All The Single Ladies

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Of course nothing can compete with the latest dancing baby video, which has 1.4 million views on YouTube alone, but these are pretty darn cute. Our Flip Cam was full so we took some stills of Jack watching the Glee version of Beyonce's All the Single Ladies. As you can see, he was pretty amazed/scandalized.

Like Mother Like Son

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As Jack gets "older" and his face seems to change daily, some family members are harkening back to the infant days of both Jack's parents. Plus there's the whole phenomenon that kids start out looking like dad, then start to look like mom. Is it true? You be the judge. While Jack is clearly doing his own thing - he's truly one of a kind - there are some undeniable similarities between him and his ma. Here are a couple recent shots (from Maine) next to a shot of Michele and Stephanie around the same age, six months. Let us know what you think!

Do You Like Apples?

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Today was Jack's first bite at the apples. Even the faint tartness of Red Delicious made him do bitter beer faces (see last photo). Apples also seem to trigger articulation (more so than food in general), as Jack treated us to his full repertoire of tropical bird sounds and babbling - now with consonants! In fact, we're pretty sure we heard him say, a la Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting, "How d'ya like them apples?"

Wake Up, Sunshine

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This ... is what gets us out of bed in the morning. Acutal photos, acutally how he wakes up, every time. Though this morning he definitely wanted to sleep in. We went in around 7 and he was not giving up the thumb easily. What a bug!

Feeding Time

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We will have to get some video of this special time of day, feeding time. Jack becomes incredibly animated and playful and he sounds a lot like a large tropical bird as he gulps down sweet potatoes, pears, carrots and cereal. The legs, one of Jack's "tells" when he is excited, can be seen in motion here... Though he seems to be saying at the end, "If you're not gonna feed me something, I'm really not sure why you're standing there taking pictures."

First Flight (aka "Cap'n Jack")

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We've gotten a lot of questions about Jack's first flight and how it went. Well, here' s the documentary evidence - it went just fine. Zzz's from start to finish. Jack had his own window seat and it was a beautiful day to fly to Maine.

Exersaucer Master(y)

Following in Evie's footsteps, Jack is rocking the Exersaucer these days. He likes gambling (see spinning wheels) and he loves to make the lion roar. He also seems to have an awful lot to say to the sunflower, but we don't have a photo of that yet.