Jack is 11 months (and 7 days)!

We have been oh so busy lately, hence the late post, but we have been doing great!  Jack is starting to really burst with personality.  He is still one of the happiest little guys I've ever seen.

Here's his 11 month stats:                                        Here's his birthday stats:
Weight- 25 lbs                                                               Weight- 9lbs 1 oz
Length- 29.5 inches                                                    Length- 20.5 inches
Head Circumference- 18 3/4 inches                  Head Circumference- 14 inches

We just got back from Colorado hanging out with my beautiful sister, Hannah and her sweet kiddos for the week.  Brittney and Eve even came for a few days.  We had an absolute blast and it was so good to see everyone.  Jack had so much fun getting to know his cousins and Eve.

I don't know where the time went in Colorado.  It went by way to fast- it's hard to live so far away!  Lucy (Hannah's little girl) was so brave the whole time and was hardly even shy! Harrison (Hannah's little guy) is seriously the most low key, best baby out there.  He's so cute!

Check out Jack's new P.J's from Brit!

We went trick or treating (I'm lame and forgot to take pictures pretty much the entire time we were there).  It was so cute to watch Lucy's face light up.  Her adorable high pitch voice would squeak "Trick or or treat!" then "Thank you!".  She dressed up as a clown, and Harrison and Jack both dressed up as Pooh.  Thanks for the absolutely fantastic time guys!  Love you!

In other news, Jack is awesome.  We have so much fun everyday.  He has 6 teeth now (4 upper, 2 lower) and a few on the way.  He is constantly moving, loves to dance now (he started in Colorado), read books, swing at the park, throw balls, eat, and WALK!  Yes, you read it right.  He's starting to walk!  Yesterday, he took 4 or 5 steps multiple times through out the day.  It is craaaazy.  Jack gets so excited when he sees a ball, and when he does, he shouts "BALLLL!!"  He takes about 2 hour and a half to two naps a day and sleeps 10-12 hours a night.  He's nursing when he wakes up and before he goes to bed still and is a total Mama's boy, though, he adores his Dad too.
Dan and I are doing great.  We're getting ready to go to Idaho for Christmas, which will be awesome.  Dan is doing great in school, mainly working on patients in the clinic.  His leg is healing nicely and doesn't have to wear the boot anymore.  He's even back to riding his bike to school, which he loves.  I am still working at Ohio Fit Club and loving it.  I work around a great bunch of people.  I bring Jack in with me on most days, which is definitely fun.   I'm still working out like crazy and loving it.  We can't believe Jack is almost one year old! 
 

Jack is TEN MONTHS (and 2 days)!

I can hardly believe my baby boy turned 10 months on Saturday, it is insaaaane.  He is an absolute stud and I can't get over how much I love him!  It's so fun to watch him explore and discover new things he can do, you can just see the wheels turning in his little head (actually, his head is pretty big, haha). 

Here's his 10 month stats:                                        Here's his birthday stats:
Weight- 25 lbs                                                             Weight- 9lbs 1 oz
Length- 29 inches                                                       Length- 20.5 inches
Head Circumference- 18 1/2 inches                  Head Circumference- 14 inches

They're exactly the same!  He hasn't grown this month, which is really surprising because he seems so much bigger.  

Goodness, where to start.  Jack and I have so much fun every day.  He loves going to the park and swinging then playing in the grass- we try to go every day.  His cute wispy hair blows back and forth in the wind while he's swinging and he has a huge grin the whole time.  He really loves doing anything outside, its like he can't get enough "explorin' " in. 

His new thing is pointing at everything.  He used to wave at everybody, now it's pointing.
His favorite things to play with are balls and books.  He loves them!  He'll throw a ball all day long. He's a definite lefty by the way.  I'll put a ball on his right side and he'll pick it up with his left hand.  If he picks it up with his right hand, which is a rare occasion, he'll switch it to his left hand.  He has a pretty darn good arm too!  He loves crawling over to his bucket of books and flipping through the pages all by himself.  He loves when we read to him, especially Daddy.  Which brings me to his new trick, he can say "Dada" now!

Jack has started this new "wine".  It's like this total fake cry.  It's... awesome... not quite.  But it is pretty funny because it is soooo fake.  Here's the face that goes with it:

We love going to all the Ohio State games we can (any sport), especially volleyball, especially because its free for students.  Here's Jack with Brutus (Ohio State's mascot).  He was so enthralled by him, it was hilarious.  All the fan's in front of us were cracking up!

Jackers has started to share his food.  When he's eating and you open your mouth near him, he'll put whatever he's eating in and smile like he's proud!  His all time favorite food is mandarin oranges.  He'll shake and squeal until he gets another bite.  He hasn't had baby food in probably 2 months, he's just not interested.  He loves cheese, cheerios, any fruit, tomatoes, any meat, etc... clearly not a picky eater. 
He walks around the furniture like a boss.  He's super fast!
He loves hanging out on his knees. 
He sleeps 11 hours a night.  Hallelujah!
Jack has such a sweet personality.  He loves to be tickled and cracks up now.  He is constantly smiling at everyone.  I hope he has cheered up a few people by now, I know he has for me.

