Enjoying the last days of summer

My Boys

Pictures of the two boys sitting nicely together are few and far between lately. Will still wants nothing to do with the camera and Jack won't sit still long enough for me to get a nice picture of him. I took this picture the other day in a rare moment of calmness. When I looked at it, it reminded me of a picture I took back in November, just 10 days after Jack was born. It's crazy to think that over 10 months has passed since Jack was born. Both boys have grown and changed so much (proof in the picture below!). When I look at these pictures, I feel so many different things. I'm sad that they are growing so fast....thankful for all the wonderful things we have experienced with them already....excited for all the fun things we get to do with them....amazed at how similar yet different they are from each other....amused by all the funny things they do each and every day....and so very proud they are my sons.

First Steps

Jack took his first two steps today! I was with my friend who has a little boy 2 weeks older than Jack. Her son started walking a couple of weeks ago and was showing off his skills in front of Jack. I put Jack down on the ground and the next thing I knew he took two steps forward! Granted he hasn't really walked much since then..a couple steps here and there but I'm putting it down in the books as his first official steps! I think it is only a matter of time before he is chasing after Will.

Picture Catch Up

I've been a bit behind on blog posts lately as you have probably noticed. I'm not sure what happened but the past couple of months have been crazy busy and finding time to do anything has been a challenge. Of course I feel guilty for ignoring my blog but in the interest of time here are some pictures from the past couple of months. We had a very busy summer and what's starting off to be a busy fall so far. It's hard to believe it is already close to the end of September! Enjoy the pictures!

Bath time!


Stuck!


Concerts at the Park with Friends

Sienna already has Will eating out of her hand!



Swan boats in Boston

Testing out the new beach ride at Nana and Papi's

Teeth!

They are kind of hard to see from this picture but Jack just got his first teeth this past week! We've been waiting for them to make their appearance since it seems like he has been drooling and chewing on things forever. Last week he really wasn't himself and sure enough, the first tooth popped through not long afterwards. Once the first one came, the rest followed very quickly. He now has two teeth in and three ready to pop through any day now. Yay Jack! One more sign that he is growing bigger!

I tried my hardest to get a picture of the teeth and this was the best I could do. The little bugger is getting good at dodging the camera especially since he learned to crawl. You'd think I would have learned to be quicker but apparently not.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

The time came where I couldn't ignore it anymore. Jack got his first "unofficial" haircut this weekend. I don't consider it official until he goes to the barber shop. I know my dad will be happy to see this because he has been bugging me to cut his bangs.

So here is the before (yikes!).....


And here is the after.....


I will admit it looks much better. Not sure what I was waiting for. He is so handsome now (not that I he wasn't before but you know what I mean)!

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!!