First Tooth!!!

...well part of it anyway. :) On Wednesday Jake cut his first tooth...his right front bottom one to be exact. He is being a brave little boy and is doing pretty well with it so far...at this point its a white spot on his gum but it used to be just a white line...so it is making its slow progression to see the world. I had not really expected it and we have had a lot of false teething alarms, so Wednesday when I just felt his lower gum with my finger I was really surprised to feel something sharp (and holy cow are baby teeth sharp). But we are quite proud!

So that's the big news, last week I had mentioned how Jake has figured out how to scoot backwards on his tummy. He really does not do it all that often at this point but he definitely can do it if he puts his mind to it. Below is a picture of his furthest distance. He started out at the first doorway...and ended up here. :)
As you can see he might have gone farther but he kinda got stuck. :)

Ahhh...and my boy playing, he loves to sit or lay on the floor and play and wiggle around.

Jake's first introduction to a box...I think he may enjoy it a little. :D

Oh my adorable boy...he was sitting nicely on the floor playing with his toys when he saw one of his blankets under the coffee table...he grabbed it and decided to pull it over himself and play for a little bit. He really is quite the smart little guy. The other day a plastic bottle was out of his reach and so he grabbed his teething ring to extend his reach and then went for it again...he did this two separate times...we are proud parents of this smart little boy. :)

Is there anything more precious than a sleeping baby.

Hello everyone! Well the newest with Jakey is that he is learning to scoot himself backwards on his tummy. He does not do it all the time but he can actually do it quite well when he wants to...its pretty cute. Although this could be his first step towards mobility and yikes!!!...we are in trouble. :) But I will try and get some pictures on soon.
Until then here are some pictures for you to enjoy. Here is one with one of his favorite toys....yes a water bottle. :) Between these and yogurt cups this boy is easy to please.
Happy boy with his daddy

Something Jake loves to do is to play with his car seat when we take him out of it...he loves playing with all the buckles and belts.

He also loves just to play with his toys right now and will happily sit there all by himself as he pulls toys out of his basket and inspects and plays with each one.

Cute Boy

And for your video this week... :D Jake adores puffs and it is so cute to watch him gum them. I really think he would eat the entire container if we let him...pretty good for not having any teeth.

Happy Halloween

Who is that Yoda???
For Jake's first Halloween he was Yoda, a costume that his daddy picked out and I think was absolutely adorable...as did others. :) We went to a friend's house for Halloween and Jake had a great time looking at all the kids and adults in their costumes. Such a great time and it was so much fun to watch our little boy play dress up for the first time..and he did not even mind the Yoda head...a great trooper!!!

Can't find green face paint for a baby...but a green pacy seemed to work just fine. :)

And yes, Ryan and I dressed up too as everyone was going to at our friend's house...so we tried to stick to the theme. We looked late and so I ended up going with this tavern lady costume and just told everyone that I worked at Mos Eisley Cantina. :)

....and daddy was none other than....Darth Vader....Yoda was unsure at their encounter

"I will beat you Darth Vader!!!"

...oh its just daddy...isn't he silly

Have a great week everyone....I will post more pics of the past week in a day or two.

7 Months Old!!!

Well I am a few days late on this one, but I am now the mother of a 7 month old. I cannot believe that he is getting so old...it is all just going by so fast. But I am loving watching him learn new things and take so much interest in the things around him. And it is so much fun to be able to play with him and see his personality start to develop. So for those of you who do not get to see him often or have not met him yet here are some facts about Jake:

- can sit on his own

- loves to roll over on his tummy and will now NOT sleep on his back

- can lean over and pick up a toy and then sit back up

- can kinda use a sippycup...although his coordination is still a little rough on this he can get a little all by himself

- can eat puffs but gumming and sucking on them

- can hold his weight on his legs for a short moment

- has all the pieces of crawling and is working hard trying to figure out how to put them together

- can put his pacy in his mouth

- has eaten squash, carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, peas, apple sauce, pears, bananas, prunes, peaches, and turkey....loves squash, peas, pears, veggie and turkey blend, and harvest squash turkey...and of course his new love of puffs...can't figure out how to get them from his hand to his mouth yet (but its cute to watch him try)

- favorite toy - yogurt cup :) whatcha gonna do hehe

So that is my son :) Here are some new pictures of him.

