Jalen is 10 Months Old!

OK, Jalen is already 10 months and 2 weeks! Last weekend was Easter weekend. My parents came over to visit from Vancouver. We didn't have time to go take pictures with an Easter Bunny but we think Jalen probably would have freaked out at a giant white bunny. Jalen has 8 teeth now! Four on top and four on the bottom. He still loves to experiment with food. He tries to chew with his front teeth. It's quite funny to watch.



Here's Jalen getting busted playing with things that he's not supposed to have. Jalen understands what "no" means but he doesn't always obey. I'll give him a few chances to listen but if he still doesn't, I send him straight to baby jail, i.e. the playpen.

Jalen loves to play on the bed. He likes to climb on top of the pillows and roll around. Jalen is not as chubby as he used to be ever since he started crawling. I miss my fat baby boy.


Here's Jalen at the market with some fresh tulips. Being a typical boy, he didn't show any interest in the flowers.

This Little Piggy goes to Market

Last Sunday, we took Jalen to Pike Place Market. We walked around, ate and shopped for groceries. Jalen loved being outdoors and looking around. He was happy and thoroughly entertained. It was a really nice way for us to spend time as a family.

Why Buy Expensive Toys?

We tried this with Jalen after we saw baby Ethan ROTFL at tearing paper. Apparently, this is a universal phenomenon with babies. Too cute!

Jalen Tries a Beer

We weren't sure how Jalen was going to react to his first beer. Apparently, he liked it! Maybe that's because he had a few beers when he was in his mommy's belly.

Jalen's First Swing Ride

Jalen has always been a dare devil like his daddy. He loves being tossed in the air or falling down on the bed. Last Thursday, Jalen went on his first swing ride at Rick's sister Betsy's house. It was a nice day and Jalen loved the swing.

Here's Jalen's 4-year old cousin Gracie pushing him along.

You can also see that his two front teeth are coming in. In fact, he has a total of 6 teeth now. This is also his squinty smile. He thinks squinting his eyes and wrinkling his nose is smiling so he does it whenever he wants to smile at someone.

Baby Olympics

Last Sunday we took Jalen to Tyler's house to let the boys play together.

We put a piece of baby puff cereal on the floor to see who could get it first. Round 1 goes to Jalen!

Round 2 goes to Jalen also! 2-0!

Jalen playing with Tyler's activity cube.



Jalen loved playing in Tyler's car. He walked all around the kitchen.

Jalen in Tyler's shades. Mom, Tyler has the coolest stuff!

Jalen does Preppy

Here's Jalen looking so handsome in his polo shirt and natural mohawk.

Jalen's looking sharp on his new ride. I had to get that car for Jalen after seeing it at Logan's house.

Jalen and his dad both looking very preppy in their sweaters.

Jalen in the Sleep Sack

We finally gathered up the energy to wean Jalen off his swaddle blanket. He's been so used to swaddling that he can't fall sleep with his arms free. It took a while getting him to sleep without being swaddled the first couple of days. But now he's getting better at sleeping with his arms out. The Sleep Sack keeps him warm but he's not constrained by it. He can even crawl and stand up while in it. Nowadays, we sometimes find him standing up in his crib when he wakes up in the morning.

Jalen Meets Mischa

Our friends Tammy and Mark welcomed the arrival of their daughter Mischa on Feb. 28th. We took Jalen to meet his latest girlfriend at the hospital. Mischa is just about Jalen's size when he was born. It's hard to remember what a tiny bundle he was.

Here's Jalen with Mischa and Audrey (7 months). He was a little shy around the girls.

Jalen says "hi" to Mischa.

We put Jalen in the bassinet and he banged his head against it. He's obviously not too happy about that.