Airplane ride

Jack had an impromptu check-up today. He's 45 days old today. He's grown 3 inches and gained 4 pounds.

We travelled to Cd'A and back over the weekend via airplane and he travelled well. He slept the entire way up, and I popped in a schnuller that he sucked on while he was sleeping, then on the way back he was mostly awake, so we fed him a bottle of formula, this to help keep his ears cleared as the cabin pressure changed. Jack was just an oblivious, happy baby. :-)

When we travelled around by car, Jack just kicked back and enjoyed the ride. I think a lot of babys ride well when they feel the vibrations and listen to the engine and road noise. It's obvious that Jack doesn't mind; he never fusses, unless he's hungry or needs a diaper change sooner than we might think to do it. I guess sometimes he hollars, in a calm, mewing way, for a little attention. Don't we all (some people more obnoxiously than others)?

Have you ever heard of "gripe water?" It's basically a homeopathic remedy for gas, hiccups, tummy aches, and teething that is widely known about and used in England. We found it at Smith's for Kids in Boise. Jack takes all medicines (mouth drops, eye drops) like a champ, and since this stuff doesn't taste too bad he even licks the medicine dropper. ;-) Seems to have worked well for Jack so far.

Happy Birthday!

I just realized that today is my big brother’s birthday. Talk about a communication gap. He and I must be a lot a like. We rarely take the time to keep in close touch, but I am always thinking about him and I know that he is always thinking about me. I miss him a lot. Happy Birthday, Johnny! :-)

Blog This: Getting Started

JR here. Well, I'm just getting us started with "blogging." Quite honestly, it's not like I ever have a lot to say. Not that much never happens in our life. It's more like I just never say much. ;-) I can chat about stuff and stuff, but if you expect me to be able to recount a conversation, you're gonna get the Reader's Digest version, which won't be very full of details. My mom called me last night. If she hadn't asked me questions that I could give long answers to, there would have been an awful lot of awkward silence on the phone. My wife, on the other hand, is a real conversationalist. If you ask her the time, she'll tell you how to build a watch. ;-)

OK, so now that you know what you can expect from one or the other of us... I guess you can figure out that updates might either be rare and vague, or frequent and detailed. Let's just shoot for once a week. :-)