Jack's Trip to the Hospital (aka Hernia Shmernia)

 6:30: Playing in the waiting room before surgery.

 7:00: Jack swaps out his street clothes for his little hospital gown and gets his vitals taken.

He was a very good boy and sat still the whole time!

 Inspecting his sticker.

 7:30: Enjoying his Versed before we walked him back to the operating room.

 10:00: Getting some love from his Auntie Cecil.

Jack woke up in the recovery room in pain, coughing and crying for us. After a very tense 15 or 20 minutes, and three doses of morphine, he was able to sleep for a good hour and a half before...

waking up and immediately trying to crawl around!

 Though he was a little out of it, Jack was ready to inspect his crib

and snuggle with Mommy and Daddy. 

By 11:30 Jack was free to go! Now we're home and he's already toddling around the front room, playing with his toys, and demanding LOTS of food. You'd never know he just had surgery! We're  grateful and relieved that everything went so well. What a scary little adventure this has been!

Jack's second trip to the pumpkin patch!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Went out to Hillsboro to visit the Plumper Pumpkin farm today. (Thanks to Auntie Jen for the recommendation!) The place was loaded with people but it didn't feel overrun or packed at all. The setting was beautiful, the pumpkins were plentiful, and Jack LOVED all of the people, babies, and animals. Our booty was humble this year--just two--a sugar pumpkin and a cinderella. To spare ourselves the mess and dangerous sharp objects, there will be no carving, but I'm aiming to try my hand at roasted pumpkin and pumpkin soup! Love the harvest month!

Trip to California.

 Jack whiling away the time on the long, long drive home.

 Carrie, Davis, James and Jack celebrate Thewba's wedding.

 The breathtaking view out Laura's front door in Taft.

 Long awaited snuggles with Grandma.

 Jack loves his Aunt Sherryl!

 

Jack loves Grandpa!
(Please disregard the odd-armed, travel-weary lady.)

Back home, safe and sound with the Velcro kitty.

Goodbye Baby, Hello Toddler!

(Still catching up on photos from this summer.) What a blissful day this was. Jack had just learned how to walk the day before (you can see how proud he is by that big ol' smile) and the sun had finally decided to grace us with her presence.  Best of all, we got a few more shots of our baby crawling before he gave it up entirely.  He has since outgrown that hat and outfit and is now the proud owner of 12, going on 16 teeth! Time sure flies when you're having fun!

Destruction in D Minor