Is it a Scream or a Squeal?

This week Jack started yelling! It's somewhere between a scream and a squeal. Once he starts he keeps doing it over and over again. He thinks it's funny and so do we until he starts doing it in public places. Poor Rocco had to miss the last 15 minutes of church this evening because Jack started yelling. Oh the joys of parenthood!

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Kisses!

Jack's newest trick- giving kisses! So darn cute!



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Jacks 1st Cold

This past week/weekend Jack had his first cold. I think I felt worse for him than he actually felt. He started getting a stuffy nose last Wednesday, but he didn't have a fever or cough so I figured we were ok. By Friday night he started having a low grade fever, but he still was his normal smiley self. Luckily, I received some good advice from my friend, Amanda about the Vick's wall plug-in's. They made his room smell like a jar of Vick's, but it seemed to help him sleep all night long. Saturday was the worst! He ran a fever off and on all day and slept a ton. I kept having to go check on him while he was napping to make sure he was still alive. Grape flavored Tylenol seemed to do the trick in getting rid of his fever. On Saturday night Ms. Vicki gave us her froggy humidifier to use, which seemed to help out, too. Sunday morning he slept in while I ran in the marathon relay race. His Nana came to stay with him because Rocco was at the ranch deer hunting with his friends. By Sunday afternoon he seemed back to his normal self; he was playing and laughing like nothing was wrong. He still has a stuffy nose, but it doesn't seem to bother him one bit! I guess we will see what the doctor says tomorrow about the congestion at his 6 month check up. Hopefully we won't have to give Jack any medicine! Mommy is definitely glad we are on the mend!

McAllen Fiesta Marathon Relay

On Sunday I ran with 4 friends in a marathon relay. It was super fun! I ran the first leg of the race, which was around 5 miles. I ran my 5 miles in 39 minutes. After I handed off the baton I drove back to Weslaco to pick up Jack,who was staying with his Nana. Once Jack woke up we went back to the race where we got to see my friend Vicki start and finish the last leg. We had great weather for South Texas... a cool 55 degrees! After we were done we all went to eat at Mimi's Cafe.








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My Baby is 6 Months Old!

Today my sweet baby boy turned 6 months old! I really cannot believe that he is half a year old. Where in the world did the last 6 months go? This has definitely been the best 6 months of my life!

At 6 months old Jack is able to roll over from his back to his tummy and can almost sit up on his own. He loves to laugh and play with his Mommy and Daddy. He loves to sleep and suck his thumb. He is learning to eat real foods. So far he has tried rice cereal, sweet potatoes, bananas and avocados. Bananas are his favorite by far!

This past weekend we had Jacks 6 month pictures taken at the Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park. We've seen a sneak peak and will post some pictures as soon as we get them in. But here are our home photos at 6 months old.







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2 Realizations

Realization # 1: While we were at Madeline's party I realized that Amanda and Madeline are so lucky they live in a town that has a play group. I thought it was so awesome that Madeline has so many friends already and that Amanda has a great group of Mommy's that she gets to hang out with, exercise with and socialize with on a pretty regular basis. I really wish I lived in a town like that! I can't wait for Jack to start sitting up so we can start going to the Little Gym in McAllen so we can hopefully meet some friends for Jack and Mommy! Don't get me wrong, I do have great friends in the Valley, but most of them are working Mommy's and have older kids. It would be great to find a few new friends that are in the same boat as me! I mean is that too much to ask for?

Realization # 2: Yesterday I realized I need to do a better job at updating my blog. I want Jack to know everything he did that we thought was cute or not cute and everything we did with him. I feel so bad for Rocco because his mom does not remember much about his childhood, I mean he doesn't even have a baby book! I want to be able to look back and say at 6 months old Jack did this or Jack did that. So I just need to get better at this blogging thing!

Madeline Kleckley Turns 1

Jack attended his very first birthday party this past weekend. On Saturday, December 4th, Madeline Kleckley turned one! I can not believe that Amanda's sweet little girl is one already! Where has the time gone? I still remember talking on the phone to Amanda when she was in labor and still had not gone to the hospital.  The party was so cute, with a pink and puppy theme! She had puppy ear headbands for all the babies to take pictures with and dog bone sugar cookies as party favors. Everything was very cute and you could tell Amanda put a lot of time and effort into making Madeline's first birthday unforgettable. Madeline is a beautiful, vibrant little lady and she is going to keep her mommy and daddy on their toes for sure.

Jack's First Thanksgiving

Jack and me started our Thanksgiving week in League City visiting my family. We had lots of fun hanging out with Mimi, Pop pop, Auntie Lindsay and Auntie Becky. We went over to the Pevehouse's for dinner on Saturday night. Sunday Jack got to hang out while I went to dinner at Lupe Tortillas with my girlfriends, Amanda, Jami and Stephanie. Monday we went shopping in Rice Village with Mimi, Aunt Becky and Jami and met up with Aunt Lindsay for dinner. Jack decided he didn't like the restaurant so we hung out in the car until everyone else ate. Tuesday Becky and I got our hair done so Jack hung out with his Mimi. Then we ate at our favorite Mexican restaurant, San Lorenzo's. No trip to League City is complete unless we eat there! Wednesday we headed off to the ranch.











We celebrated Jack's first Thanksgiving at Rocco's family's ranch in D'Hanis, Texas. There were 31 people at Rocco's Grandma's house! I made my famous pumpkin roll and a spinach casserole, which was requested by Rocco. It was my first Thanksgiving without my Mom's broccoli cheese casserole. I think a few people were disappointed it wasn't made so I think we will go back to it next year. Rocco even shot a big buck out at the ranch so he came home a happy camper! Overall we had a great time, but we were very ready to get home and back to a normal sleeping schedule.








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