is me riding in it...i LOVE it!
I have been having a MAJOR drool problem lately-- hopefully those teeth will pop through soon!Aunt Sarah Arthur came to see me and we were matching! So we had to get a picture for the blog!

These are my new shoes that Mommy got me-- I know, they are SO cool, be jealous!

Seriously, I just love to eat!

This is my new big boy car seat! It is so awesome!

And finally, I will leave you with this little video of me being crazy!

Memorial Day, Grandmas, and friends!

2009-06-03T10:13:00.001-07:00

Hi All!
Seven months ago from today, Mommy and Daddy were going out on their last date night sans baby. Holy cow I'm getting so old. Who would have thought that these past seven months would have flown by! Lots has been happening here at the Leach house. We had a wonderful memorial day cook-out with all my friends and family. We brought out my new swimming pool that Mimi and Poppi got me and Avery and I went for a little swim. I LOVED it!

Avery was obviously trying to strangle me...

These were just some of my peeps that came to see me at the cook-out...

The other day, my girlfriend came over and we had a quick playdate. Mommy and my girlfriends mommy, Ms. Liz, drink coffee and gab while Madelyn ( my girlfriend) and I play together. She is a little older than me but she can't resist my sexiness obviously. She's so pretty isn't she? I have such good taste. ( I was showing her how to work my toy-- what would she do without me?)

Mimi has been here for the past few days to babysit me while mommy is in class. We have been having so much fun and I think that we should have Grandma Garth or Mimi be here ALL the time! Grandma Garth watched me the other day but I was just majorly in a cranky mood so hopefully she will come back and play again soon. Anyways, Mimi took me out in my pool and I had SO much FUN!
Anyways, I must go get into some mischief now but I will talk to you all soon!

Fun times!

2009-05-23T15:30:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone!
Everything is going great in Richmond, how is everything going where you all are? I am just growing like a weed and can't believe that I'm almost seven months old! That is such a big boy...I am no longer a baby, you may refer to me as a little man, please. Anyways, we have been having lots of fun here starting with lots of different people babysitting me while mommy goes back to school. So far Mimi has watched me but Grandma comes this week which I'm SO excited about! Mimi stayed for awhile at our house because Poppi was picking up Aunt Joy from Michigan (whatever that is). Here's a picture of me and Mimi--she's so great!

Anyways, I spent a night with Mimi and Poppi in Norfolk while Mom went with some of her friends to a spa in Williamsburg. I had lots of fun but boy, did I miss my mommy and daddy!
Here's a picture from Mom's weekend...that is Mommy with Aunt Tara.

Mom went yardsaling today and bought me this!

I mean really, can you actually tell me that I am not the cutest kid in the world?? I was SO excited to get to sit up during my baths! I felt like such a man!! Don't worry, mom made sure to cover up all my bits and pieces because I didn't want to get embarrassed!

We are having a cook-out tomorrow to celebrate Memorial Day! Everyone is coming to see me so I must be a good host and entertain!! I'll update later with pictures from the cook out!
For now, let me just leave you with this picture...

Six months!

2009-05-12T17:31:00.000-07:00

I know that I am majorly late with this letter but we've been busy!

Dear Jack,
You are six months old! How can it possibly be that you are half a year old? I can't even believe it. You have changed drastically in the past month that sometimes I have to sit and remember those old days when you were just so tiny and small. You are becoming so big and sometimes I have to look at you twice to make sure that this BIG boy is actually my son!

You have conquered so many different skills this month. The big one being that you can sit up all by yourself now! Of course you are a little wobbly and usually end up face planting into the floor, but you can sit up for a good five minutes by yourself! I am definitely looking forward to the day where you can sit on the floor by yourself and play with your toys while I maybe unload the dishwasher ( without a baby in my arms, YAY! -- my biceps will thank you!)
(Avery got a rollercoaster for her birthday so she was nice enough to let me try it! I was a little nervous but Uncle Vinny helped me!)

Today was the first day that you actually sat in a cart by yourself without your car seat. I kept squealing with excitement every five seconds because I was so freaking excited for you. You probably thought I was a little crazy but I also saw the excitement in your eyes as well! And yes, I stopped in the middle of Sams to photograph this moment-- every first experience must be captured! I promise you will thank me for that later on in your life!

You have definitely started to roll over both from your back to your stomach and vice versa. Although I am glad that you are starting to move more, it makes our lives a little bit more difficult since we can't just leave you laying on the bed or on the changing table anymore. We've had ONE bad experience with you and the daybed so we definitely don't want that to happen again.

You are beginning to reach out for me when I come and pick you up. You seem to really only do it for me ( which makes me feel extra special) but I'm sure in the next few weeks you will start doing it to anyone you see since you love to be held. You are definitely in that phase right now where you would much rather be in someone's arms all day then sitting by yourself-- although that makes my life very difficult since you are weighing in at almost 18 pounds but I know I should enjoy it now while I can becuase I am pretty sure you won't let me carry you around when you are sixteen years old.

It is a good thing that babies don't come out of the womb with personalities of a six month old because holy cow, there would be SO MANY BABIES! Right now you pretty much think that EVERYTHING is just so great and hilarious. You pretty much think that your daddy is the funniest person in the world and you just look at him and start giggling. You are getting big enough for daddy to start throwing you up into the air which you particularly enjoy and share your excitement with squeals of laughter.

