Steve & Steve enjoyed playing the lego videogames too:)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Truck Museum!
The day after Christmas Jack's Great Aunt & Uncle (Debbie & Steve) brought us to the Golden Age of Trucking Museum. It is about 20 minutes from where I grew up, though I had no idea it was there as it just opened a few years back. Jack thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the antique trucks, but even more enjoyed the play area. It was pretty amazing as an "add-on" to the place.
Steve & Steve enjoyed playing the lego videogames too:)
Steve & Steve enjoyed playing the lego videogames too:)
Christmas
We - strangely - took very few photos on Christmas! Not sure why, ok, well probably because we were too busy visiting with so many relatives and opening so many presents!
Jack's favorite toy so far is his Hess truck from (Great) Aunt Debbie & Uncle Steve. He also loves his new truck books from Grandma & Grandpa (Anne & Peter). The books might be my favorite too, as I was about to scream from reading his other truck books so many times each day.
Jack's favorite toy so far is his Hess truck from (Great) Aunt Debbie & Uncle Steve. He also loves his new truck books from Grandma & Grandpa (Anne & Peter). The books might be my favorite too, as I was about to scream from reading his other truck books so many times each day.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Fun in the Snow!
(Trying to make uploading easier for myself - thus the new slideshow type. If you click on an image, it is bigger!).
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Back, and then some..
Well despite some sore teeth (a few coming in), Jack is back in action.
He is eating more than he ever has - by far. Yesterday I think he ate about 6 meals... Today he has already eaten 2 waffles, 2 scrambled eggs, a little cheese, a serving of veggies, 2 servings of grapes, a serving of blueberries, a few crackers and about 1/3 of an avocado. This is all in 4 hours he has been awake.
At this rate I think he will be just fine at his weight check in a month:)
He is eating more than he ever has - by far. Yesterday I think he ate about 6 meals... Today he has already eaten 2 waffles, 2 scrambled eggs, a little cheese, a serving of veggies, 2 servings of grapes, a serving of blueberries, a few crackers and about 1/3 of an avocado. This is all in 4 hours he has been awake.
At this rate I think he will be just fine at his weight check in a month:)
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Eventful (in a bad way) Few Days
All seems much, much better now, but Jack was in the hospital the last few days:(
Jack was sick to his stomach and couldn't eat or keep anything down from Friday morning on - so he became badly dehydrated. Monday morning was his (un)well 18 month check-up where the pedi said he was borderline in need to go to the hospital. He was down below his 12 month weight (eek) but she said if he didn't through up that day we probably could avoid the hospital - well unfortunately at about 1 he did through up so off we went to the ER. They admitted him based on his bloodwork (low CO2 and blood sugar) and kept him on lots of IV fluids. He still wasn't able to keep anything down the next day (Tues) so we had to stay another night. By Tuesday evening he seemed a bit better and Wednesday morning even better than that - though he was still very lethargic and eating/drinking very very little.
The hospital pediatricians were a little freaked out for awhile that he was *only* throwing up and didn't have any fever or diarrhea. So he ended up with a carbon monoxide test and an X-ray of his intestines (both normal) to rule out things besides just a stomach bug. His own pedi. thought this all sort of odd as she says she is pretty much only seeing kids with similar symptoms as Jack!
All in all it was as ok a hospital experience as one can have. The people were all efficient and caring.
Probably because of the time of year, but Jack had his own little Christmas at the hospital! Jack got 2 visits from Santa, 4 stuffed animals (one hand made!), a big garbage truck (his favorite), 2 things of crayons, markers, coloring books, a fleece blanket (handmade), a slinky, and some other things I forgot!!! This is in addition to the myriad of toys/books/dvds (by request!) that they have to play with that the hospital owns...
He seems great today - eating a ton! Hopefully he will catch back up in terms of weight soon!
Jack was sick to his stomach and couldn't eat or keep anything down from Friday morning on - so he became badly dehydrated. Monday morning was his (un)well 18 month check-up where the pedi said he was borderline in need to go to the hospital. He was down below his 12 month weight (eek) but she said if he didn't through up that day we probably could avoid the hospital - well unfortunately at about 1 he did through up so off we went to the ER. They admitted him based on his bloodwork (low CO2 and blood sugar) and kept him on lots of IV fluids. He still wasn't able to keep anything down the next day (Tues) so we had to stay another night. By Tuesday evening he seemed a bit better and Wednesday morning even better than that - though he was still very lethargic and eating/drinking very very little.
