...and the party continues!

Our sweet BIG boy continued his WEEK of birthday celebration! His official birthday party was this past Saturday at our house! We had the best time! It was perfect weather and everyone had fun! The kids all played together! Jack LOVED his cake...again! I bet he thinks this is going to happen every weekend!!! We had such a great time!
Jack also had his 1 year check up with Dr. G! He said he looked "EXCELLENT" and his physical exam was perfect! He weighs 23 pounds and is 30.5 inches long! What a big boy! He is walking more and more everyday! It is soooo fun!

We are enjoying the nice weather and spending more time outside!!

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Big Birthday Boy!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! We have such a big boy now! Jack is ONE!!!! We celebrated his birthday this past Friday at home! We had such a fun day! Daddy came home early and got to go to swimming class with Jack! He loves to go under and "jump" off the edge into the water! He has really enjoyed it! Jack got to try some cake for the first time and really liked it! It was a perfect happy day and we spent lots of time talking about that special day one year earlier!!! Time has really flown!

We went to Savannah early Saturday morning to visit and celebrate Easter and birthday with our families down there! Saturday was a nice day at Granny's! Once Jack went to sleep...we sat up and dyed Easter eggs! We had so much fun! The Easter bunny had come to visit while Jack was asleep! He got lots of fun new books and toys! We went to church at St. John's (which is always special because it is where we got married and had Jack Christened! It is such a beautiful church on one of the squares downtown!) It was a beautiful morning!

We all went back to Granny's for lunch and celebration! All of our family was there and that made it so special for us! Jack really really really loved his cake! We could not have dreamed up a better response to the cake! We laughed and laughed! It was a COMPLETE mess and TONS of fun!!! He got lots of fun new toys! It was such a HAPPY day!

We got back late last night and are getting ready for his birthday party here this weekend! (Yep, another celebration! We are going to celebrate for a week!)

Some other Jack news............ we go see Dr. G this week for his 1 year check-up! Jack's car seat is facing forward now, he is drinking whole milk (for some of the day - still taking formula at night!), he is backing off his chair and couch like a big boy (without swan diving face first into the floor!) .................and he is really starting to walk!!!! He walked so much at Granny's on Saturday! It is so fun to watch him!!! We are so proud!!!!

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Happy hospital baby!

Well, this has been an interesting week for the Leonards....it all started Sunday afternoon around 4pm. We got home from Gainesville (where we had such a fun visit with Nana and Poppa!) and Jack was playing just as happy as always! He started coughing and sounded like he was breathing heavy. We called the nurse line at our pediatrician and they said it sounded like he had croup (a bad cough caused by a virus that inflames the airway)...they said to watch him since he was already sounding raspy with his breathing..well, as the night went on it got worse and worse. At 11:15pm, we headed for the ER at Children's Healthcare (Egleston). They rushed us back when we got there. Jack sounded really bad...his breathing was very heavy and labored and he had an awful cough. They gave him a breathing treatment and it helped..but not for long. They decided to admit us to the hospital once he started coughing again after about 30 minutes. He ended up having 3 breathing treatments and an x-ray of his neck to make sure there was nothing blocking his airway. As most of you know Jack...he was a happy playful baby the whole time! He flirted with everyone! I think most of the nurses and doctors that saw him fell in love with him! How could you not?! That made it easier for us! It was one of the scariest moments of our life. We never knew what it would be like to worry about our little angel so much! Jack is doing great and we were there about 12 hours. He has been a good boy all week! There was no real reason why he had it so bad, but we are just glad it is over! We are thankful for our healthy baby! One bad virus...we can take it! :)

Other Jack news...he has taken a couple of steps a few times, but it is still very much on his terms! He does it when he wants too! He is so fast cruising and crawling!!! He is saying "Uh-oh!" now alot! He goes to certain toys if you ask him to go specifically get it! He is clapping all the time (very proud of himself for most anything...we have no problems with self-esteem!) He is growing so much each day and getting so strong! It's so fun to watch! He is also eating lots of table foods now...still haven't tried to the big no-no's yet (nuts, seafood, some larger food) He gets better everyday! He LOVES grapes (cut up small), mandarin oranges, goldfish, yogurt, Nilla Wafers, applesauce, pasta, bananas, cheerios.... We haven't really found anything he doesnt like yet! I hope it stays that way!

We went to a birthday party today for Super heroes!!! Jack was so cute! We also visited with Aunt Jennifer and Uncle John tonight! Jack loves them so much! He was so excited to see them! It's hard to believe that his birthday is in less than two weeks! Every day with our little man is the best day of our life.

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St. Patrick's Day, Races, and Fevers!

March came and is FLYING!!!! I seem to mention that alot, but we are amazed by how fast our time is going! It is less than a month until Jack's birthday!!! How exciting...and scary! Our little baby is quickly becoming a little boy!

