Pittsburgh Trip and Jake update

My dad, mom, Jake and I headed to Pittsburgh a few weeks ago. That's where my grandparents, aunt and uncle and cousins all live. We had a really good time, the highlight was definitely heading into Pittsburgh for a Just Ducky Tour and then lunch with Aunt Patty, my cousin Beth and Levi, my mom, and Jake. We had a lot of fun.The whole trip was great. I love my family, I just wish that Chad could have come too.

Ok so updates on Jake...He has gone from army crawling to real belly off the floor crawling and is moving everywhere. Not to mention if he thinks he pull up to standing on it he will try and usually succeed. He walks along furniture so well that I wouldn't be surprised if he soon lets go and walks on his own! He is a busy little boy. Here are some pictures from our first trip to the playground!
He just recently got his first tooth! It's his bottom right front tooth. I have yet to get a picture of it.

He had his 9 month check up and is in the 50th percentile on height and weight. He is also starting to transition from smooth baby food to chunkier foods and finger foods. We are also working on using a cup, and I think he does better with a real cup as opposed to a sippy cup.

It is just amazing watching him grow. We need to get a video of him walking and crawling, hopefully we can get that soon.

The Iced Tea incident of 2009 and top baby stuff

Well, yesterday I attempted making iced tea. I have done it before with success; however, yesterday I ended up in the ER with 2nd degree burns on my upper left thigh! How it happened... I boiled the water in my electric kettle and then went to pour the water into the pitcher with the tea bag in it. What I didn't know was that the pitcher was crystal and not tempered glass, I also didn't know that crystal explodes with that kind of heat. I quickly found those things out as I screamed and began to tear off my clothes with the burning water on them. This caused a chain reaction of Chad putting Jake on the floor (who promptly began screaming as well), Chad getting ice and my mom throwing water on me. Once things calmed down Chad got Jake and ran a cold bath. Mom put ice on my leg as I cried/shook from pain and then I sat in the cold tub for about an hour with little relief. That's when we went to the ER to find out that I had 2nd degree burns. DON'T PUT HOT WATER IN ANY TYPE OF GLASS!!! I'm ok now, just a little pain and a wrapped up leg. I go to my doctor tomorrow for an evaluation.

Ok onto a better note... My mom said that I should post my top 5 baby items that we have used. In no particular order here they are.

Our stroller, the Baby Trend Expedition. It's a jogging stroller that came with an infant car seat. It is awesome. We have taken it on a ton of walks and it's still doing great. It folds up well and fits in the trunk of my car.The Kiddopotamus sun shade. This is a UV protected stretchy thing that attaches to the stroller to add more coverage than the shade that is on the stroller. In sunny NC, I was tired of putting sunscreen on Jake every time I took a walk (which is almost everyday)...with the extra shade thing he is covered and can enjoy the stroller ride with no risk of sun burn!

The sleep sack. It's like a fleece sleeping bag/vest. It's basically a wearable blanket and Jake wears it every night over his jammies. He's all snuggly warm and sleeps right through the night.

The solid food feeder. It looks kinda like a pacifier, but instead of the silicone sucky part there is a mesh bag thing that you put raw fruit in and the baby can chew/gum it with no choking hazards. Jake loves cantaloupe in it.
Our high chair. I have blogged about it before. It has all the features of a full sized high chair, but it straps onto a regular dining chair. Such a space saver. Oh and it turns into a booster seat too.

So, that's it. I hope everyone has a great day!

Waving

Just a quick note. Jacob has starting waving! It's pretty fun to see him randomly waving at people. I will try to get a picture of it or a video.

We are in Pittsburgh and we've had a really fun time (minus missing Chad). We are heading home tomorrow, which is always bittersweet. On one hand it's really hard to say goodbye to family, but it is also good be home.

I will post pictures and more about the trip when we get home.