The hospital pediatricians were a little freaked out for awhile that he was *only* throwing up and didn't have any fever or diarrhea. So he ended up with a carbon monoxide test and an X-ray of his intestines (both normal) to rule out things besides just a stomach bug. His own pedi. thought this all sort of odd as she says she is pretty much only seeing kids with similar symptoms as Jack!
All in all it was as ok a hospital experience as one can have. The people were all efficient and caring.
Probably because of the time of year, but Jack had his own little Christmas at the hospital! Jack got 2 visits from Santa, 4 stuffed animals (one hand made!), a big garbage truck (his favorite), 2 things of crayons, markers, coloring books, a fleece blanket (handmade), a slinky, and some other things I forgot!!! This is in addition to the myriad of toys/books/dvds (by request!) that they have to play with that the hospital owns...
He seems great today - eating a ton! Hopefully he will catch back up in terms of weight soon!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
A Few of My Favorite Things..
Trucks & Phones
Jack is obsessed with trucks. It is almost literally the first noise I hear from him in the morning (on the monitor!) and the last thing before he falls asleep. (He has books in the crib that have trucks in them, so he isn't necessarily randomly saying it.) He is now very into letting me read him books, which is great, but he only will sit through ones with trucks in them.
A friend recommended youtube for videos of construction equipment - as you can see from the pictures, this was a big hit.
He also often has a phone (or a bookmark or a random kitchen item)
next to his ear and blabs into it. It is pretty funny as I really do not spend much time on the phone at all!
Jack is obsessed with trucks. It is almost literally the first noise I hear from him in the morning (on the monitor!) and the last thing before he falls asleep. (He has books in the crib that have trucks in them, so he isn't necessarily randomly saying it.) He is now very into letting me read him books, which is great, but he only will sit through ones with trucks in them.
A friend recommended youtube for videos of construction equipment - as you can see from the pictures, this was a big hit.
He also often has a phone (or a bookmark or a random kitchen item)
next to his ear and blabs into it. It is pretty funny as I really do not spend much time on the phone at all!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed...
and other pictures of cousins playing..
Might be a little tired?
Might be a little tired?
Monday, November 24, 2008
Hmmm
This was supposed to be a pic about "food comas" - Jack falling asleep at the high chair after eating like 2 lbs of Mac N Cheese.. But it turned out to be a weird iPhone photo glitch...
Monday, November 17, 2008
Late, Late 17 month update
Starting with 18 months, I am going to do these every-other month!
* Jack has some sporadic, but severe, separation freak-outs. At times, if I go upstairs (while he is downstairs with Steve) he screams. He screams if I go into another room. We visited Santa today (pic to come in the near future) and he just kept his arms out reaching for me. We got one ok picture. Our "teacher" at class, who is a development expert, says this is very common at 18 months.
* He says "fuff fuff fuff" for "woof" when asked what the doggy says. He also makes a funny elephant sound. Besides this, we often think he is saying /trying to say words all the time (eyes, keys, computer, giraffe, house, daddy) but never are 100% sure if he really is!
* He knows many body parts and can point to some animals and truck types in books. However, our "teacher" said it isn't great to quiz toddlers a lot as they sometimes get really anxious making what should be fun (reading, etc) worrisome to them.
* He is obsessed with trucks. It is his favorite word and he only wants to read books with trucks in them (even if they are minor parts).
* He is, for lack of a better word, brattier. If he wants something he shouldn't have, he screams, cries and pouts for quite some time. He sometimes refuses to be put in the highchair or stroller.
* His nighttime sleep couldn't really be any better. He goes down easily at 8ish and is up at 8ish. Napping has gotten less consistent. He refuses to nap some days which means I end up driving around in the middle of the afternoon to make sure he sleeps at least a little. Overall, I can't complain about this.
* Jack has some sporadic, but severe, separation freak-outs. At times, if I go upstairs (while he is downstairs with Steve) he screams. He screams if I go into another room. We visited Santa today (pic to come in the near future) and he just kept his arms out reaching for me. We got one ok picture. Our "teacher" at class, who is a development expert, says this is very common at 18 months.
* He says "fuff fuff fuff" for "woof" when asked what the doggy says. He also makes a funny elephant sound. Besides this, we often think he is saying /trying to say words all the time (eyes, keys, computer, giraffe, house, daddy) but never are 100% sure if he really is!
* He knows many body parts and can point to some animals and truck types in books. However, our "teacher" said it isn't great to quiz toddlers a lot as they sometimes get really anxious making what should be fun (reading, etc) worrisome to them.
