New feats

Pics: A little reluctant with the crib idea, A new chew toy from Great Grandma Griese, Learning the trade from Dad.

It's amazing how many new things Jake picks up and how fast he masters them. When you put a new toy in front of him, he concentrates real hard to study it. He's also chewing everything now, and drooling, which makes me wonder if he's teething. I know it's a little early for that but not unheard of.

I've set up his room, (Whitney moved out last weekend) and Jake is now sleeping in his crib. He hasn't quite gotten the hang of it yet. He gets up every couple of hours still. I'm hoping he goes back to his normal routine of sleeping almost through the night soon. Poor Josh isn't used to him being upstairs.

Jake flips himself from his tummy onto his back ALL the time! Yet he still hates to be on his back so I have to flip[ him back over at least 3 or 4 times before he falls asleep at night. And I've caught him twice with an arm or a leg hanging out of the rails. And he sccots himself right up in a corner sometimes. Make sme wonder if it would be better to have bumper pads. I've heard thatthey aren't recommended and could cause a safety hazard. I'm worried that he's going to crack his head one of these times.

I have big plans for a mural in his room which will help to occupy a lot of my time in the next few months. I'm working on some pretty cool sketches and I'm very excited.

A new friend

Pics: Jake and Cole hanging out.

Jake discovered he had a new friend yesterday. We went to the famous babies movie with Tracy and Cole, and for the first time Jake noticed another baby beside him. He even gave Cole his award winning grin.

Whitney is moving out this weekend. It's kind of sad. Although it will be nice to have his room for Jake, it's a strange feeling of saying goodbye to an era.

The trip to Pembroke

Pics: 1. Mona and Jake, 2. At Jessica's soccer tournament, 3. Jake and Grandpa take in some soccer, 4. Jake takes a nap with the Roberts, 5. Jake looking comfy with Mona.

Well the trip to Pembroke was great! We left on Saturday morning. Jake and I stopped to pick Mona up at her Ultimate Tournament. We went back to Mona's apartment and visited with her roomate Tanya for a bit. Jake, Mona and I then traveled to Renfrew to see Jake's Great-grandparents. We didn't have much time to stop just an hour or two.

We got to Pembroke in time for dinner. We had a nice fire in the evening, Jake was a little cranky and even though Jake slept more than usual in the car he slept very well on Saturday night.

Sunday morning Jake and I went to watch Aunt Jessica play in a soccer tournament. But not of course without yummy pancakes and a full belly. The Pershick clan then met at the Roberts place for a great lunch. It's always fun in Pembroke.

Enjoy the pics.

He shoots, He scores.

Pic: Paul and Jake at the field.

We went to watch Mona play soccer the other day. I dressed Jake in warm clothes. (Finally the heat wave is gone.) We had a great day. It ended with a great visit to some good friends who were here from out of town.

Josh is off to Peterborough tonight, and Jake and I leave tomorrow for Pembroke. I'm excited to see Diane and Emile. (Paul and Mona's parents.) We've got a busy weekend planned...

Dimples and Cuteness

How is it that with each passing day I fall more in love with Jake? The more he smiles, the more he pouts, the more he tugs at my heart strings. Especially now that he's developed dimples. So now when he smiles his pudgy little cheeks frame these adorable little divets. I'm not sure if it's just because he's got chubby cheeks or if he has now inherited his dad's "oh so cute" dimples, but either way he tends to get his own way more often now.

WASSSSSSUPPPP!!!!

Nicholls Family Reunion

Pic: A cool morning with a cute hat!

My worry about the long drive was unfounded. Jake did great. He really slept most of the time. Only having to stop twice on the way up, and once on the way home.

What a great place to have the reunion. It was beautiful; Hot during the day and cool(very cold) at night. But with the furnace in the trailer, we didn't notice the cold, at least not the second night. Once we convinced my dad to turn up the heat. Jake was a little out of sorts the first night. I figure it was due to the fact that he slept almost the whole way up. And then on top of that he was not used to sleeping in the same bed as Josh and I. But he was great during the day. A little tiny bit cranky as he was passed around a lot. But way better than I expected him to be.

The second night, I put him down a littler earlier, and I took a nap expecting to have a rough night ahead. Him and I both slept through fireworks. We got up at 10:30pm and I fed him, and he was a little resless so I put him in his front carrier, wrapped him in some warm blankets and we ventured out to hear the band. ( My cousin Al's band played, they were really great and they got many family members to sing. It was like live kareoke. It was really great!) Jake got mesmerized by the fire and we danced together until he fell asleep. I put him to bed in the bassinet we had set up in the trailer and "poof" he slept until 5:30 AM the next morning. I fed him and he still went down until 8:30AM so the rest of the camp could sleep in a little. ONLY A LITTLE THOUGH. He made sure everyone was awake after that!

Once we got home, I decided that although he's still a little young, Jake might be ready to somewhat sleep through the night. So I made a deal with him. If he wakes up in the middle of the night, I'll pick him up only after he cries for 5 minutes. He lasted about 2 minutes last night and fell back asleep. So he made it until 5:30am. That was good enough for me. He got rewarded with and extra big breakfast from mom. I think I'll continue with this game.

2 month blues

Pics: At 2 months old, ooohing for daddy.

Jake's been really cranky the last few nights. Today is no exception. He's in a bear of a mood. It must be this heat. Yet another heat wave is trying to put a damper on our camping plans this weekend. Not sure how to pack for Jake. He goes through enough outfits just being at home, let alone trying to take extra outfits in case the weather isn't what we expect.

The Jeep will be pretty full, seeing how much stuff we need to pack. If I wasn't so worried about how much or how little he'll sleep it would be alot easier. But we need to pack his bassinet (so he doesn't roll out of the bed, and his play pen for outside by us (but it won't fit in the trailer) and we can't forget our saviour the swing. Blankets, warm outfits, summer outfits for during the day, diapers, and soothers, etc. etc... It's a lot of stuff.

We are leaving early tomorrow morning. I'm a little nervous about the drive up, we've never taken him on this long of a car ride. I just hope he's as good tomorrow as he is on our trips to the movies.

Cottage Country

We went to a friends cottage on the weekend, and tested out camping for 1 night before we head up to the family reunion in a couple of days. Jake did absolutely fabulously until in the tent. He cried almost the whole time that he was awake. I certainly hope that he doesn't do that this weekend. Well it will certainly be a test!

At the cottage he stole everyone's heart. Including those like John who were afraid of puke. :)