Jack goes to Wisconsin!

Jack with Chloe and Cullen Spain

It looks like Jack is about to eat Chloe and Cullen Spain

"One of these things is not like the other. . . "

This weekend, Jack visited his third state. Well, fourth if you count our overnight at the Best Western in Nashville, Tennessee. Anyway, we finally made it up to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to visit our friends John and Nicole Spain and meet their twins, Chloe and Cullen, who were born a month and a half after Jack. However, they were born a little early, which is one of the reasons that Jack looks positively gigantic compared to them. The other reason is that Jack is positively gigantic. Holding Cullen (13 lbs) and Chloe (10 lbs) was like holding a feather compared to my little sack of potatoes.

When we first arrived, Cullen enthusiastically greeted Jack with a variety of coos and squeals and smiles. Jack looked very serious at first and then his eyes lit up and he reached out to grab Cullen's face. Then he smiled and smacked him in the face. Cullen was, understandably, a little taken aback by his rude little house guest, but he didn't cry and they really enjoyed checking each other out. He also enjoyed staring at little Chloe. He is really very intrigued by kids his own age and by older kids that he sees running around and doing things.

After relaxing at the Spain house for awhile, we took the whole gang to the lakefront to watch the air show. We got there near the end, only in time to see the Thunderbirds. Jack couldn't see them but he definitely followed their sound. He didn't get too scared by the loud noise and only really reacted when they did super close fly bys, by hugging me tight around the neck. Other than that, he really loved watching the older kids playing. He was all smiles and jumping up and down in my arms with excitement. He definitely had a full day and not only passed out on the car ride home but hit his crib hard and slept well all night!

Today was another fun day as Jack got to spend a good portion of it with Grandma. He was super happy in the morning, greeting me with a big grin and laugh when he saw me. Later, he found it hysterical as I danced with him both at home and in the car. He hung out at Grandmas and got to meet a bunch of different relatives. Though Daddy and I had to leave for a little while, Grandma said he was all smiles and laughs while meeting everyone. When we got back, more of the same. I wonder if his face hurts from all the smiling he does. He just seems to love every new experience.

Another new experience is sitting up. He is doing a great job of sitting up on his own and playing. He sometimes takes a little tumble when he turns to quickly of straightens his legs out. But, in general, he's pretty darn good. He likes the new vantage point while playing. He still prefers to play on his tummy but has also gotten good at turning over on to his back (though he doesn't like being on his back as much so he doesn't do it as often.). We have changed bathtime to him sitting up in his old infant tub. It's adorable to watch him sit up, and less adorable when he completely soaks you while splashing EVERYWHERE! He only stops when he waterboards himself so much that he makes himself sad. We plan on having lots of toys in there in the future to curb the soaking of Mommy and the waterboarding of self!