Building Baby Baccus

Well, we have some exciting news. A new baby Baccus is on the way - due November 8th.


Only one week after the picture below (3/28) and our little bean has already grown arm and leg buds. The most fascinating thing about this ultrasound was seeing the baby move. In this picture (above), you can see the black amniotic sac at the top of the picture. The baby's head is on the left, arm buds are in the middle, and leg buds are on the right. The yolk sac is to the lower right of the baby.



Here is a picture from our first ultrasound on 3/21. Little baby Baccus is just a little bean. The baby is on the left and the lower right is the yolk sac, which provides nutrition for the baby for a while. The black area is the amniotic sac.

Goodbye Grandma

Unfortunately Grandma had to leave us on Monday and go back to Minnesota. She sure loved to see her favorite Texan in his cowboy hat!

Compare and Contrast

July 4, 2005

March 5, 2006

A Visit to Space Center Houston

On Sunday, Jack was finally feeling a little bit better after being sick with a terrible stomach virus for over a week. And it was Grandma's last day in town, so we all went to Space Center Houston for a few hours in the afternoon. Looking back on these pictures, Jack still looks pretty sick and isn't his normal happy self.


Here we are by the new T-38 aircraft static display in front of Space Center Houston. We see T-38s flying over our house all of the time and Jack uses sign language to tell us whenever he hears an airplane.

Jack enjoyed spinning the Space Shuttle around in the yaw axis.

This is what Jack would look like as an astronaut on Mars.

Here is Jack at the cafe with a Robot. He looks a little spooked.

Here is Jack by a wind tunnel model of the Space Shuttle.

More fun with Grandma

Jack has been feeling better, but he still has times when he feels crummy. Teething during the stomach virus isn't helping.

Grandma loves to see Jack in his cowboy hat!

Look Grandma! A bird!

Jack loves his airplane!

Higher Grandma - Higher!!!

Grandma is in town

Jack has been having fun with Grandma, although he was pretty sick from Friday until Thursday - a bad stomach bug.


Grandma is trying to snap pictures of Jack whenever he is happy!

Close call

At work, we would have to file a close call report for this one.

Getting into everything

Jack loves to play with the big, heavy, stainless steel pots and bowls. They make great sounds when they hit the tile.



I don't think the toy manufacturers meant for a toddler to spin this spinner with their hands, but Jack has figured out a way.