You greet pretty much everyone with a smile-- although I have come to realize that you make females work a little harder for that grin, already playing hard to get I guess! It's like you are saying to everyone "hey you, look at me, I'm smiling at you- don't you want to play with me??"

We have come to the realization that everytime you visit Cousin Avery, you come home and talk and talk and talk. We think that Avery is rubbing off on you because usually you are a quiet little boy. But lately, you squeal and co and ga at just about everything you see. You especially enjoy staring at your stuffed animals and ohing and ahing at them and then getting very frustrated when those animals don't talk back to you!!

Okay okay, enough gushing over my adorably cute little boy-- I love you now and forever and remember that no matter what age you are, you will always and forever be my little boy.

Love,
Mommy

New Jersey Trip!

2009-05-08T15:55:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend, Mimi, Poppi, Mommy, Daddy and me went to New Jersey to see Daddy's side of the family who have not met me yet. It was so much fun! They all talk kindof funny -- they seem to be missing that southern twang that I have gotten so used to. Anyways, we started out EARLY friday morning and went on a ferry ( my first time on a boat!) It was so much fun even though it was rainy and kindof rough, I still enjoyed it. Here are some pics....
Once we got to New Jersey, we picked up Great Grandma Nan who had never met me and she was so nice! She kept telling me that I was bea-uti-ful and that she prayed for me every day. She was such a nice lady! We then went to Aunt Judy's house where we slept and had some delicious pizza and bagels in the morning! ( well i actually just had my applesauce and sweet potatoes but everyone else seemed to enjoy the other stuff!)

The next day we went to a cook-out at Cousins Kim, Bob and Maddie's house. It was delicous. That was when mommy decided that she was going to be a camera nazi so get ready to see A LOT of pictures!
After New Jersey, we went to Norfolk and stayed for five days! It was SO much fun! Mommy was having serious back problems so I got to spend a lot of time with Mimi which was SUPER fun!! Mimi is super funny!! Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well! We are off to cousin Avery's 1st birthday party tomorrow-- I'm super excited!!

2009-04-23T08:59:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!
I know I haven't written in a very long time so I thought I would update you all on what is going on in my life. It has been quite busy these past couple of weeks with Easter and everything. Easter was a lot of fun-- we went to Christ Community for church, I got to go in the nursery and play, that is so much fun!! Then we went to Maggianos for Easter dinner...it was yum yum good. Here is a picture of me, daddy and Uncle Justin at church!
This is a picture of me in the outfit that Daddy wore for his first Easter. Daddy was 10 months old when he wore this....I am 5 months...and it fits me perfectly! I'm such a big boy! It says " Give a kid a bunny hug!"
So more news. I absolutely love all my new food that I have been eating. I love sweet potatoes the most but I'm starting to like squash more and green beans are beginning to grow on me. Mom is making my food for me which is delicious!!

Mom and I just joined a Mommy and Me group and I love it! I get to go hang out with other kids who are around my age, and mommy gets to interact with adults. We are both enjoying it a lot and can't wait until our next meeting.

For REALLY exciting but unexpected news. We just found out that I'm going to have a new cousin!! Aunt Sarah and Uncle Vinny found out yesterday that they are going to have another little baby. Although it was a HUGE surprise, we are all excited to have another little one around! I hope that it's a boy because I need a little playmate to get into trouble with. I'm so excited about this news, can't you tell....

This weekend we are going to cousin Avery's house to celebrate and to also see Great Uncle Dick and Aunt Phyllis from Arizona. They are coming into town and want to meet us-- because I'm so cool! And then next weekend we are going to New Jersey so I can meet all of daddy's family up there. Mom tells me that they are yankees....but they are very nice and I will love them. I'm excited to meet them all!!

I hope that everyone is doing well!! Hope to talk/see everyone soon!!

This is a picture of me in my scrubs!! I'm being like poppi!!

5 months!

2009-04-06T05:43:00.000-07:00

Dear Jack,
Oh my sweet little man, where did my baby go to? This has been a pretty crazy month and you have been growing up so much! Big milestones this month included starting real food!, chit chatting all the time, being able to sit up almost unassisted!, seriously starting to get into a sleeping routine and making mommy and daddy happier than they have ever been.
We have started to give you rice cereal in the morning, then you take your morning nap, then you get fruit and right before bed you get a vegetable. Your favorites right now are pears and applesauce for your breakfast and sweet potatoes and squash for your dinner. I've decided to make my own baby food for you so I'm going to make my first batch sweet potatoes and see how you like it. I can't believe that you are old enough to be eating real food. I feel like yesterday I could fit you in one arm and carry you around like a football! You are growing up so fast and becoming such a handsome little man.

You are really starting to get in that smiley phase when you are around other people. I see you look at people and smile at them just so they will look back at you and talk to you. How cute is that? You are definitely your father's son, what with the flirting and everything, holy cow. You are going to have all those girls wrapped around your little finger especially when you flash those big blue eyes at them. I have come to the conclusion that no girl will ever be good enough for you ever. Yes, I'm sure I will be one of those mothers but I just think that you deserve the world.

As the weeks go by, and I begin to measure your age in months instead of weeks, I already look back on your "infant" days as so special. Now you are about to hit 16 pounds and are too long for the clothes I put aside as too big for you only moments ago. Before you came along, I had always read about the strong bond between a mother and her son. Now I truly know what that feels like. We spend so much time together and it makes my heart melt every time I enter a room and you look at me and smile. It is as if we exchange smiles to say " I miss you and love you".

