Friday Nights!!!..

Our Friday nights have dramatically changed in the last 3 years!! It wasn't out of the ordinary to have a dinner reservation at 9 pm somewhere in Newport!!.. Dinner and cocktails afterwards with friends was our normal Friday night ritual... and Saturday night ritual too :) Fast forward to now..I am about to go up to bed so I can get some zzzz's before our son wakes up at an ungodly hour of 5:45 am!.. but we don't feel like we are missing out on ANYTHING!! for our child is the most precious thing in the entire world!! We get the profound honor of being Jake's parents and it makes the sleep deprivation and worry all worth it!!

Crazy Busy!!!!...

Mommy and Daddy!!!

Papap and Uncle Jay at his graduation dinner!!



Mommy and Jakey at Hilton Head Island!!

Mr. Fish floating in the pool!!

Jake driving Papap's Corvette!! Our boy's got expensive taste!!

On a playdate!! his friend Riley

One of his best buddy Vince

It just amazes me that its already June!! We have been quite the busy bees :) Every weekend we have something planned... birthday parties, beach club, bridal showers etc!! Sometimes its just exhausting!!!! Jake is now 19 months and has been growing by leaps and bounds!! talking up a storm.... he has an extensive word count... momma, daddy, doggie, juice, shoes, bye, hi, nana, pop (my dad), hat, dora (the explorer), Georgie (his favorite blankie), truck, book just name a few!! We feel he's just months away from talking in sentences!! We are so looking forward to it!! He's also the social butterfly!! his social calendar gets booked up pretty quickly!! playdates, birthday parties consume our boy's week and weekends!!

I keep blogging about John's obsession with golf.. well it has reached another stratosphere!!! he actually gets depressed if he can't play a round!! boy a boy!! I guess that's what I get urging him to play!! he's already requested his Father's Day gift!! a new set of irons!!

I am now 25 weeks pregnant and hoping that the summer months will be easy on me!! I was pregnant with Jake through the summer but this baby will be due right after summer while Jake was born at the end of October!! The pregnancy has been flying by and hoping that I passed the glucose test!! Well enough of writing.. I will leave you with some pics from the last two months!!! Enjoy!!!

18 Month Check Up...

Today was Jake's 18 month old check up!! Well.. let's say it was an experience that I will never forget!!.. First off our boy has outgrown the infant scale!! He actually had to use an adult scale.. trying to keep an 18 month old still on an adult scale was no easy task!! He weighed in at 32 lbs and is 37 inches long!!! Above 95% in height and weight!!! I was told by our pediatrician that he no longer tracks Jake on a "normal" tracker.. Jake is on his own "Jake" tracker!! On the Jake tracker he's a healthy 18 month old :)

On another note, we just came back from a 10 day trip from Hilton Head Island!! The weather was great and my parent's new home is gorgeous.. I have tons of pics but left my camera at my parent's home in CT!! So when I get it back I will post some pics of our trip :)

Update!!...

It's been quite some time since I've blogged, so I thought I'd give y'all an update of the happenings at the Slocum household.... Well... first off our little man has not been sleeping very well.. especially on the nights that John and I go out!! it's been a little annoying to be waken up by a screaming toddler!... although I know what I have to do but I am just too tired to have him "cry it out!!!".. but sooner or later I will have to let him!!! John and I have been slowly doing small renovations in our home.. we just got the hallway painted so we can frame portraits of us and Jake.. wait.. I don't have pics of us or of Jake!!! I am going to order pics from our wedding almost 4 years ago and finally having a professional take pics of Jake and the family.. We are using a local photographer who comes highly recommended through friends!!. and I can't wait!!

http://www.kiernanphotography.com/.. John has been quite busy with work but also with another passion.. GOLF...actually the man is OBSESSED!!! If he could he would play everyday twice a day!! In a week Jake and I will be going to my parent's home in Hilton Head for vacation!!.. I am hoping my little man will cooperate and sleep better down there... but I highly doubt it!! I'm looking forward to some beach time, pool time, dinner out time and maybe some relaxation time.. (My sister, my grandmother, my aunt and my mom will be there so I will have some help!!!) All in all we are all happy and healthy and hope y'all are too!!

Silver Sands!!...

Although we have a week long trip to Higgins Beach over the fourth of July, our summer was wide open!!! I did a little researching for beach clubs or pool memberships around us.. then found this http://nearhome.com/ct/easthaven/silversands/calendar/index.htm.. Its only 20 minutes away from us and has all the amenities I was looking for.. beach, pool, cabanas, tennis, restaurant and loads of activities for young children.. and luckily a group of friends have also decided to join the beach club as well so Jake will have buddies to pal around with!! I am over the moon that we found this place!! now my worries of "its 10 am, 80 degrees and can't decide what to do with an active toddler!!" are put to rest!! I assured John that we will use the club as much as possible.. actually he threatened me that if I am not there everyday I will be in the dog house.. with the cost of this club we could have taken a vacation to Paris!! Thanks Daddy!!!

Jacob's Beach!!!...

We finally bought a camera!! So I was able to take some pictures at Jacob's Beach park!! It was a beautiful day outside today.. 60 degrees and sunny!! John played a round of golf this am and we all ventured to the beach after lunch.. here are some pics of our man thoroughly enjoying himself at the park!!

It's Been Awhile!!!...

Its been awhile since I've blogged! One of our major reasons for not doing so is the fact our camera died on us! We are researching to purchase a new one... I've asked around and it seems as though the Canon Rebel is a total winner!!! So when we have our new camera I will make sure to post pix and videos of our guy!!!

Jake is thriving and growing like crazy!! He's become extremely verbal and active.. non stop activity from the minute he wakes to the minute he zonks out at night. He's become a social butterfly.. he's got 2-3 playdates a week, sometimes 2 in one day and loves to be with other kids!! In a couple of weeks he will be starting a gymnastics camp... tumbling with tots.. its basically where he can run around for 45 minutes!! should be funny to watch ;)

We just returned from Florida and I immediately caught a sinus infection! UGH!!!.. We had a great time with Grampy and Granny... Jake got to indulge in one of his FAVORITE activities... swimming!! lots of swimming!! He's our little guppy!! he loves to be in the water.. John got to indulge in several rounds of golf.. while I was able to spend a couple hours at the salon getting my hair done!!

We have a busy spring ahead of us and will make sure to keep all of you updated!!!