Fun with the Water Table!

So as everyone knows, I'm a stay at home mom and recently taken on the role of intern! Luckily my awesome mom is able to watch Jack when I need to go intern.

Recently, she bought him a water table and we got to watch him play with it on the first day!

 

Some more action shots-

 

Later on in this week, we finally got Jack in the pool for the first time!

Getting Back to Normal

So the last month has been extremely busy with wrapping up school and various other things going on with our little family so I will be updating with pictures as quickly as I can catch up.

 

Aren was off the first part of May right around mother's day and we enjoyed a lunch with my mom and grandfather. Jack's favorite part of the lunch? Eating sugar packets.

Jack loves playing in the back of his Paw Paw's truck. He is now beginning to notice all trucks and thinks it's his responsibility to play in all trucks!

After we ate lunch, we went to the mall and Jack had some fun playing with the mirror at Macy's.

 

More to follow!

Summer Is Upon Us

Lots had been going on this week around our house but first I'll start with Jack and his love of all things ice cream....

 

It has been interesting watching Jack's tastes develop. So far we have discovered he loves sweet tea (my favorite) and foods with flavor (Aren's favorite). But Jack loves ice cream the most. This was taken after Jack just enjoyed some ice cream at Chick Fil A.

 

Jack hasn't taken anymore steps yet but he is finding creative ways to get around without independently walking. This was taken after he pushed a chair across the kitchen and was trying to get around.

 

Jack has started finally using crayons to begin writing/coloring. The only problem is keeping them out of his mouth!

Jack has gotten more comfortable going out on his own at church including crawling down the hall after church. This past Sunday night, he saw his Bible class teachers walking in and went to them thinking that it was time to go to class again. He was devastated when he couldn't go to class :(

Thursday, we enjoyed a trip to El Paseo with my mom and dad. Jack eats tortillas like a champ! He also enjoyed checking out the fountain in the waiting area with grandpa.

After dinner, we went to Spring Creek to pick up signs for Craig Bickley, who's running for County Commissioner in Tarrant County.

 

Jack loves Sid the Science Kid. I got him this a few months ago but he had us laughing when he used Sid as a phone to call Grandma.

I have more pics to come but will save those for tomorrow when I have time to blog. Good night for now!

On Turning 31

Well yesterday was my birthday, to be honest I was feeling a little weird about turning 31. I equate it much like reliving senior year again. This year pending unforeseen circumstances I will complete my master's degree and much of this week has been devoted to all that fun paperwork required to end a semester. So as I turn 31, I was filled with that feeling of new beginning but also that things will be changing come 2013.

I also finally realized its time to put on my big girl pants and start taking better care of myself health wise. I've been carrying about 15 lbs. of baby weight from Jack that I keep making excuses for. I need to get back on the weight watchers band wagon once and for all. I need to get a physical again and find a new doctor after mine retired. Ultimately, turning 31 has reminded me that I owe it to myself and Jack to be the best me I can be. I started back on Weight Watchers today and so far made it one meal! Yay!

In other news, pictures have been limited due to my old phone being a dud and having to get a new phone. Luckily, my mom took pity on me and got me a prepaid phone til I could figure out my next move. Monday, my aunt gifted me an iPhone for my birthday so I am so excited to start getting some cooler pics of Jack!

Jack's big news is that he started walking Saturday, April 28 aka Aren's birthday!! AND we were both there! It was so quick, just a few steps that we didn't get to snap any pics of the big moment but it was still super exciting! Jack got sick last week again, I'm beginning to learn his sick signs. He is back on the last antibiotic he took during the ear infection saga.

Yesterday for my birthday I started the day at Stevie's with Jack, Mom and my grandfather. Jack had fun wearing his napkin as a hat.

 

Ordering at restaurants has been a challenge this week. Since his throat had been hurting, he's been spitting his food out minus the swallowing. My mom did discover he likes omelets.

 

That night, my family and friends went to Carrabas for my birthday dinner. Jack hung out with everyone and I snagged this pick of him with Uncle Alex and Aunt Kay.

