YAY! The little nugget rolled over for the first time tonight! He has been very close a few times before, teetering on the edge, and tonight he was able to give himself the extra little push to roll on over to his back. He wasn't quite sure what to think at first, but I was all up in his face clapping and cheering he quickly smiled at his accomplishment. We gave him a little break and tried again, hoping to capture a roll on video...but no such luck. He got super close, this time going to his left side, but he was pretty tired and had reached his breaking point for the day. Very proud of my baby -can't wait to have him practice again!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Weekend Wrap Up!
Whew, what a busy but fun weekend filled with a few firsts for Mr. Jack! Started things off on Friday with his 4 month check up at the doc. He weighed in at 13lbs 1 oz, 23.5 inches long and a 40cm noggin. This doc did not write down the percentages but I think she said those stats put him at around the 20th percentile for all 3, actual age. Maybe a little less for height...regardless he's doing great and the doc was pleased. He was already super tired at the apt from refusing to take his earlier morning nap, so once the doc started examining him, he lost it. By the time the shots went into his little thighs the kid was hysterical. For a few minutes I thought I was going to be hanging out in the doc's office all day because he wouldn't let me put him down and back into his car seat but after a while he relaxed a bit.
After the doc, it was off for his longest car ride and first trip down to U of I for race weekend. He hung out with Andrew while I "ran" the 5K on Friday night and then it was over to the Country Inn & suites for his first hotel stay. He slept great! Saturday morning, Auntie Kristy came to visit us at the hotel while Andrew ran the 10k. We then headed over to campus for his first bar experience at Murphy's. The highlight of that experience was changing his diaper across 2 bar stools (thanks KMMH for the help!) Pretty sure that display was some free birth control for the co-eds.
On Sunday morning, we participated in our first March for Babies walk in Naperville. I got a bit more emotional at the start of the walk than I thought I would thinking about Jack and his early beginning, but it was wonderful to see some many families and healthy and happy little ones walking. Thank you again for ALL of the support for our team - we raised over $1,000 and are looking forward to walking again next year! After the walk, we met the Kuciks for lunch at Jimmy's for Jack's first restaurant experience. Actually he did have lunch in Panera once but it was a much quicker trip and he was asleep the entire time.
After lunch, it was back in the car and down to Mokena to finish the weekend off with Auntie Gretchen's birthday celebration. So, we were pretty non stop for 3 days straight and with the car trips, time spent in the car seat and stroller, sleeping in an unfamiliar place, loud restaurants/bars Jack was a trooper! Way to go, buddy :)
Unfortunately I didn't take any pics at the walk, but we did manage to get a decent family shot in Champaign
After the doc, it was off for his longest car ride and first trip down to U of I for race weekend. He hung out with Andrew while I "ran" the 5K on Friday night and then it was over to the Country Inn & suites for his first hotel stay. He slept great! Saturday morning, Auntie Kristy came to visit us at the hotel while Andrew ran the 10k. We then headed over to campus for his first bar experience at Murphy's. The highlight of that experience was changing his diaper across 2 bar stools (thanks KMMH for the help!) Pretty sure that display was some free birth control for the co-eds.
On Sunday morning, we participated in our first March for Babies walk in Naperville. I got a bit more emotional at the start of the walk than I thought I would thinking about Jack and his early beginning, but it was wonderful to see some many families and healthy and happy little ones walking. Thank you again for ALL of the support for our team - we raised over $1,000 and are looking forward to walking again next year! After the walk, we met the Kuciks for lunch at Jimmy's for Jack's first restaurant experience. Actually he did have lunch in Panera once but it was a much quicker trip and he was asleep the entire time.
After lunch, it was back in the car and down to Mokena to finish the weekend off with Auntie Gretchen's birthday celebration. So, we were pretty non stop for 3 days straight and with the car trips, time spent in the car seat and stroller, sleeping in an unfamiliar place, loud restaurants/bars Jack was a trooper! Way to go, buddy :)
Unfortunately I didn't take any pics at the walk, but we did manage to get a decent family shot in Champaign
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Proud Mama
This weekend we've made HUGE strides in the tummy time department. Jack usually hates tummy time - he cries and gets himself all worked up 99.9% of the time resulting in 2 minute sessions if we're lucky. On Friday night I put him down for practice shortly before bedtime (which is really pushing my luck because if he is tired, it typically causes him to freak out and be nearly inconsolable) and much to our surprise he picked his head right up ALL THE WAY! He held it there for a really long time, rested and picked up a couple more times before he started to lose it. I was sooo proud clapping and yelling you would have thought he took his first steps or something. I think he's finally got the hang of it as today when we practiced he was able to do it again. Yay!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wiggle Worm
We're still swaddling Jack and it's still working VERY well. He goes down like a champ (most nights) by 8:15pm and is up for breakfast at 7am. I am usually up once or twice a night to put the pacifier in or change a stinky one, but I'm not complaining. Lately he's started to really squirm around the crib at night. The other day I woke up and checked the monitor to find he was no where to be seen on the screen and yelled out "where is he?" This prompted Andrew to jump out of bed to find Jack had scooted himself all the way to the foot of the crib. This is now a common occurrence (him scooting out of view, not me screaming in the middle of the night) but this morning when I checked the monitor I saw feet where his head should be. The little wiggle worm had completed a 180 and was so proud of himself when he woke up. I love that kid.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Smiley Pants
These days, the Jackster is a ball of smiles, giggles and conversation. Here are some pics from a recent smile session :)