He can what?

Jack and throw and catch (when we roll it to him) a ball!  I seriously can't get over how much I love this little chunk. 

Jack now smiles or "shows off" every time he sees the camera haha

My heart seriously does flip flops when I see these two

In other news, we're doing good.  Dan's leg is slowly getting better.  He's such a trooper.  He's been working on patients in the dental clinic for a few months now and is loving it!  Its really fun to see him so excited about what he does everyday.  He is seriously the best husband and daddy ever.  I am so so blessed to be with these guys forever.

Already 9 Months?

Phew, where do start!  Jack is the busiest guy I've ever seen.  He is constantly pulling himself up onto everything he can and then walks around all the furniture.  My bet is that he'll be walking in the next month or two. 

Here's his 9 month stats:                                        Here's his birthday stats:
Weight- 25 lbs                                                             Weight- 9lbs 1 oz
Length- 29 inches                                                       Length- 20.5 inches
Head Circumference- 18 1/2 inches                  Head Circumference- 14 inches

Jack Attack is still doing great, curious as ever and is now starting to mimic like a pro.  Lately, his favorite foods are fresh peaches, bananas, guacamole, squash, zucchini, noodles, and crackers. He loves clapping his hands (even when he's crying haha), waving, and pointing.  He can even catch a ball consistently when I roll it to him, its amazing.  His favorite toy is any kind of ball- he gets so excited!  He keeps us on our toes every minute that he's awake.  He likes to carry his toys around and put them up on higher places.  He'll also stand up (holding onto something) for like, 10 minutes... what the heck?  What happened to my baby??  It's so fun to watch him develop!

  
 Jack and I were able to go to Washington for 2 and a half weeks to visit all of our family (both the Hillstrom's and the Adair's) and he was such a trooper. We had a great time with everyone and Jack had fun meeting all his cousins, aunts, and uncles!  Here he is with all of his Hillstrom cousins (except Emmie):

 

I'd say Jack's crawling days are almost over...

Jack's first time to the beach!

In other news, Dan broke his leg.  Yes.  Seriously.  He even had to get surgery this last Monday on his fibula because it was so bad: 

 

Dan's surgery went well, now it's up to recovering.  It's been stressful on all of us, but he's a stud and has such an amazing attitude on everything with life.  My goodness I love him!  Have we mentioned how much we love this little guy??

Jack is 8 month (and 1 day)!!

I just have to start out by saying Jack is seriously hilarious- and he knows it.  He cracks me up all day!  The other night, I was winking at him and he winked back twice!  Hahaha I wish I got it on camera. What a guy!

Here's his 8 month stats:                                         Here's his birthday stats:
Weight- 22.5 lbs                                                          Weight- 9lbs 1 oz
Length- 28 1/4 inches                                               Length- 20.5 inches
Head Circumference- 18 1/2 inches                   Head Circumference- 14 inches


Jack is crawling like a boss.  He's so fast!  He is a really tough little guy.  In the last week, he pulls himself up to his knees while holding onto things any chance he gets, he's even gotten to his feet a few times!  I wasn't giving him Cheerios fast enough so he decided he'd just help himself.  Speaking of Cheerios, this kid loves finger foods.  His favorites are cut up avocado, peaches/nectarines, cheerios, banana, etc.  He eats real food so much better than baby food, I don't blame him.  He also loves making bubbles with his mouth, talking, playing with friends, and laughing.  He loves being around people, especially kids- he observes and tries to copy!  Jack loves jumping, going to the gym with Mama, and playing in the mirror.

 Jack still ADORES the water.  I think we might have a little swimmer on our hands!

Doesn't he just melt your heart?

Jack still loves books, so we read to him quite a bit.  (Thanks, Tanya for all the awesome books!)

He's been waking up happy for the last month or two, totally melts my heart!

Things Jack doesn't so much love:


Cutting teeth (he has 3 now)
Shoes...

It took 15 dang minutes to put these puppies on and he pulled them off in a matter of seconds!

This is the face he gave me after he pulled his shoes off.  Who knows?

Like I said earlier, Jack loves making faces- if anybody scrunches up their face at him, he'll do it right back.  (See above...).

Jack and I fly home to Washington on Thursday and we are so excited to see all the family.  Not at all excited for the loooonnnnnnngggggg flight with just the two of us.  Sad Dan can't come, darn school!  More of our trip later!

Jack is such an awesome boy and makes us more happy than we have ever been.  Every time he looks at me I get butterflies because I love him so much.  I can't imagine life without him.  What a blessing he is!

Have I mentioned how much I love my jumping Jack-a-lope?

I think Jack is pretty darn awesome.  Here's some recent pics:

Like Mama like son?  Eh?

He has the funniest personality!  (FYI, I know I look crazy)

Go Buckeyes!

Jack befriended a stray kitten

Love him to pieces!