Right now at 5 months, you think that my singing is quite amusing. Your favorite songs seem to be " the wheels on the bus" and " you are my sunshine". However sometimes you do prefer "Patty Cake" when you are in a real gitty mood. Some day mommy's silly songs will be too childish but I hope that you never outgrow our closeness.

You truly are our pride and joy. When I am not around you, I can't wait to get to you. You bring out the best in me and I am truly, truly blessed to call you my son. Keep growing and changing and remember that daddy and I love you more than word's can express.

Love,
Mommy

Update!

2009-03-27T14:47:00.000-07:00

Well I just wanted to write everyone and say hello. Not much has been happening these past few weeks. I have been very successful with my eating of real food. My favorite is applesauce...I would like to eat that at every meal but I have also tried squash and bananas- I'm not fond of either one of these. Mom is going to start making me homemade baby food next week--we are just trying to figure out what I like and don't like before she makes big batches of it.

I had a playdate last week with a girl (ew). Mom went to high school with a girl who has a 7 month old girl so they came over to my house the other day. Her name is Madelyn and she is quite cute-- she's going to be my girlfriend. We were supposed to go to Baby booktime with them yesterday but mommy had a bad headache and it was rainy so we decided to have a PJ day instead. So we are going to see them on Monday--we think we may go to the park.

In other news, I am going to Grandma Garth's house on Wednesday to stay a few days. Mom is in a wedding in Maryland so Mom and Dad are going to go there without me for the weekend. I know that Grandma will take fantastic care of me but gosh, I'm going to miss mommy and daddy. I hope Grandma has some really fun things planned for us.

Daddy has been working a lot lately so we haven't gotten to see too much of him but his second job is ending April 1st so he will be home A LOT! I am super excited for that to happen because I miss my daddy a lot. He is so much more fun than mommy. Mommy sings to me and makes funny faces but daddy throws me up in the air and carries me upside down. We are men when we are together and I like that.

Anyways, I think that is everything that I need to report right now. Mommy's camera has dead batteries but when she gets new ones she will post some recent photos of me. I am getting so big!! love and kisses to everyone!

YUUUUUUUM!

2009-03-21T05:23:00.000-07:00

So I experienced REAL food for the first time the other day. I had rice cereal with apple juice in it. It was quite strange and I'm still trying to get the hang of it. Mom also started giving me applesauce...that tastes WAY better than that gross rice cereal. Anyways, I went to the doctor the other day and I am weighing in at 15 pounds, 2 ounces and I am 25 3/4 inches long. My head is in the 90th percentile, my height is in the 80th percentile and my weight is in the 55th percentile. The doctor was extremely impressed by my motor skills as well as my strength!! Because I am a big boy now, I start eating rice cereal and a fruit in the morning and rice cereal and a vegetable in the evening! Yummy!! Here are some action pictures of my first bites of freedom!!

This is the pre-eating look. I am a little confused, what the heck is this thing around my neck?? Whoa, this stuff tastes majorly weird. What am i supposed to do with it now that it is in my mouth???
Phew, its over!! I did such a good job! I can't wait til dinner time!

Jack talking to the camera!

2009-03-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

Big Ol' Head!!!

2009-03-11T11:01:00.000-07:00

Yes, this is evidence that I CAN lift my big head off the ground!!!

Letter to Jack ( four months)

2009-03-09T07:47:00.000-07:00

So Mom has decided that she wants to write a post this week. She says that she wants to start writing me little letters on the blog and saving them so one day, I will be able to read them when I'm all grown up. She is going to do it every month and print them out and put them in my baby book. So for now, I am going to turn it over to my mom!

Dear Jack-man,
Oh my goodness, how much you have changed this month! I can't believe that you are the same little man we brought home from the hospital in November-- only FOUR months ago! You have grown almost seven inches since then and I can't even remember holding you when you were so little!

So much has happened this month--this has definitely been my favorite month so far. You have seriously started to smile and giggle--sometimes a big belly laugh which makes everyone in the room laugh as well. You are really starting to talk and talk and talk as well. You just have so much to say and I love listening to it all. You are becoming such a big little man and you are really starting to act like a boy! You can hardly sit still! You are either kicking your legs or moving your arms or pulling mommy's hair and touching my face. You won't bend your body at all to sit down! You either want to be standing up or laying down. You're becoming so strong and I can't believe that just a month ago you could hardly sit up with assistance! You have started to become so tickilish and I aboslutely love hearing you squeal when the tickle-monster comes out to get you! This next month you will start to eat solid food ( well rice cereal, if you want to call that "solid"). I think that truly ends the "newborn" phase of your life. That makes me have a slight twinge of sadness that you are going up so fast but it makes me so excited to see you with real food. I can't believe my little baby is growing up so fast ( yes, I have tears streaming down my face right now)!

You have really started to lift that (big) head off the ground when you are doing your tummy time-- i know you hate it, but you will thank me for it later i promise! You have also started to play with your hands and feet a lot. You seem to only like to grab your right foot, you haven't quite found out about that left one yet. Perhaps that's because you are left handed and grab your opposite foot ( dad won't be too happy about that, but I would be so glad if you followed in my left handed footsteps)! You have started to actually play with things now. In the past months, if I gave you a toy, you would just stare at it. Now you actually pick it up and play with it and it usually ends up in your mouth. You have definitely discovered a few favorite toys, including Leo the Lion, your red robin and of course your bubbas.

