Fun Times at the Pumpkin Patch

Every year Noni and Pappy take us to the Pumpkin Patch Express in Calera. This year Sam said he wanted to go back to the Pumpkin Patch in Clanton since he and I had already been with his class and had a lot of fun. We loaded up and headed to Clanton. The weather was perfect and Jake was really excited to be out of the house! He has not had to many adventures in his short 9 months but that's all about to change! We rode on the covered wagon hayride to the Pumpkin Patch and yet again Sam picked out the biggest pumpkin! We have lots of carving to do this weekend! Once we had our Pumpkin we went to the Petting Zoo where Sam fed ALL the animals. Sam and Jake then rode on the Tractor Train with Noni and Pappy. Jake was such a trooper the whole time we were gone. He would kick his legs and get all excited over each thing we did. He loved the hayride and the tractor train ride.

After we left the Pumpkin Patch we got home in just enough time to change the boys into their Halloween Costumes for the neighborhood fall festival. We got there just in time for the costume contest. Sam's buddy from school, Carter, won for the 0-3year group. He was the cutest little indian I have ever seen! There were tons of games for the kids to play. Sam decided he wanted to do the cake walk and when we found a number that was open we jumped in but they had not called the winning number from the previous walk. When they called the number I looked down and it was the number we were standing on so we won without having to actually walk! Sam won a 6pk of Halloween Cupcakes and had to have one right then! He loved it! We stood in line with Carter to bob for apples and once Sam saw that you had to put your face in the water he was out of the line...not for him! We dug for buried treasure instead!

We had a great weekend and another great weekend ahead. Friday is Sam's Halloween Party at school and then we are going to carve pumpkins and go trick or treating!! He is finally at the age where he understands whats going on and loves it. Jake still has no clue and will wear whatever you put him in unlike Sam the past few years!

Jake is 9 Months Old

Actually Jake was 9 months old on October 14th but we just now got around to going to his 9 month checkup! Jake is 29.5" long (90%) and 21.9lbs (75%) and his head is 18.5cm (90%). I was in complete shock that Jake's head was in the 90% range. Compared to Sam's head, Jake has a normal looking head but gosh I guess both of my boys have a good size noggin! At each visit I look to see what Jake's stats are in comparison to Sam's and I was SHOCKED to see that Jake is the exact same height as Sam at 9 months old and only 1.5lbs lighter...I'm going to need some help feeding these two in about 5 years!

Jake is such a sweet baby. He loves to cuddle and is such a good sleeper! He goes to bed at 8pm and will sleep until about 7:15am!! The past few nights we have been putting Jake in his crib while he is still awake because he is getting difficult to rock (he thinks he can stay up with Sam). He fusses for about 2 minutes and then he is OUT! He is also a great eater. We have been giving him some "real" food lately which he loves. He is already eating an entire Toddler Graduate meal at lunch each day and still wants more when his plate is empty! He loves cheerios, spaghetti o's, carrots, peas, mashed potatoes, and just about anything else you will let him eat. He does not like to hear you scraping the bottom of the jar or bowl because he knows that means he is running out of food! He is such a fast crawler and has been pulling up on the furniture for a while now. He is starting to let go which scares me because I am not really ready for him to walk yet although he thinks he's ready! He can say "Da-Da", "Bye-Bye", "Ma-Ma" (but he only says it when I am feeding him which I think he is actually saying "more-more"! He will wave to you and loves to clap his hands.

I can't believe how much he has changed lately and that in less than 3 months we will be having his one year birthday party! Time is really flying by!

October Fun

Friday was Sam's first field trip with his 3K class at Helena Methodist Church. We went to the Pumpkin Patch in Clanton and had a great time! We had a hayride out to the Pumpkin Patch where Sam got to pick his own pumpkin. The picture below shows him with a small pumpkin but don't let that fool you because we came home with the biggest pumpkin! We already had 2 small pumpkins at home that I had bought for the boys and Sam decided that we needed a BIG one to go with the baby ones. After the hayride we went to the petting zoo and Sam got to feed the animals. He loved feeding the chickens, goats, and sheep. I even had to buy an extra cup of food so he could keep feeding them! We stood in line for him to ride the pony and after waiting for 20 minutes he decided that he did not want to ride the pony. I was in shock that he did not want to do it since that is all he had talked about on the ride to Clanton. When we left Clanton he wanted lunch so we decided on Moe's. He loves their quesadilla's! We had a great time on his first field trip! I love Mommy & Sammy Day's!