* He is obsessed with trucks. It is his favorite word and he only wants to read books with trucks in them (even if they are minor parts).
* He is, for lack of a better word, brattier. If he wants something he shouldn't have, he screams, cries and pouts for quite some time. He sometimes refuses to be put in the highchair or stroller.
* His nighttime sleep couldn't really be any better. He goes down easily at 8ish and is up at 8ish. Napping has gotten less consistent. He refuses to nap some days which means I end up driving around in the middle of the afternoon to make sure he sleeps at least a little. Overall, I can't complain about this.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Not quite what I had in mind...
This is what I envisioned...and I got it for about 3 minutes....
And then the real fun started...
And then the real fun started...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Crate the baby?
Hmm, not sure this is the parenting lesson, we wanted to share with our friends who are going to have a baby in April.
Of his own volition, Jack played for an extended period of time in their dog's crate. He even shut the door in Lucy's (the dog) face! Luckily she was well behaved about it and didn't mind sharing.
Of his own volition, Jack played for an extended period of time in their dog's crate. He even shut the door in Lucy's (the dog) face! Luckily she was well behaved about it and didn't mind sharing.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween Wrap-up
We got about 100 trick-or-treaters last night! Jack had lots of fun taking the candy out of the bowl, handing it to daddy or throwing it around. Steve brought him out to a few neighbors too, so he added to our stash:)
Now that I am part of a lot of local parents lists/communities, I learned that it is now requested that you have a nut-free bowl in addition to the regular candy bowl. Basically any chocolate is considered suspect as they have nearly all been made in a "facility that also processes nuts" and some kids won't even be allowed to eat non-nut candy that is in the same bowl as the nut-candy. Yikes! The non-nut bowl can have little toys, stickers or sugary-candy (with no allergy issues). I was interested in that 4-5 kids were excited about having a nut-free bowl. Still a small percentage, but they seemed really happy, so I suppose it was worth the very minor effort.
Jack and I also went to a Parade for tots/preschoolers in town in the late afternoon. It was quite cute and I would say there were at least 200 people there which surprised me!
Now that I am part of a lot of local parents lists/communities, I learned that it is now requested that you have a nut-free bowl in addition to the regular candy bowl. Basically any chocolate is considered suspect as they have nearly all been made in a "facility that also processes nuts" and some kids won't even be allowed to eat non-nut candy that is in the same bowl as the nut-candy. Yikes! The non-nut bowl can have little toys, stickers or sugary-candy (with no allergy issues). I was interested in that 4-5 kids were excited about having a nut-free bowl. Still a small percentage, but they seemed really happy, so I suppose it was worth the very minor effort.
Jack and I also went to a Parade for tots/preschoolers in town in the late afternoon. It was quite cute and I would say there were at least 200 people there which surprised me!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Jack-Jack
Happy Halloween!
We are working on the hair... (What it is supposed to look like: Jack-Jack) For those of you who don't know Jack-Jack - here is his Wikipedia Entry
You can also see a very funny short movie starring Jack-Jack here:
You Tube - Jack-Jack Attack
We are working on the hair... (What it is supposed to look like: Jack-Jack) For those of you who don't know Jack-Jack - here is his Wikipedia Entry
You can also see a very funny short movie starring Jack-Jack here:
You Tube - Jack-Jack Attack
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Chicago
Well we just back from a lovely weekend in Chicago! Besides the main event (Whitney & Ian's beautiful wedding), we had a chance to go to the Shedd Aquarium, Millenium Park and walk around Navy Pier.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Head of the Charles
On Sunday we went to walk around at Head of the Charles Regatta...I swear every year the event causes the weather to turn to winter!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
He can't carve a pumpkin...
but he can still decorate one..
Our finger paint is too liquidy- any recommendations for good brands from those in the know?
Our finger paint is too liquidy- any recommendations for good brands from those in the know?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
16 Month Update
* He is continually more mobile. some parks have small enough play structures that he can play by himself - he can climb up and slide down. He is pretty sturdy even on uneven surfaces and stepping up/down changes in pavement level.
* He signs like a mad man. I think if he could only sign he could - he is limited by our ability, not his capacity. So far we have:
hi /bye (waving)
cat
dog
more (can also mean I am hungry)
poo (he does this just before/while..)
drink
milk
cow
elephant
thunder
rain
flower
airplane
bird
shoe
bath
help
fan
light
thank you
* "Help" is a favorite - whenever he wants to cross the street, go outside, have me open the garage (where his toy car and tricycle are), have something opened or is just generally too lazy to do something hard for him he signs "help." The street crossing bit is pretty amazing - still not sure how I got him that well trained! I think I have him confused into thinking he can't physically walk in the street and needs to be carried.
