Valentine's Day!

We didn't really do anything special for Valentine's Day this year. Chad got me some flowers and I made his pizza in the shape of a heart. We did do some room rearranging, which has nothing to do with Valentine's Day, but it's something we like to do sometimes!

Jake has started teething, we are pretty sure. But he might also be fighting a little cold. It's hard to tell. Anyway, here some recent pictures.

The heart Hawaiian pizza...


2/12/09 happy face!...


2/13/09 Holding his Valentine's card from Aunt Angie and Uncle Jeremy...


2/14/09 Helping make the bed! He was on one side, I made the other side of the bed and he started grabbing the sheet!...

I hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day. Tomorrow is a memorable day for Chad and I... 6 years ago on 2/15 we started dating. And 1 year ago on 2/15 we found out we were pregnant with Jacob!

This is a big post!

First off here is the long awaited roll over video...of course since the day he rolled over 4 times he hasn't rolled over since!



It's been a long few days since my last post. Here are a few things that have happened.
1. I've gladly been the chauffeur for my friend Sara who injured her knee again (well the doctor injured it we think). I've loved getting to spend extra time with her!
2.Then this past Saturday my dad's best friend and close friend of the family passed away suddenly. That was a very difficult day. This past Wednesday was the memorial service. And today I took my car into his garage to have some work done on it and I cried sitting in his office remembering the last time I was there seeing him at his desk laughing.
3. Kristen came and we made earrings and blessing books!
4. The Superbowl with an awesome Steelers win!
5. I'm now sick.

Here are some pictures of Jake since my last post!

1/26/09 Here is Chad having fun with Jake...

1/27/09 This is my favorite outfit in this size...

1/28/09 He decided to chew on the elephant blanket Uncle Frank gave him...

2/1/09 I had to take a picture of the Peace, Love, Rock and Roll onesie Aunt Beth (my cousin) gave him...

2/2/09 Seriously, swinging around his lion that Kristen gave him...

2/3/09 Just holding the lion...

2/4/09 Snow day! A rare thing in Charlotte (I couldn't pass up getting a photo)...

2/4/09 Sleeping on Sara (I don't know how he slept with his face smooshed)...

2/6/09 Just having fun!...

Hopefully, I will be better at posting more often. Maybe I'll get back to more posts after I'm better...sore throats and headaches are no fun at all!

3 Months old and a favorite recipe!

Jacob is 3 months old today! He has started to laugh and be a little ticklish. It's so cute. He is getting more and more vocal. I think he will talking my ear off before I know it!

Here is a favorite recipe of mine that I was introduced in Africa, but when I got back to the states I realized that it was all in the metric system so I had to convert it and play with a little before I got it right. It's simple and yummy. It's for Homemade granola...I think it's tastes like oatmeal cookies.

3 1/3 cups of oats (old fashioned, not quick oats)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. of cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar (I use granulated fructose)
1/2 cup and 2 tbsp. of softened butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 350. In a mixing bowl add ingredients in order listed. With a dough blender or hand knead in butter...it will be a little clumpy. Spread on a cookie sheet or 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 8 minutes and stir. Bake for another 8 minutes and stir. Keep this up until golden brown.

Put on applesauce, yogurt, ice cream, or eat plain. Can add raisins or dried fruit.

My favorite is on homemade applesauce.

Jacob update!

Jake was having some tummy time today and he rolled from tummy to back! So I put him on his tummy again and he rolled over again! I grabbed the camera to catch the third time, but he got cranky and a third time didn't happen. Hopefully you will see a video soon!

Smiles!

Here are some pictures from today trying to capture Jacob's awesome smile!




He's started this new thing of wrinkling up his nose...it's pretty cute!

Off to the Superbowl

Last night we were all ready to cheer on our boys...The Steelers! We Jake had on his Steelers shirt (from The Pittsburgh Grubbs). It was a bit big but he wore it anyway!

It was a great game! There were several injuries...one ended with a Raven player, McGahee on a stretcher (I'm glad they lost, but I hope he's ok!). Hines Ward (a Steeler) had a knee injury and didn't play after that. Hopefully, he will be up and ready to play for the Superbowl. He's one of our best players!

My cousins, Josh and Jeremy were at the game and I'm sure it was incredible to be amoungst all those fans when we won!

We are having a Superbowl party, of course! We will be all geared up to cheer on our team again! But I seriously hope that no Cardinal fans show up at our house...or at least that they keep their mouths shut during the game...I don't think I'll be able to handle any cheering for Arizona in my house!

GO STEELERS!!!

Random thoughts and Pictures of the little boy!

Hear are few of my random thoughts...

• Green Tea soy ice cream tastes like grass.
• Baby girls must grow slower than boys...a 6 month old girl was 15lbs and Jake is probably nearing 14lbs at 2 months and a few weeks.
• I like unsweet iced tea with a smidge of equal!
• God's amazing at reconnecting old friends when a friend is needed (my best friend from 9th grade in New Jersey lives 5 minutes away!).
• I wish it were March...can't wait to see my mother-in-law and sister-in-law and go to PA and OH with my mom and Jake.
• Babies born with teeth are creepy.
• Chad's a great husband and a great dad.
• I like to bake.

And here are some pictures from this month so far...

Jake at Chad's office on New Year's day...

Jake was playing and then decided to taste test his fist (he does this a lot)...

Me, Jake, and Morgan hangin' out on the floor...

All ready for church (such blue eyes)...

Hanging with dad...

He likes elephant blanket he got from Uncle Frank...

Fun in the Bumbo seat...Morgan joined in and sat too...