7 Month Pictures

My phone won't let me add these photos to Jack's 7 Months Old post so here they are:

















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7 Months Old

On January 7th Jack turned 7 months old! I really can not believe this! Where in the world has the time gone??? He weighed 16.2 lbs.  At 7 months old our newest tricks are that we can sit up unsupported for a few minutes and drinking out of a sippy cup on his own. His favorite things to do are screaming/yelling, grabbing at everything he can get his hands on and of course trying to eat it. His favorite foods are bananas, pears, peas and green beans. He definitely hates carrots, but we'll work on those later. We started going to the Little Gym this month, too. We get to jingle bells, sing songs, stretch our arms and legs, bang on sticks, learn how to do a somersault with Mommy's help, log rolls with Mommy, playing with balls and bubbles. We are having lots of fun!

Jack's First Christmas

Oh my goodness... I am so far behind in this blogging thing! I just can't seem to get my act together and stay on top of this. I'll try to remember everything about Jack's first Christmas.

Jack and I left Weslaco the Tuesday before Christmas and headed to my parents house. That evening we went to watch Lance Pevehouse, who plays basketball for the Sam Houston State basketball team play against the University of Houston Cougars. This was Jack's first basketball game to watch. He did great! He watched the not so good looking cheerleaders half the time and got passed around between his Mimi and Aunts.

Rocco came into town on Thursday afternoon and we all went out to eat at a different Mexican restaurant in League City, called La Brisa. Surprising we didn't go to San Lorenzo's... I know! It was very good and the margaritas were yummy so I  can't complain.

By Christmas Eve Jack had developed a cold, again! My poor little guy! So my mom, sisters and Rocco and I went to the 4:30 children's mass at St. Mary's and my dad stayed home with Jack. Mass was packed as usual... we all had to stand except for my mom and Becky. After mass we came home and got ready for my parents annual Christmas Eve party. I made Rocco's Grandma's Italian Creme cake... it was fabulous and a big hit at the party. My mom made her famous lasagnas, crab muffins and had a ham. Rocco made his award-winning stuffed jalapenos. We had a great time, but my sick little guy slept the whole entire party! Everyone was so disappointed because they wanted to see Jack. We kept going up to check on him and he was out! I woke him up to feed him and put his Christmas pajama's on and he passed right back out. The party finally ended around 2am and then Santa Claus came. He must have had a hard time fitting through the chimney because there were so many gifts under the tree.

Christmas morning we woke up around 8am or so and took Jack downstairs to see the tree and all the gifts that Santa had delivered. We had to wait a while for the rest of the household to wake up. Jack did good opening his first presents. He actually sat and ripped open a few with his Daddy and Mommy's help. We of course had to place a large red bow on his bald head and take pictures. For being sick he was a good sport and enjoyed the bows and wrapping paper the most. Jack got a race car track, a singing basketball net, 2 riding/walking toys, a frog pillow pal, van's sneakers, a dog that sings and moves, books and I am sure I am forgetting a few... needless to say he made out pretty well for his first Christmas.

After we opened our presents and ate some breakfast we loaded up and headed out to the Fasano Ranch in D'Hanis to spend the rest of the day with the Fasano's and attend Christmas at the Ranch with all of Bette's extended family. We got to open more presents at the ranch when  we exchanged gifts with Nana, Grandpa John, Jeana and Matt and Jason and Becky's family. We had a great time and Jack made out well again! He got a tool bench that sings and lights up, a book that sings songs and a rocking horse that talks to you (oh joy!).

The day after Christmas we went to the ZMZ Ranch, where they kids get stockings full of toys and candy and the adults participate in a white elephant gift exchange. There were 29 kids under the age of 18... so that means there were 29 stockings hung and filled to the gills! It was so cute! Jack is one of six babies born into the family in 2010. He is not the youngest, but he is definitely the smallest! There were 48 adults participating in the gift exchange. We all sat around and drew numbers to open our presents. It was a lot of fun!

Angela & Jessica (twins 9mon), Bryson (7mon), Jack (6mon), Jenna (5mon), Bryson (5mon)

On Monday following Christmas we headed back to League City. We took Jack to Galveston one day. We walked around the strand and had lunch at the Rainforest cafe on the Seawall. Jack loved it! He watched all the animals and butterflies hanging from the ceiling. The rest of the week we just hung out with my parents and sisters. Rocco left for Dallas on New Years Eve so he could watch Texas Tech play in their bowl game on New Years day. So Jack and Mommy stayed in League City. Jack and I did absolutely nothing for New Years Eve! He went to bed at 8 like he usually does and I stayed home while everyone else went out! I ended up going to bed at 10:30 because I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. I slept right on through the New Year (lame, I know)! New Years Day my mom made our usual New Years dinner of pork, sour kraut, mashed potatoes and black eyed peas. It was delicious as usual!

We headed back to the Weslaco the Monday after New Years. It was hard adjusting back to our normal routine, but it was good to be home! We had a great 2 weeks in League City and at the ranch. We are looking forward to Christmas next year when Jack will be walking/running around. I am nervous for the Christmas trees next year!!

South Padre Island Causeway Run

Today I ran in the SPI Causeway 10K Run. The race started in Port Isabel and we ran over the bridge and finished at Louie's on the bay side of the island. It was hot and humid and I felt like I was sucking wind... BAD! Thank goodness for my friend Ashley keeping me on pace because I wanted to stop so bad! We ran the race in 51 minutes and 30 seconds. Not too shabby! Jack and Rocco were waiting for me at the finish line. I love seeing my boys at the end of the race!!




Ashley, me and Jack at the finish


We cheered on Amanda when she finished.

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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!