9 Months

Dear Jack

Today you are 9 months old and I can't believe that in just 3 short months you'll be a whole year old! You are growing by leaps and bounds every single day. You are a very happy little guy and you bring joy and smiles to everyone you meet. We are so lucky that you are in our lives. You are doing so many new things his month it is hard to keep track but here is a run down of the month.....

- You are weighing in at 21 lbs 4 ozs which puts you in the 67th percentile. You are also 30 3/4 inches long which tops the charts at 98%.

- You have such a cute raspy little voice and you love to communicate by growling at us with that raspy voice. It always makes me laugh. Whenever I say "no" to something you shouldn't be doing, you stop, look at me and give me a little growl as if to say..."mom, you are ruining all my fun!".

- You have started to say even more sounds like mama, nana, dada and you always make sure sure your voice is heard.
- You learned out to clap this month and at times I find you just sitting clapping to yourself. Maybe you are congratulating yourself on a job well done? But you are too cute because you get so excited when you clap and get the biggest smile on your face.

- You discovered how to climb the stairs and always makes a beeline straight for them. I could deal with the crawling but climbing makes things a little more difficult! Not only do you like to climb stairs but you like to climb anything that is short enough to pull yourself onto. The other day we were at an indoor playground with some friends. You were crawling around on the ground and I turned my head for a minute to see what Will was doing. When I turned around, you had managed to climb up on top of a little picnic table and were smiling up at me like "Look what I did mom!"

- You are so close to walking on your own. You have mastered pulling yourself up on everything in a matter of seconds and you love walking with anything you can push forward. You just started being able to walk holding onto only one hand so I think it is only a matter of time before you figure out how to do it all on your own.

- You are a really good eater and usually you will try whatever I put in front of you. You don't always like it but at least you try. I don't even think of trying to give you baby food anymore. You want the real stuff...whatever Will or daddy and I are eating. You do really well with it that I sometimes forget you are only 9 months old.

- Your bangs are still out of control and definitely need a trim. I know I really should cut them but for some reason I just can't bring myself to do it. Any day now I will do it. For now they have a mind of their own and depending on the weather determines the how straight or curly your bangs are.

- You love your big brother and want to be wherever he is. I can tell you are learning so much from him by just observing everything he does. It is so fun to watch the two of you just sit and play together and even though he might not admit it, I know he loves having you around too.

Happy 9 Month Birthday Jack! We love you!!

Ladies Man

First I will say...we don't know the girls in this picture. But from the look on Will's face, you would think they were his best friends. Whenever we are at the beach (or anywhere for that matter), Will makes a beeline for the closest group of kids he can find to play with. There is no shyness when it comes to this boy. He tends to migrate towards the older kids because they are always doing something fun. We were at the beach a couple weekends ago and he zoned in on this group of girls and immediately weaseled his way right into the middle of what they were doing. I will say that I think they really enjoyed playing with him and they kept him occupied for a good 45 minutes which was great for us.




In my usual fashion, I took about 200 pictures this weekend at the Cape. So here are a few more....

The "Joys" of Homeownership

So a couple of weeks ago the Town of Norfolk sent us a certified letter telling us we had a leak in our water pipe. Three weeks and few thousand dollars later this is what our beautiful yard looks like now. ugh. And this looks good compared to what it looked like before they filled the hole back in. Once this is all over, we have a new water line to look forward to...whoo! (note the sarcasm) Looks like my long list of house projects is going to be put on hold for a little while while we pay for our shiny new water line. Oh the joys of homeownership.....

God Bless Jack

We celebrated Jack's christening at St. Mary's Parish this past weekend. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to celebrate such a special day for our little guy. it meant a lot that our family and friends were there with us especially Jack's godmother and godfather who have been a part of Eric and my lives for a very long time. Jack was such a good boy during the entire ceremony and wasn't even phased when the water was poured over his head. He had the biggest smile on his face which was too cute. Here are a few pictures from the day.

The godparents

During the ceremony, the priest came to each child to give them a special blessing. We had a tough time prying the bottle away from the Jack who was more concerned with eating and less concerned with the fact that someone was rubbing oil on his head.

Take notice of the three babies around us. I don't think they were more than a month old. Jack look liked a giant compared to them.

Following the Christening, everyone one came back to our house for a picnic. We lucked out because I think this had to be on of the best days of the summer. I was running around like a crazy woman and not really accomplishing much of anything. Thank goodness for my mom, Eric's mom and grandmothers who basically manned the kitchen for me, my dad for taking some pictures, and everyone else at the party who basically took care of my kids for me. haha!

Great Nana and Great Mimi