Amazed daily

That is probably the best way to describe Steph's and my reaction to Jordan.  It is amazing how fast he is developing and how fast he is learning.  Only weeks ago, he was just learning how to sit up.  Now he goes from his stomach to sitting to crawling to sitting much faster than I could.

At times, I believe that our perspective is skewed because he is our only child, and we just haven't been around a lot of babies as they are developing, but "he is so smart." And by smart, I mean that the Pavlovian principles of classical conditioning apply to him perfectly.  However, I believe that Jordan is starting to grasp the idea of object permanence, usually not grasped until 8-12 months.  This is just one example.

I hope we don't end up becoming the parents that think their child is good at everything, and smarter than everyone else, and cuter than everyone else, and more skilled than everyone else, and more creative than everyone else, and more intuitive than everyone else, and more humble than everyone else, and I think you get the point.  Because if you haven't, I'm sure Jordan already has.  (haha - insert sarcasm here)

But then again, one of his favorite toys is an old cheese puff bag.

Welcome Back

I know. I know.  Its been awhile.  Things have been moving so fast.  Today at church I saw a seven week old baby.  I turned to Steph and asked her if Jordan was ever that small, and she said yes.  And for the first time in 6 months, I was blown away by how fast time has passed since Jordan was born.

This past week was my Spring Break.  10 straight days at home (for the most part) with Jordan.  I took him to daycare once to go get my haircut, have lunch with friends and go to a movie.  And it was one of the first times that thought about him constantly when I was gone.  Other than that, it was a lot of time at home.    Jordan loves his Johnny Jump Up.  If you haven't seen the video I posted on facebook yet, you should.  He also loves to explore.  He is "crawling" around everywhere, and he is fast.  His "crawling" consists of pulling himself around and using his left leg to push himself.  I can only assume that crawling is right around the corner.  Steph and I started to babyproof, but there are a few more things to do.

He has one tooth coming in.  We can only assume that the recent fussiness and frequent breaks in sleep are a result of that.  The other constant nuisance has been his eczema.  We have been trying a number of different things in combination that have had varying degrees of success.  One of the things we won't try is something a friend's grandmother suggested: urine.

Jordan loves his real food.  We have pretty much run the gamete of fruits and vegetables.  He isn't too fond of blueberries, but everything else he seems to enjoy.  He is also starting to take juice from a sippy cup, but that hasn't been going to well lately, maybe because of the teething.

Sorry that this entry isn't very entertaining or insightful, but knew I needed to try and get back into the swing of things.

Year in Review- Fall

The fall really was marked by one event:  the birth of Jordan.  I have already posted a lot about those first days and weeks.  Please feel free to go back and read through them (if you haven't already).

For me, it was back to school.  All of it is manageable because I have tennis to look forward to when the bell rings.  Our girls season went well, much better than I thought given the youth of our team.  Another year of FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) started, this year I was flying solo as the advisor after last years' "co-leader" moved to Lakeville.  I really like the group of kids we have year.  They are taking a lot more responsibility in years past, which is a good thing, but has left some things moving slower than normal.

For Steph, it was not back to work.  She was able to take 6 weeks off.  She really enjoyed it, and would love to stay home if she could.  But we are blessed to have friends doing daycare.  Jeremy and Carisa have a 2 year old boy of their own.  They end up splitting daycare duty, which is fabulous because we know he is in a place where he will be safe and loved.  After the six weeks, Steph returned to work.  Her co-workers were ecstatic, but because of weak sales numbers (even though Steph kept up her numbers on the phone) things started to take a toll, and she began looking for a new job.