Sick and jittery

Well our household has been a hotbed of illness over the last couple of weeks. Jack got sick on Friday at daycare and I took him to the Dr. on Saturday. He has an ear infection and an upper respiratory infection. Well he got worse over the weekend and we went in to the Dr. today and ended up with Albuterol treatments every 2-4 hours for the next few days! Super fun!

Zoo!

Jack had a busy week filled with his 15 month check-up, painting with Preston and going to the zoo. His check-up went well, he survived the three shots with a smile (almost), and is overall a super healthy and happy boy. His weight did not change much from his one year check-up, still in the 3% at 19lbs 12.2oz, but has gained a little height, now in the 12% at 29 3/4inches.


Jack loved the zoo and was in total awe when we went to the petting farm area where he fed the sheep. On our way out of Africa he wanted to walk the entire (and I mean ENTIRE) way out, which those of you who know the Kansas City Zoo know that is a very long way. After three hours of exploring the animal habitats we retired to our air-conditioned car and sang the whole way home. Surprisingly he did not fall asleep and was in a great mood. Bedtime did arrive a little early at 6:15pm, and he slept until 7:30 the next morning!

Big Boy!

Christina took this photo of Jack at the pool last week. Doesn't he look like such a big boy?!

Wipes! Ohhhhh, Ahhhhh

Remember how our parents use to tell us stories about how despite all the amazing toys we had as children we never had more fun than with a box? Well, Jack loves, (and I mean LOVES) to play with a number of not-so-fun things including: wipes, diapers, pens, jars, tupperware and sunglasses. Here are some photos of him playing with the wipes....
I guess the older we get the more we all realize how right our parents are!

Dancing!

Jack is quite the dancer when Noggin plays music, not sure whether he has rhythm or not. Let's all hope he did not inherit his father's moves.

I'm crafty!

We went over to Preston's house today for some craft time. First, Jack and I hit Micheals for the essentials. While we were walking through the aisles I came across so many fun projects for the future...we are going to be having sooo much fun! Here are a few pics of Jack making a painting for Grandma Nelson's birthday!Here is a before photo in his super fabulous smock...an old tee of Mrs. Marie Hooker's....thanks Marie!

Loose Park Water Spray Park

Went out to spend some time in the sun on this beautiful Kansas City day! Met JWP and Milo and Emily and Nicola at Loose Park and let Jack run wild! He really enjoyed watching all of the other kiddos scream and shout as they ran through the water spouts. After an hour or so Jack got the courage up to get closer to the water. I think he may be a daredevil in the making.