Birthday Pictures... Better Late Than Never

So it's been a pretty busy time since the big ONE... Get it?? okay, so I'm corny. Anyway, the three of us were involved in a car wreck on Friday. We're all okay. Joe and I have stiff backs and Pod seems to be doing just fine. Thank goodness for such a great carseat! You know, we just turned his carseat around to face front....

We were stopped at a red light. We were waiting for it to turn green. We were the first car at the intersection. Anyway, out of no where I felt my body be forced forward (we were wearring seatbelts) & a horribly loud crash. I screammed as loud as I could because it scared me to death. The baby started screamming. Joe said, "what the hell?" I looked back at Jace and realized we had been hit. The force of the impact had pushed our car clear through the intersection. It happened in a matter of seconds. There were no warnings like squealing brakes or anything... The driver in the vehicle that hit us told the officer that she wasn't paying attention. Ughhh young drivers...

So now I'm driving a car with a tailgate that won't open or close. We're going to have to take it to the shop to have an estimate done. The entire back area will have to be replaced. The bumper, the tailgate, the rear quarter panels.

Needless to say, I just haven't had a chance with Pod teething and being clingy and then the wreck, the pictures were on delay!

So - here they are:

Eatting and Dancing - What else could be more fun?

Well here are a few cute videos I took this Labor Day weekend of Jace. He loves to self-feed now... It's fun, but a royal pain to clean up....especially for a child that absolutely hates to get his face and/or nose wiped. It's challenging, but he's doing great at the self-feeding thing. On a bad note... we started out the long weekend on a down side. Our poor ol' dog, Sugar, passed away on Friday. Joe found her early Friday evening when he went to feed her. She was a good and loyal, faithful friend and we will miss her. We have been working this weekend trying to get things ready for Jace's birthday party.

Two New Pictures and One Video

Isn't that video cute as can be? Jace learns so much so quickly. Every day there is something new...

I also put up some pictures of Jace sitting in his new little chair that DaDa bought him. The other day. Jace loves it!

Some Pictures From Ohio

Okay - for those of you who asked... in the previous post, Jace did not fall and hit his head!! He simply fell on his behind. Of course where I was scared he was GOING to fall and hit his head and stopped the camera, it sure does look like that's what was going to happen though!

Can you believe it? Where does time go? I just cannot believe our son is going to be a year old already! It's unbelieveable!

Well, speaking of unbelievable, it's just about bed time for me. My son's asleep, my husband is relaxing, and I'm in need of toothpicks to hold my eyes open!

Good night!

Jace Took His First Unassisted Steps Today!

Joe stood Jace up and said, "Go get Momma!" and he took a few steps toward me unassisted! Then I got big tears in my eyes and Joe and I looked at each other in amazement. So for the next 15 mins or so, we practiced back and forth before Joe said, "Where's the camera? This is kinda momentous!" I was so excited I didn't even think about getting the camera! So as soon as the camera was out, Jace decided he didn't want to take any more steps.... KIDS.... Then he started again. I was able to catch a few times on film. Here's the best clip of them all, though. He's just growing up so quickly! This month...well, July... He's learned to clap when you start singing "Patty Cake Patty Cake" and he shakes his head no and yes (He doesn't distinguish between them very well, though. He knows what NO means, though.) Also, he is learning to "Blow out the candles" (For his birthday next month), drink from a sippy cup, and he loves to play in his bedroom with his toys. Every day he just learns more and more and is so quick!

For Those of You Interested

I've started a "sister blog" to Our Son, Our Life... It's called "Our House". I've been viewing a lot of home blogs and just am trying to get things in order at our house. It'll contain all kinds of info from de-cluttering, to decor, to DIY projects, etc. Anyway, the link is
http://jaime-n-joe-house.blogspot.com

Up Date

Well this weekend Jace had a little motorcycle accident... Yeah, he decided to let go of the handlebars and skinned his little nose. I thought for sure it would be bruised, but it isn't. Just a tiny little scratch.

So this morning I was bent over to give him a kiss goodbye at the day care and found something white in his mouth when he smiled at me. Well, the little fella is getting his first tooth. It's not cut through yet, but you can see where it's coming in. It's on the bottom in the middle. I called the daycare to check on him this afternoon to see if he was fussy, but they said he wasn't. They told me that he was the only one in the room at the time that wasn't fussy.... LOL

When I went to pick him up this afternoon, I was told to bring him swimmers in so that he can participate in what they call "Wet Tuesday". Apparently he absolutely hates it and screams and cries when they put him in the baby pool. They told Candice about it and she didn't believe them. Sure enough he got one drop of water on his knee while in the stroller and started screaming. LOL I think that is hysterical. He absolutely loves baths, so I don't know what the deal is other than the water may be too cold.

Well, I better get off of here and get some supper started. It's getting late and it's bath night for the boy.

Talk to you later.

Jaime

Riding to Pap's House

Here's a cute little video of our little HD rider....

Oh How Time Flies!

Okay so anyone who says parenting is easy is either lying or not doing something right! I come home from work & the next thing you know, it's 10:00 PM! I'm drop dead tired. After the bottles are made, diapers are changed, dinner is cooked, husband and baby are fed, house is cleaned up.... whew.... I don't have the time to keep up with this blogging stuff! ...and so now you know the rest of the story.... as Paul Harvey would say.... I can't believe I've only done 9 blogs for the year of 2009 thus far...

Well to catch you up on this week's news... let's see....

Last weekend Jace started the "GI JOE" crawl as Joe calls it. He gets on his belly, extends his little arms as far as they will go, uses his hands like suction cups to the hardwood floor, and scoots his little body across the floor! So much for the foam puzzle piece pad we bought to keep him off the floor!

