Back to Work...

School has been in session for a couple weeks now. I survived my first week with students. My classes seem to be pretty good (aren't they always the first week). It is much nicer starting this school year off NOT being pregnant! Whew! I have so much more energy and a more positive outlook on things. :)
Jack has adjusted to getting up and going to the babysitters. We found a new babysitter this school year because our old one is due to have her second child in September. Jack loves going to Melody's house. She watches 2 other kids, a 1.5 year old and 2.5 year old. Jack loves other kids so I'm sure he is having a blast over there. The hardest part of leaving the house in the morning is having to wake Jack up. Some mornings he is still snoozing by the time I have to feed him and get him out the door. I feel bad having to wake him up, but I always have to remember the fact that he can take a nap during the day!
Gabe is almost done with his crazy schedule for a while. His last game is August 29th and then he has about 10 days off...well, he is on Jack duty for those 10 days. Jack duty might be tougher than actual work! This kid is into everything! Each day he has some new bruise on his head from falling down. He loves standing and reaching for things to take steps to. Sometimes he doesn't always make it...He is a tough kid though! He has to hit pretty hard to cry. I'm sure Gabe will be ready to go back to work after spending a few weeks at home! :)

I couldn't resist taking a picture of Jack before I had to wake him up!

9 Months Old

Jack turned 9 months old this week which meant another visit to the doctor's office. :(  Gabe wasn't too thrilled to take him because he was worried about Jack getting shots again. (He had a horrible fever after the 6 month shots) Gabe was happy to hear no shots were needed at this appointment, just a TB test and a hemoglobin test.  Here are Jack's stats as of today: Weight--24.4 lbs (93%), Height--30 inches (93%), and Head Circumference 48 cm (98%). Even with all of Jack's crawling and standing he is still measuring big. The kid is pretty well proportioned though! :)
Jack also got a visit from Grandpa Dave, Grandma Vicki, and his Great Grandma from Flagstaff. Jack hasn't seen his Great Grandma since he was a little over a month old so this visit was a treat. I plan to overstay my welcome at her house next summer to enjoy the cool Flagstaff air with Jack. This summer was too difficult because he isn't walking yet and it would have been a pain.
I still can't believe my big guy is 9 months old! The 9 months of pregnancy is the LONGEST period of time, but the same amount of time has just flown by! My prediction is by 10 months he will be walking...

Jack hanging out with Great Grandma and Grandpa Dave

I brought home this plastic golf club and Jack loves it! He swings it around and screams. The dogs have to take cover!

The Last Day of Summer...

This is the saddest day of the year...the end of summer break. :(  Today starts volleyball tryouts and tomorrow starts meetings at the school with the students coming next week. Tomorrow I  have to get back in the swing of taking Jack to the babysitter before school (which will be worse for me than for him) and coming home late after volleyball. It makes me so sad to think there will be days when I don't get to see him except for when he gets up. I have gotten so used to Jack being my partner in crime that I am going to be lonely without him. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to be a stay at home mom. I really don't have the genetics for that, but it will be a hard adjustment going from nothing to work and volleyball at the same time. The good thing about this time of year though is Gabe's schedule will start to slow down at the end of August so he will get some quality time with Jack. :)
I have been so lucky to have been able to stay home with Jack all summer. I got to watch him progress through so many steps that I would have missed out on if he was at the babysitters. He went from rolling over to sitting up to crawling to crawling very fast to pulling himself up on everything! The next big step will be walking! Jack has been such a trooper this summer with me taking him to the gym everyday (he runs the daycare in there now) and going to volleyball open gyms. He is the best shopping partner and is always making me laugh. I am already looking forward to Christmas break when I can be home for a longer period of time with him!

This kid loves wearing Dad's hats!

Jack was getting some use out of his baseball rocking chair

First Word

This post won't have any cute pictures or anything fun because I am extremely disappointed in Jack today...I have been with him ALL SUMMER long and what does he say today????? Yep-- "Dad". Gabe was playing with him when he said it first and then I came out and heard to too. I know Jack doesn't know what he is saying, only starting to babble, but he could have picked a better word! Something along the lines of "Mom" would have been nice!!