Jake is 7 Months Old

What a weekend! Jake was 7 months old on Friday, cut his 2nd tooth on Saturday, and started crawling on Sunday! I can't believe how much he has changed! He loves to follow Sam around and I had no doubt that he would start crawling or walking before Sam did just because he would want to keep up but wow it did not take him long to master crawling or pouncing! He will be in the middle of a crawl and just stop and then all of a sudden he pounces forward like a cat. It's hilarious! He has also started eating Puffs! I remember going through a ton of Puff cans with Sam and Jake is not showing any signs of being any different. He took his Puffs with him to Noni's today and when I set them on the counter he pitched a fit until I gave him one!

Here are some pictures of him crawling and his new tooth he proudly shows off!

Below is a video I took of Jake laughing. Sam was running around like a wild man behind me...Jake thinks he's crazy!

One More Month Until MDO Starts

We have had a great summer! It has been extremely busy but so much fun! The latest adventure we had was Alan's 30th Birthday!! We took Sam to the beach and Jake stayed home with Noni & Pappy! We had a blast and did whatever Sam wanted all weekend. I was a little surprised when he said he wanted to play golf (putt-putt) because we had never done that before and since he is 3 I did not think it would interest him that much but boy was I wrong. Sam LOVED putt-putt! We made it through 16 of the 18 holes and the only reason we did not finish is because it was already 9:30 and we had to wait at every hole...Sam does not have the best patience! Once we left all we heard about the rest of the trip was putt-putt (which of course makes Pappy very happy)! I found a place in Pelham and Trussville that have Putt-Putt so we can take him one weekend.

Sam Update

Today was the first day of school for most of Shelby County and it was obvious with the increase in traffic. Sam and I counted 13 school buses between our house and Grandmas. Sam kept asking when he gets to go back to school. He loves school and has been ready to go back since July! I can't believe it but he starts 3K in September. No more walking him into his classroom you just pullup and let him out of the car in the carpool line. This is great news for Noni since she is the one that drops him off but I can't believe he is ready for this already! Time is really flying by!

Jake Update

Jake will be 7 months old tomorrow. I can't believe how much he has changed in the last 2 months. He rolls around everywhere and will be crawling before long. He actually gets on all 4's and scoots his legs but does not move his arms so he ends up face first into the carpet! I am not sure if I am ready for him to be crawling! He loves to be outside or in his stroller so he can sit up and watch everything that is going on around him. He is such a happy baby!

Nothing else to report except that we are ready for football season!! ROLL TIDE! We will be going to Atlanta for the first game and spending the day with James and Melissa! We are always chasing the kids around when we are with them so we should have SOO much fun on our short trip without kiddos!

Jake's 6 Month Doctor Visit

We took Jake for his 6 month checkup yesterday. He is 19.7lbs and 27.5" long which is 80% for both weight and height. The doctor said he is healthy and doing exactly what he should be doing at 6 months old. He had 4 shots and did not like them at all. His face turned red and he got really mad. Once I picked him up though the tears stopped and he started laughing as we walked out of the office! He's a trooper!

When we got home I immediately went to check Sam's baby book to see what his measurements were at 6 months because I would have bet that Jake was longer. I was wrong! Sam weighed 21.8lbs and was 28.5" long and in the 90th percentile. I guess I just forgot what a big baby Sam was but then again Jake is not that far behind him. I can say that Jake does not have the head that Sam has and probably never will!

**Jake's 6 month doctor visit pic above...Sam's 6 month doctor visit pic below!

YEA for Sam!

I am so proud of Sam! He is finally potty trained! We cut it a little close on getting him officially potty trained because he could not have started 3K in September until he was able to go the potty by himself. I took a day off work on Thursday, July 2nd and told him that he was no longer wearing pullups and that he'd be wearing big boy pants.

He has been using the potty for 13 days and we are now on our 9th day without an accident!!! He only had 3 accidents since he started using the potty!

He also learned on Friday how to stand up to t-t (at first he was sitting down to t-t)! He thinks its funny that when he t-t's standing up it makes bubbles!! We did reward him with chocolate/m&m's when he goes to the potty which has been a big hit! I went last night to get an M&M out of the jar and he said "Momma did you go potty because you can't have one until you go potty"! Needless to say I put the lid back on the jar and walked away because I did not have to go potty!

