Happy mid-August everyone. Hope that your summers are going a great as ours is. Jack is doing very well and sure is getting big. He was up to 18 pounds 13 ounces as of two days ago. Not quite sure how tall he is, since we haven't measured in a while. It's nice to see him hitting his milestones too. He loves rolling around on the ground. We have basically carpeted our living room with blankets so he doesn't bump his head on the wood floor. He is also getting ready to start crawling (we think). He is pulling his knees up, but just needs to work on coordinating that with his hand and arms. We have also noticed him really reaching for things and going out of his way to get to his favorite toys. Jack has also tried a variety of mushed up foods now....carrots, peas, mangos, papayas, apples, sweet potatoes, bananas, peaches, and pears. He seems to favor the carrots and peas and really dislikes the papayas.
Mary's Mom Christi, and her friend Anita came out to visit over the last week. Needless to say Jack has the need to be held now for all his waking hours. It was great to have them out here. It gave us a little help so we could get a little extra rest, and it's always fun to have Grandparents come and give little Jack some attention. Jack made a couple excursions with everyone. One over to Bodega Bay and one without me up to Covelo. It seemed very quiet at the house with everyone gone, but we'll be seeing them soon.
