tooth

this is how jack sits a lot of the time...one foot in front and one foot in the back. his tia sits like this too!

jack got in his toy box the other night

if you blow this picture up you can see his tooth

smiles and funny faces

wearing his cool shirt from tia!
he is sticking out his tongue a lot lately...my guess is because he is teething?!?

park

jack loves to swing!

puts everything into his mouth

teething ring

his hammer

even the couch

funny faces

this last one cracks me up...he's like "mom, i know i'm cute but seriously stop with the pictures!"

one of his new favorite things to do is feel the air coming out of the vent.

botanical gardens

jack didn't see much :)

look how much he has grown...

one month old

9 months old

levins family reunion

we had our first levins family reunion at lake eufaula. it was so much fun! we played in the lake and ate hot dogs and hamburgers and homemade ice cream!! i am looking forward to next year!
look at jack's face :)

jack had a blast in the swing on the porch

cousin frank

he smiles more than any other baby!

and does ab workouts!

jack in a box

i love this look!

9 months

jack is 9 months old as of 7-21-09!!
i can't believe that jack is 9 months already! it seems like just yesterday when he was a tiny baby that we were bringing home from the hospital. time flies when you are having fun!!!

he weighs 20 pounds 5 ounces (50th percentile)
he is 29 1/4 inches long (75th percentile)
his head circumference is 18 1/4 inches (75th percentile)

he had his doctor's appointment today and did great! it was my first time going by myself with jack. i was a little nervous, but i shouldn't have been because jack was awesome! he laid perfectly still on the table for the doctor to examine him and smiled when the doctor looked in his ear :) on the other hand he hated the shot that the nurse gave him. oh man, he cried so hard...it was so sad! but after i calmed him down he was back to happy smiling jack.

here are a few things about jack at 9 months old:
* he has a tooth!!it officially came in yesterday on his 9 month birthday!
* he says "dada", "hee" for pete, "blah blah blah", and this morning he said "mama"(not to me though...just at a toy)
* he points with his left hand and grabs with his right
* he "cruises" along the couch or whatever he can stand up by
* he has taken 2 steps...not at the same time
* he is eating 3 "solid" meals a day (he loves apples with chicken and carrots with bananas)
* loves to bang on things
* dances to music
*pulls our hair

* throws a ball for pete

* reaches out for us

*chews on anything and everything!

he is still our crazy man and also the sweetest, smartest baby in the world who we love to pieces and could just eat up!

mimi's 51st birthday

jack's first wagon ride! that was the first thing that mimi did with him :)

mimi blowing out her candles!!

jack is already that kid that climbs up the slide that the teachers yell at!! he made it to the top by the way

jack on a wagon ride with mimi...he brought reading material

the cousins on their first wagon ride together

we have better pictures of jack in the wagon but i thought the face that he is making is priceless...like he is saying "what are you crazy people doing?"

frank looks just like ty in this picture

johnny taking on both boys at the same time...that's talent!

this is just a random picture that i am proud of...i made jack some baby food. i made applesauce, sweet potatoes, zucchini, asparagus, and sweet peas! he has tried any of them yet because i made them before we left for the weekend. we will give them a shot this week maybe.

** look for jack's 9 month pictures tomorrow and the doctor's report on wednesday!

second hair cut

before:

after:

during:

jack did so well today! he sat in the chair all by himself (it had a belt). he smiled and sat very quiet. he looked at himself in the mirror a lot and looked at the camera, my phone, and me being crazy! i am so glad that he is such a good and happy baby!!

saying thank you!

random pictures that were too cute to pass up:
he is getting so big!

playing with his bubble popper

shoes!

jack got some shoes! they match an outfit of his and they were on sale so i couldn't resist! he really doesn't like to wear them...i think he is going to be like his papa (no shoes and loves his hammer). he looks down at his feet like what is on my feet?!?

jack LOVES to play with pete. pete will bring him a toy and jack will either play tug o war or he will throw a ball for him (with some help). he thinks that "hee" (pete) is the best thing ever and laughs at him all the time.

robby and andrea got johnny an ice cream cake as a congrats on graduating medical school

we went to the zoo with jack's girlfriend mckayla. we had a lot of fun. jack is getting better at staying in his stroller which is nice. he liked looking at the screech owl.

looking at the big lion with daddy. it had really big teeth.

watching the girrafes and drinking water from a bottle for the first time. the girrafes were funny. there was a young one that was running and looked so graceful. it was beautiful.

hey mckayla!

say cheese!
mckayla came over to our house to play for a bit. she had fun with jack's toys

i love all of our faces in the background!

here "gawg" you can have this toy! -- mckayla

jack's new highchair!!

we had dinner with emily and steven last night. it was nice to see them and visit. emily is 24 weeks pregnant and they are moving to brazil after the baby is born to be missionaries. so please pray for them!