A lot has happened . . .

. . . in the past two and a half weeks!! Jack continues to grow like a weed. He went to the doctor's on the 17th and now weighs 11 lbs and is 21.75 inches long!!! I can't believe it :)
He also got to meet his cousin Emma, who is 3 1/2 months older than him, but not much different in size now. I think that Jack is going to be bigger than Emma by the next time they see each other. Emma is cuter than ever now. I can't believe how much she's grown and changed since mid February when I saw her last. It really does go soooo fast!!


Jack also got to meet two of his three great-grandmothers! It was good to visit with both of them. Gramma Koziel on the left and Gramma McCoy on the right. Too bad Gramma Cherven couldn't come up yet, but hopefully in August we'll get to see her!!!


























Jack also took his first "real" bath in his bath tub. He absolutely hated it, so I'm glad I got the pictures of him when I did. He looks so cute in his tub, and I didn't dare take his diaper off until the absolute last minute! I never know when he's going to "shower" me :)





Jack is also picking his head up more. We put him on his tummy at my mom's house and he seemed to love it. I've been doing it semi-daily since he was two weeks old, but now he's really starting to show some progress. He will lift his head, turn it from side to side, and even look around for a while. It's so cool!!! Mom put Jack on the dining room table at her house just so the cats and dog wouldn't crawl all over him or try to lick him. I really hate when they try to lick him . . . YUCK!



Well, that's about all of Jack's happenings. But, there are a few other cute pictures that I had to post. Hope you don't mind!!


This is 4 generations on one couch: Gramma Koziel, Me, Jack, Momma

Mom was so mad when she found out that Jack was going to be a boy . . . only because we are all the first born in our families and I guess it has been girls as the first born for many generations before my grandma. Oh well, not much I can do about it now!!



A beautiful picture of Jack with his eyes open. We didn't get many of these in the first month, so it is a rare treat for me still when it happens!!

2 Weeks Old . . . What a BIG guy

Yesterday Jack went for his 2 week check up and he is doing great! He has gained two pounds since leaving the hospital - weighing in at 9 lbs 6 oz. He has also grown about a quarter of an inch, which brings him to 20.5" long. He is really growing fast!!!









And, since yesterday was such a beautiful day (almost 60 degrees and sunny) we went for a little walk around the block. (Mostly just to get me out of the house. I feel like I've been on house arrest for the past two weeks!) Cindy and Becky accompanied me. We probably looked pretty silly-the three of us trying to smush ourselves onto the sidewalk around the stroller so we could all look at Jack while we were walking him!! Oh well, we had fun. And, as usual, Jack slept for the majority of the walk. He only opened his eyes when we hit some pretty big bumps. I think I may have inadvertently given Jack brain damage with all those bumps. Sorry Jack!


Jack has also been to his first restaurant. After my doctor appointment on Tuesday my Dad, Grampa Tip, took Jack and me out for breakfast at . . . you guessed it, The Olive Tree!! He was very good - he didn't make a sound until we were on our way out.

Jack also made it, finally, to his first meeting on Wednesday. He was great, though Matt and I were a bit nervous. Every time he made a face or sighed, we just about had a heart attack thinking he was going to start crying. But, he's a baby, that's what he does and we're just going to have to deal with that when it happens. He, again, didn't make any "real" noises until meeting was over thankfully!! I know that won't be a normal phenomenon, so I'll enjoy it while it lasts :)