6 Months Old

So it's now officially June and Jack is 6 months old. Height ,weight and mile stone wise he is about where a 3 moth old would be. All that is pretty much what we have expected. Mary has been gone all week long, and he's been having fun hanging out with me, Grandma and Grandpa. But, I'm sure he misses his Mommy and she miss her Jack.

Yesterday Jack went in for his 6 month check up. All systems are go! He was 15 pounds 10 ounces and 24 and a half inches long. All his measurements are is the low percentiles for 6 month olds (around 20th percentile), but in the high 90's for 3 month olds (which is his adjusted age). He has started holding his head up even higher when on tummy time, and is on the verge of a solid roll over.

So it's all ahead until his next check up in December.

End of May

Well as the title suggests we are now at the end of May. Hard to believe that Jack is almost 6 months old! Everything is going fairly smooth. He is sleeping anywhere from 7-10 hours through the night (Mary is getting some solid hours in) and he is becoming more and more aware of the things around him. He is especially fond of his hands. Baby hand must taste delicious because if he's not sleeping or eating he is usually gumming his tiny fists to death. Jack is still slowly but surely getting bigger. I weighed him a few days ago and he was up to 15 pounds.

This weekend he enjoyed his 3 day weekend up in Chico. He and Mary went up to visit Aunt DeAnna, Uncle John and Aunt Ekota. They were going to try to get him in the pool with Mary, but the water was to cold. Next week Mary is leaving for Aunt Katie's wedding and she will be without Jack for the entire week. Grandma and Grandpa Passalaqua are going to come over to help take care of the little guy while I'm at work. Should be fun, but I wish we could all take the trip out, I just couldn't get the time off work.

Kicking like a Chicken

Greeting to everyone in internet land. Jack continues to do very well and seems to be growing before our eyes everyday. As of today (on our unofficial scale) Jack was at 14 lbs 12 oz, hard to believe he started out 12 lbs 11 oz lighter than that almost 6 months ago. He is really starting to smile, and we swear that any second he is going to start laughing. Jack discovered that his hands taste delicious, almost as good as milk/formula. His new favorite thing to do is lay on his back in his play gym type thing, and kick at the rattles that hang down. He can just sit there and do it for hours and smile away. Boy does he like to kick his little legs and feet. Anytime he gets on his back he is kicking away. He has also started to use his hands a little more. No longer does he spend all waking hours with tiny fists clenched. Jack now opens up those tiny digits...if only to stick them in his mouth. Jack's tummy time is getting better now too. His neck muscles are building up slowly but surely, and he can get his head off the ground and hold it there for a while, even switching from side to side.

So, everything with the family is great. We are keeping our sanity and getting our sleep (Jack slept 11 hours straight the other night for Mary!). I think we are going to visit the Great Grandparents and possible Great Aunt and Great Uncle this weekend in Vallejo.

He Just Keeps Growing

Happy belated mother's day to all the moms out there. It has been a little while since the last update. Not much is new. Jack is now up to 14 pounds and is about 25 inches long. He is getting bigger and bigger. He loves to lay on his back and kick away, and he's getting stronger everyday for his tummy time. He needs to get his neck and back muscles strong so he can look around and work on rolling over.

Last weekend Grandma Patti and Grandpa Dennis came over and baby sat Jack while Mary and I took a night away in Monterey. We had a nice time but missed little Jack while we were away.

Jack Update

Hello all. Just dropping in to update everyone still interested in the little guy. He is getting bigger and bigger. Mary weighed him yesterday and he was 13 pounds 4 ounces. He sure does like to eat his food. He is all caught up on his vaccinations. I took him in to the injection clinic at Kaiser this week. He did not enjoy his shots, he cried and cried (just like his Dad). No adverse reactions to te vaccinations, and he is now completely free of his apnea monitor.

In the past week or so he has started smiling quite a bit. It's some fun to see his toothless smile. Mary and I can't wait to hear a little giggle come out of that mouth along with the smiles. He has also gotten a lot better at night sleeping. Usually he goes down for 5 to 6 hours between 8pm and 10pm, then eats and goes back down for another 4 hours. It's a lot better for our sanity when he sleeps. It means we can sleep too.

Jack has been on some good road trips the last 2 weekends. Last weekend he went to Lakeport to visit for Aunt Katie's bridal shower. This weekend he is up in Covelo with Grandma and Grandpa Passalaqua while Mary is visiting/camping with Katie and others. So far he has been very good about road travel.

Check Up

Not much new going on. Just thought that I would let everyone know that Jack is doing very well. He had a couple vaccinations this week and will go back for the last 2 of his second dose next week. Jack also had his 2 months out of the hospital check up. He weighed in at 12 lbs 2.4 oz, the doctor said we need not worry about him gaining weight. Jack gained 40 oz in 30 days or about 1.3 oz per day. His doc said that 1/3 oz is the very least that is acceptable, so I'd say Jack knows his way around some food. He also gave us the results of his head ultra-sound Jack had 2 weeks ago. All the previous issues that Jack had regarding the ventricles and fluid have subsided and everything looks well and good in the brain/head department.

Tomorrow we will be getting a visit from Aunt Sharon, she is going to help out Mary on the night shift whilst I'm at work. Then next Wednesday Auntie Katie is stopping in from Oklamhoma. She's going to be staying a few days before jetting off somewhere. Sorry, only the one picture this time

Another Busy Week

Hello there everyone. We have had yet another busy week. Not that we had alot to do, we have just been busy......doing. Jack is still getting bigger and bigger, I believe he was about 11 lbs 4 oz today. He got his last RSV vaccination today so he is all done with that until the fall. Tomorrow, which is Mary's first day back at work, I will take him up to Roseville for his second round of other vaccinations. We are going to see if we can space them out, since he had a bad reaction to getting them all at once last time. Jack isn't on his apnea monitor for the most part. Ocasionally we put it on, but he has been episode free since he left the hospital almost 2 months ago. However, we will be putting it on tomorrow night, just to be on the safe side.

Last Sunday we went down to Vallejo to have Jack's first Easter with the Passalaqua side of the family. We got down there arounf noon and I was dead tired. I missed the egg coloring because I took a little nap, but was glad to have slept. Everyone got their chance to hold Jack and some even got a chance to feed him. I put up a few of the pics here, so enjoy.