Oh, the drool. I can't possibly think that someone can make so much saliva especially a little baby. Holy cow, we could go through about ten outfits a day if i changed you everytime you soaked your shirt. Where does it all come from?

You have been doing great with your sleep schedules! You go to bed every night around 6:00pm and wake up about once in the night and then sleep until 7! Your nap schedule is still a little crazy but as long as you are sleeping well during the night, then I'm happy.

What can I say? I absolutely love this age. You are the perfect combination of cuddly cute little baby and active, energetic little boy. I love you so much and can't wait to see what next month brings! ( just don't grow up too fast, okay?)

Love,
Mommy

Florida!!

2009-02-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

I wanted to update everyone on my fantastic trip to Florida!! Today is Friday and we are sadly leaving early Sunday morning. We have had such a great time here even though the car ride was HORRIBLE and dad refused to stop for the night so we went for 14 hours in the car in ONE day! I was about to go bonkers! But we got here and Iwas super excited. We have been doing lots...shopping, visiting, eating, playing, golfing, etc. Everything is more fun in Florida though! I haven't been sleeping very well here though, I just want to stay up and be with everyone. Mom doesn't seem to understand why I want to wake up at 1am every morning and be up for the day...she has so much to learn about vacations! We are going to the yacht club today for lunch and then coming back here to swim some! I will update my photos in a few days when I get home!

Happy Birthday to my MOM!

2009-02-22T14:04:00.000-08:00

Today we are celebrating my mom's 25th birthday! We are in Florida with Great Grandma and Grandpa and Cousin Avery and Grandma Nancie came today! So we are having pot roast, presents and strawberry cake later on tonight ( I will already be asleep but I'm sure they will have a lot of fun!) Anyways, we are having a GREAT time in Florida so far...we have only been here for two days but it is so much fun!! We went to church this morning and I was so good...I smiled at all the old ladies and they loved me. We are having a relaxing vacation and enjoying every second of it!!

Thank You!

2009-02-16T13:17:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to write a quick note and thank Uncle Ralph and Aunt Muffy for the Carhart overalls and all the books!! I can't wait to wear them and feel nice and toasty warm!! I'm so glad I got some new books...I was getting tired of the other ones that mom reads me all the time! Thanks for thinking of me on my first Valentines Day!!
Thank you also to Aunt Janelle for my super duper cute overalls!! I have already worn them and they fit me perfectly and make me look very manly!
The next time I wear both of my new overalls, Mom will take a picture and post it for you all!
Hope everyone is doing well!

We will miss you GG!

2009-02-15T15:15:00.001-08:00

Unfortunately, I have some bad news to report today. Grandma Garth ( known to me as "GG" for Great Grandma) has passed away. Although I only got to meet her a few times, I know how much she loved me and wanted to watch me grow up. But she is in a better place and is reuniting with Great Grandpa Garth. The last words she said to mommy was that she loved us and was so proud of the family that we have built. Please keep our family in your prayers this week as we are dealing with this loss. Mommy needs lots of support so I have been giving her a lot of smiles, hugs and kisses-- I think its making her feel better.

Big Night!

2009-02-10T08:24:00.000-08:00

So I would like everyone to know that I slept for 10 hours straight last night. Yup, thats right, I decided to give Mom a little break and slept from 7pm to 5am and I didn't make a peep. But boy, when I woke up at 5am, I was STARVING and I made it very very known that I was. Since I slept so long during the night, I was awake at 5am and ready to start my day...but at least mom got a night of uninterrupted sleep!
Tonight I am going out to dinner with Aunt Monica to have some mexican. We go there a lot...i love Mexican food. Tomorrow night, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Brittain are babysitting me because mommy and daddy are going to go celebrate Valentines day with a nice dinner. I guess I will let them have one night of fun without me!! Then on Thursday, Mom and I are going to Charlottesville until Monday to babysit Aunt Sarah and Cousin Avery. Uncle Vinny has gone to Michigan for work for a whole four weeks so they are lonely. So it is my job to help entertain them. Cousin Avery better not give me a headache....
We leave for Florida next week ( Saturday) and I am SUPER excited. I can't wait to see Great Grandma and Grandpa and play all day in the sun! It will be a blast. Anyways, I'm hoping that everyone is doing well and I will talk to you soon!
PS- I probably won't be writing for a little while because there is a lot going on so I am wishing Aunt Janelle and Aunt Joy a HAPPY HAPPY early Birthday! I love you both and can't wait to see you guys!
pps- enjoy some of these adorably cute pictures of me!! I am just getting so freaking cute, aren't I?

Bumbo

2009-01-30T06:30:00.000-08:00

One more picture...My first day in my bumbo seat!! I'm such a BIG boy!

Pictures

2009-01-28T12:06:00.000-08:00

Whenever mom starts taking pictures of me, Abby always gets jealous so mom always has to include her in the picture taking. Isn't she cute?

