boys trip

This past weekend was a first for me. Kurt had redskins tickets and I had to work all weekend, so instead of dragging Jake back and forth to the sitter at 5am we decided Kurt would take him up to northern VA where our parents are. I was pretty impressed with Kurt, he had to load eveything including the baby up by himself then make the 4 hour trek alone. I know he was nervous but Jake slept the entire way. I heard he had a good time with Gangi (grandma Donna) and uncle T. He also saw his first snow and met my grandma, his Great-Grandma.
I know he is too young to care about christmas or hannuka but I am so excited to celebrate the holidays with our amazing guy this year!

sitting pretty

Jake is changing so fast, its hard to keep up with everything he is doing. At his 4mo appointment the doctor told me he would be starting to sit up soon and she was right! within a week he started sitting. it is still a work in process but he can sit for 10-20 seconds before tumbling over to one side. He has pretty much mastered the cereal now as well! He is also bridging, he gets up on his knees and elbows but hasnt learned to lift his head up yet. I dont want him to grow up so fast, but I predict he will be starting to crawl by the New Year. all I have to say is watch out Moe, cause the baby is coming!

Let me preface this video, I asked kurt to take a picture so I was trying to get Jake to look up, I did NOT know he was videotaping.







Lala (laura) with her good friend (and now mine) Melissa and her son Kyle

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! This year we are all thankful for such a happy, healthy little boy. He is the highlight of my day and brings so much joy to us all. My parents came down for the holiday which is always nice, they make a great turkey dinner! This year I decided I wanted to give a little back so Mom and I went to Ronald McDonald house and cooked dinner for the families staying there. I think we are going to try to make it a tradition.
Unfortunately I had to work this holiday, but at least most people stayed home and I didn't work to hard. With that said, I work all weekend so I am sure I will be really busy!

Happy Thanksgiving

big guy

Jake had his 4mo appointment today. He is growing so fast, each day is a new adventure! here are all his accomplishments:

he is 16lbs, 25 in
1. starting cereal
2, squeels (loudly)
3 rolls stomach to back andback to stomach
4. turns to our voices
5. started shaking rattles (today!)
6. pushes up on hands
7. laughs out loud
8. does things to get our attention
9. stops everything to watch Carrie underwood on TV!
10. he coos at everything and everyone
11. loves to play in his bouncy seat

Since I have not updated this in a long time, there are lots of pics and a good squeeling video!









































Squeeling boy!

nothing much

I cant believe it is November already! Where has the time gone, Jake is almost 4mo old and growing like crazy. He is a happy baby, loves to laugh and play. He also LOVES attention. He will now kick and hit his toys or "oohhhh" at you until you look at him, then he gives you a huge smile! He is a great sleeper also. He generally sleeps 10-12 hrs at night and sometimes puts himself to sleep. He will fall asleep on his floor mat or in the swing while we are eating.

I do however feel terrible right now, I have been back at work for just over a month an Jake now has a stuffy nose. I can almost guarantee I brought it home. I was worried about this and with all the people coming in to the ER with the "flu" I was concerned. I wear a mask, wash my hands till they are raw and change my clothes before I touch Jake but looks like he picked up something. No fevers or anything so hopefully I can follow my own instructions I give to all other parents and it wont be too bad!

Happy Halloween

We had a pretty uneventful halloween, I worked until 2 pm and jake is just a little too young to care. But we did have an outfit for him which looked really cute. We were going to go to the mall and all dress up but after we got our costumes on (a doctor and firefighter-- really original huh?) we decided we didnt want to dress up. So we left Jake in his pumpkin and went to the mall which was very busy and not very fun. we came home and made dinner and went to bed. Not very eventful, but Jake was a cutie so here are the pics.