Hello all, it has been a while since I have blogged, life has been great, but busy. Jay went on a fishing trip to the Ruby River with some friends last week. They camped for 2 nights, many fish were caught. I stayed home with Jack, camping with a baby in 30ish degree weather just didn't sound like my idea of fun. Jack and I had a nice time hanging out together. We ran errands, cuddled in bed in the mornings, and went swimming. I think since I went back to work I appreciate even more the time I get to spend with Jack. Aunt Kiley stayed the night one night, so he had lots of fun playing with her. I went to a bluegrass concert a few weeks ago with Kiley and some friends. It was my first "girls night out" since having Jack and my, my I have aged. I had so much fun, but I could definitely feel my age when I was yawning when the clock struck the late hour of 9:00pm.
Shopping at Target
I went with Jack to his 1st of many open houses. In June he is starting at the Northern Rockies Montessori. After going to the open house and meeting his teacher and the director, I felt totally at ease about having to leave him somewhere other than his home. It is a nice, clean, new building with a lot of great baby stuff for him to play with. They have a huge yard which will have gardens planted pretty soon. The babies will have plenty of outside time and plenty of love and attention. And... his girlfriend Dotty is one of the other full time babies there, so he already has a friend. Spring is here and we have been working in the yard and taking a lot of hikes on the Rattlesnake Creek.
The Hedrick Family is doing great. The weather has turned more Spring-like, so we have been getting outside more. This is getting us very excited about summer and all the camping we are going to do with our giant new family tent we got. Last weekend we went on a hike with some friends and the dogs. Jack loves riding in his carrier. He looks around at his surroundings for a while, then falls asleep. Being a baby really is the life, someone carries you everywhere, feeds and changes you at your first cry, you are always cozy and comfortable, and you can fall asleep whenever and wherever. Sounds fun to me. Jay and I took Jack to one of Jay's favorite fishing spots on the Bitterroot River. We hiked up the river for a little while then Jack and I hung out while Jay fished. Jack loves being outside. He looks all around at the river, grass blowing in the wind, and the mountains. This made me so happy to know that our hobbies don't have to stop just because we have a baby, they just have to be adjusted slightly. We have to take turns watching Jack and we have to bring a lot more stuff, but it is so fun to have these experiences with him.
This weekend Jay went fishing with some friends and I took Jack and the dogs to Lake Como where we went for a hike. It was so beautiful out. We stayed at a cabin at Lost Horse Creek Lodge. They have adorable cabins tucked into the Bitterroot Mountains. I checked in before I went and picked up Jay from fishing. I asked the owner about hiking near the cabins and she told me I probably shouldn't hike because last weekend there was a mountain lion hanging out around the cabins. It wasn't normal for it to be so friendly, so she thought it might be sick. There are also a lot of wolves in the area and she said she had not heard them howling in about a week. Needless to say, I didn't go hiking there. We had a great time staying at the cabin. It was nice to get out of town and take Jack to one of our favorite places for a weekend getaway.
Love, Emily
Like last week, not too much new or crazy news is going on here. We had some sunny 40 degree days and that was wonderful. Hopefully spring is on its way in. Jack had his 1st cold. I was sick last week and he got a milder version of what I had. I think now that he has been sick, I won't be such a freak about worrying about him getting sick. Jack has been very active, he loves to scream now. He likes to just sit in his swing, kick his legs, stare at us and scream scream scream, with a big smile on his face. He is putting everything in his mouth, picking rattles and stuffed animals up and immediately shoving them in his mouth. He is noticing the dogs more and more. He smiles at them and reaches out to grab them. The dogs love licking his hands because I am sure they taste like something gross dogs like to lick. The doctor said we could start trying out different fruits and veggies on Jack. So far he has had sweet potatoes and carrots, both of which he was very fond of.
This week in the Hedrick household has been pretty mellow. Jack discovered his feet. It is quite cute because he likes to put them in his mouth. We had a photographer come to the house to take pictures of Jack. She did some family shots too. Jack was a wonderful little model. He was very well behaved and Annie the photographer loved him, I am sure she says that about all the babies she is taking pictures of. I will get some of those pictures up when we get them. Jay was in major cooperation mode on picture day. For those of you who know Jay, you know that he 1) hates having his picture taken more than anything and 2) he is pretty modest when it comes to his clothing, he doesn't just take his shirt off in front of anyone. I told Jay it was very important to me to have a picture him and Jack together with Jack only in his diaper and Jay with no shirt on. He told me no and I kept pushing (just teasing of course). The photographer got in on it too. She said we could make it a very tasteful picture by putting the lambskin down in front of the fireplace and Jay and Jack could lay on that for the pictures. It was funny watching him squirm until we dropped it.
Jay got some good news on the job front. It sounds like there is a good chance he won't be traveling for work for a while. Typically when his season starts he travels away from Missoula for 16 days a month. I miss him a lot when he is gone for that long, so this is great news. Last weekend he stayed the night at a friend's cabin on a creek outside of town, so I got a tiny taste of what being a single mom is like and it wasn't so fun. This got me thinking about him traveling for 16 days a month and I was really not excited about that. Also, Jack loves Jay so much and I think it would be hard for both of them to be away from each other for that long. So again, Jay working in Missoula is great news.
We send our love to everyone!
Emily
I think he looks like a psychiatric ward patient in this picture :)
So we are joining the Blogging world. This is the 1st post of hopefully many updates on Jack and our life. I in no way expect anyone to read this besides our parents and a few Aunts and Uncles, our lives just aren't that interesting. My goal is to give updates every week or two, we'll see how good I am at keeping this goal. I will try and post new pictures and videos too. I like the blog because I feel like it is more private than Facebook, more of a family and close friend thing. So here goes.
Jack is now 4 months old and he is the cutest, sweetest, most wonderful baby in the whole world :) I know, every mom thinks that about their own baby, but really, he is all of those things and more. He went to the doctor last week for his 4 month well check. The doctor said he looked great and was meeting all of the milestones that he should be meeting. He hates getting vaccines and was fussy for a few days after he got them. I tried to explain to him that they are much less painful than the symptoms of the illnesses that he could get if he isn't vaccinated, but he doesn't quite understand that yet. As of a week ago I thought we were blessed with having a really mellow, calm, laid back baby. I was mistaken. Jack's true personality has finally started to come out. He all of a sudden started being very vocal, screaming and squealing with delight, especially at Jay. He is bouncy, active, and rolly poly. He now objects to things like being burped or having a onsie put on by stiffening his back and doing what we have named "the alligator spin". Currently his favorite hobbies include the following; nursing, reading books, playing in his excercauser, more nursing, swimming and taking walks. He went swimming for the first time the other day and loved it. He is taking swimming lessons with his best friend Dotty next month.
