Wednesday, September 9, 2009
pictures to come
I am having a problem uploading my pictures to the blog. I will try again soon! Sorry
Summer comes to an end :(
What a crazy summer it has been! Jack is becoming more and more mobile everyday. We can not take our eyes off him for a second!! He has definitely mastered crawling and is scooting (crawling on his belly) and on all fours everywhere. He pulls himself up to standing on anything he can touch and will walk holding on to furniture or with a little push toy. We are just waiting patiently for him to take those first steps. When he stands on his own his little feet grip the floor so hard he can't lift them up :). He has figured out (with a little help from Daddy) how to climb stairs. When we are at our apartment we keep him in a large corral to keep him safe and away from all the wires and electronics for the TV. This also keeps him contained from the stairs. He has recently figured out how to pull the side away and "escape." He finds this hysterical and will get out, close the corral back on you and laugh from the "outside". He then crawls to either the kitchen or to the stairs. Definitely a little monkey. We have been working with him to wave hi. We swear he said "hi" as he was waving one day, over and over. Of course, when we tried to replicate it later in the day he wouldn't cooperate. If you see him from across the room and start to wave your hand, he will do the same. It is just too cute! "Dada", "DaDee" , "MaMa" and sometimes "EH (for Annie, my parents dog)" are staples to his vocabulary. He had his 9 month check up last week and weighed in at 20lbs, 11oz and 28 1/4 inches tall. He is growing like a weed!! We give him 3 meals of baby food a day with table food too. He loves bananas, mandarin oranges, crackers, bagels (frozen), yogurt, sweet potatoes, peaches, rice cakes and puffs. It is so amazing to see him working at picking up the food with his fingers and getting it in his mouth. I still can't believe this is the same little baby we brought home from the hospital. The time has gone by so fast! We are still waiting for some teeth to pop through. They are nowhere to be found!! He chomps and chomps on everything in his site, but it is all gums! I am told to enjoy the toothless grin, because soon i will miss that gummy smile!
We spent the summer getting our condo ready to rent and desperately trying to find some new tenants. Just when we were about to throw in the towel and move in ourselves (something we both were getting kind of excited about....MORE SPACE). We had a bite and have since rented it out again. I have been applying for nursing jobs in RI, but haven't had much luck, so it is better to have the place rented until I can find something. I know that we will end up back there sooner or later and until then we will make the best of where we are. The hardest part has been watching our apartment be consumed by baby stuff. We both feel bad that Jack has to be contained in such a small area and can't wait to give him more room to roam!
Even though the weather was not the greatest this summer, we made the best of it! We took many trips back and forth to RI to see our families, we introduced Jack to swimming in the pool (both at my parents and here in CT)-something he LOVED!, played in the grass, went to the Zoo and the Aquarium and just spent some quality time together as a family.
We are looking forward to some more adventures this fall including a trip to VA and of course Jack's FIRST BIRTHDAY on Thanksgiving!
We spent the summer getting our condo ready to rent and desperately trying to find some new tenants. Just when we were about to throw in the towel and move in ourselves (something we both were getting kind of excited about....MORE SPACE). We had a bite and have since rented it out again. I have been applying for nursing jobs in RI, but haven't had much luck, so it is better to have the place rented until I can find something. I know that we will end up back there sooner or later and until then we will make the best of where we are. The hardest part has been watching our apartment be consumed by baby stuff. We both feel bad that Jack has to be contained in such a small area and can't wait to give him more room to roam!
Even though the weather was not the greatest this summer, we made the best of it! We took many trips back and forth to RI to see our families, we introduced Jack to swimming in the pool (both at my parents and here in CT)-something he LOVED!, played in the grass, went to the Zoo and the Aquarium and just spent some quality time together as a family.
We are looking forward to some more adventures this fall including a trip to VA and of course Jack's FIRST BIRTHDAY on Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday Pool Day!
