5 Weeks Old

Our little man is growing (larger and more handsome) everyday! We are SO thankful for this bundle of joy the Lord has given us to enjoy! Happy 5 weeks, Jack!

Fishing with Daddy

Saturday was a beautiful, but windy, 70 degree day outside. What better weather could you have to go fishing? This was another one of Jack's firsts of course - Fishing with Daddy! Daddy and Jack (4 weeks 6 days old) fishing
Barrett caught a couple fish. This one was larger than Jack!

Jack loved hanging out in his stroller watching his Dad fish and enjoying a few hours outside in the fabulous weather.

1 Month Old

Our handsome baby boy is 1 month old. It is hard to believe he is already 1 month old, although the day he was born also seems like so long ago. We can't imagine life without our little guy Jack!
Baby Stats:
Sleep: Jack still likes to sleep like a newborn! He still sleeps a lot during the day. During the night he normally goes for 3-4 hour stretches between feedings, although he has gone one 5 hour and one 6 hour stretch in the past week. I'm hoping he will fit in a few more of those long sleep patterns sometime soon! When he gets up during the night I can feed and change him and have him back to sleep in about 30 minutes.
Daily Routine: Um...we don't really have much of a routine yet. Mainly he eats approximately every 3 hours give or take 30 minutes or so. We change his diaper (normally multiple times) around feeding times. Jack is having longer stretches of time each day that he is awake (1-3 hours at a time.) He is a very content little guy when he is awake. He loves just looking around with those big eyes of his. His favorite things to look at are the ceiling fans, lights, and daddy! Mommy has fun holding her baby boy a lot of the time too!
Feeding: Jack is our little "milk man" as I like to call him. He nurses every 3 or so hours. He has struggled some with latching on, but with the help of a shield he has become a very good eater. I love seeing milk dribbling down his little chin after he is finished eating.
Weight: Approximately 8lbs 14oz. He was last weighed with his clothes and a full diaper on so this is a close guess.
Length:20 inches
Diaper size: Newborn
Clothes size: Newborn size fits the best. He can also fit into 0-3 months they are just a little big still.
Hair color: Light brown
Eye Color: They are still a dark blue but are getting lighter with each day.
Funniest moment this week: I'll have to say the middle of the night diaper change. I was changing his diaper on our bed in the middle of the night on a changing pad. I took off his diaper and right away...he poops...all over the changing pad. Quickly I woke Daddy up to quick get another changing pad. The second the new changing pad was in place....the "fountain" started running! It never fails! I never know now when to change his diaper! Is he really done going yet I always wonder????
Milestone: Rolling over from front to back at 3 weeks old. He is still rolling over everyday!
Your favorite toy: Jack doesn't have a favorite toy yet. I guess I will have to say the ceiling fan. That is what is giving him the most entertainment these days. The fan isn't even on. He just likes looking at it.

Griffin Hamilton

A new cousin for Jack!!!! Jack has been waiting and waiting for his new little cousin. Here is Jack...waiting in the hospital waiting room for Griffin to be born.

The new BIG BROTHERS - Calahan, Korbin, Oliver, and Dylan

Griffin Hamilton

Born January 24, 2011

8:58am

8lbs 2oz

20 inches

Beautiful and healthy baby boy!

Cousins - Griffin and Jack

Me - holding my baby boy Jack and my new nephew Griffin - only 4 weeks apart.

Tara and I enjoyed our time being pregnant together. Now we get to enjoy having boys the same age together. Fun days are ahead!

4 Weeks Old

Jack is 4 weeks old! He is still a very happy and content little guy. Everyday is just so much fun with Jack. 4 weeks old
All dressed for church.

Relaxing with Dad

"Mommy and Daddy Love Me"

Jack with his choir music. He has been coming with us the last couple weeks to choir practice. We sit in the back and he just sleeps through the whole thing. He must remember being in my tummy and hearing all the music before he was born.

Jacks friend Zach came over to "play" this week. Fun! Fun! Fun! These two boys are going to grow up to be great friends!

Ha! I love these pants he is wearing!

Jacks first day to wear shoes!

Playing on Daddy's pillow before going to bed.

Rolling Over Already????

That is right! Jack is only 3 weeks old and guess what he decided to do this week? While laying on his tummy for tummy time he rolled over on to his back! When it happened I though, hold on, let me try this again. Maybe he was kind of over on his side and just kind of rolled over. So again I put him down on his tummy. Yes, HE REALLY DID ROLL OVER!!!! He would fuss and squirm around while on his tummy then once he made it to his back he was happy as could be! Of course he did this while Daddy was out of town in New York (that is why Jack is in his NY shirt - in honor of Dad being in NY) so quickly I turned on the video camera to see if he would do it again. My little buddy cooperated too - I got a video of him rolling from his tummy to back. There is proof! He did this for the first time on Tuesday and he has done it several times each day since then. Has anyone ever heard of a 3 week old rolling over before?

Happy on his back after rolling over

We emailed this picture to Daddy while he was away in New York this week. What a cutie!

3 Weeks Old

Our sweet little buddy is now 3 weeks old. My how our lives have changed in just 3 weeks. We are having more fun than we should be allowed to have with one adorable baby boy named Jack! 3 Weeks Old
This week we pulled a new trick out to use - the swing. Until this point he has always been perfectly content just lying down. Now, he likes movement! So off to the swing he went. I think this will be a well used piece of baby equipment for us!

I also had fun trying out the Moby Wrap carrier. This will be getting a lot of use too!

Boy time - Hangin' out with Dad playing the PS3.

Jack had his first trip to "Mom's On Main" in Aubrey for a delicious breakfast (for Mom and Dad that is.)

Look at his hair sticking up all over the place. His first case of "hat hair" since I had just taken off his hat. Funny thing, Jack is beginning to have an opinion on whether he wants to wear his hat or not. Sometimes I put it on him and he starts fussing. I take it off and he stops. I was surely hoping that this boy would like to wear hats and would just be used to it since he always had one on. It's not looking like it. He knows what he wants!

A new outfit - "Mommy says I'm the BEST BABY EVER." It's true!

All dressed for church!

Jack took his first trip to church at 3 weeks old. While Daddy sang in the choir, Jack and I sat in the service for the music then slipped out during the sermon for Jack to eat. Next we took him to our bible study class where he slept quietly the whole time! What a nice little boy he was for Mommy and Daddy.

More Smiles!!!!