Jake is 6 Months Old

I can't believe it but Jake is 6 months old today! He has changed so much in the past few months! He is learning to sit up by himself and he is starting to scoot (he goes backwards but at least he's moving)! He also rolls EVERYWHERE! Sunday he was about to roll into the kitchen and Sam ran over to him and grabbed his legs and pulled him back into the middle of the den! It was hilarious and Jake just grinned the whole time. Jake is learning to put up with his brother but I don't think it will be long until Sam gets his payback!

Jake's new trick is to blow bubbles. He is constantly making some of the funniest noises with his mouth. He also says "dadadadada".

Jake is also eating baby food at every meal and loves it! So far he is not a picky eater! This past weekend I started putting him in his highchair to eat and he gets so excited because he knows its time to eat! He is not a messy eater at all. He is a bit greedy because he eats every drop of every bite and grunts for more if you are not fast enough between bites! He is eating either 2 fruits or 1 fruit and 1 vegetable at each meal along with a 4-6oz bottle which is great because he is only eating 3 times a day now instead of 4! He does get a juice bottle late in the afternoon to keep him content until dinner!

I am taking Jake for his 6 month visit tomorrow so I will post his measurements later this week.

Where has the summer gone?

Below are some of my favorite pics lately! I can't believe how fast this summer is going by! Jake is 5 1/2 months old and Sam is just well Sam! Below are a few pictures of what we have been up to this summer!

Jake has started yelling at Sam when Sam start aggravating ! I think it's hilarious!

Once Jake is done yelling and big brother goes away he is content again!

Jake is enjoying his new float (in the den while watching cartoons)! He has learned to relax at an early age!

Jake playing with his new float! He did get in the pool with it and loved it! But I think he likes it better in the house!

Sam is pretending to be mommy because I actually got in the pool one day and got some sun while he played.

Sam had some friends over and he LOVED riding them around in his jeep! Joy loved riding the jeep with Sam and Parker loved riding in the back! Crazy Parker!

Beach Trip

We packed up last Thursday and headed to Ft. Walton to spend a few days with Brian & Susan (Alan's parents). When I say we 'packed up' I literally mean it. I forgot all the things you have to pack when you take a baby somewhere. We borrowed my dad's trailblazer and still had to use an extra carrier on the back. I should have taken a picture of the car because it was crazy how much stuff we fit in it. I rode in the backseat between the boys because Jake tends to get mad and scream if he can't see anyone when he is in the car. We found out on the trip to and from the beach that Jake gets car sick. Poor baby! He obviously got this trait straight from Uncle J because neither one of them can ride backwards in a car without getting sick! Luckily Jake's was not bad and it was just that he could not keep a full bottle down when driving so he just ate less those days!

On the first full day Susan volunteered to keep Jake so Alan and I could take Sam to the beach. I don't think we could have done it if we would have had Jake too because Sam had to have his sandtoys, plus chairs, plus an umbrella (which had 2 holes in it once we took it all the way down to the beach and set it up), plus towels, and a cooler. Sam did not like the ocean because "it went backwards"! I thought it was hilarious. He decided to play in the sand which only lasted about 30 minutes until he HAD to have his hands washed! He kept begging to go up to the shower to clean them but I knew once we got up there he would NEVER leave so I emptied the cooler and filled it up in the ocean which was fine with Sam! We only lasted about 3 hours on the beach because Sam had had enough sand (my OCD child) so we went back to Brian's and took a nap before dinner at Lucky Snapper. After dinner we went to The Track and Sam had a blast! He rode the airplanes and then he rode the teacup ride - twice! I don't understand how I can have one child that gets car sick and the other that can handle the teacup ride!! Crazy!

The second day we laid around all morning and since our first trip to the beach was unsuccessful we decided to take the boys to the Gulfarium which was a hit! Sam had a great time and Jake just looked around at everything! We went and had lunch/dinner at the Back Porch - sorry Dad but I did have an Amberjack Sandwich for you and Alan had some raw oysters for you too!

Anyway, we had a great trip and really appreciated Brian & Susan letting us crash with them this weekend!!