After working all weekend, I found that I had Monday through Thursday off and the weather was supposed to be beautiful. I packed Jack up on Tuesday and we headed to RI to get some quality pool time in! As I was driving home, I realized Tuesday is the day Laura works from home and maybe I could swing by with Jack for a little play time with her and Ella. When I got in touch with Laura, she told me how she was taking the day off and heading to her mom's to enjoy some pool time with Allie, Ava and Michael. I decided to meet them there! Jack and I had a great day playing in the pool with the other kids, having lunch and then Allie, Laura and I enjoyed some time by ourselves while the kids napped. IT WAS A PERFECT DAY! :) I love that Jack had a good opportunity to play with his cousins and it makes me so excited for next year, when he and Michael will really be able to "play" together! Our play date ended after Kiki tried to feed Jack a little perogue (he didn't like it at all) and he gagged so much over it, he made himself sick...projectile vomiting all over Kiki :(. Thankfully, she was a very good sport about it ;). We headed back to my mom's to unwind from the day (Jack needed to decompress after all the craziness with all the kids) and have a good BATH! :). We took a nice walk and Jack went off to bed. A perfect summer day!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Standing up!
I apologize for the delay in writing an update on our blog. As Jack gets more active, I seem to have less time to sit at the computer and write :). He is sure keeping us busy! Since our last post, I took him for a playdate with Nick and Jill at Roger Williams Park Zoo. It was so weird to be back at the zoo that I grew up going to and to be showing Jack around. We had a great day (overcast, but muggy) and saw a bunch of animals. The boys seemed to like it and we made it out right before a thunderstorm started! Tom and I also took him to another favorite spot from our childhood-The Crescent Park Carousel. We visited with Tom's grandmother (who lives right around the corner) and then walked over to the carousel with Gramma, Big Papi, Uncle Paul and Nana for a ride. Jack was very interested in all the music and all the decorations of the carousel...almost unsure of where to look or what to do. The first ride we all sat in a little booth together. The second ride I rode one of the horses and even caught a few rings to throw into the clowns mouth. I tried to have Jack ride with me, but couldn't get the belt to fit around us both and the carousel, although old, actually goes pretty fast. Jack loved watching me go up and down on the horse and was squealing with delight. It was a great day!
Jack is now standing up! Since he figured out how to go from his belly to sitting up he has been moving around like crazy. He quickly figured out how to pull himself up to standing. Now, he will pull himself up onto everything and anything in his path. Boy are we in trouble. When he is in his corral, he stands up and will start scooting his feet over and move his hands as well until he moves all the way around the corral. The other day, Tom got a video of him standing up in the corral, watching tv and holding on with just one hand. Next thing he knew, Jack had let go with the other hand, but didn't really realize and actually stood on his own for a few seconds! His little legs are SO STRONG! We will keep you posted on when he takes his first steps! :)
Grammy has been working with Jack to teach him how to play Pat-a-Cake and he will sometimes play with his stuff monkey George. HYSTERICAL. Too bad he is a camera nut. Everytime I get the camera out and ready to video him playing with George, he turns away from the monkey and starts hamming it up for the camera, making this silly smile (as if he is saying cheese) or just trying to attack the camera and get it into his little paws! :) I think we will have to tag team him to get a video of it! We are always working on clapping and waving. He was clapping today, all on his own, but when I prompted him later, he would not cooperate! :)
As always, the summer is crazy and goes by way too fast! I can't believe that we are at the end of July already!! Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Jack is now standing up! Since he figured out how to go from his belly to sitting up he has been moving around like crazy. He quickly figured out how to pull himself up to standing. Now, he will pull himself up onto everything and anything in his path. Boy are we in trouble. When he is in his corral, he stands up and will start scooting his feet over and move his hands as well until he moves all the way around the corral. The other day, Tom got a video of him standing up in the corral, watching tv and holding on with just one hand. Next thing he knew, Jack had let go with the other hand, but didn't really realize and actually stood on his own for a few seconds! His little legs are SO STRONG! We will keep you posted on when he takes his first steps! :)
Grammy has been working with Jack to teach him how to play Pat-a-Cake and he will sometimes play with his stuff monkey George. HYSTERICAL. Too bad he is a camera nut. Everytime I get the camera out and ready to video him playing with George, he turns away from the monkey and starts hamming it up for the camera, making this silly smile (as if he is saying cheese) or just trying to attack the camera and get it into his little paws! :) I think we will have to tag team him to get a video of it! We are always working on clapping and waving. He was clapping today, all on his own, but when I prompted him later, he would not cooperate! :)
As always, the summer is crazy and goes by way too fast! I can't believe that we are at the end of July already!! Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Summer finally arrives!
