The Life and Times of Jace

Well, we have finally found the culprit of Jace's month and half cold. It seems he not only got killer looks from Daddy, but also his allergies. We finally took him to the doctor today after many weeks of up and down, snot and no snot, making and cancelling appointments, and we were informed that it definitely is allergies. The doctor also informed us that Jace is a hefty 19 1/2 lbs. and we can probably slow down on the formula. He told us he liked to see fat babies--and we aim to please!

No butts about it.....................

S'not fun having allergies!

(Yes Mommy finds herself quite amusing!)

Mommy and Daddy FINALLY got their room done and Jace loves crawling on the new carpet. Ok he is PRETTY much crawling. He does great with both hands and one leg--the other apparently is paralyzed because Jace has no knowledge that it actually bends. He drags it along with him like it doesn't work. Crazy Jacer!!

These last few pictures need no commentary--they speak for themselves.



I do feel obligated to inform you that no alcohol was actually ingested (by Jace that is) during the taking of these pictures.

Goodbye Aunt Erin...............

...........and half of Mommy's wardrobe! Aunt Erin moved today--she is off to Kansas City to become a powerful, successful chiropractor. We sure will miss her (and her clothes) but know she will do great! Daddy is a bit too big for Aunt Erin's clothes but he will miss 'accidently' stealing her food from the fridge. :) He will also miss the Papa Johns man at 2 a.m. In honor of Aunt Erin's summer of fun in our household, Jace insisted we post pictures of him and his favorite soon-to-be Dr Erin.

At Chuck E. Cheese

Aunt Erin and Jace taking a pic of themselves

Out to eat--watching the man make their food--Jace was amazed!

Just hanging out

They will take bonding time anywhere they can get it--even in the parking lot of a restaurant!

Of course Jace isn't the only one who spent a lot of time with Aunt Erin--She is definitely near the top of Ozzy's list and he's been moping slightly since she left.


And finally, Jace wanted to say a huge congrats to Tracy and Sean who have decided to TAKE THE PLUNGE!! Yay for a big party!!! (That is a heart sticker on his face--just a little momento of the occasion!)

Fall is in the air!

Mommy's back to work, Jace is back to daycare, and we feel fall in the air! Well not really since it has been incredibly hot but just go with it. Jace's Nana and Papa Cook bought him the coolest Iowa Hawkeye jersey the other night and since then Jace has done nothing but think Iowa football!

He thinks about it when he's wearing his new jersey

When he's trying on Daddy's hats

When he's reading books (Hawkeye 101)

And even when he's trying to crawl (emphasis on trying)


Of course being the great Mommy and Daddy that we are we have forced him to focus on other things

Like his duds for the rodeo
Howdy!

Playing with Elmo--which doesn't take much convincing--Elmo really is his homeboy!

And playing dressup with Aunt Erin yet again

Oh how he will miss her and being dressed up by her!!

Mommy's Handsome Little Man

Mommy's Handsome Little Man at his 7 month photo shoot!! We didn't have many taken this time because Mommy has a problem deciding and ends up with WAY too many pics. Here are a couple of our faves.





Doesn't the camera just LOVE him????

DADDY'S DAY!!

Tomorrow is Daddy's birthday and Jace had a busy day preparing.

He helped Mommy make a cake- as you can see he would have rather eaten it! Mommy isn't sure what she is going to do when Jace is actually old enough to lick the bowl--that's HER job!!

Helped get some decorations ready--he thought we should just wrap him up--isn't he gift enough???


Ozzy even got in on the festivities

And since Daddy is going to have a long day at work tomorrow, Jace decided to get in some pre-b-day fun today!!


Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!!

The Countdown is On!

Summer is winding down and Jace and Mommy are getting ready for another year of work and daycare. Jace will go 3 days this coming week and then will be back to 4 days the next week. Jace is looking forward to seeing his friends again and Mommy is looking forward to no more driving 45 minutes to work!! We think it will be a great year!! We are currently in the process of purchasing an Iowa football jersey for Jace since the first game is less than 3 weeks away! Too bad Jace can't enjoy little smokies yet. He will be stylin' though! Jace still only has 2 teeth although with the sniffling going on you'd think he had a mouth full! We've decided his gums can keep those teeth--we don't want them! This leads us to our first pic:

Jace now has a mini big boy toothbrush to keep those pearly white stumps sparkling

Jace also has a great big rocking fish. He has recently discovered bouncing and would rather it do that than rock. It was a little scary getting far enough away to capture the fish and Jace in the pic because he gets a little wild jumping up and down. Luckily there was no spillage (of Jace).

