A little getaway!!

A few weeks ago Rob and I went on a little getaway. This is the first time we have left Jack for any amount of time. We left Thursday night and headed to my parents and spent the night and then the next morning we got on the road headed to Biloxi. We left Jack with my parents so I knew he was in good hands and that he would have a great time.

I got a few tears in my eyes when we got in the car to leave but once we were on the road I was fine. We got into Biloxi around noon and went to the Beau Rivage to look around and eat lunch. This was my first time ever going to Biloxi. The Beau was incredible, it was beautiful. We ate lunch at the buffet, which had everything you could think of on it. Once we finished lunch we checked out the casino and then went to check into our hotel. We were staying at The Grand. I had wanted to stay at the Beau but then when we finally set a date to go the price of The Beau had gone up and extra hundred dollars.

We got checked in and then went to look around. The Grand was not near as nice as The Beau Rivage.
We spent most of our time a The Hard Rock and The Beau Rivage. We loved playing at the Hard Rock. I learned to play blackjack and loved it! I thought I would like the slot machines but I hated them, there is no point to them, you just press a button and hope you get lucky. The people and dealers at the Hard Rock were really nice and the atmosphere was fun! If we ever go again we will stay at the Hard Rock or the Beau.

playing a little blackjack at the Beau Rivage!

Saturday night we ate at a great asian restaurant named Jia. We had some really great sushi!

It was such a fun weekend and a nice little getaway with my hubby. On Sunday we were ready to get back and see our little boy! When we walked in I think he was pretty happy to see us too. He had a great time with his MaeMae and Papa, but we were glad to have him home.

picking up Jack on Sunday!!
the reason the pic looks a little grainy is bc it's a scanned picture!

*a post is soon to come on our trip to NYC!*

Ten Months!!

Our baby turned 10 months old on the 27th of July. Can someone please tell me where the time has gone?!! It has absolutely flown by. I can't believe that in two months we will be celebrating his first birthday.

I want to keep track of what he is doing each month so here is what Jack has been up to:

- He is so talkative. He babbles all the time, it's hilarious, I love it!!

- He is still wearing a size 3 diaper. He is wearing a few 9 month onesies and jonjon's but can now wear 12 month. The 12m are still a little big but not too bad.
This morning I was going to put him in this shirt that I got made and it's a 12m and it was too tight :(, so that's one shirt he never got to wear. It's amazing out of all these clothes you buy for your baby he or she usually only wears half of them...haha.



- He is scooting. Not crawling yet but i feel like it's just a matter of time. He can turn and scoot and roll all over the place. He doesn't have a problem getting to something he wants.

- He loves pulling hair. I swear everytime I pick him up he always grabs a hunk of my hair....ouch!!

- As far as eating goes, he takes a 6oz morning bottle, then around 8 he eats oatmeal and a stage 2 fruit, then he has a 6oz mid morning bottle which is about to be switched to a sippy cup next week, then he eats a stage 2 veggie and half a stage 2 fruit. He then will take a 5oz sippy cup in the afternoon and then the other half of fruit along with some puffs or veggie melts. He is a great eater. The doc said to start out just replacing one bottle with a sippy cup and then two weeks later replace two bottles with the sippy. He has done great with the sippy so I'm hoping he will do fine when we replace 2 bottles with the sippy. He will still have his bottle first thing in the morning and then right before bed.
I love that he is doing good with his cup but it makes me a little sad too bc that means my baby is growing up and wanting to do more things on his own. Yes I know this is a good thing but it just makes this mama just a little sad.

- He is getting better at picking up things like puffs or veggie melts and feeding himself. He can pick them up fine but when he picks them up they are in the middle of his hand so when he puts his hand in his mouth the puff sticks to the middle of his hand and doesn't get in his mouth. He is getting better at it though. Practice makes perfect!

- He is now standing....YaY!!! For the longest time he would not and I mean would not put any pressure on his legs. He would jump in his jumperoo but that was it. Then whenever we would try to hold him up he would try to jump and wouldn't just stand there. Well now he will stand, I can tell he wants to pull up on things but he hasn't quite figured out how to do it just yet. It's so crazy for me to think that in a few months we will have a walker...ahhhh!! Then he will be all over the place!

- He gets so excited when Rob or I walk in the room. I love that he knows who we are now!

- He has the absolutely most precious laugh. I love when we get his tickle box turned over!

- He still has no teeth, not even one. He doesn't even have one coming in that I can see or feel. I'm not too worried bc I'm pretty sure no kids that I know of grew up with no teeth...haha. I love his gummy little smile :)!!

- He still sleeps with a paci, that is the only time he has his paci usually. We are thinking that in the next month we are going to take it away and see how it goes. I don't think he is super attached to it but we will see. I want to take it away before he gets to the age and realizes what it is.

- He is still an awesome sleeper and has been since 3 months old. Rob and I have been very lucky! He doesn't really want to be rocked to sleep anymore. We just lay him in the crib, put his blanket on him and his paci in and he will play around for a few minutes and then he is out! He goes to bed around 6:15ish every night and doesn't wake up till about 6:15 the next morning :)!

I absolutely LOVE having a video monitor in his room. It's fun to watch him, he rolls all over that bed. One night I put him down, went and got the monitor and he had turned on his stomach and was playing. I put the monitor down and proceeded to wash bottles. When I finished washing the bottles I looked at the monitor but I couldn't see him. So I went back in the room bc I had figured he got to the very end of the bed and I was just going to move him back up. I went in his room and this is what I found...

he had gotten all the way to the end of the crib, turned sideways and fell asleep....hilarious!! I left him there bc I wasn't going to wake him up.

