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this little guy...

is getting tubes on Thursday...


Poor little guy has had about 4 ear infections in the last 6 months or so. He has a lot of fluid built up in his middle ear that isn't going away and the only way to get rid of it is with tubes. We're nervous, but also excited to have something that will help him to feel better. Hopefully this will do the trick.

(sorry for the quality of the picture, I took it with my phone)

9 months...

Jack is 9 months today! I can't believe how fast the time has flown by! He is getting so big and discovering something new everyday. It's so fun to watch him accomplish these things! We are so lucky to have this sweet, always happy, baby boy in our lives! We wouldn't believe that we could love him any more than we already do, but surprisingly that love grows each and every day we see that smile and those gorgeous eyes!!

Here are some things about the babe as he turns 9 months:

• weight: 19 lbs 2 oz
• height: 30 in
• teeth: 4 ; two on the bottom, two on the top, and 2 more on top cutting through as we speak
• becoming a daddy's boy
  
• loves books, looking at the pictures and being read to
  
• claps, waves and babbles all the time
• loves to eat... i don't think there's a food he's tried that he doesn't like.
  
• holds his own bottle and drinks from a sippie cup
• climbs on and walks around everything
  
• content playing by himself (for a little while at least)
• into EVERYTHING! his favorites... cords, remotes and any book he's not supposed to play with (we're still working on jack proofing the house)
• loves baby einstein, handy manny, and mickey's clubhouse (don't worry, he doesn't watch them too often)
  

but my all time favorites are...

• his kisses
  
• his cuddles
• and his forever smiles

I walked into the other room for a minute the other day and when I came back this is what I found...

aww, much better..

who me?

fine, I'll sit down

how do you sleep??

We started letting jack cry himself to sleep about a month ago. It's been great for us because he's slept through the night ever since. We do it for naps too, and some days are better than others. The other day, I walked into his room to check on him after he had put up a pretty good fight falling asleep, and found this...