Notice I put the cow nose through his pacifier! It worked perfectly! Our nephews were "super cows" or "bulls" that were black with white spots and a mask for Adam!
Saturday, October 20, 2012
First Cow Day
As tradition, the Bachmann Family always dresses up in rediculous costumes to get free food. I know it sounds a little "cheap" but we like to think of it as being frugal and fun! We missed last years because Jack was just out of the hospital, so this year was his first chance!
Notice I put the cow nose through his pacifier! It worked perfectly! Our nephews were "super cows" or "bulls" that were black with white spots and a mask for Adam!
Notice I put the cow nose through his pacifier! It worked perfectly! Our nephews were "super cows" or "bulls" that were black with white spots and a mask for Adam!
Friday, October 19, 2012
Dipping French Fries
Looks like he LOVES it!! Katchup on french fries is an American staple, now Jack has officially joined the club!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Airplane Trips
Everyone asks us "How is Jack on the plane?" "I could never travel with a baby!" "Doesn't he scream the whole time?" "I can't believe he sits still even!" "It would be too much to pack and lug around with all his baby stuff, I can't believe you're willing do it so much!"
Well folks, it's really not as hard as everyone makes it out to be. However, I believe 98% of traveling with a baby is the parents attitude/personality. AJ and I are very go with the flow people and big planners, if that makes sense. I'm a very resourceful mom and I know what Jack needs everyday so I pack accordingly and we make do with the big baby items we can make do without. Such as a high chair, I sit Jack up on 2 phone books and tie him to the chair with a long sheet around his waist. A pack n' play, all hotels have them so we just use theirs with a "coverplay" and the hotel sheets. Stroller, we take the jogging one so I can run with him and it's more sturdy to not be damaged in the airplane. Toys and books I take are limited but multifunctional. I pack cups, different types of balls, some baby einstien movies, some interactive small toy that makes noise and 3 or 4 books. That's about it! We got to indoor playgrounds with LOTS of toys and the church nursery has toys and we have a friend down here we have play dates with that shares their toys. So Jack gets a chance to play with lots of different things each day.
Our airplane rides are pretty easy. The pressure changes don't bother him at all. He sleeps for about 1-1.5 hours of the 2.5hr flight and then he wakes up and enjoys a little snack on the pull down trays and then enjoys seeing all the things out the window as we get ready to land. Piece of cake! It's all the Lord's doing, I have to admit! I might be a pretty patient and calm mother but only because of God's grace! Jack may be a good napper with a pleasent disposition, but only because God created him that way! We are so blessed to have this opportunity to travel and see other places on this earth and we are not about to become picky or petty about things to prevent us from enjoying every moment! It's a great experience for Jack to see other birds, have a longer swim season and run around some of the best playgrounds I've ever seen in the world... not that I've seen them all, but I've seen many in different states and these are the best by far! We've even met an amazing couple down here with a boy who is 6 weeks yonger than Jack that we can fellowship with and the boys can socialize! It's been an amazing ride! The biggest blessing of all is that we get to see AJ every night of the week, that is priceless!
Here are some more pictures from all the fun we're having!
Well folks, it's really not as hard as everyone makes it out to be. However, I believe 98% of traveling with a baby is the parents attitude/personality. AJ and I are very go with the flow people and big planners, if that makes sense. I'm a very resourceful mom and I know what Jack needs everyday so I pack accordingly and we make do with the big baby items we can make do without. Such as a high chair, I sit Jack up on 2 phone books and tie him to the chair with a long sheet around his waist. A pack n' play, all hotels have them so we just use theirs with a "coverplay" and the hotel sheets. Stroller, we take the jogging one so I can run with him and it's more sturdy to not be damaged in the airplane. Toys and books I take are limited but multifunctional. I pack cups, different types of balls, some baby einstien movies, some interactive small toy that makes noise and 3 or 4 books. That's about it! We got to indoor playgrounds with LOTS of toys and the church nursery has toys and we have a friend down here we have play dates with that shares their toys. So Jack gets a chance to play with lots of different things each day.
Our airplane rides are pretty easy. The pressure changes don't bother him at all. He sleeps for about 1-1.5 hours of the 2.5hr flight and then he wakes up and enjoys a little snack on the pull down trays and then enjoys seeing all the things out the window as we get ready to land. Piece of cake! It's all the Lord's doing, I have to admit! I might be a pretty patient and calm mother but only because of God's grace! Jack may be a good napper with a pleasent disposition, but only because God created him that way! We are so blessed to have this opportunity to travel and see other places on this earth and we are not about to become picky or petty about things to prevent us from enjoying every moment! It's a great experience for Jack to see other birds, have a longer swim season and run around some of the best playgrounds I've ever seen in the world... not that I've seen them all, but I've seen many in different states and these are the best by far! We've even met an amazing couple down here with a boy who is 6 weeks yonger than Jack that we can fellowship with and the boys can socialize! It's been an amazing ride! The biggest blessing of all is that we get to see AJ every night of the week, that is priceless!
