YUCK!

If Jack could talk I think he would say." Momma, I hate squash!" After getting the go ahead to start yellow veggies, our first attempt was a complete failure. Jack made the most awful faces and tried to get all of the squash out of his mouth. We will try sweet potatoes today and see what he thinks of those.

Sitting Proud

As he approaches six months, Jack shows off his sitting up skills. He has really gotten good at sitting up for extended periods of time without falling over. It has opened a whole new world to him as far as play time goes. He really enjoys reaching for things or playing with his whirlygig playcenter.

Jack and Jolene

Jack and Jolene meet up again to hang out. Notice how Jack has grabbed Jolene's hand, as if to say, "This is my girl!"

We had a great time at Ritzi's party and it was a treat to see the entire Brown family again.

Jolene is now 15 weeks and Jack is 5 1/2 months. I lost count of his weeks past 4 months.

Highway Patrol Daddy

Here are Kevin and Jack at the Kids Karnaval (why do they misspell things on purpose to be cute?). Kevin is working his 3rd official highway patrol event so Jack and I went to visit him. They had several cars there for the kiddies to look at and sit in.

St Patrick's Day

There's nothing wee about this Irishman. Jack has gotten so big I had to cut down the back of this shirt to fit it over his big head. There he is enjoying his Irish formula, looks like he had a bit too much.

Rice on my nose

While Jack is quite good at eating his rice cereal, I am lacking in the necessary skills to feed him without getting it all over his face. How it got on his nose, I do not know. I think as I was trying to scoop it off his chin, it flipped up on his nose and stayed put. He could care less as long as I keep scooping the cereal into his mouth.

Num Yummy!

We started noticing (at 4:00 in the morning) that maybe Jack was not getting enough to eat each day. We consulted the doctor and she suggested starting him on rice cereal. We had already planned to do it when he was five and a half months, so we are starting it just a little early. The first time I made it I followed the difections on the box. BIG mistake! It was way too soupy and Jack hated it. He cried and screamed while I tried to feed it to him.

Today I tried again and ignored the directions. By the time I was done it was probably a little like watery applesauce. He was a little timid at first but then really started chowing down and opening his mouth each time he saw the spoon coming towards him. And of course, anything that gets near Jack's mouth has to be chewed on so he enjoyed chomping a bit on the spoon each time too. All in all I would say it was a successful adventure in babyland.