Update

2009-01-26T13:23:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!
I hope that everyone is doing well. I know that I am doing just great!! I will be 12 weeks tomorrow, how exciting is that? Life is just going by so fast out here. I went to the doctor a few weeks ago and i weighed 12 pounds ten ounces and i was 23 and a half inches long!! Both in the 75th percentile! I am just growing so fast. I gained two and a half pounds in two weeks...i think that is some kindof record or something!! Because I am growing up so fast, I get to sleep longer in the night now cause I can hold more in my belly! I am only waking mom up twice during the night...usually around 12 and 4 and then I'm up for the day at 6! I'm an early riser, mom doesn't like that too much!! Another big piece of news is that I am officially sleeping in my own crib in my own room now for about three weeks now! Isn't that exciting? It is great being independent...it's my own room and you are only allowed in when i invite you ( i.e. crying my head off).
Anyways, Mom and Dad are doing great as well...mom stays home with me ALL day and dad is usually at work but on those days that we are all home together, we have SO much fun! We usually go on walks and to the park and take my sister Abby. She loves going on those trips in the back of the truck!
We have a busy couple of weeks coming up so I probably won't be able to write to everyone for awhile. In a few days we are going to Mimi and Poppi's for a few days to visit with them and make sure that Uncle Justin is doing okay ( he broke his collarbone during hockey, silly boy!) While Uncle Vinny is in Michigan for training, mom and me are going to go stay with Aunt Sarah and annoying cousin Avery for a little while to entertain them. I hope Avery doesn't drive me crazy ( or eat me). And then after that we are going to Florida for a week to visit Great Grandma and Great Grandpa...Grandma Nancie, Aunt Sarah and Cousin Avery are coming as well! I am SO excited. We got me Tommy Hilfiger bathing trunks and a really cool sun hat that I can't wait to wear! And Grandma Nancie bought me this really cool floaty thing that I get to sit in in the pool. We are driving down ( ew) so that won't be very much fun but i have promised that i will be on my BEST behavior for mom and dad! We will be in Florida over mom's birthday so I am going to get her something really fun!! Anyways, i hope everyone is doing well and leave me some messages because mom always reads them to me and it makes me happy...

ps- another BIG development-- i have become VERY smiley...and it makes mom giggle with joy everytime i smile at her...i just have her wrapped around my little finger, don't I?

2009-01-03T08:40:00.000-08:00

Hi All!!
I know it has been a REALLY long time but I have just been so busy with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. So i will try catching you all up quickly. Thanksgiving was quite a fun holiday for me!! I met a lot of new people and they all came to my house to meet me and eat lots of food. I of course, only got my formula...which doesn't seem quite fair, does it? After Thanksgiving, mom and i finally had some time to settle into a routine and get used to it just being us usually. I found out that i LOVE my swing, it is the best thing that was ever made. I can sit in that for two minutes and be out for three hours. Mom says that it is her saving grace, whatever that means. So mom and I are together a lot but there are some days when dad gets to be home with us too. Those are really fun days and i hate taking my naps on those days.

Anyways, Christmas came so fast this year and boy were we busy busy busy!!! We started our christmas time going to Great Grandma and Great Grandpa's and opened presents and had a big meal. This was my first long road trip ( almost three hours long) and I did such a great job!! I had to eat only once the whole way up there, gosh I'm a good baby. Anyways, after that we went to Grandma and Grandpa Garth's house for Christmas and dinner once again and then we finally went to Charlottesville to Grandma's for the week. Well mom and me went to Grandmas and dad had to go back home because he had to work Christmas eve. But on Christmas morning, daddy surprised me and drove all the way to Charlottesville to help me open all my presents, it was so much fun!!! We then jumped in the car and came back to Richmond to open presents with Mimi, Poppi, Aunt Janelle, Aunt Joy, Uncle Justin, Great Granny, Great Grandpa, Great Aunt Muffy, and Great Uncle Ralph! Whoa! Was i busy or what????

Then, a few days later we packed everyone up ( Abby, my sister, has been at the kennel this entire time, poor puppy, i will have to give her lots of love when i get home!) and went to the Outerbanks for the week of New Years! So that's where we are right now but we are leaving tomorrow and we will finally get to relax and be at home for awhile!!! I like the beach but there are SO many people here that want to love me and hold me that I just really don't want to take any naps! So i have been VERY cranky and not sleeping well during the night either. So mom and i are both looking forward to being back at home where we can get back to our regular sleeping schedules! Here are some pictures of my trip to the outerbanks, look how much i have grown!!!

Finally Home

2008-11-13T15:48:00.000-08:00

Well, it has been awhile but there is just so much going on these days that I forgot to update everyone. Also, reception out here is much much different that it was in mommy's belly. Anywho, mommy and daddy had everything ready for me when I got home. Uncle Justin, Mimi, Poppi, Grandma Nancie were all waiting for me when I got home. There were balloons, and food, and this stuff called wine which seemed to make everybody get along better.
I had my first bath today, I was not the biggest fan. It was cold, and wet, and my hair got all unstyled. I worked for 9 months on that hairdo, poof, gone. More to come later.

Welcome!

2008-11-09T13:23:00.001-08:00

Well I am finally here!! Sorry it has taken me so long to write to all of you but i have been quite busy with meeting all of my family and friends. We had a hard time getting me here but I am here now!!! Mom was in labor for just over 12 hours when the doctor decided that I just wasn't cooperating!! They said that my head was probably facing the wrong way and that I just wouldn't drop down into the birth canal. So after lots of contractions and nothing happening, the doctor let us know that they were going to go in and get me themselves. So off mom went to the operating room to have her belly ripped opened to get me! And then at 7:15pm, I was finally born!! They whisked me away and dad got to take some pictures and meet me. I didn't actually get to be held by my mom until much later that evening because she and I had to recover from our ordeal. So we finally got to come home after a lot of recovering by mom. However, i was looking a tad jaundice so they had me go to the doctor the next day to make sure everything was okay. We found out that my level was quite high and now they are making me be wrapped up in this UV light blanket to make sure that I am not as yellow! But other than that, I am doing well and can't wait to meet everyone!!