We got back tonight from Savannah! Whew! It was fun and we are exhausted!!! We spent Friday night with Mimi and Papa Frank and had the best time! We got one of our favorite dinners ever...Frank's homemade fried shrimp! We headed to Savannah on Saturday... Granny and Nannie (Ann) kept Jack while we went to a low country boil charity event with a group of friends! We even got to go out to a nice dinner with Ansley and Hagan! What a treat! Sunday we visited with Aunt Denise, Grandbubba, Mamie, and Shirley! Then that afternoon we had lots of friends over to Granny's to visit and see Jack! He was quite the performer for everyone! We went to the parade today with a big group and had a blast! Jack's first St. Patrick's Day was a HUGE success! He loved it all!

Now, going back to last week.... Daddy had a very successful race weekend in Atlanta! It was beautiful weather and Jack, Poppa, and I went to visit and Jack got to go to his first NASCAR race! Wooo hoooo! He was the cutest! We didnt think we were going to get to go because Jack was running a fever ALL last weekend. It even got up to 104 and we had to take him to Quick Care. Luckily, he is a healthy strong little boy and fought off whatever bug he had and had a happy attitude the whole weekend! We are very blessed that it didnt turn into anything else! Our sweet little man! We dont ever want him to feel bad!

So, as always...we are busy and happy as can be! Each day with our little family is better than the last!

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March is here!

Wow! March....that means that next month is April..............and we all know what that means??!!! Jack's birthday is just a little over a month away! Time is FLYING!!! March 1 was a COLD SNOWY day in Atlanta! Mommy and Daddy were all cuddled up at home....but Baby Jack was nowhere to be found! He spent his first weekend with Nana and Poppa! It was going to be just for Saturday night, but he got "snowed in" and they VERY reluctantly decided to keep him! Hahaha! They loved having him and he LOVED being there with his grandparents! He already misses being with them!!! We got some much needed rest and quality time together and it was so great! We do have to admit that we really missed our sweet Jack being with us!

Last weekend we had family and friends over...there are lots of pictures of our get togethers! The Buffington's came on Saturday to hang out and the kids played. And on Sunday, the Coopers and the Forgeys came over for dinner! The other REALLY fun thing that happened last week is that Poppa came down on Wednesday and spent the whole day with Jack! It was so great and the two of them got lots of great time together! Jack LOVES his Poppa!

We had a fantastic February and are excited about our plans in March! This weekend (March 6-8) is RACE weekend in Atlanta! It is a very big week for Daddy and we will be heading down to AMS on Sunday for the race (and to show off the little man in his race car outfit!) The next weekend we are headed to Savannah to visit and Jack's first St. Patrick's Day! So there is lots of be excited about!

As always, each day with our little man is better than the last! He is doing so great and just growing so fast!

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Friends and Family!

The last week has been really great! We spent last weekend with wonderful friends! Ansley, Grant, and sweet Hagan came to Georgia to visit! We headed to Gville to spend the weekend with them and the Millers! We had such a great time! The kids were so cute together! We even got some pictures taken of all of us! They are really great!!!! You can go to hnmphotography.blogspot.com to see some of them! SO fun!!!!

We got home Sunday afternoon and Mimi came to visit! She was here for 3 days and got lots of good time with Jack! He loves his Mimi! Steven and I got to spend the day together on Monday and then went out to a nice dinner! It was really great to get some alone time! He was in Daytona for the race this past week, and we missed him very much! Great Granny was keeping us company while he was away!! She was a big help this week since our nanny got sick! She watched Jack on Thursday and most of Friday! They did great together! We had such a great visit!

Jack is just becoming such a big boy! He eats lots of table food now (which he eats way too fast! He crams several things in his mouth at the same time!) He is still standing up so strong on his own, crawling all the way up the stairs, saying mama and dada all the time! He is clapping his hands and loves to play peek-a-boo! We love every moment we have with our little man!

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Mommy's Birthday!

Well, today is my first birthday as a mommy and it has been really great! Very low key with my boys! It was perfect! It was also a BEAUTIFUL day here! It was about 65 and sunny! As you can see from the pictures, we played outside for a little while!

Last weekend was so great with Aunt Anneke in town! The shower was so fun and she looks so cute pregnant! We are so excited about meeting our new family addition in May! Other fun news in the past week.... Our new friend Will Reilly arrived on January 20th, and Rose West arrived on January 31! We are so excited about our new friends and happy the families are doing great!

We can't wait to meet Hagan Erdel next weekend!!! We will be heading to Gainesville to hang out with the Erdels and the Millers! So many fun things happening!

Jack news.... well, he just keeps getting bigger! He is quite the little man! He is standing up really strong by himself, he is feeding himself a lot more, and is just talking away to us! Mama and Dada are some of his favorites right now! Times are good for our little family!

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