Jake working on his new sippy cup skill.

He loves to sit up in front of his play mat and grab the hanging toys.
Cute boy

" Isn't Daddy silly!!!"

Jake with his beloved yogurt cup

Now this really needed two pictures to fully appreciate :) Once Jake decided he was sleeping on his tummy he also found new positions to sleep in. This is one he does quite often and it is just so darn cute. :) He sleeps with his knees under him and his butt in the air. I caught him the other night so you could all see.

I love my son...such a cutie.
And since Jake is 7 months old I figured it was time for another video...here is one of him rolling over and then looking around. He loves rolling over now and has gotten pretty quick at it.

Have a great week everyone!!!

The Pumpkin Patch

On Wednesday I was able to take Jake to the pumpkin patch for the first time. At this age he does not really know what is going on, but he seemed to be having fun taking it all in.

Here he is with his very first pumpkin...the people who worked there gave it to him sine its his first Halloween. As you can see he really seemed to like it as he grabbed onto the stem all by himself.
They had this little are where the small kids could sit in the hay...at first, as you can see Jake was not so sure what he thought of the stuff...

Jake and Mommy sitting in the hay

But as time passed Jake realized that he really liked the hay an proceeded to spread it all over himself. I think this was his favorite part. :)

"woooooow....my pumpkin looks really big!!!"

Happy Pumpkin hunting everyone!

My Adorable Boy

OK, so how can you look at this picture and not think that this little boy is adorable...ok I know, I am the mom and I am very biased. And to be honest Jake is siting on my lap right now and yelling at me as to what to write. hehehe But I just love this little man so much and love my husband for giving me such a wonderful family. :D But enough mushy stuff...here are some more pics for the week.

Up until about Wednesday this is often how Jakey ended up in his crib, he would start in the middle laying nicely in his little bumpers so he would not roll over...and would end up here. :) Although recently he has learned to roll over the bumpers and now he loves to sleep on his tummy...no matter how many times Ryan and I turn him over. Hehehe...makes me wonder if I should just take out the non rolling over thingy. :)

The other day on the way home from work and day care I had given Jake a little teething ring to play with while we were in the car. Once we got home I found him sound asleep with the ring around his upper arm...not really sure how it got there...but I though it was pretty funny.

Jake playing with one of his stuffed animals in his room.

"Hi, I'm Jake...aren't I cute?" :)

This little boy loves his toys..and now that he is at the stage to play with them completely on his own its adorable to watch.

Have a great week everyone!!!

Jake and his Puppy

For the longest time Jake had no interest in our dog Piper...and she pretty much ignored him. But all of a sudden Jake really seems to like Piper and wants to pet her...although I think that Piper would still rather ignore him. hehe Here are some pictures of them taken over the weekend.

EEEEEggghhhhh...dog slobber

Jake and Piper just chillin.....Jake did start on the carpet but he wanted to be closer to the pup
...maybe this is why Piper would rather ignore Jake :) Now we just need to teach Jake "gentle."

Jake has a great love for toys right now and is also not happy just laying around quietly. He has also developed a sudden interest in rolling over. He has been able to for a couple of months now but just did not have the desire. All of sudden though mid way through last week he suddenly realized that he wants to play on his tummy and loves to grab a toy and roll over...or just roll over to look around. I have not taken a video of him rolling over, but I did get this on of him madly playing with his truck...he love this thing and it just takes so much effort to get a hold of it. :)

Here is a picture showing how squirmy he can be with his rolling and inching...he started in the middle of his mat...he really wanted that little pillow.
He is also an assisted stander and is always quite proud of himself when he does it! :)And here is my adorable son...taking a dive for the camera.

Have a great week everyone.