And it begins...

Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen...Jack is mobile! Last night I left him on his alphabet mat in his room for about 30 seconds while I went to the kitchen to check on dinner. When I came back, he had somehow gotten himself over to the heater (about 5 feet away) and was playing with the electrical cord. I took the cord away, of course, unplugged the heater, and waited for him to show me how he managed to perform this new feat of movement. The answer is, he scoots (or army crawls, or whatever you want to call it)...backwards... It is the funniest thing. This morning he figured out how to go forward also, although that's a little tougher. He is really proud of his new skill, and has been scooting around his room since he figured out how to do it. I guess we need to get on the child-proofing pronto!

Pack 'n Play

Jack LOVES his new playpen! I was hoping he would tolerate being in it for a few minutes so that I could take a shower or make dinner, as we will soon need a safe place for him to be contained once he starts crawling. I never in my wildest dreams thought he would enjoy it so much (I know, my wildest dreams are pretty boring these days...). Things may change once he is actually mobile, but for the moment the Pack 'n Play is his new favorite hang out spot - not to mention a good place for an impromptu nap.

Christmas at Our House

Christmas With The Grandparents

Root Family Christmas (aka. St. Present's Day)

"Snappy, snappy," Uncle Andrew.

Ballé Family Christmas

Happy New Year!

For New Year's, Jack partied his little butt off! We enjoyed an evening at Josh & Emily's brand new house (congrats you guys!), ate good food, drank good beer, and kept our baby up late. We expected him to go right to sleep when we got home around 9:30, but no dice, he was still rarin' to go. In fact, he didn't fall asleep until 11:30!

Aren't I Cute?

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(You can just barely see his little tooth in the second photo if you look really closely.)

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Jack typed that last bit himself - I have no idea where he found some of those symbols...

Sweet Dreams Little One

Jack sleeps on his tummy now. I put him to sleep on his back (with his head at the top of the crib) and he flips himself over and wiggles down so that his head is smooshed against the rails. Weird little baby.