7 Months Old!

Oh The Humanity!

*****WARNING: This post is extremely gross and contains graphic images of baby poop!*****

All babies poop. It is never pretty. Normally however, after changing one or two diapers a parent becomes somewhat immune to the ickyness of their child's excrement. This afternoon however that all changes.

Jack Jack and I had just gotten home from an afternoon of errands and house hunting. As customary the first thing I did was feed and change him. He was quite happy and content all be it hyper (which is normal), so I put him in his jumper to burn off some energy.

It didn't take long for the infamous "poopy face" to make an appearance. Those of you who have kids have probably seen the twisty grunty expressions on your children's faces before. It started to get rather odoriferous rather quickly so I took him upstairs for a fresh diaper.

At the changing table I unsnapped his pants and undid his onesie. As I was pulling them back I felt something rather warm and squisy. When I removed my hand it was COVERED in bright yellow carnage. Convinced that he must have just blown a bit out the back of the diaper I washed my hand, and then stood him up and removed his clothes. I was shocked to find that he looked like he was receiving a spa mud mask all over his body..... but it wasn't mud if you know what I mean. It was all the way up to his hair! (No I didn't "move it around" while removing his clothes and I had removed them very carefully).

I stood there for a minute or too. All I cold do was repeate "Oh my God!" over and over again. I have never been left so dumbfound by one of baby Jack's bodily functions. As soon as I snapped out of it I whisked him off for a quick mini bath. It took quite a soaping to get him clean. Then while I was drying him off he peed on himself.

He was very proud of himself.

We've Been Elfed!

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Sunny Day, Wishing the Clouds Away!

Yesterday we had a chance to do something that has been a relatively rare occurrence recently, we were able to go out an enjoy the day as a family. GI just finished up a big project he had been working on, and the universe decided to reward us with a beautiful 70+ degree day to spend in our wonderful city. We decided to spend it exploring the Pittsburgh River Walk. It was exceptionally beautiful and featured some stunning views of downtown, some 15th century boat reconstructions, and a submarine.

While we were on the River Walk we also ran into a beautiful black dog. Jack Jack was captivated by the pooch. The canine's owner said that he was a therapy dog that goes to children's hospitals and senior centers and as such he was exceptionally mild (the dog's tags showed this as well). We let Jack Jack pet the doggy and he loved it. The dog was extremely tolerant of baby Jack's poking and prodding although I was a bit edgy and ready to pull Jack Jack back at a moment's notice.

All in all, it was a wonderful family afternoon.

Eat Your Food! Please:)

Today Baby Jack decided to spend most of the day making fart noises with his mouth. He did this while he was eating his cereal. It flew everywhere.

Ewwwwwwww!

Yesterday Jack Jack began displaying a new talent (it seems like there is a new talent every day now). He has started to lick all over his upper lip and then smack his lips. I though it was really super cute and adorable. We spent the morning making silly faces and smacking our lips back and forth at one another. Then I caught him doing what he was really doing......

Jack Jack has had a runny nose for the past few days. Some of the snot was dripping down his nose and before I could wipe it off he stuck out his tongue, licked it off, and smacked his lips with delight! Ugh! So gross! I hope this doesn't mean that he is going to pick his nose and eat his boogers when he is older!

Knocking Back a Cold One

Recently Baby Jack has begun to show an interest in what liquids are in the glasses GI and I drink from. Taking our cues from him, last week we introduced him to the sippy cup. It has taken him a bit to figure it out. At first Jack Jack just thought it was another toy and would just bit it like crazy. Then when he realized that water was coming out (Jack Jack LOVES water) he tried to latch on and nurse from it like a bottle. The sippy cup is shaped very different from the bottle though so that didn't work well. In the past day or so he has actually begun to sip from it. He usually has his water with food (we discovered that if he washes the food down right away more goes into his tummy versus onto the carpet), but this afternoon he just wanted to chill out and drink some good quality H2O, although he still played with it a bit.

My Poor Mac

Baby Jack broke my computer.

He goes into a bit of a manic state around computers (remind you of anyone?). This afternoon he was raking his hands across the keys and managed to dislodge one. Looks like Friday's adventure will be Baby Jack's first trip to the Apple store!

Fat Ass

I meant to post this a while ago...

Baby Jack has many nicknames. His aliases include, but are not limited too:

The Critter, Jack Jack, Snuggles, Little Terror, Thug, Squeaky, Stinker, Round Head, Baby, and of course...

FAT ASS

Now Fat Ass is not a reference to Baby Jack's weight. This nickname goes back to Jack Jack's early resemblance to Cartman from South Park (see April's blog entry "Who does Jack look like"). In fact we use this nickname when addressing Baby Jack often enough that he will turn his head in response when someone calls out "Fat Ass." While this is very cute to us, it is not cute to all.

About two weeks ago Jack Jack and I had gone to campus since GI and I had to take care of some banking stuff together. When GI saw us, he immediately shouted a greeting to Jack Jack saying "Hey Fat Ass." Well, standing next to me was a very, very large lady. The look of horror on her face was beyond words. I think she though GI was addressing her and she was giving him the evilist evil eye of all. Luckily it didn't take too long for it to become apparent that he was addressing the baby!

Perhaps it is a nickname best left for home use though.

How to enjoy your food