After a very looooong month of June with lots of rain, summer finally decided to arrive for the fourth of July. As is usual in the summer, we have been very busy with many trips back and forth to RI for baby showers, birthdays, graduations, etc. Since I had to work the day before and the day after the fourth of July we decided to stay in CT. We packed Jack up and spent the day with our friends Chris and Sonia. We boiled Lobsters and just relaxed. It was a great 4th. We brought Jack to see some fireworks in Waterbury and he LOVED it! The noise didn't bother him at all. Just when we thought his eyes couldn't get any bigger or wider, they did. He was trying to take in ALL the wonder of the fireworks. Last week we spent 4 days in RI on our mini vacation. We had NO PLANS, so we got to really relax and see our families with out having to rush around all day everyday. The weather was BEAUTIFUL! We bought Jack a little pool and he played and splashed and even swam (aka crawled around in the water). He loved it! I was a little overly cautious and filled it with water from the sink in the kitchen so that it was nice and warm...maybe too warm....once the sun started heating it up I had Mike bring out some COLD water to cool it off! haha :) Jack loved splashing around and loved trying to climb over the sides to get to the grass even more! :)
On Sunday night when we got home Jack was playing on the floor with Daddy and figured out how to get from his belly up to the sitting position. Later on when he was in bed, I heard him working hard to "get into trouble" and went to check on him. I found him standing up in the crib (the mattress was still in the high position). I pulled him right out and Tom took it all apart to lower the mattress before he came tumbling out! I can't believe how much he learns and changes everyday. it is so amazing! He is into everything, crawling and pulling and poking! We have a little corral to keep him contained and out of trouble in our apartment. He loves it when Daddy puts a sheet over the top and makes a fort. It is so cute to see his little hands coming up from under the sheet.
This week has brought more beautiful weather and Jack and I ventured to the pool at our apartment complex. The water was much colder than in his kiddie pool, but he loved it just the same. I have a float that I put him in and he just kicked and kicked his little legs loving every minute. He even made some "friends" with other babies and was babbling to them.
After some resistance on my part, we have started giving Jack more table food to get him used to more textures. I have been so nervous about him choking I have held off, but now realize that he will be fine and it is time! He loves to eat, but when he tries a new texture he gets this look on his face that is priceless and he starts spitting and sputtering. It is hysterical. So far he has had some banana, mandarin oranges, yogurt, pasta and veggies.
In another week and a half Jack will be 8 MONTHS OLD! I will try to update the site more often, but the summer days just seem to fly on by.
Thanks for reading our story!!
On Sunday night when we got home Jack was playing on the floor with Daddy and figured out how to get from his belly up to the sitting position. Later on when he was in bed, I heard him working hard to "get into trouble" and went to check on him. I found him standing up in the crib (the mattress was still in the high position). I pulled him right out and Tom took it all apart to lower the mattress before he came tumbling out! I can't believe how much he learns and changes everyday. it is so amazing! He is into everything, crawling and pulling and poking! We have a little corral to keep him contained and out of trouble in our apartment. He loves it when Daddy puts a sheet over the top and makes a fort. It is so cute to see his little hands coming up from under the sheet.
This week has brought more beautiful weather and Jack and I ventured to the pool at our apartment complex. The water was much colder than in his kiddie pool, but he loved it just the same. I have a float that I put him in and he just kicked and kicked his little legs loving every minute. He even made some "friends" with other babies and was babbling to them.