Jace got a new push toy the other day. For now we are working on standing behind it--and again holding on instead of bouncing up and down and cracking our stumps on the handle. He likes to sit and play with it on the floor and is pretty amazed at all it can do (as you can see in his face). Ozzy had the same expression when he first saw it but the camera was too far away!

2 peas in a pod!!! We are considering letting them switch chew items on and off. A little time with Ozzy's bone would hopefully sand those sharp little baby teeth down a bit!


And in crawling news: Not yet. Jace wants to so bad. We aren't sure what the hold up is. He is defintely strong enough now. He moves backwards like a champ and can spin in circles like a tilt a whirl. He is even starting to pull himself up on things which leads us to wonder...... will he skip crawling and go right to walking?? It's anybody's guess. Stay tuned!!

Congratulations Daddy!!

Daddy found out he got a new job today!! It is one that he has been wanting for a while and we are very proud of him!!! We love you Daddy!! Way to Go!

Ozzy turns 3!!!!!!!

Happy 3rd birthday today Ozzy!!!
Our vow for the day was to make it as 'Ozzyfied' as possible. Ozzy has really experienced a big change in the last 7 months and he has done so well. Although we didn't throw a huge bash (like for his 1st birthday) Ozzy did have an exciting day. It actually started last night with Ozzy getting to run with JUST Mommy (just like in the old days). Then this morning--less than 12 hours later--he got another run with Mommy and Jace. After our run he was able to open his presents-- a bone and cookies from Mommy and Daddy and a chew toy from Jace. Later he shared a hamburger with Daddy before going on ANOTHER walk with the whole family! Finally to end his day, Ozzy enjoyed a cup of vanilla ice cream. We certainly think we were able to incorporate most of his favorite things!! Ozzy has done so well with Jace even when we know there are times he would rather we send Jace back where he came from. We thought to end Ozzy's great day we would do a parade of pics from our little itty bitty guy to the big brother he is today.

Ozzy at 2 weeks old

Ozzy's first day of puppy school

Ozzy's first birthday party

Ozzy and Daddy carving bones into their pumpkins

Ozzy and Jace--their expressions pretty much say it all!

BFF's



Mommy's 3 boys

Happy birthday Oz!!

Auge's---the next generation

The next generation of Auge's.................

We know.....it's a scary thought!!! :)


Actually there is a perfectly good explanation for the look of terror in Jace's cousin's (Tate and Tauren) eyes. The Auge women decided to take all the youngsters for a trip to the zoo and to Chuck E. Cheese. We had a wonderful time-- minus a few minor mishaps with animals in which the adults screaming frightened the kids. The above picture was caught during observation of the pigs. We don't know how the pigs brought out such sheer terror but you must admit it is one of the funniest pictures EVER!!
Please note that all kids involved were comforted after an ample number of pictures were taken.

The whole group.........

Jace got to ride a gorilla with Aunt Erin

Forget the stroller...Jace found a much sweeter ride at Chuck E. Cheese!

Jace and Tate trying out some new wheels

And of course Aunt Erin couldn't be left out--she got to climb with the kiddos. Mommy thinks she looks like a cardboard cutout in this picture?????



Besides zoo trips, Jace has had an eventful few days. It all started with a few sniffles here and there. This led to many sniffles and gobs of junk running down his nose. This eventually led to several occurances of projectile (the understatement of the year) vomiting. In the end we have our suspicions of the culprit.........

Yes, Jace has sprouted a 2nd tooth. This one appears to be giving him many more problems than the first unfortunately. He seems to be on the mend however.

He is also still working on his crawling. He is so close!!! He either does the arms or the legs but just can't get them both at the same time!! Mommy is ok with an immobile Jace but also thinks crawling is SO cute!!