Baby Jack Congratulates Mr. Obama!

Baby Jack would like to be one of the first babies in America to welcome his new President, Mr. Obama! Jack's heard about Mr. Obama for over a year. It started in Mommy's belly, he cast his vote early and kept his fingers crossed last night while he slept! Jack doesn't quite understand how big this event is for our country, but we're sure he'll read about it in history class one day! Just goes to show anything's possible!

October - The Recap

Well, I'm sure many of you thought that we had given up on the whole blogging idea, right? Actually, we've been so busy this month the blog became the new Snoop and got neglected! We know that we haven't posted in almost a whole month, so our goal is to summarize October with a few short stories and some pictures. We hope you enjoy! First picture to the left shows that Jack voted early this year!

First stop, a quick trip to PA. No, it wasn't to see the Eagles play! And no, we didn't check out the Phillies either! We made a trip north to see Patsy's family and introduce Jack to his (Great, Great) Aunt Teddy & Uncle Charlie. This was a trip that Patsy and I felt was very important to Jack and Aunt Teddy. As you can tell.....they had a great time together!
Trip summary: Big Success. Jack slept most of the way there and back. 6.5 hours one way.
Mishaps: Jack has been sick since he started day care and this weekend was no different. Big blowout on the way home.


Next stop, The WolfPack & Carter-Finley: October 4th! That's right, Jack experienced his first NCSU Football Game with his best friends Thomas, Jessica, and the rest of the crew. Jack was decked out head-to-toe in his NCSU gear, and he even finally got meet his "fake" Uncle Trombley. The great thing was Jack's participation in crowd cheers and waves. He was a big hit!
Game Summary: First tailgate, First game, First Crowd Wave, First of many NCSU Losses
Mishaps: Startled by crowd cheers, Hot First Half in the Sun



Busy Schedule Intermission: October 12th:Jack took a slight breather in mid-October to sample a potential Halloween outfit. He decided to skip this costume to be Daddy's sidekick. Keep reading for final costume decision!


Packing up and heading West: October 18th: Another big trip for Jack was to Aunt Sherri's & Uncle John's mountain house in Boone, NC. Again, Jack slept almost the whole way there and back! We're big fans of this habit for Baby-J. Wasting no time we arrived in Boone, dropped-off the bags, prepped the Baby Backpack, and headed into town. First stop, lunch. Brad chose an ASU favorite from his first year of school, Macado's. After lunch, we bundled Jack up in Daddy's jacket and toured the campus and a few snowboard shops. Unfortunately, the trip got cut a little short, but the 2 days we were there were awesome and beautiful.
Trip Summary: Another success. Jack stayed warm. Sherri & John's house is amazing. Jack & Mommy loved downtown Boone.
Mishaps: Jack's pants were to thin during the tour, hence the jacket wrap.




Fair Layover: October 20th: Well, on the way back into town from Boone, Mommy caught Daddy at a really, really weak moment and convinced him to go to the NC State Fair. Brad's never been a big fan of the fair, but caved when he thought of everything else Jack had done at less than 6 months old. Why not the fair too? Always feeling limited by the strollers, we decided to put the Kelty Baby Backpack to use, big plus. This gave Jack the ability to look and see everything around him by being up so high which kept him from getting fussy. Mommy and Daddy attempted to eat one of everything in sight, while Jack was stuck eating formula! Giving him a few more years to taste test. Notable events: Jack, Mommy, & Daddy paid one dollar to see the world's largest horse, Sampson. Jack & Daddy paid one dollar to see the world's smallest Haitian woman. Yes, we know, how sad!
Trip Summary: Great time. Backpack a big success. Jack's almost bigger than the world's smallest woman.
Mishaps: Parking was a nightmare. Horse poo's bigger than Baby-J.




Shopping Intermission:Pumpkin shopping at the NC Farmer's Market in Raleigh.


Next stop,Jack's 6 month appointment. Happy 1/2 Birthday Baby-J! This was a big visit for everyone, literally! Jack tipped the scales at a whopping 18.4 lbs. The kid is on a mission to make your arms as tired as possible as fast as possible when you carry him. Mommy suffered through another round of shots with Baby-J. And finally, Daddy & Mommy got the thumbs up on what seemed to be the day that would never come. Jack's been sleeping in his crib down the hall in his room for well over 3 months, but we've been using monitors to track his every move and getting up once a night to feed him or when the Angel Care monitor went bonkers. As of October 28th, the little man is on his own. No getting up, no feeding, and no changing diapers. You couldn't wipe the smile of Brad's face! So far, J-Rex has been sleeping through the night with only one or two cries those first few nights, but he cried himself right back to sleep. Oh yeah, he's starting to eat baby food and his favorite is squashed bananas.
Trip Summary: Jack's definitely eating. Thumbs up on not getting up with Jack. Yummy bananas.
Mishaps: Not a big fan of shots, but only cries for about a minute.


The last stop, Halloween! Brad's employer, Global Knowledge, goes all out for Halloween and we mean 'all out'. The first half of the day on Friday was his whole company dressing up and having a costume contest and skits. Remember, Jack gave up being a dragon to help Daddy out. What was the costume you ask? Brad was Colonel Sanders and Jack was a Baby Chicken in a KFC bucket. An idea that Mommy and Daddy had which actually won Jack & Daddy Overall 1st Place Individual Costume in the whole company. Brad's CEO even said that it was strictly because of Baby-J. Jack was a big hit at Brad's work, but then it was off to daycare after lunch. Halloween night wasn't quite as exciting, because Jack had been up all day. Jack didn't even make it one trip around the neighborhood before getting fussy due to lack of sleep. And yes, Daddy wore his outfit out again too!
Final October Event Summary: 1st Place
Mishaps: Having to out do ourselves next year