Big boy stuff

It was a big weekend at the Post household.

Jack sat in his walker for the first time which is amusing to watch b/c now he and Zoey are face to face and neither one really knows what to make of the other (as evidenced below). I imagine it won't be long though until they are both plotting against us to create trouble.

Jack is also officially a member of the solid foods club (although I use this term loosely). He is now eating rice cereal along with his bottles 3x/day. It is hilarious to watch him trying to eat off the spoon! I doubt Mike & I would get parent of the year awards as we were daring each other to try the rice cereal to see what it tasted like during the first feeding - neither one of us did it if anyone is curious. But Jack seems to think it tastes alright. Of course he also thinks basically anything he can put it in his mouth tastes alright at this point. Next week it's time to start green veggies - yum. I'm thinking of just tarping the entire kitchen area until he's about 6 years old.... Do they make plastic bibs for the grownups that are feeding the children as well?

We also have a big weekend coming up as it will be mommy & daddy's first weekend away from the little man. Mom-mom and pop-pop have agreed to watch him for an entire weekend while we attend a wedding in upstate New York. It should be interesting for all parties involved. While I'm sure it will not be the easiest weekend and I know Jack will have his moments, when it comes right down to it, no matter what he does you know you can't stay mad at a face like this:

Jack's Four Month Checkup

Four months already? I can't believe it. Yesterday was Jack's 4 month checkup and he is tracking in the normal range (whatever that is) for a healthy 4 month old baby. He weighs 13 lbs, 15 oz, is 24 5/8 inches long and his head is 17 inches in circumference. Mom-mom came down for the occasion and then stayed for dinner and bath and bed-time.

The most exciting part of the whole visit for ME was a) We got the ok to start solids! (this means you will soon be seeing lots of pics of Jack with food on his face) and b) I was told NOT to feed him in the middle of the night when/if he wakes up no matter what! He is supposed to be getting good at self soothing at this point so he will put himself back to sleep. Dare I hope for a decent night's sleep in the not so distant future? What a treat that would be!

So this weekend is a big deal with lots of new changes. The video camera is charged and ready to roll

We also had our first week of Mike being gone and Jack & I on our own without the help of mom-mom. It was an exhausting week but Jack was really good and we had some mommy and baby bonding time. My friend Danielle from work was sweet enough to bring some food for us for dinners for the week and also stop by the house on Monday and Tuesday so that I could take a shower and eat in peace while she visited with Jackson.

We are gearing up for a busy summer and so I am looking forward to one of our last weekends at home for the next 2 months or so without a real schedule of things to do or places to be. TGIF!

Jack's Baptism

Well, Jack's first big foray into the Catholic faith was this past Sunday, May 2nd. While the day started out less than stellar, with meltdowns in the a.m. by both dad and Jack, the ceremony itself and the rest of the afternoon went really well.



Jack was VERY well-behaved during the ceremony even though it was 90 degrees outside and he had a very heavy christening gown on (made by his Grandma Wills with love :). He listened attentively and didn't even cry as the water was being poured on his head!

He was baptised with one other baby there but I think we all agreed that Jack was, hands-down, the cuter of the two. Perhaps I should have been paying more attention to the ceremony itself than making these observations but it is what it is.


His godparents did a great job as well and we are so happy that we chose Blake & Steph (and their families) as role models for Jack to turn to as he grows up.

After the ceremony we went back to the house for some food and fun! Despite the heat everyone seemed to have a good time, but I think by the end of the day everyone felt kind of crazed from the hubub - especially Jack :)




Thanks to all of our family and friends for making this day a great memory!