talking....well, kinda

So it has been a very interesting week. We went house hunting again and I found my dream house(for what we can afford) it was perfect for us. It had just come on the market that day! So we were going to put on offer in and found out a stupid cash investor came in and gave the bank money and bought the house. OMG this is the 3rd time this has happened to us. Yeah there are lots of great deals on houses right now, if you have the cash! ughh, I try not to get super excited about the houses, but i Loved this one and I am still mourning it! Anyway, about the boy. He has really started focusing on objects, tracking really well and being vocal. He likes to talk to his buddy Joe the octopus and Baluga the whale on his playmat as well as the flying frog on his swing. He will also make noise to get you to look at him if you are not paying attention. I caught a video of him talking to the flying frog. you will have to turn your volume up. Couple new pics also including the redskins outfit. We were hoping he would bring them some luck. I am not holding my breath!

Go Redskins!!


This is Jake taling, he throws his head back and says "hoooooo"

Frickin cutie

Driving hat

I unfortunately never had the chance to meet Kurt's grandfather, but apparently he was quite a character. One of the stories kurt tells me is about how his grandfather always wore a "driving hat". I dont know the name of the type of hat but its one of those flat hats that people wore in the 1920's. Anyway we were out the other day and Kurt found a hat for Jake. We had to buy it for him and now we make him wear it everyday because it is just soo darn cute!
On another note, Kurt worked his first shift and all went well. It was a little sad for me when I realized he was not coming home that night. He has been home every night with me since last Jan. But Jake and I did well with a little help from Moe who cuddled me all night!
Jake is also smiling a lot more. He smiles and half laughs when he is on the changing table. But once you bring out the camera he gets distracted looking at the camera so it is hard to catch him smiling after that.


Driving Hat






Smiling boy



Kurt and Jake after kurts first shift

Graduation

Kurt graduated from Portsmouth fire academy this past friday. He is very excited to start working in a "real firehouse". He was assigned to the Ladder truck which is whathe wanted. I am very excited for him and his career. I know he feels like he has accomplised one of his goals and looks forward to reaching new ones.
Jake went to graduation and did amazing. He slept the entire time, and once awake was adored by everyone. Speaking of sleep, he has been sleeping 7-9 hours at night which is great, but as most of you know he is sleeping on his stomach. So starting today we are going to try to get him to sleep on his back. A big reason is because he will be going to the sitter starting OCt 1st and I dont want her to feel uncomfortable with him on his stomach when he sleeps there at night. So.....I think I will be cranky for awhile because this child HATES sleeping on his back.

Daddy Pats

So when I was a child before I went to bed my dad would come in and pat my back. I am sure many parents do this but in my house they became known as Daddy Pats. Even as I grew up we continued these pats. Now as an adult when I see my Dad I stand in front of him, hunch my shoulders over and he knows to pat my back. So now that I have a son I tend to pat his back as well.
I have noticed that when I am trying to put him down for a nap if you rub his back he gets wiggly, but if you pat his back he calms right down and drifts off to sleep. So it appears as though baby Jake is a fan of Daddy Pats! And even though I often am the one doing the patting, in the name of tradition I will continue to call them Daddy Pats.

Just another funny note, Jake and my dad now have the same haircut. Jake is loosing his baby fuzz!

busy, busy

We have been BUSY the past 2 weeks! This is my excuse for not updating this blog earlier. Last week Kurts sister Erica came up on wend, I had to recert my CPR on friday, Kurts mom and Step dad came friday and through the weekend, my parents came on saturday and my mom stayed the week. I cant recall what we did all week but it seemed like we were always going somewhere. Ohh i washed my cell phone so had to get another one. I got a new computer for my birthday. Its very nice and has very good picture/media storage since I think we already have 1000 pics of the little guy. Then to top off the week we put an offer in on a house! SO I am looking forward to a little chill time.
It almost seems like Jake is trying to laugh. I try to get it on camera but he gets distracted by the camera in his face and stops. I will keep trying.

1month

I cant believe it, my little man is a month old! It has been the fastest month of my life, I feel like just last week I gave birth. He really is the most amazing thing in my life, I love watching him and all the new things he does everyday. I love the way Kurt is with him, and watching my two boys together.
He has reached some month old milestones:
1. he looks at faces
2. he occasionally gives us a great smile, this is becoming more frequent and melts my heart!
3. he is doing pretty well holding his head up and is able to move his head side to side when on his belly without difficulty
4. He has eye lashes ( i didnt know babies were born without them, but I guess they dont really need them in the womb
5. he has outgrown almost every newborn outfit and is in 0-3.
6. he is making tears

ugghh...the FLUX

So everything has been going great except for Jake's reflux or as we refer to it "the FLUX". some nights are good, others it sounds like he is gagging, grunting and just miserable which of course keeps me up as well. It also makes a half hour feeding in the middle of the night turn into over an hour because I have to keep him upright for at least a half an hour, then I end up dozing off in the glider. He has reflux medicine, we have him sleep with either a wedge or in the car seat but sometimes it doesnt matter. anyway, other than that all is good. he is working on head control and occasionally giving us a good smile. He is really looking around as well and LOVES the picture of the firetruck that is over his changing table.