Just a few things...

Here are just some random things...

• Jake turned 5 months old on Saturday!
  
• I have re-awakened my love for video games...Chad said the other day "why don't you play zelda and I'll hold Jake." I jumped on the chance and I had a blast!
• Jake is a real boy! He loves his "exersaucer" and his favorite thing is to bang one of his plastic toys on everything. He also loves to hit anything. He has a soft cloth book that makes crinkle noises and if he were strong enough I'm convinced he would rip it to shreds. I can see him now building tall block towers just to knock them over and watch the destruction!
• We fed Jake peaches for the first time and he absolutely loves them.
  
• I am trying to make homemade baby food and the peaches worked out great...thanks to the Magic Bullet!
• Morgan has had 2 baths in the past week. Once because she ran through the woods and in the creek...came back covered in mud. And again because she ran into the woods...came back covered in poop!
• Jake has decided that he likes to hear himself screech, squeal, scream, and make any noise he can.
• Jake loves my cell phone and if it wasn't a solid phone, he would have broken it by now!
• We are waiting on the edge of our seats for Jake's first tooth to break through...he's not enjoying it.
• We thought we were going to have a hard time breaking Jake of being rocked to sleep, but he has broken himself of it. He just doesn't like it anymore and would rather be laid down. He sometimes cries for a few minutes, but soon falls asleep.
• I am almost 27. April 8th is the big day. 1 year closer to 30...wow.
• Jake is almost sitting up by himself...he can for very short periods of time.

I think that's all for now! I'd love to hear about how your lives are going so leave a comment or email if you know my address!

The past few weeks!

Nana (Chad's mom) and Aunt Angie (Chad's sister) were here to visit for a week. We had a great time together! It was so fun for Jake to get to know them more and vice versa. Here are some pictures from that week. We went on walks and played and hung out together it was very relaxing!

Right after Nana and Aunt Angie left, my mom, Jake, and I left for a trip to Pittsburgh, PA and then over to Ohio and back home. It was a lot of driving, but worth it. Jake met his Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma Grubbs. He met his Great Uncle Jon, my cousins Josh and Jeremy. And saw Great Aunt Patty and my cousin Beth again. We went over to Ohio and he met his Great Great Aunt Joyce. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Josh, my cousin, and Jake

Aunt Patty and Jake
Jake's St. Patty's Day outfit!

My cousin, Beth and Jake
Uncle Jon and Jake, and Beth

Jake and his Great Grandpa Grubbs
Jake and his Great Grandma Grubbs
Jake and his Great Great Aunt Joyce
We also met Levi, a very important little boy! Levi was basically adopted into our family by Aunt Patty and Uncle Jon. He's not actually adopted, but he spends a lot time with them and we all think of him as part of our family. I wish I had gotten a picture of him with Jake, but Levi was too busy being an active boy to be in a picture!

We made it!

Well, Chad's mom and sister are back at their homes. And my mom, Jake, and I have made it to Gibsonia, PA. We are staying at my Aunt Patty and Uncle Jon's house, my cousin Jeremy is here too. Tomorrow we will be seeing my grandparents and my other cousins, Beth and Josh. It will be exciting to see the grandparents see their only great grandkid for the first time.

Pray for Jake. He is either just teething or teething and having tummy issues. He's eating the rice cereal, but it's causing tummy problems. If any moms out there have any hints on transistioning to rice cereal let me know! WE might take a break for a day or two from it and let his little digestive system work things out a bit!

Well, traveling with a baby it hard...but it's good to see family. I miss Chad a lot!

So much fun!

It's been a while since I've blogged, sorry! I need to get better at it.

Feb. 27th to March 2nd, Frank (my brother) came to visit. He hadn't seen Jake since Christmas so he was surprised at all the changes. Not only is Jake around 17lbs and 25in long...he's reacting to people and sounds, smiling, making noises, blowing drool bubbles, grabbing things, and actually playing. There's a lot less crying too! Not to mention the sleep is a lot better. We had a great weekend with Frank. We went to see Coraline, played games, made oatmeal cookies, and hung out.

It snowed a lot, for Charlotte, NC, on Sunday (March 1st) night and it was a beautiful white wonderland on Monday. Here's a picture of the view out our upstairs playroom window. Monday night was the first time Jake tried rice cereal (he's starting to get the hang of it now!). I will post a video soon.

This past weekend Chad's mom (Nana to Jake) and his sister, Angie, came and are here for a week! They haven't seen Jake since Thanksgiving...a HUGE difference from 1 month old to 4 months old! We are having a ton of fun. It's nice to get some stuff done and not have to worry about Jake...because he's with Nana and Aunt Angie!

Stayed tuned for pictures...