Here are some more pictures from all the fun we're having!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Glasses?
AJ and I were home in Maryland one week so we quick got some eye appointments in to get new contacts. Jack enjoyed wondering around the store and we killed some time having him trying on some kid glasses! He might have giggled more than we did at the sight!
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Silly Jack
I was worried that my smiley baby would not smile as much as he got older and into more things. But thankfully, I was wrong. Our boy smiles just as much but it happens 10000x faster so catching it on camera is a lot harder than it used to be. Here are some of Jack's smilely and silly moments!
In a hot pool (my brother carried big cups of hot water from the kitchen sick...HA) with cousin Charlotte!
A slinky around his waist lasted a good 45 minutes before he actually stepped out of it!
"No don't touch Daddy's cup, Jack..." On our way to the pool in his much loved wagon!
Loving sweet potato at Boston Market so much that he's actually trying to lick it off his mouth, but I don't think his tounge can reach his eyebrow!
If you've ever met our son, you know he LOVES "ball, ball, balls!" Aunt Melissa has a personal ball bucket that he just adored!!
One of the few things Jack can say is "bub-bub-bubble" So that's what our son gets, a bubble bath!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Jack & Neilson
Jack's cousin Neilson have a special little bond growing, I think... I've caught a few moments of them being too cute together! Not to mention that Neilson is so grown up and is always egar to help Jack do whatever he's struggling to do.
The evening of my Grandmother's funeral, Jack and Neilson showed up in the same outfit, so April, my sister, just had to snap a picture! Then at Jack's birthday party a few days later, Jack insisted on holding Neilson's earlobe while in his birthday seat! I have like 6 pictures of him doing it! HA!
Also, my 3 sisters ended up watching Jack for AJ and I and April mentioned that Jack kept "tackling" Neilson when he was laying on the floor. If Jack sees anyone at his level on all fours or laying down, he will promptly run over and belly flop on top of you... it's just something mommy and him do ALL the time. April told me Neilson was pretty shocked! He comes from a house full of girls so that was quite surprising to him! I have no doubt the wrestling moves on his older cousins won't stop here!
The evening of my Grandmother's funeral, Jack and Neilson showed up in the same outfit, so April, my sister, just had to snap a picture! Then at Jack's birthday party a few days later, Jack insisted on holding Neilson's earlobe while in his birthday seat! I have like 6 pictures of him doing it! HA!
Also, my 3 sisters ended up watching Jack for AJ and I and April mentioned that Jack kept "tackling" Neilson when he was laying on the floor. If Jack sees anyone at his level on all fours or laying down, he will promptly run over and belly flop on top of you... it's just something mommy and him do ALL the time. April told me Neilson was pretty shocked! He comes from a house full of girls so that was quite surprising to him! I have no doubt the wrestling moves on his older cousins won't stop here!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
More Birthday Recaps
I got a hold of the pictures off of AJ's phone finally so here are some more memories from Jack's first birthday party. Note his birthday cupcake on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle plate which was AJ's favorite plate growing up.
I tried cake pops as I told everyone in the last birthday party blog and they came out great looking just like golf balls! We also did the piggy bank for his college fund because Jack already had enough toys and we didn't want more for his first birthday. We are so thankful with everyone's generosity because we were able to make a big deposit to Jack's college fund that month! Thank you!
I tried cake pops as I told everyone in the last birthday party blog and they came out great looking just like golf balls! We also did the piggy bank for his college fund because Jack already had enough toys and we didn't want more for his first birthday. We are so thankful with everyone's generosity because we were able to make a big deposit to Jack's college fund that month! Thank you!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Ping Pong Ball is Where?
Thanks to my mother who is always coming up with creative household objects or 'toys' for Jack to be interested in, he just loves the ping pong ball! He even puts it right in his mouth! Which I know freaks out many moms but we always watch him with it and half the fun is spitting it out! The only downfall of this game is all the drule that can't escape from his mouth until after the ball comes out... yuck!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Backpack Hikes
Our Saturday tradition is taking a walk up to the pond by our house and getting a breakfast sandwich, and maybe a donut hole or two, playing at the park and then hiking home for nap time. Jack got to enjoy a chocolate donut hole on this hike and he was a happy kid with one messy mouth!
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