After some resistance on my part, we have started giving Jack more table food to get him used to more textures. I have been so nervous about him choking I have held off, but now realize that he will be fine and it is time! He loves to eat, but when he tries a new texture he gets this look on his face that is priceless and he starts spitting and sputtering. It is hysterical. So far he has had some banana, mandarin oranges, yogurt, pasta and veggies.
In another week and a half Jack will be 8 MONTHS OLD! I will try to update the site more often, but the summer days just seem to fly on by.
Thanks for reading our story!!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
BUSY BUSY BUSY Part II
To continue....On Tuesday Jack and I returned to CT after a loooong week away, unpacked and got settled back into our apartment. Boy was Daddy happy to see us!! I went back to work Wednesday. Wednesday night my dad arrived from FL to meet Jack and play for a few days. He and Jack hit it off from the start!! Jack showed off his never ending smiles and wide eyes and my dad showed him how to do "so big" with his arms and played the "trot trot to Boston" game on his knees (having Jack pretend he was riding a horse that ends up going crazy :) ). We even took a trip to Toys r us for some spoiling. Jack left with a very cute and cuddly stuffed dog that makes him break into giggles when you bring it up to his face!! We were all hoping that Grandpa brought some of that Florida sunshine with him....but New England prevailed and we were stuck inside for two days because of the rain! :( Our time together went by WAY TOO QUICKLY and I headed back to work on Saturday while Daddy brought Jack RI for the weekend and my dad headed up to Marblehead to visit with some friends and family. Daddy was busy at the condo all weekend with Uncle Dan pulling up the kitchen floor and replacing it to get it ready to rent. Gramma Mary and Auntie Cait got to hang out with Jack!!
On Sunday- Father's Day- Jack gave Daddy a special treat and slept in until 8am!! HAPPY FIRST FATHER'S DAY!! We ended up celebrating more on Monday when we were all back together in CT. It has just been SOOO CRAZY AROUND HERE!! As a treat we all packed up in the car after dinner and headed out to find Shady Glen...a restaurant people at work had been talking about with a signature cheeseburger and homemade ice cream! Just a quick trip into Manchester and we found it. It reminded Tom and I of the Newport Creamery we would both go to in Barrington as children (funny we could have been sitting at booths next to one another the whole time! ). All the waitstaff are on the inside with booths and counter top seating surrounding them. The menu is on the wall and the ice cream sundaes were amazing!! Jack even had a few little tastes....all of which brought a big smile to his face!! A great end to our day...if only it would STOP RAINING!!! On TV they reported that it has rained the last 21 of 22 days in June! INSANE!! We are anxiously waiting for summer to arrive. We can't wait to get Jack in the pool.
Anyway....more craziness to come!! Keep reading, I will try and post more often. I am going to try and add some pictures in the next few days....but my memory card is misbehaving :).
Have a good week!!
On Sunday- Father's Day- Jack gave Daddy a special treat and slept in until 8am!! HAPPY FIRST FATHER'S DAY!! We ended up celebrating more on Monday when we were all back together in CT. It has just been SOOO CRAZY AROUND HERE!! As a treat we all packed up in the car after dinner and headed out to find Shady Glen...a restaurant people at work had been talking about with a signature cheeseburger and homemade ice cream! Just a quick trip into Manchester and we found it. It reminded Tom and I of the Newport Creamery we would both go to in Barrington as children (funny we could have been sitting at booths next to one another the whole time! ). All the waitstaff are on the inside with booths and counter top seating surrounding them. The menu is on the wall and the ice cream sundaes were amazing!! Jack even had a few little tastes....all of which brought a big smile to his face!! A great end to our day...if only it would STOP RAINING!!! On TV they reported that it has rained the last 21 of 22 days in June! INSANE!! We are anxiously waiting for summer to arrive. We can't wait to get Jack in the pool.
Anyway....more craziness to come!! Keep reading, I will try and post more often. I am going to try and add some pictures in the next few days....but my memory card is misbehaving :).
Have a good week!!
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