2008-11-07T11:30:00.000-08:00

2008-11-03T05:13:00.000-08:00

Well everyone, it is about that time that we have all been waiting for!! Mommy leaves for the hospital this afternoon at 4:30 to begin my entrance into this world. I'm super excited. Last night, the doctor let mommy and daddy go out to one last nice romantic dinner before my arrival. It sounded like they had a lot of fun and mommy was so happy to get out of the house and off the sofa! Today they are taking my furry sister to the kennel ( mom is certain that she is going to cry when dropping her off-- the puppy dog doesn't understand how her life is about to change drastically with a little baby brother!) Grandma is coming today to go to the hospital with mommy and daddy and enjoy a wonderful cafeteria dinner at the hospital ( yummy...). Then she will come back to our house and come back to the hospital EARLY tomorrow morning to begin all of this! She will be one of the first faces that i see, I'm so excited!!! Grandma and Grandpa Leach are coming tomorrow afternoon to meet me and stay for awhile. Grandma and Grandpa Garth are coming tomorrow afternoon after work to meet me and hopefully bring mom a nice special treat from Westhampton bakery! Aunt Monica and Aunt Sarah are also going to stop by on Tuesday and be one of the firsts to greet me! I'm just so excited to see everyone and be a part of this big family!
Well i better go finish my last bit of packing and saying goodbye to my home in here...it has been such a nice place to live for the past 9 months. I hope to see everyone soon and pray that mom and i have a safe and happy delivery!!!

I'm coming!!!!

2008-10-28T15:56:00.000-07:00

Mommy and daddy went to the doctor today and they have scheduled my arrival date!!! Mommy will be going into the hospital on Monday evening ( November 3) and they will do some things to get her going and give her a nice big sleeping pill to get through the busy night in a hospital. Then early in the morning on tuesday ( November 4) they will start giving her this drug called Pitocin that will start forcing me to come out!!! So basically, i will be arriving on November 4th! When on November 4th, will be determined by me! So I'm getting excited and trying to do all the rest of my growing and such in the next week so I'm big and healthy when I come out and meet all of you. So stop by and see me at St. Mary's hospital on Tuesday evening or Wednesday, I can't wait to meet evereyone!!!

2008-10-27T13:11:00.000-07:00

Well we had a little false alarm this morning! Mommy woke up and she just wasn't feeling "right". And the doctor says that when a pregnant lady doesn't feel "right" then something probably isnt right! Mom had a really bad headache and she was having problems with her eyes and focusing on things. The doctor said these could be signs of something bad with her blood pressure. So she called dad and dad came home and decided that they should go to the hospital. We got to the hospital and got all hooked up and of course everything looked fine again. Mom's blood pressure was good, her blood was good, etc. When we got there, the nurse had told us that if something didn't look "right", they would have gotten me out today. But since everything looked good, they sent home a very frustrated and disappointed pregnant lady. We have a doctors appointment tomorrow with our actual doctor and we are interested to see what she has to say. She of course, wasnt working today and we had to rely on a doctor that didn't know us! So we will keep everyone posted about whats going on but be prepared for me to be here in the next week or so!! (YAY!)

2008-10-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

So mom has been getting quite nervous lately about my arrival. She can't believe that in two weeks I am going to be here and that she has to take care of me. Mom just let me know that Aunt Janelle won't be here for my birth...she told me that she is in this place called Wales and is there for an entire year! Mom let me know that Aunt Janelle is there and is serving God through serving the children in Wales. Although I will miss not meeting her, i know that she is being called to do this so I will forgive her! I will love her just as much as I love Aunt Joy and Uncle Justin. And i do get to see her for Christmas and a whole week at the beach so she will be in charge of all diaper changes for that week!
Grandma is here for a few days to take care of us. She just put my new swing together that she got me and she is now doing our laundry and cleaning our house. Mom is so grateful for having all these people around to help her and dad out. Only a few more weeks and I will be out to meet everyone!!

2008-10-20T14:07:00.001-07:00

Back to the doctor we went today. Mommy's pressure was pretty high but since dad has been taking it at home and it has been normal, the doctor let her come home and not go into the hospital ( PHEW!). The doctor told us that we are going to schedule a time for me to come out the week of November 3rd...so everyone must clear their schedules so you can meet me! The doctor says that I am doing quite well and she is not worried at all about taking me out early. Since I'm 6 pounds already ( 75th percentile), she has no concerns. She says that I may have a little more difficult breastfeeding ( whatever that is) and more of a chance of having jaundice but nothing to fret about! So mommy's back at home on the couch going crazy so stop by and see her cause she desperately needs some entertaining!

