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After noticing that JT is consistently eating about 40 ounces per day, I started wondering when we should introduce some rice cereal. I had thought we would wait until six months, but our pediatrician reminded me that six months is usually the latest for breastfed babies. On Monday, I sat down with a bowl ofContinue reading “Hungry Man”

I had to post four separate blog entries today, since I missed last week (first time in over a year) due to our big trip. Read on for more exciting stories, but I had to include these last two. JT reaches for books now and helps “turn the pages,” which I absolutely love. I’m determinedContinue reading “Post Number Four”

It was the moment we’d been waiting for… Two years ago, Jim said “Wouldn’t it be fun to go to the Alabama-Auburn game in 2008? We could go for Thanksgiving and maybe we would have a son to take with us by then!” Sure enough, it all happened. Thanks to a great amount of effortContinue reading “The Big Game”

Since we were so close to my brother’s family for Thanksgiving this year, Jim’s family graciously invited them to spend the holiday with us. Aunt Donna cooked up a storm and served dinner for 18 people! We got some nice family pictures while we were waiting for our tummies to make room for dessert. ThisContinue reading “Thanksgiving”

We spent the last nine days in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with Jim’s dad’s family. It was so much fun! We ate ribs at Dreamland and breakfast at the Waysider, walked around the University of Alabama campus, and spent a lot of time watching football. JT’s Great Grandma Keene was sure happy to finally meet him! JT’sContinue reading “The Big Trip”

JT turned four months old this week. He is starting to blow raspberries, and once laughed so hard that he snorted. He can grab toys, burp cloths, and other things with his hands and put them in his mouth. His 4-month check up at the pediatrician’s office is on Monday, so we’ll have a heightContinue reading “Four Months Old”

Grandma Keene found a shirt in a box of Jim’s old clothes that was perfect for JT to wear this Saturday for watching football. He looks so handsome in crimson! We think it’s a little odd that Jim had a shirt that has “team of 20??” when he was little, since he would have beenContinue reading “Team Bama in 2026”

This Friday, JT got a hair cut. The top hair on his head was a few inches long and everything else was short, making him look a little funny. Jim had been saying we needed to cut it, so I finally conceded. JT was a good sport about it until the very end (below right).Continue reading “A Haircut and Fall Pictures”

This morning Jim worked an early shift, so I didn’t get up with him to make breakfast (I don’t cook before 6 AM). I didn’t set an alarm, because I figured JT would wake me up around 7:30 like usual. Instead of waking up to his gurgles through the monitor, I woke up to SliderContinue reading “Sleepy Head”

JT turned three months old this week. He got the other half of his two-month shots and got weighed at his appointment. He weighs 14 pounds and is 25 1/2 inches long. We took some pictures at home to celebrate. My son has become very talkative. He makes noises and looks right at me withContinue reading “Three Months Old”