* He also says "truck" though only Steve and I would be able to identify it. Well you may be able to by context, but like lots of toddlers, he needs parental translation. He also has a noise for cheese and I think he is saying "house" now too. According to our pediatrician neighbor - his first real word is "fan" as indicated by his long-term use of "FFFF" when seeing one. She said any consistent noise/sound counts. Well he has down that for awhile so I guess that is that...
* His current favorite toys/activities are:
~ toy piano
~ little people Noah's Ark - opening and closing, putting the little animals in and out
~ magna doodle
~ old wallet with old insurance cards, business cards etc
~ small size rake
~ walking down the sidewalk to play with a neighbor's half dead cozy coupe (little car)
~ walking up and down neighbor's driveways (only the hilly ones)
~ playing under a big sheet
~ trying to ride on a mini-tricyle (no pedals) -he only goes backward
~ splashing at bath time - probably his favorite time of day
* Last but certainly not least, I finally am willing to type this, but he actually sleeps just fine now at night. He is down at about 8:30 up at like 6 for milk and then down again until about 8. Thank heaven...
* He gives us no trouble with eating either. He pretty much eats what we give him - some days more than others, but he never refuses to eat at all (like some of his friends) and has yet to develop the picky-streak (often occurs in slightly older toddlers).
I am super tired tonight, so I apologize for the many typos I am sure exist in this post. I wanted to get this posted on his actual "monthday" for once!
* He signs like a mad man. I think if he could only sign he could - he is limited by our ability, not his capacity. So far we have:
hi /bye (waving)
cat
dog
more (can also mean I am hungry)
poo (he does this just before/while..)
drink
milk
cow
elephant
thunder
rain
flower
airplane
bird
shoe
bath
help
fan
light
thank you
* "Help" is a favorite - whenever he wants to cross the street, go outside, have me open the garage (where his toy car and tricycle are), have something opened or is just generally too lazy to do something hard for him he signs "help." The street crossing bit is pretty amazing - still not sure how I got him that well trained! I think I have him confused into thinking he can't physically walk in the street and needs to be carried.
* He also says "truck" though only Steve and I would be able to identify it. Well you may be able to by context, but like lots of toddlers, he needs parental translation. He also has a noise for cheese and I think he is saying "house" now too. According to our pediatrician neighbor - his first real word is "fan" as indicated by his long-term use of "FFFF" when seeing one. She said any consistent noise/sound counts. Well he has down that for awhile so I guess that is that...
* His current favorite toys/activities are:
~ toy piano
~ little people Noah's Ark - opening and closing, putting the little animals in and out
~ magna doodle
~ old wallet with old insurance cards, business cards etc
~ small size rake
~ walking down the sidewalk to play with a neighbor's half dead cozy coupe (little car)
~ walking up and down neighbor's driveways (only the hilly ones)
~ playing under a big sheet
~ trying to ride on a mini-tricyle (no pedals) -he only goes backward
~ splashing at bath time - probably his favorite time of day
* Last but certainly not least, I finally am willing to type this, but he actually sleeps just fine now at night. He is down at about 8:30 up at like 6 for milk and then down again until about 8. Thank heaven...
* He gives us no trouble with eating either. He pretty much eats what we give him - some days more than others, but he never refuses to eat at all (like some of his friends) and has yet to develop the picky-streak (often occurs in slightly older toddlers).
I am super tired tonight, so I apologize for the many typos I am sure exist in this post. I wanted to get this posted on his actual "monthday" for once!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
No Pictures!
No pictures this weekend as Steve and I (gasp) weren't with Jack! We went "away" for our anniversary (early). My mom (Grandma Linda), Stepdad (Papa Rick) and their dog (Rebel) watched Jack Sat - Sun while Steve and I wondered around Boston, had a dinner by ourselves and didn't even need to worry about driving home (like we would with our babysitter:) as we stayed at a hotel.
This was the first time we left Jack overnight and he did amazing. He slept as well as he ever does for us overnight (he was down 7:45-6:30) though his napping wasn't great. Grandma/Papa were shocked by how much he ate too.
He also had a tooth break through while we were gone! Big weekend...
This was the first time we left Jack overnight and he did amazing. He slept as well as he ever does for us overnight (he was down 7:45-6:30) though his napping wasn't great. Grandma/Papa were shocked by how much he ate too.
He also had a tooth break through while we were gone! Big weekend...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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