A little late but better than never

Last week Jack turned 8 months! My sweet little baby boy is turning in to such a big boy every day. He can 'crawl' backwards and push up to get on his knees, I'm thinking crawling may come soon, we'll see. I was so excited when he started doing all this and now I kind of wish he wasn't. I know that's selfish to say but I feel like I blink lately and he's bigger, time passes and before I know it he will be a toddler...UGH, I'm in denial!

Since he turned 8 months we were told by the doctor that he could start meats. I try everything before I put it in his mouth and let me tell you, I was NOT looking forward to pureed meats at all, lol, but they actually aren't as bad as they smell. Jack loves all the ones he has tried so far (lamb, chicken & turkey...tonight starts beef) and are we surprised? Is there anything Jack doesn't like? haha, he's a good eater and pretty much always has been. He eats those Gerber puffs now but I break them up for him because I am deathly afraid of choking (maybe over protective but I can't help it) and will let you put pieces of food in his mouth to try. It's so great seeing his different faces & reactions to different foods we give him and how he laughs after we laugh at him.

Last for this post, we have Jack's 1st Valentine's Day last weekend...so exciting. Joe had work on Saturday so it was just me & my mini-valentine for the day. We played and watched TV and just had a great day. The doorbell rang at one point and there were beautiful roses for momma from Jack & Daddy, so sweet! Here are a couple of pictures of Jack's first valentine's day (you know I had to take some!):