Update

2008-10-18T06:50:00.000-07:00

We went to the doctor again on Friday and Mom's blood pressure is getting better. The doctor seems to think that the bedrest is helping so that's good news. I had some tests done on me as well...they listened to my heartbeat for about a half an hour and made sure that there were not any big dips or anything. I hate that thing they put on me....i have to run to the other side of my home in here to get away from it but I am running out of room and can't move from it!!! My heartbeat goes up very high when i get all excited and move around...but the doctor says that is normal in little active boys. She keeps calling me a wild baby because i move around so much. So all the tests came back well and the doctor says that she will keep me in here for a few more weeks...argh, i want to come out NOW! I am measuring in at almost six pounds so my space is pretty much non-existent! We go back on Monday to get my picture again to check all this liquidy stuff around me and make sure that there is enough for me. So pray for mommy cause she is getting SUPER tired of laying all around and not being able to do things her way. But she has had great help from dad, grandma and grandpa leach and grandma ( and from some wonderful, God sent cleaning ladies)!!!! See everyone soon!
Love,
Jack

2008-10-13T10:56:00.000-07:00

Another update! We went to the doctor's again today and they took my picture yet again. They said on Friday that they thought the fluid around me was low but today everything looked perfect! Mom and Dad got a great picture of me looking at the camera...I've got mom's chubby cheeks she says! We then went to talk to the doctor and mom got her blood pressure done again. Once again it was a high but not as high as Friday which is good news. So the doctor instructed mom to go back on bedrest and come back on Thursday for more tests. She said we will be coming twice a week now until I'm here. The doctor also said that I would be forced to come at 38 weeks so mark your calendars everyone, I'm coming early!!! Mom is pretty happy about that cause that means I will be around for this thing called Thanksgiving... whatever that is.

Oh dear....

2008-10-10T15:27:00.000-07:00

Well today's doctors appointment was just as bad as the last one. Mom's pressure was still high...so they took us up to this weird floor of the hospital called labor and delivery and mom got all strapped down with lots of bells and whistles and i got this really annoying thing poking into my space. They took mommy's blood pressure every 10 minutes and of course it was perfectly fine. They also gave me some tests and also took pretty pictures of me...and I am doing just great. The doctor said I was a "wild baby" cause i moved around so much. However, they did seem to think that there was low fluid around me. So they let mom come home...thank goodness, i was afraid we were going to have to stay there for a long time. But mom was put on strict bed rest--she can only get up to pee! So dad, grandparents, aunts, and friends are going to have to take care of us for awhile!! Good thing we have such strong support! We love our families and friends! Anyways, we go back on Monday to check us out again -- hopefully everything will be okay because I don't want to spend the rest of my time in this uterus in a hospital room with hospital food!!!! EW!

2008-10-09T06:35:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday's doctors appointment did not go as well as we all would have hoped. The doctor told mommy that her blood pressure went up a lot in the past two weeks. So that means that mom and i were put on bed rest for the next few days. We have to go back to the doctors tomorrow and they will take my picture and do some other tests just to make sure that I am doing okay. I feel just fine-- just kicking all around, waiting to get of here! Mom is on strict orders by dad to sit on the couch all day and drink a lot of water. Last night dad had to do the laundry and make dinner for mommy-- he's such a good dad. We are hoping that mommy's blood pressure will go back to normal tomorrow and that she won't have to be on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy-- that would probably make her go insane! Mommy is telling everyone not to worry, she is pretty sure that her pressure was high because she has stopped drinking so much water because she was getting tired of waking up every half hour to pee during the night. So she is drinking lots of water and praying everything will get better. Grandma is coming today to take care of mom and make sure that she doesn't do anything because sometimes mommy likes to overdo herself. Daddy has been telling her all along that she is overdoing it but she just refuses to listen! She is so stubborn sometimes! Anyways, I don't think I will be getting many naps today since i won't be getting rocked to sleep so I will be visiting a lot with Grandma!
Love,
Jack

Busy Week!

2008-10-07T06:49:00.000-07:00

We have had such a busy week and this next week is even more busy!! Mommy had a baby shower this past Sunday and she got lots of wonderful stuff for me! I can't wait to use it all! Then we went out to dinner with Aunt Sarah, Uncle Vinny, Cousin Avery, Great Grandmother, Great Grandfather and Grandma! It was fun ( or at least what i could hear of it was fun) -- lots of delicious food which you know i enjoyed. Tomorrow we have ANOTHER doctors appointment. I am just about 34 weeks old...my mom tells me that means that i have about 6 more weeks inside of here-- im a little stressed about all that since i already can't move so maybe I'll have to make an early appearance!!!! The doctor will decide if i should get my picture taken again-- they seem to think that I'm too big and they may need to do something about that. I mean hello!, don't you want me to be growing in here? Anywho, mom also told me that we have a class on Wednesday night called breastfeeding class-- I don't really know what that is all about. Mom tried to explain it to me but it sounds kindof strange so I will have to see about all that. Why would i want juices from another person? (Um, ew!!) But we will see how that all goes. Mom and I are going to DC this weekend for Aunt Monica's bachelorette party ( let's PARTY!!!!!!) Mom will probably be a big party booper and I won't be able to enjoy all the festivities but thats okay because Aunt Monica knows that i love her anyways! Well anyways, I guess I'll get back to my karate lessons but I will see everyone soon!
Love,
Jack

2008-09-30T13:57:00.000-07:00

So tonight, Mom and Dad are taking an infant safety class. I guess this is probably a good idea since i am quite little and need to feel safe in my own home. The class says that they will talk about introducing me to our doggy, Abby. I have heard Abby lots of times and i recognize her bark. I also recognize her jumps when she jumps on mom ( even though she always gets yelled at when she does that.) I hope that introduction goes well and we become bestest friends because she sounds really neat. Mom has been having some serious heartburn lately...they say that means that I have a lot of hair, perhaps i do, maybe i don't, you will have to wait and see. But she has been drinking lots of milk to soothe it which i especially enjoy...Anyways...I think I'm going to go take a nap, mom is taking that doggy for a walk so that is when i do my best sleeping. Talk to everyone soon!

