Today Laura and Allie packed up all their kids, Ava (almost 4), Ella (2 1/2) and Michael (1), and drove out to CT for a play date with Jack. Tom and I were excited to show them where we have been living for the past year. Shortly after putting Jack down for his morning nap, they arrived. The girls tried very hard to be quiet (as best as an almost 4 and 2 1/2 year old can :) ). Needless to say, when Tom went up to check on Jack he found him awake in the crib, just staring around...wondering if he was ready for the attention he was about to get! Ella and Ava were both very excited to hear that he was awake and went right up to see him and help with a diaper change. The rest of the morning went very well, with lots of playing, running, screaming, laughing and a few tears :). Ava and Ella even tried their hands at photography and were able to capture quite a few pictures on my camera and Laura's. It was so cute to watch them working the camera and see what things grabbed their eye. Ava took a couple great shots of a lamp, baby jack and even a few of me. Thankfully the weather held up and even though it was cloudy it did not rain. We packed up the kids and went to a park in South Windsor with a great playground. I had seen the playground many times during walks I took during my pregnancy, but never actually went to it. It turned out to be even better than I thought. There was a little music center, lots of swings, slides and things to climb on and it was all on different kinds of rubber, so it they were not all dusty and dirty. While we were at the park, Tom started lunch and had it all ready when we returned. The girls had a little picnic on a blanket on the floor and Michael sat happily in the Bumbo to have his mac and cheese. After lunch and a little more playing, it was time for them to pack up and go. We attempted and finally achieved a "group" photo before packing them all into the car and saying goodbye. It was such a fun day and so nice to have some family visit and show around our little bit of CT.
On another note, Jack can now roll both from back to front and front to back. He achieved the back to front roll last week (first not witnessed in the crib) and then while playing with Tom and I. Now when we put him down on the floor he wiggles all over the place and just starts rolling away. It is too funny. He has mastered all the fruits and veggies in the stage one series. We have decided that he doesn't favor the green veggies, but will tolerate them and still eat them all, it just takes him FOREVER! He loves the fruits, even the prunes and you can't get them in his mouth fast enough. We are giving him a fruit with cereal in the morning and a veggie with cereal at night. We both love watching him play and how fascinated he is by his surroundings. We put together his exersaucer and he LOVES it. He is babbling up a storm and LOVES playing peek a boo. Just about anything we do from saying a "funny" word/phrase to popping up from a hiding spot to finding his "tickle" spots starts the cutest belly laughs. They just melt your heart! We have been working on sitting up and have gotten him to do so for about 5 seconds before he starts toppling over to one side. I think that is all of his tricks so far. :)
Have a great weekend!!
On another note, Jack can now roll both from back to front and front to back. He achieved the back to front roll last week (first not witnessed in the crib) and then while playing with Tom and I. Now when we put him down on the floor he wiggles all over the place and just starts rolling away. It is too funny. He has mastered all the fruits and veggies in the stage one series. We have decided that he doesn't favor the green veggies, but will tolerate them and still eat them all, it just takes him FOREVER! He loves the fruits, even the prunes and you can't get them in his mouth fast enough. We are giving him a fruit with cereal in the morning and a veggie with cereal at night. We both love watching him play and how fascinated he is by his surroundings. We put together his exersaucer and he LOVES it. He is babbling up a storm and LOVES playing peek a boo. Just about anything we do from saying a "funny" word/phrase to popping up from a hiding spot to finding his "tickle" spots starts the cutest belly laughs. They just melt your heart! We have been working on sitting up and have gotten him to do so for about 5 seconds before he starts toppling over to one side. I think that is all of his tricks so far. :)
Have a great weekend!!
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