planting tomatoes

jack and uncle greg spent the afternoon planting tomato seeds yesterday. it must be a male prerequisite to like to play in the dirt, because jack dug right in--pun intended:)

nice and clean:)

oh, this feels weird

ok, now let's see how it tastes

hmm, not bad. want some?

yeah, it's a bit dry. i'll take a drink!

yay for warm weather!

jack is so very happy to be able to go outside these days. thank you mother nature for bringing the warmer weather...we were going a tad stir crazy being cooped up inside during the winter!!

he continues to make me smile day in and day out. of course some things never change, and his sleep could use some improving, but i'm so over stressing out about it--i'm learning to live with my lovely under-eye bags;)

his speech seems to be broadening a bit, and he now says about 8 words. of course, understanding those words is another story!!

below are some fun pics; we've been upstate at my parent's house the last week...

learning early: mike has decided to show jack the ropes
(shh....we're quietly explaining to jack that he should do the opposite of what dad says when "teeing off"!!)

he loved to take drinks from the hose and run through it...he could've cared less that the water temp was probably 50 degrees!

this one just cracks me up, because he screaming with excitement

of course he is coming after me to give me a big wet hug...how can i resist!

Guest Blog: When the cat's away...

...the boys head down to the "big smoke" for some afternoon fun.

While Kris was at a baby shower on Saturday, Jack and I took MetroNorth into the city for a little getaway. He's showing interest lately in "choo choo" trains, a la Thomas, so we decided to take advantage of some nice weather and check out some sights.

Here he is on the platform. Notice the lethargic look on his face -- he chose not to nap prior to the trip. Perhaps the excitement got the best of him!?


"Um, Dad...are you sure this is Kosher? Mom would have Clorox wiped the seats first?"


"Say...since Mom's not here...would you mind if I took a nap on your lap for a while? I can never sleep when she's around..."

"That's more like it -- see you in an hour or so...."


"...not yet, Dad -- can you just give me a few more minutes?"


"Horses say 'neigh, neigh,' right Dad? Now you're talking -- game on!"


"Play it again daddy-o, that's my jam! Do you know any Wiggles tunes? How about Yo Gabba Gabba? Anything? Seriously!?"


"Great day, Dad. Let's grab some 'street meat' for the road at catch the next train outta town. It's time for me to nurse!"

obsession...

jack's obsession with cars has gotten a bit out of control!? they have now become my new "window treatments"...didn't you know they were the newest hot trend:)


on another note, we had his 18 month appointment today. everything went really well. he's not necessarily delayed speech-wise, but his pedi would like us to prompt him a bit more to use words as opposed to motioning or sounds. his 1st of 4 canines has just popped through, so i am attributing his early-rising and minimal napping to this...it gives me peace of mind knowing that there may be light at the end of the tunnel---haaaaaa(i'm snickering as i type this;). he is in the 75% for height, weight & head circumference. here are his stats;

weight: 27 lbs
height: 33 inches

i would write more, but a certain little person is pulling on my leg as he would like me to read him a story:)

happy easter!

lots and lots of easter pics:) this year was a little more fun than last because he is showing more interest in things. we dyed eggs and he sat and watched them change color--only once did he plop an egg in so the dye flew everywhere--not bad! he also had a blast "hunting" for eggs this morning..

i think the easter bunny was quite good to jack this year...note the communal basket--the candy is for the parents!!

dying some eggs with dad:)

spotting the large ball and tractor this morning...

looking like a big boy, all dressed up for church!

whoops!?

i'm entirely embarrassed to say that i thought today was jack's 18 month birthday...uh, nope that was yesterday!? i'm chalking this one up to "mommy" brain even though i hate that moniker!

happy belated 18 months buddy:)

i am however happy to report that jack has started to eat vegetables again. it has literally been like a 3 month strike. of course, i would sneak them in wherever i could it just wasn't the same as eating a whole vegetable.

and just to put his growth into perspective...

4/5/08


4/5/09


oh and in honor of opening day...goooooo mets:)

weekend fun...

the weather finally seems to be on the up and up, and we took advantage today and headed to the zoo--thank you zoo passes! the weather was great and jack had a blast:)

on another front, jack has recently started to become fascinated with wanting to know what everything is called. he'll point to random things throughout the house and make you repeat its name, he is especially focused on body parts. for instance, he'll point to your nose and then point to his nose as if to say "yup, i have one too!" its so cute and fun to watch him figure things out!

ooooh, laundry...so fun?!

mr. giraffe seems to come everywhere with us these days;)

polar bear, polar bear what do you hear...

a rare mom and jack pic:)

he loved, loved the bug carousel

just some fun pics...

i hadn't taken a bath pics in a while...still one of his favorite things to do:)

second to vacuuming of course! i guess i missed a spot;)

uh, cheese? he looks scary in this pic!