Jack & Spencer's World

Quick note to say that Jack finally has his full 12 month vaccinations!! It only took four separate trips to the doctors office across two months. He received the final three vaccines and the flu shot yesterday afternoon. It wasn't fun, but it was over quick. He recovered in about 10 minutes. It's too bad he doesn't like sweets, I would have definitely given him a cookie or sucker or something to make it better!

This evening, Jack woke up crying after being asleep for about 2 hours. Justin went in to check on him. He picked him up, but Jack just squirmed to get out of his arms. So, Justin put Jack back in the crib. Before leaving, Justin decided to check Jack's diaper with a smell test. He leaned over for a close up sniff... ...right as Jack let's a big one rip!! Ah fatherhood.

One of Jack's good friends is Jake. Jake is a month younger than Jack, but at least an inch taller! These two see each other almost every day and always seem to have a great time. Below are recent pictures of these two playing in Central Park.

Ok - really 13 months!! :) Jack has had a great first month as a one year old. He had two fun birthday parties, has learned new tricks, and mastered the art of crawling and cruising. NYC Party On August 14th, we threw a first birthday for Jack in Central Park. The day could not have been more beautiful. The temperatures had cooled down a bit, the sky was Carolina blue, and there was a great breeze. Many friends and some family joined us for the celebration - Grandma Judy flew in for the event. It was very fun to see Jack interact with the other little ones. In fact, Jack got his first kiss from Niamh at the beginning of the party. Jack seemed to really enjoy the presents - the tissue paper and bags were so much fun and then the toys were a better treat. He did NOT like the singing part and had nothing to do with his cake. Massachusetts Party The next weekend, we headed to Massachusetts where Linda and Billy (Mimi and Poppy) hosted another party. Friends that we haven't s...

...for the immeasurably better! One year ago, we were in the hospital wondering how everything was going to play out. We were coaxing our little guy out. Without that I think he would have stayed in there for a few more weeks and several more pounds! Little did we know that we said goodbye to life as we knew it when we entered the hospital and that we greeted our new life as we exited. More to come tomorrow!