Pasta!

There is a very similar photo of a young Alex in this exact same situation. I bet side by side the two pictures would look kind of eerie.

Just like Dad, Jack loves his pasta!

Jack the Bear

Jack was excited to wear his Bears gear on Sunday. Too bad he had to take it off for his nap at halftime. I think he was the lucky charm! Sigh, at least he had Cubs stuff to wear!

Jack in the Box 2007

Jack enjoys the box that Grandma had at her house. Of course, he was not a fan of trying to get out of the box. But, he did spend a good amount of time looking cute!

Jack's 1st Birthday: Party 2 (Illinois)

Here are the photos from Jack's swimming party at Adventure Island in Elgin. The theme for this party was Curious George. Jack got some amazing gifts and we want to thank everyone who made it such a great day!

Jack's 1st Birthday: Party 1 (Florida)

Sorry for the delay in posting these, but it has been a crazy week! Here are photos from Jack's Pirate themed birthday party in Florida on September 15!

Jack's 1 Year Checkup

Stats:

Length: 30 inches (75th Percentile)
Weight: 24 pounds (60th Percentile)
Head Circumference: 18 inches (50th Percentile)

Jack is doing very well with all of his development. His surgery for his tubes is Tuesday and all is good to go. He did not get any shots this time, but we did get the OK to feed him any foods! We also will begin transitioning him from formula to whole milk as well as getting rid of bottles and moving to sippy cups!

What a crazy switch!

Tot Rod

Jack's birthday present from Emo & Boo (Wany and Jae for the whitefolk) was a Tot Rod. It is a battery operated car that Jack can drive himself! I wanted one as a kid and Jack already has it! So, despite playing with it last night in the house, we just had to take it out for a test drive this morning! Check out Jack in his leather duds!

Birthday Hanbok

In accordance with Korean tradition, we dressed Jack in his hanbok and took family photos. Jack lasted much longer wearing it than a lot of kids (it isn't exactly the most comfortable outfit).

Jack also had three objects put in front of his for the toljabee, which is like a fortune reading. Depending on which objects he chooses, his future will be determined. Jack chose the pen first (scholarship), and then the coins (prosperity) and left the thread (longevity) for last.

The Crawl

Somehow, in the span of 4 days, Jack learned to crawl.

He went from barely moving himself in a crawling position to the video below. This kid looks like he was crawling for ages before this was taped.

We are very, very excited (and very, very afraid) of his potential to get around now.

The 39 Steps

Portrait of a Milkaholic

Less Than 3 Weeks Away

Jack is going to be a year old in less than a month. It is a frightening thought to think that that blur of time was only a year. It was simultaneously the most exciting and nervewracking year of my life. But, I can say that Taylor and I made it through with not just flying colors, but an amazing little guy to show for it.

We have been a little lax on updating his blog these past few weeks due to work, illness, and other inane excuses. But, with Year 2 coming up for Jack, expect lots and lots of new photos of his adventures to come!

Cousins

Jack Jazz