Molars, Colds and everything else in between!!!

I swear we think we have this parenting thing down... then all of the sudden "bang" you get suckered punched in the face!!! Jake has been drooling like a sieve ever since he's been 3 months.. He's has 8 teeth it seems like FOREVER!! But when he started to wake up at night a 3 am and not wanting to get back to sleep.. we were BAFFLED and EXHAUSTED!!! It took me a couple of days to realize that it's his friggen 12 month molars and a heapin' dose of Tylenol throughout the day and night would help his crankiness. Whewww, everything is solved...NOT!!! Then he started to get lethargic and didn't want me to put him down.. he also spiked a fever.. but I attributed all this to this teeth.. WRONG AGAIN!!! cause he started to projectile vomit all over... and the direction of his vomit always landed on me!! So, at this point I am about to start licking windows for I am just totally and utterly at my wits end!!! FYI.. I also thought this would be the BEST time for me to switch his formula!!!! I'm such a rookie!!! WTH was I thinking!!! So I called our pediatrician and fortunately he doesn't have an ear infection but he is fighting a cold and getting his molars.. and we are now back on his usual formula.. last night he only woke up at 2:30 for he had a wet diaper. I changed him, gave him his usual formula, and some more Tylenol and straight back to bed until 7:00 am!! The moral of this story is that I learned some lessons the very hard way - Keep It Simple Stupid!!!

Fightin' a Serious Cold!!!

With the start of fall comes the demise for all mothers....Colds!! 101 fever, snotty/boogy nose and gnarly diarrhea!! Let's hope we have a mild winter this year!!

My First Music Class!!!

Today was my first day at Teddy Bear Rhythms!! and boy was it AWESOME!!! to be honest with everyone I LOOOOOVVVEEDDD IT!!! Mommy's friend Therese and her babies Jake and Jaden came too!!! Miss Gail was such a great teacher! She played the guitar and piano and we all sang along! Plus I got to rock on the a big drum!! and if you listen closely to the video I can drum out my own name!! Pretty Cool!! I can't wait to the next class!!!

Checkin out all the instruments!!

Miss Gail

Therese, Jake and Jaden

These two sticks really make cool sounds ;-)

Shake, Shake and Shake the eggs!!! and try to eat it!!

Daddy's Best Friend!!!

Jake is getting to recognize and understand his surroundings, things and people... especially HIS DADDY!!! It's pretty amazing I have to admit.. however he has a hard time pointing out the person who spends 24/7 w/ him while nurturing and caring for him!!... hmmmm... like ME!! his friggen mother!! Needless to say, its pretty amazing to watch this video... it melts John's heart every time he does this!! Enjoy!!

Busy Busy!!!

We've been quite busy!... w/ the end of summer comes lots of activities for our Jake!!! I hate sitting around the house w/ nothing productive to do... so I've signed him up for several things this fall!! so he's nicely scheduled w/ fun things to do!! On Mondays and Thursdays he's going to be going to Lasses and Lads a creative activity center where he can romp around in the gym to learning how to speak Spanish! I get a list of weekly activities and find the best one for our Smagortzy =) On Tuesdays he and I will attend a music group called Teddy Bear Rhtyms.. this is where kids his age can play and learn through music and instruments.. I've gotten great feedback from other moms about this program! I know he will love it and I will love watching him! The last thing he will do will be on Fridays where I am trying to sign him up from "mommy and me" swim class... although I think I've missed the deadline.. oops! This swim class is daddy's request! I think he wants Jake to swim like Michael Phelps by the time he's 2! seriously... he really wants to Jake to learn to swim before he really becomes fearful of the water!.. All in all it will be a great fall.!!!.. plus we all are gearing up for his 1st Birthday Party!!! Hope everyone is well and have a great week!!!

Last Days of Summer!!!!

We went back to the beach for our last summer getaway! It was too short but we all had a wonderful time!!! We were able to invite our good friends Beth, Dave and Josh to enjoy the last days of summer together. More importantly our sitter Lorena and her daughter Nikki were able to come along so John and I were able to have some "mommy and daddy" time!!! which in turn meant lots of golf =) We took the kids to an amusement park and of course they loved it! Jake went on a "car" ride w/ Lorena and Nikki.. although he didn't love or hate at the time but about 15 minutes after he got off the ride he projectile vomited all over himself and his stroller!!! OMG!!! and needless to say that was the end of our amusement park day! The rest of the weekend was much more calmer.. lots of walking on the beach and enjoying our surroundings before heading back to reality!! We hope everyone had a wonderful summer!

Our view from the deck!! Doesn't suck!!!

Our happy little.. I mean... big dude

Getcha motor runnin'... headin' on the highway!!

Gettin' some lovin' from the dada!!!

WHAT the heck is this friggen thing???

Josh, Dave and Beth

Nikki and Josh enjoying the FROG ride!