On Sunday he asked if we could carve a pumpkin and because it is 2 weeks until Halloween I was afraid the big pumpkin might rot if we carved it now so we decided to carve one of the smaller pumpkins. I asked Sam what he wanted the pumpkins face to look like and he said he wanted a MEAN pumpkin. He helped me get some of the seeds out but when his hand touched the inside of the pumpkin he was done! He said it was disgusting and that I could finish it for him while he watched (his OCD comes out again)! When I finished the pumpkin I gave it to the boys for a picture (I ended up cutting the pumpkin off in the picture) and then let Jake hold it. Jake had his paci in his mouth and when he looked down at the pumpkin he threw his paci and tried to eat the pumpkin!

We had a great weekend and look forward to next weekend when we go with Nana and Pappy to the Pumpkin Patch! This time we will take Daddy and Jake with us!

Picture Post

The boys had a good time visiting with Nanny & Bop yesterday...we must do this more often!

Look at me standing up like a big boy!

Jake is so proud of himself for standing at the window...he stayed there for about 15 minutes until the thunder and lightening started.

And we're standing...

In the past few days we have noticed Jake crawling to the furniture and trying to stand up. I didn't think it would happen because he is 8 months old and because he never looked to sturdy on his knees, but once again he proved me wrong! Jake is pulling up to a standing position and he is really quick too! I tried to get a video or picture of him last night pulling up on the couch and end tables but he is just too quick for me! Once he is up he just grins and then starts reaching for things that he does not need (glasses, Sam's DVD player, etc). I know I have said it before but I just can not believe how fast he is growing up. Sam was not walking until he was 14 months old but I think Jake will be walking by 10 months if he keeps this up! He will already take a step or two if you hold his fingers.

All of Jake's new "tricks" is making Sam very jealous. He is starting to act out all the time so we are really having to watch how he interacts with Jake. He loves Jake very much and most of the time wants to play or love on him but he has also shown us the jealous side where he tried to step on Jake's feet...one of these days Jake is going to let go of the couch and chase Sam down and I think I'll just sit back and see what happens!

I'll try to get pictures or a video this weekend of Jake in action!

Sam's First Alabama Football Game

Sam went to his first Alabama Football Game this weekend and loved it! We decided since it was Florida International and a night game that we would try to take Sam and see how he does. Sam was great! We did not walk around the Quad or anything because I knew it would tire him out so we went into the stadium about an hour before kick-off and Sam sat on Alan's shoulders to watch the guys warm-up. The annoucer must have had his speakers up a little louder than normal because Sam kept holding his ears everytime he came on the speaker (the speaker behind actually blew 1/2 way through the game). Sam told me later that we'd have to bring his ear plugs next time! We bought him a foam finger and he would cheer. I thought I would be up and down the stairs the whole game but actually we only went down twice, once in the first quarter for a pretzel, and once in the second quarter for some dip n dots. He was exhausted after the game but had a great time!

We had to get a picture of all of us before the game with Jake since he was dressed in his Bama gear too!

Watching the guys warmup with Daddy!

Starting to get tired during the 3rd quarter!

8 Months Old

I can't believe it but Jake is 8 months old today! He is crawling everywhere and getting into everything! He has started pulling up to his knees and sometimes feet when he holds onto the couch. I know he will be walking a lot sooner than Sam did just because he is trying his best to keep up with Sam. He is such a good baby! He can say "Dadadada", "bubbabubbabubba" (which is what Sam says Jake is going to call him - Bubba), and he says "mommamomma" but only when he eats which is more likely moremoremore than momma! He loves to eat and is a very messy eater. He does not mind having his hand in his mouth with a full bite of food. He has 3 teeth and he is not the teether that Sam was. Jake lets you know he is teething about a week before the tooth actually comes in. He will wake up in the middle of the night numerous times, he is EXTRA cranky during the day, and he drools everywhere! Jake loves to follow Sam whereever he goes, which one day will get him in trouble! He has also learned to defend himself against Sam. Sam tends to get right in Jake's face to talk to him and this weekend Jake started swinging his arms and hands and actually hit Sam in the face a time or two. Of course Sam just thought it was funny but one of these days Jake is going to ball up a fist and sock Sam for aggravating!

I just can't believe he is already 8 months old. Here are a few pictures of Jakey!