 

Jack and Paw Paw

 

It was a really fun night! I was so blessed to have Aren, Jack, Mom, Dad, Alex, Aunt Kay, Paw Paw, Leslye, Edie, Trinidad and little Niko all there! The fabulous Emily Owens is finally back from Paris and she got to join in the fun plus get reacquainted with Jack.

Technical Difficulties

So this blog was delayed due to technical difficulties this weekend. After my session at DARS, I actually left my iPad at the office and was without it ALL weekend. You never realize how much you depend on these devices until its gone.

So what's been up around the Haggard house? It's been a relatively slow week for us. Monday, Jack rode in the kids car at the grocery store.

 

He really enjoyed that. No walking yet but he's been doing lots more talking. We have been trying to encourage him to talk more which has been frustrating at times for him.

Little Gym was fun. Jack got to play with the music sticks. He's very musically attuned so he always enjoys any opportunity to play, dance or experience music.

 

Transitions was Jack's objective during free time. He was all about trying to figure out how to get off things...

 

He also got to experience walking like a soldier on the balance beam.

 

This week, I am furiously working to get my practicum hours done early. I picked up my iPad this morning and have been working on getting caught up for school. I have a sedation dentistry appointment Friday and no there won't be any pics :) will update more later :)

Last week- politics, school and an accident, oh my!

So as you know, my hobby right now is school. I am about to start counting down the days because as much as I love school (I really do) I'm finding school and babies don't mix. However, I am extremely blessed to have the help I do in getting me to December.

Jack has been getting more adventurous in moving towards walking. In this picture, what you can't see is he's been using this table almost as a walker and it has just given out. Jack is a funny kid, he's extremely resourceful and he can find ways to do things his way.

Last Saturday, we had a fender bender at McDonalds. We were really lucky no one was injured. I snagged a pic of the damage.

 

Tuesday, we went to our first precinct convention. It was an interesting experience. If you have any political opinion, I advise you to start attending your convention. Here's what I learned:

1. Each precinct gets a certain number of delegates. For example, ours could elect 39. We had 6 interested people show up. So those 39 votes get distributed among interested parties.
2. In some precincts, no one shows. Those votes? Essentially erased.
3. Show up early and you can run the precinct convention.

Overall, it was very educational and I learned lots about the government process. I also finally met Craig Bickley, who is running for county commissioner in Tarrant County. Very nice guy and has a lot of good ideas. He is also strong financially which is pretty much one of the first things I look for in a candidate nowadays.

 

 

 

Saturday

Saturday morning, my dad treated us to breakfast. We met up before Little Gym at Snooty Pig. Jack's main attention was focused on Daddy's pancakes.

I got a group shot of the guys from breakfast, it was a great way to start the day.

Probably Jack's favorite part of Little Gym is playing with the bells. I finally snagged a little action shot....

Jack had a really great day in class. Here he's learning about numbers!

At Little Gym on Saturday, Jack played on the air mat. During Jack's time going to Little Gym, the air mat has been a love/hate experience. This day was a pretty good day where he didn't take a lot of coaching to stay on.

One of the things that makes the kids his age a little unsure of is the actual deflation of the air mat.

For lunch Saturday, we braved the mall to meet Aunt Kay at Carraba's. Jack really enjoyed eating asparagus. He is a total veggie kid but is not much of a fruit eater.

Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend the Texas Libertarian Presidential Debate. It was a really interesting experience as this was my first Libertarian experience. The moderator Sharon Harris did an excellent job asking good questions that also kept the audience engaged. I actually came into the event a Gary Johnson supporter but found myself equally impressed with him, RJ Harris and R Lee Wrights. I highly recommend attending a Libertarian event if you have the chance, I feel we desperately need a third party option. One thing that has most impressed me with the Libertarian party is that they are entirely self funded. You can get more info at http://www.lp.org/

 

 

 

Weekends!

Well one thing I've learned over the past year is weekends with a baby are crazy! Aren was busy Saturday at a marriage seminar so me and my parents were Jack's Little Gym buddies.

 

This picture was about a minute before a major meltdown before he said grandma I think for the first time. We went to McDonalds afterwards and Jack enjoyed his first oatmeal raisin cookie.

