Our little boxer!

Jadyn wrapped in her bath towel reminded us of a boxer approaching the ring! She does enjoy bath time, and she's getting more baths now that the summer temperatures have been above normal for much of the month.



Another recent addition to Jadyn's corner of the bedroom is a shelf for her stuffed animals. Aren't they cute?!?!?

Another month, more fun

Jadyn turned 5 months just a few days ago, and though we don't have a weight update for you until next month, we can tell you all sorts of things she's up to these days.

Jadyn can entertain herself for 10 to 15 minutes at a time with her toys and her toes. Laying on a blanket, she'll roll from back to front and hold her head up for awhile to see things from a new angle. We think she's trying to figure out how to scoot or crawl, but her body isn't following her intentions yet, so she can get a little frustrated. Sometimes she rests on her side when she gets tired, and other times she fusses until we help her flip back over on to her back. When she gets bored with the toys around her, she sucks on her fist or grabs her toes.

The toys on her froggy chair are attached with little velcro strips, and she has overcome the strength of the velcro -- she pulls them off, chews on them for awhile, and then tosses them to the floor. Everything goes in her mouth these days, but still no teeth -- drool everywhere, of course, but no teeth surfacing that we can see. We've altered the angle of the swinging chair now that she likes to sit upright, and we attached the tray with a few toys. She likes it! We've also noticed she can hold herself more upright in her jumper, but she tends to rock back and forth or twist a little rather than jump emphatically.


Check out little J in the laundry basket -- at birth she was so tiny that she'd have rattled around in there, but now she has to bend at her knees to really fit! Jadyn is on the verge of growing out of her 3 month sized clothes, and we are transitioning into the 3-6 and 6 month sized things. The sleep sacks with the swaddle wraps that she's slept in since birth are now too small, so we have to get her used to NOT being swaddled for sleep. We usually wake to her bucking her legs in her sleep sack so that her heels thump against the mattress, and we get up to find her positioned completely differently than when we laid her down. She's always well-rested and happy in the morning; maybe this is one way she takes after her mother....


She went to her first Mariners game last week (they got pummeled that night, unfortunately), and enjoyed the visual stimulation (overstimulation?) until she crashed on our arms and we headed home.


It's summer here, and our house gets quite warm in the evening as the sun streams through the west facing windows. We've found the likes mouthing Daddy's beer bottles -- let's assume it's the cool glass she's after at her young age!

More photos from Granddaddy's and Grandmom's Visit

As promised, more pictures from the second week of the visit with Granddaddy and Grandmom.

During the second week Granddaddy Bruce and Grandmom Caroline visited us, we all enjoyed a concert at the zoo. The ZooTunes concerts are held in the summer and are very family friendly. This concert was Jadyn's first, and it was a warm day with bright sun. The performance (Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, and Shawn Colvin shared the stage) began a little after 6 and they were finished around 8. Jadyn weathered the sun and heat well, enjoyed being passed around to be entertained, and chewed on her toes as well as a toy.






The heat and wall-to-wall sunshine continued, and the next day, while dining in a pub, Daddy thought giving Jadyn a cool beer glass to suck on would be soothing to her. Jadyn liked it! She also liked being propped in the corner of the booth.


On the 4th of July, another warm and sunny day, we had a BBQ in our backyard, thankfully shaded by an apple tree by the time the gathering began. Jadyn spent quality time with her grandparents as well as relaxing on a blanket, practicing her roll over moves and reaching for the grass.





Here are a few other pictures we hope you like.

A family photo at a Seattle park

Jadyn, pensive and sleepy

Practicing sitting with the support of the Boppy pillow

We've Been Busy!

Sorry there has been such a gap in posts, but we have been busy! We had two weeks with Grandmom Caroline and Grandaddy Bruce visiting us here in Seattle, and we took TONS of pictures. Below you'll find a few from the first week. There will be more posts soon with photos from the second week of their visit.

Here are a couple of shots of Gmom and Gdaddy's first evening with Jadyn. She was very playful and everyone in the family enjoyed trying to get Jadyn to make raspberries with her tongue. She tried her best!



Jeff took some time off while Bruce and Caroline were in town, and so there were plenty of opportunities to catch Jadyn enjoying time with Daddy....


and Grandaddy....


We spent at day on the Kitsap Peninsula trying our luck at clamming. Here's Jadyn and Grandmom studying the beautiful surroundings....


and Jadyn with Mommy....


Jadyn continues to practice her raspberry skills (thanks, Jeannie and Alexa, for the Whoozit toy)


A particularly sweet moment frozen by the camera