Sick!

We are all sick. Well, not the dog, she is her normal crazy self. Jake had his 6 month doctor appointment last Tuesday. He weighed 19 pounds (75%) and was 26.5 (55%) inches long. He is doing all the things developmentally he should be doing. Then on Thursday last week he woke up with a runny nose, not too bad though. Then on Saturday, Chad and I started getting sore throats. Now we all have full blown colds. No fevers, so that is good. Hopefully, we won't be having to deal with this for too long. Jake is pretty much acting normal, just a little more clingy and more snotty! This is Jake's first cold.

Please pray that we all get better soon!

Birthdays and other things

Well, I turned 27 last Wednesday. I was thinking about the previous year April 8th 2008-April 8th 2009....here you go...(not really an order)

• went to Asheville, NC with Chad for our 4 year anniverisary
• went Oregon in June for Travis and Eva-Lynn's wedding
• quit my job in September, waited around 5 weeks to go into labor, watched the whole series of Gilmore Girls in that 5 weeks
  
• painted my pregnant belly like a Jack-O-Lantern
  
• Painted paintings for Jake's room
• went through 63ish hours of labor to get our wonderful baby out!
• became a mom
• realized that when you have God on your side you can love your kid through anything
• gone out in public with a screaming baby
• gone out in public wearing my newest perfume...eau du stay at home mommy (any combo of: spit up, pee, poop, drool, and wet dog oh and formula or breast milk)
  
• added baby food to that perfume
• Mastered getting a shower as a mom (if you are a mom, you know how hard that can be!)
  
• cried tears of joy, frustration, sadness, and hormones
• laughed a lot, but not nearly enough
  
• learned that you can never be too prepared
• had lots of fun with lots family
• traveled to Pittsburgh to introduce Jake to my family
• and realized the life is good with Jesus no matter what.

Now, onto a different note...some pictures...
We took this picture for Chad's mom's birthday (the same day as mine!) and I made the party hat for Jake!

Our Easter Eggs

We took these pictures on Easter/Chad's birthday:


This is Jake in his new highchair, I think this highchair is great. It isn't pictured with the tray on. But it just straps onto a chair and has all the features that a big highchair has and it's only $55 as opposed to $100+.

And for those of you who are missing our dog, Morgan, she is doing well and is still the unique dog that so many of us have grown to love!

I've also been making baby food. Here is a list of what I've made Jake so far...peaches, apples, carrots, pears, and peas. The next foods I plan on trying out on him are avocados and bananas and maybe sweet potatoes!

I am thinking of revamping my blog again! Only this time I'm asking for suggestions! So if you have a suggestion for a blog title let me know!!!

My birthday

I had a good day today:

Birthday lunch with dad at City Tavern...awesome tortellini!

Jake rolled over from his back to his tummy for the first time today while he was "napping". He pretty much was falling asleep and wiggling and rolled over and then did it again. He ended up being totally awake and excited about his new trick. He also reached up and grabbed the top of the crib side...so we lowered the mattress. Now we have to crawl in and out of his room so he doeasn't see us!

Then a yummy birthday dinner with mom, dad, Chad, and Jake.

And of course an amazing desert that I will probably have more of for breakfast!

Goodnight.

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...