We had lunch at McAllisters with Alex, Mom and Aunt Kay. During our shopping at Krogers, Aren was finally able to meet up with us. We enjoyed dinner at Panchitas with my parents and grandfather. Jack used a crayon for the first time appropriately!

 

And then they went back in his mouth! Oh well, at least I'm thankful for some progress! Sunday, we had church and today it was back to DARS. I had a nice surprise waiting for me at home- the new MOG iPad app. Which so far looks killer! Well that's about it for me- off to cheer on my favs in the Voice.

 

Busy Busy

So lots has been going on since I last blogged. This week I've been getting back in the school swing of things. Wednesday was my first day back in our web conference class. Jack really enjoys playing at grandma's when I have to go to class or see a client.

Wednesday night, we went to Spring Creek and Jack enjoyed his grandpa taking him around to see the rolls and ice cream. They enjoyed a moment outside.

 

Spring has finally sprung here which means one thing: about 2 weeks of nice weather and on to summer. This week, we finally got to take Jack's 1 year pics at Sears. We weren't sure what the experience was going to be like. Aren spent most of his time chasing Jack back into the studio.

 

I did snag some cute shots of him playing with the mirror.

And apparently he kept leaving the studio to get to this toy-

 

After pics, we enjoyed a nice dinner with Aunt Kay at Anejo's. Today I spent most of the day at DARS and Aren and I got away for date night to see the Hunger Games which was excellent. Turning in for the night, happy Saturday!

Sunday Sunday

So today was not a really fun day around our house. After what we thought was a recovery from the ear infection it seems like Jack is still not doing well. We had to leave Church early this morning and didn't last long tonight.

Lunch was great, we spent it at my mom's and had some really delicious Boston Market and sweet tea. One important lesson I've learned this week is to not read "Catching Fire" before falling asleep or my dreams will have a Hunger Games tint to them. On a side note, this will probably not deter me from finishing tonight.

So for those of you reading this who don't know what the title of this entry means, about 2 years ago, we started a little Sunday night tradition called Sunday Sunday. Our little gang is currently missing a member, Emily who is in France. During her last Sunday Sunday, she started a countdown on Alex's dry erase board and every week we take a pic counting down her time in France and post on Facebook, so I leave you with tonight's picture! Happy Monday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

So we started off this morning going to Little Gym. Jack was super excited to get back to class and to see Miss Stephanie again. We are still working on getting Jack to hold the bars during free time but he voluntarily scaled this obstacle course this morning!

 

Jack also had fun chasing a new girl in his class. She was a walker so he had a hard time keeping up! We came home and Jack played with both of us and took a nap around lunchtime. He is still on Augmentin for his ear infection and it's definitely been upsetting his stomach.

We joined Aunt Kay for lunch at Casa Rita's and did some shopping at Target. Later we joined Grandma, Grandpa, Paw Paw and Uncle Alex for dinner at Golden Corral. After dinner, he got behind the wheel of Paw Paw's truck.

Where we've been

After a two week hiatus, the blog is back! Here's what's been going on around the Haggard house.

Sickness, sickness- One thing I've learned over the past year is that families are really good at sharing! Between the three of us, we have had flu, sinus infection, bronchitis and an ear infection. Luckily, everyone is beginning to feel a lot better. Last Friday, Aren went and filed paperwork to run for precinct chair. Jack and I went down to the headquarters with him to watch him sign his candidate paperwork. We should know in the summer if he's got the spot or if there will be a runoff.

Saturday was mine and Aren's 5th wedding anniversary. Since everyone was feeling under the weather we kept it low key. We celebrated lunch at Fresco's and had dinner at Bayou Jack's.

This week everyone finally started to feel better. This picture was from this week of Jack and Grandma hanging out after I brought her car back from a DARS run this week.

I have really enjoyed being off on Spring Break this week. Today we took a trip to Southlake Town Square. Here's Jack on his way with his favorite car toys- Barney and his toy van.

We went to lunch at Which Which and Jack didn't like his sandwich but loved his rice Krispy.

After that we walked around Southlake and enjoyed the nice weather!