On Monday I was feeding him his solid food and he did something. I shook my head no and said, "NO NO NO". He mocked me by shaking his head no, too, and smiling a big ol' smile at me. Now how in the world do you discipline something as preciously cute as that??? hee hee hee I use the old distraction method....

On Tuesday morning he was playing with something in his crib. I was proud of whatever he was doing at the time and I said, "Yay Jace" while clapping my hands. He started clapping his hands, too. Much to my surprise!!! It was the cutest thing.

On Wednesday when I picked him up at the daycare, they told me he was getting up on all fours & just rocking back and forth. I don't think it will be much longer before he is mobile! I'm half excited and half nervous about it. He'll be into everything. He's such a nosy little thing. We already have a problem with him "eyeing" the electrical cords to the ficus tree lights. He loves that tree and now he sits on the floor looking at the cords and rocking back and forth until he musters up the nerve to get onto all fours. That will then lead to the belly to where he'll "GI JOE" over to the cords. If we give him a stern "no" he cries and decides to play with something else.

I can't believe we're only a few days away from him being 9 months already. Where has time gone? I started planning for the first birthday party. I plan on making his cake. Maybe someone should warn the guests to eat before they come to the party for cake & ice cream????
Actually I can't wait to make his first cake. I hope that it will turn out the way I want it to. That's all I'm going to say about that. I don't want to ruin any surprises. But yes, plans are underway. In fact, when my sister's bridal tea was over, I was in the backseat of the car on the way back to Tennessee making plans for Jace's birthday. Have I mentioned I love party planning??? ha ha ha ha

Today Joe passed his P&C for his new job! Yay, Daddy!!! Jace and I are so proud of him.... He's our "P&C" hero.... For all of you non-insurance folks, that's "Property & Casualty".. HA HA HA Yes, add yet another insurance employee to our family. Joe will be selling insurance via an in-bound call center. Now that he's passed his tests & obtained his license, they are going to put him through training on policy, sales, & the company's system. So he's got a few more weeks to go before he'll actually be in production.

Okay, well, it's bed time for this sick MaMa.... Yeah, I've got some head cold or some sort of crud going on. So I've got a hot date tonight with the NyQuil bottle.

Good night!!!

Trying to Crawl

Walking Down The Hall

Funny Face Video

I don't know where he gets these facial expressions from, but Jace is one of most expressive babies I know. I think this video is too cute. You'll see the face I'm talking about....

Jace's School Picture

I was going to keep it a secret until we came home, but we had Jace's pictures done at school. Aren't they darling????

Last night he said his first word.... DA DA.....I couldn't hardly believe it. I slapped Joe's leg, my mouth flew open and I gasped! Then I got big tears in my eyes. I asked Jace, did you just mean that? Say Dada again. So he did....

We're getting so excited for our trip home. I can't wait to see everyone. I wish it were a longer visit, but we'll have to wait until after June when I get my vacation for that! Pod is planning to learn to swim in Pap's pool this summer! LOL :)

New pics of our 20 lb 10 oz baby!

Swinging Giggles

Jumpy Jump

Mommy & Pod fall asleep on the couch & Daddy takes our picture!

Isn't this the most precious picture?

Hey Good Lookin' Whatcha Got Cookin'?

Look, Mom, No Hands!

Pod has had a jumpy for a few months now and never really cared too much about it. The other day I got it back out again to see what he thought of it. Now we can't keep him out of it! He absolutely LOVES it!

Pod is doing well. He's turning over to his belly and back to his back again. He is also gripping items. He shook his rattle the whole ride to school today! He is growing like a weed & goes for his six month check up next week. Time is flying by! Before you know it, we'll be having his one year birthday party... hmmmm I better get to planning!

Well, here's a video of him in his jumpy. It's funny to watch him in it. I love to watch him jumping. It looks like he's trying to do an Irish Riverdance or something. He just has a ball and is usually grinning ear to ear!

Talk to you all soon!

PS - Pod wants to type you all a message....

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More Pics and A Speedy Gonzales Video

Okay so here are some more pictures. The first few are Pod in his Steelers outfit that his Pap and Grandma Amy got for him. He was a real hit at the daycare and the super bowl party, too! Everyone loved his little Pittsburgh outfit!

The next picture was taken one day while Pod and I played in the kitchen. He loves to walk in his walker. I know he's only 4 months old. Well, in the picture above he's only 3 months old, just about to turn four months and he was already walking in the walker! He loves it!!

The next picture down was his first day of day care. I'm a blubbering mess.... I didn't want to leave him. However, he & I have both adjusted so well. I absolutely love that daycare and he does, too. He socializes with his little friends and the teachers all treat him well. He's learning a lot & has improved so much in just over a month. I'm amazed! I think that daycare, although I fought and fought not to have to send him, was a blessing afterall. I don't have to go out of my way to drop him off and I'm literally less than a minute up the road from him. I can stop in and see him whenever I want. I make unannounced visits and do not have one complaint yet. They treat him great and he loves the teachers! He's all smiles in the mornings when I drop him off. It's great, but then again, it breaks my heart! :)

The next two pictures down again are pictures of him in his walker.

The two pictures of Pod in his sunglasses were taken yesterday. It was in the 60's here and we took him for his first trip to the park. He wore the sunglasses so at some point during our walk, he fell asleep. I'm not sure when, because the glasses are dark, but nevertheless, he was at the park....

Last but not least is the video of him in his walker for all the non-believers... He is 4 months old in this video and going to town. Really, though, he's not going anywhere like he normally does. It seems like when I get the camera out, he's done "performing".... This is the best I could do!

Love you all!