NURSERY

2008-09-29T05:47:00.000-07:00

So my new nursery is finally finished!! Please enjoy the attached photos and feel free to stop by, just make sure that you first talk to my peeps as I have a lot going on in the next few months. Thanks.. More to come later!!

New Game!!

2008-09-22T17:44:00.000-07:00

So mommy and I have been playing this new game lately. Here is how it goes...I stick one of my appendages way out so that it makes her belly bulge. And then mom has to guess which body part it is. It really is quite a fun game even though mommy is really not very good at it. She seems to always think it is my foot, duh mom, its my elbow... Anyways, we have a doctors appointment tomorrow. ( Wohoo), can't you tell I'm excited? It will hopefully just be a routine sortof visit -- like listening to my loud, masculine heartbeat and having mom pee in a cup. I think I'm around 4 pounds right now...but the doctor will be able to really give us a good number to see how fast I'm growing. I can't really seem to get comfortable in here...I keep moving all around-- i guess i will have to start moving some of these soft squishy things around that my mom calls organs. Anyways, I'll let you know how tomorrow goes.... only 8 more weeks ( I may be changing my mind though so beware and be prepared!!!)

30 Weeks!

2008-09-12T04:35:00.000-07:00

Once again we went to the white coated woman. Nothing really new to let you know. I'm just growing like a weed in here. However, my space seems to be getting smaller and smaller and all of my moms organs keep getting in my way. I've decided that I'm going to be a boxer when i grow up, therefore I am using my mom's organs as practice. My personal favorite is her bladder--especially when it gets big although whenever i bounce on it, mom always seems to yelp. Oh well! Anyways, the doc says I am doing well and that I'm a healthy baby. I'm hoping I'm not in here for much longer cause I'm not quite sure where i will go! Anyways, leave me some messages cause soon I won't be able to write back cause I can't move my arms!!

Third Trimester!

2008-08-30T06:13:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad went to that white coated woman again yesterday. Mom had to drink this delicious sugary stuff that i just LOVED. It gave me a major sugar high and I bothered mom all afternoon. They took mommy's blood and are going to make sure everything is going well with mommy and me. The doctor seems to think that I am growing too fast...they are just never happy, are they? So I may have to get more pictures taken in a few weeks to check on my size.
Mommy let me know that we are starting to go back to the doctor every two weeks now...oh goody. November 22nd is getting closer and closer and my room in here is getting smaller and smaller...I can't wait to get out of here and stretch my legs. I'm counting the days down on my calendar and I can't wait to meet everyone! Leave me some notes, I'm starting to get a little bored in here.

24 Week Check-Up

2008-08-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Hi all,
So Mom and Dad went to that weird place and tried to have my picture taken yet again. I tried to be a little bit more cooperative but I really don't enjoy getting my picture taken. They found out that I am a healthy little boy, duh, i could have told them that. I am growing quickly and the doc says that I am in the 76th percentile of my weight...thats right, I am going to be a football star. They say that i weigh 1 pound and 9 ounces...next doc's appointment i want to reach 3 pounds...mwahahaha! My mom is doing well and is feeding me some delicious food...she seems to think that I am taking everything that she eats, what can i say? I'm a growing boy.
Anyways, i better get back to growing but I still have everyone pencilled in for November 22nd but remember, that could all change depending on my mood. Love to all!
Baby Jack

2008-07-14T17:20:00.000-07:00

So apparently I don't have a third arm. Apparently this thing is called a "Penis." As far as I can tell, pretty much useless, although I guess it would be an attached toy for me to play with.
Mom and Dad had a bunch of pictures taken of me and all of my bits and pieces. Um hello, I'm not ready for my close up yet. I will let everybody know when I am, but I don't think I will ever be. I am after all, a Leach Male.
More to follow,
Jack-Jack

PS- Will somebody please tell Mom that I want some freakin' ice cream! I keep beating her up in here and she's just not getting the picture!! Pickles and Ice Cream!!!!!!

Week 12 Update

2008-05-16T08:11:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't gotten back to everybody until now, little busy in here, what growing and all. So yesterday, after a delicious breakfast that mommy ate at Panera, we went back to the great white coated lady. I don't think I'm gonna like her very much. Anywho, My parental units found out that I had a heartbeat of 170, um duh, I'm like 12 weeks old, coulda told them that. Im not like a zygote or anything anymore. Anyway, more to come later, I have to go piss mommy off and express my displeasure with her breakfast choice this morning. Later.

Welcome

2008-05-08T05:39:00.000-07:00

Hello All!
I am writing to you from deep within my Mommy's uterus. I am very excited to meet everyone and I am pencilling you in on November 22, 2008. I hope that you are flexible due to the fact that I may have other things planned around then.
As of today, I am about the size of a lemon, but we should know more when Mr. Deville takes my close up on Wed the 14th of May. During this time, he will view and listen to my heartbeat, samply mommy's blood, and some other routine tests to determine if I am behaving or not. I would love to have everyone leave me some notes and I will try to get back to you, although I don't always get the bestest reception in here. Love everyone!