Monday, April 2, 2012
3 Months Old!
Today Jack is 3 months old! Wow time sure does fly. We went to the doc last Friday for his 3 month check up and shots and here are his stats and tidbits for the month:
- he weighs 11lb 14oz (10% actual, 50% adjusted), is 22.5 inches long (2% adjusted, in between 25-50% actual) and head circumference of 39cm (10% actual, 50% adjusted).
- he is smiling and cooing a lot more these days. My favorite are the random ones when he just looks at me and smiles :) His is most talkative on his changing pad during diaper changes and when he is on his activity mat talking to his hanging friends.
- Upon finishing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" today I believe I got my first little giggle out of him. At least that is what I am calling it.
- Jack had a TON of firsts this month - first walk outside, first trip to see Gee Gee, first birthday party, first play dates with Danny and Jonah, first sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Luchansky's, first trip to Mommy's work, first trip to a restaurant. It's been a busy month!
- He seems to be starting to get the hang of how nice sleep is during the night, with last night going over 7 hours and only waking up once to eat. As mentioned in my last post, he is now getting swaddled at night and appears to be loving it. He's also been doing really good with taking his longer afternoon naps in his crib.
- He is really starting to observe his surroundings. He loves watching the TV, and staring at fans and light fixtures, our leaning shelves and his name decal in his room. He can be screaming his head off and if I walk him into his room and turn him towards his name on the wall he stops immediately.
- He does a great job of standing up on our laps and putting weight on his legs and controlling his head.
- Tummy time is a bit of a labor of love, but when he is relaxed he does a decent job of lifting his head, but we've still got some work to do there.
- He still loves bath time and still enjoys peeing on us from time to time.
Hmm, that's about all I can think of right now! Here are some recent pics of my cute little man:
- he weighs 11lb 14oz (10% actual, 50% adjusted), is 22.5 inches long (2% adjusted, in between 25-50% actual) and head circumference of 39cm (10% actual, 50% adjusted).
- he is smiling and cooing a lot more these days. My favorite are the random ones when he just looks at me and smiles :) His is most talkative on his changing pad during diaper changes and when he is on his activity mat talking to his hanging friends.
- Upon finishing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" today I believe I got my first little giggle out of him. At least that is what I am calling it.
- Jack had a TON of firsts this month - first walk outside, first trip to see Gee Gee, first birthday party, first play dates with Danny and Jonah, first sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Luchansky's, first trip to Mommy's work, first trip to a restaurant. It's been a busy month!
- He seems to be starting to get the hang of how nice sleep is during the night, with last night going over 7 hours and only waking up once to eat. As mentioned in my last post, he is now getting swaddled at night and appears to be loving it. He's also been doing really good with taking his longer afternoon naps in his crib.
- He is really starting to observe his surroundings. He loves watching the TV, and staring at fans and light fixtures, our leaning shelves and his name decal in his room. He can be screaming his head off and if I walk him into his room and turn him towards his name on the wall he stops immediately.
- He does a great job of standing up on our laps and putting weight on his legs and controlling his head.
- Tummy time is a bit of a labor of love, but when he is relaxed he does a decent job of lifting his head, but we've still got some work to do there.
- He still loves bath time and still enjoys peeing on us from time to time.
Hmm, that's about all I can think of right now! Here are some recent pics of my cute little man:
Straight Jacket...I mean Swaddle
Last week was a rough one in terms of sleep in the Noble house. Little Jack would take FOREVER to settle down at night, and once alseep I was probably in 5 times a night to put his pacifier in, and then was up to eat in 3 hour stretches. It was not fun to say the least. On Friday night, we were into hour 2 of Jack flailing his arms and legs around in his crib trying to settle down when Andrew had the (brilliant) idea to swaddle him. Seeing how Jack didn't like to be swaddled past 5 weeks old, I can't say I had too much faith in the idea, but I was willing to try anything at that point. So he wrapped him up and the kid immediately went down for the count for the night and slept soundly for 4-5 hour stretches. It was amazing! Come Saturday night I was cautiously optimistic he would let us swaddle him again and sure enough as soon as I wrapped him up and rocked him for 5 mins he was out again. We now have completed 3 wonderful nights of quiet, solid sleep. Last night he only woke up once to eat - praise Jesus! I'm not sure how long we can keep this up (is it appropriate to swaddle him until his first birthday??) but I am crossing my fingers and toes we can get at least a few more good nights out of it. Heaven help me if I've jinxed us by writing this post.
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