- He has started to devlop a little attitude. When he doesn't get his way he pitches a fit and by a fit I mean he screams, arches his back, flings himself backwards and turns red. I don't know where this came from, I am hoping it's just a little phase and it will go away.

- He has been saying Dada a lot. He loves his Dada!

- He is a silly boy and always has us laughing!

Jack, you are so much fun these days and you have the cutest little personality. Your dad and I are so blessed to have you in our lives. I always look forward to coming home to you every night! You are our world. We are enjoying watching you grow and learning new things every day. You always amaze us! We love you more than words can say!!!

*More posts to come.....


*I am putting a watermark on my photos for safety purposes!*

Happy Friday!!

Growing!!

In Jack's nine month post I wasn't able to post his weight and height because we hadn't been to the doctor yet for his check up. He had his check up July 10th and he now weighs 19lbs. 10oz. and is 28in. We definitely have a growing boy on our hands. As much as I love seeing him grow and change, a part of me is a little sad because I want him to stay my little baby forever. He is so much fun and so funny these days. Rob and I are always laughing at him. It's so incredible how one little person can change your life in such a fantastic way. We love him more than words can describe. Here is a comparison of how much he has grown in the past 3 months.

I love doing these collages of his monthly picture because I enjoy seeing how much he grows and changes. So far I have done one for every month. I can't wait to put them all together when he turns 12 months and see how far he has come!!

Birthday!!

Thank you all so much for the sweet birthday messages yesterday. I had a great 31st birthday. My hubby gave me a sweet card, cooked dinner and cleaned dishes all of that meant a lot. My wonderful friend Holly took me to lunch and gave me a beautiful picture frame! I am so blessed to have her in my life.
Also my coworkers surprised me with cake and ice cream. I am thankful to have such wonderful people and family in my life!!

I got to spend this birthday with the cutest little boy! He makes my birthdays that much more special!!

I am so thankful to be able to celebrate another birthday. Although I am getting older, I still feel 25...haha!!

Today is my niece & nephews 2nd Birthday!! I can't believe that two years ago today those precious babies were born. We were all so excited to find out what they were (since my sister didn't find out what she was having) and we couldn't wait to hear their precious names and see what they looked like. It was such an incredible and special day. They were two tiny little peanuts and now they have grown into funny, sweet, cute and adorable toddlers. I am so blessed to be their Aunt and to have them in my life. Happy Birthday Ellen & Cole!! Aunt Darlee, Uncle Rob and Jack love you both very much!!!

Play date!!

Jack and Maggie met at daycare and they and their moms became good friends. Now Maggie is going to a different daycare and we miss her, but at least we can have play dates!! They had such a good time and Holly and I did too! We can't wait to do it again!

9 months!!

Our little boy turned 9 months old last Wednesday. Sorry I'm late getting this post up I just don't have as much time to sit at my computer anymore. Jack is so much fun these days and has such a cute personality.

Let's see what Jack has been up to lately....

- He is scooting now. He scoots backwards but hey, you gotta start somewhere. If he is laying on the floor, he rolls everywhere. If he wants something he usually rolls to get it. I can already tell it won't be long before he is into everything!! When we put him to bed either at night or for nap times, he just rolls all over and he's started turning himself around. When we lay him in the crib his head is at the head of the crib but sometimes he will turn himself and we will look on the monitor and his head will be at the foot of the crib. He is a funny little boy!!

- In the eating department. He eats four 6oz bottles a day, he will eat a bottle about every 4 hours. In the morning when he wakes up, he gets a bottle. Then for breakfast about an hour and a half later, he will eat oatmeal and a fruit. He will then take a nap and then when he wakes up take another bottle, play a little then eat lunch. For lunch he will eat a veggie and half a fruit. He loves puffs these days and also love these Gerber Fruit and Veggie melts. He is a good eater, he likes just about anything we give him.

- He is wearing mostly 9 months clothes right now. I have put him in one or two 12m things but of course they are still a little big. He is also still wearing a size 3 diaper. It is time for me to go through his closet and drawers again and pack up his 6m clothes. I get so sad when it's time to pack things up. My baby is growing!

- Jack loves to babble. He babbles all the time. He will say Mama and Dada but I still don't think he's too sure what he is saying. We love hearing all of his little noises!

- He took is first bath in the big bathtub a few nights ago and loved it! It was crazy seeing my little baby sitting in such a big bathtub. We have these little frog grippers that stick to the bottom of the tub to keep him from slipping, well he kept pulling those up and playing with them...haha. He loves to splash and has always loved bath time!

- He still has no teeth, surely he will get some one day :)! I love his little gummy smile.

- He is still doing well in the sleeping department. He takes 2 naps a day and goes to bed about 6:15 6:30 every night and doesn't wake up till about 6. I don't get him out of the bed till 6:30 bc I am getting myself ready for the day. He will just lay in there and play and talk until I come get him.

- He loves to clap these days. When he gets happy or excited or sometime just for no reason, he will start clapping. One night I looked on the monitor after I had put him to bed and he was just laying there clapping, it was hilarious!

- He is a very happy baby. People ask me all the time if he is always happy. Well, he has his moments just like any baby does but for the most part he is very happy.

Sportin' his polo shirt!!

Rob and I say all the time we don't know what we did before he came into our lives. And I really don't remember. He has brought so much joy and happiness to our lives, it's incredible.

Jack, thank you for coming into our lives. We thank God everyday for blessing us with you. You are such a joy and your personality lights up a room. You are such a sweet little boy and I hope you always stay that way. You bring so much fun to our lives. You will always be our little boy no matter how big you get. We love so much Jack that words can't even begin to describe it.

Love, Mama & Dada

Happy 4th of July!!