Uh Boy!

Sorry for the delay in posting, but lots going on during this busy season and none of them actually have to do with Christmas.

So, here's a rundown:

1. Matt's Dad came through the surgery just great and is currently sleeping for a few days in the ICU until he's in the clear. Matt and I went down to Boston on Thursday to be there with Linda and drove right into the driveway right before the temp dropped and everything turned to ice. Thank you angels watching over us.

2. Jack got another ear infection and went on amoxicillin. Well guess what? He's allergic to amoxicillin and has these awful red, warm, swollen, disgusting hives all over his body and his face. Even his eye! Talk about waking up to a nightmare this morning. It scared me big time!

3. Photo shoot for Christmas cards was supposed to be last week, Jack was sick. Was supposed to be this week, but with the new development of hives, not going to happen. So look for our New Years Cards, coming to a mailbox near you.

4. Matt and I are battling the cold from hell.

5. Bad News: My position is being eliminated at work. Good news: I got another position, albeit part time at the hospital. I'm not worried, we have a great support system and I'm actually looking forward to spending more time with Jack while I can.

6. We made it through the storm just fine, we didn't lose power, although some, okay most, of the streets around us went without for DAYS.

All this and we haven't gone to get a tree yet. My mom gave me my favorite decorations from my childhood and they aren't out yet, and it's 8 days til' Christmas. I need a break, or a drink.....not sure which. Maybe both.

Sorry such a quick post but just wanted to give everyone a quick update. I'm hoping to take some pictures at Christmas, and will post as soon as I can. Pending hives, ice storms, fevers and colds. Love to all!

Name Game

So this is really silly, but I saw it on a fellow blogger's site and wanted to give it a try:

10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother & father's middle name)Marie Omer

9. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, fathers dad)Al Omer

8. STARWARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, 2 letters of your first)Rossh

7. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, fav animal)Red Dog

6. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)Patricia Nashua

5. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)The Blue Lime In The Coconut Margarita

4. FLY GIRL/GUY NAME: (1st 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)Sher

3. GANGSTA NAME: ( fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)Coffee Macroon (is that a cookie technically?)

2. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name)Maggie Franklin (ooooo, I like that one!)

1. STRIPPER NAME: ( name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)Curve Skittles

Finally, an update!

Hi All -

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we enjoyed our turkey and stuffing and MASHED potatoes (that one was for you, Dad.) So we have some footage and some pictures of our little lovie and a few "Jack Facts" to update you on his progress:

1. Jack now weighs 24.25 lbs. and is 30 inches long.

2. The doctor was concerned about the size of his head, but once I explained that his Daddy has a large head, all is well. (tee hee)

3. Jack now has 2 teeth, little nubby things on the bottom front. I thought he was cute all gums, but he just got cuter with those little pearls.

4. He likes to hit his mom, doc says it's normal, but we're trying to nip it in the bud. It's hard to dodge the flying fists of a 9 month old, I tell ya. He also gives big, open mouth, drooly kisses so that kinda makes up for the fists of fury.

5. Jack is now furniture surfing, so I fear, oops, I mean anticipate he'll be walking soon.

6. Jack loves to eat, he says "Mmmmmm" with just about every bite, as the video below will clearly show.

7. He says, Mama, Dada and Baba. I think Baba is Maggie, but I'm not sure. He doesn't direct them at us yet, but he says them and that's good enough for me. :)

8. Jack loves to dance and has already learned the patented Rossiter shoulder shake. It's his preferred dance move. He does it in the bathtub, in his high chair, while playing, he's just a dancin' machine!

9. He has settled quite nicely into his new daycare and loves it there. They love his laugh and call it his "Woody Woodpecker" laugh. He does sound like Woody Woodpecker sometimes, so I got a real kick out of that one.

I think that's it, but here are a few pictures to show how much he's grown. I almost cried when I had to schedule his 1 year appointment. I can't believe it! I saw a 2 month old last week and couldn't believe my peanut was that small just a few months ago.

I let him feed himself, this was the result.

Standing and getting into things he shouldn't.

I just thought he looked so cute in his diedee I had to take a photo. Check out those pecs!

At the Children's Museum, making eyes at a little cutie name Susie. She had on striped tights and Mary Janes, he likes that in a woman.

Until next time, we hope all is well with you all, stay tuned for more of my ramblings....I know you're all busy with the holidays, so I'll try to keep it to a minimum.

Love to all!

Thanksgiving! My favorite holiday!

Hi All -

Warning: The following post may include a lot of sap....the holidays make the Queen Rossiter of Somersworth very emotional and sappy.

Sorry you haven't heard from us in a while. Things are going fast and furious in the Rossiter household as our youngest Rossiter is now furniture surfing all around the house, keeping his Gramma Dot VERY busy. I will post some pictures and video as soon as I can. I'm hoping to get some good footage over the long holiday weekend.

I try very hard to keep our blog light and cheery, but I feel the need to write about something going on in our family that could really use some prayers. Matt's Dad is very sick right now, I won't share the details as I view them as quite personal, but for those of you who pray, I would really appreciate those prayers and good thoughts being sent his way.

We wish everyone a safe, happy, and wonderful Thanksgiving and for those we can't be with for geographical reasons, we miss you and love you all very much. We have much to be thankful for this year, as with every year. I reflect back to a year ago and can't believe how much our lives have changed. Matt and I always viewed our life together as rich with love, friends, family and laughter, but how that has multiplied tenfold with the addition of our little Jack. He is truly a blessing and I am so thankful for him.

Love to all, until next time....

One Word Answers

I just read this on one of the blogs that I follow and thought it would be fun.

The rules: One word answers...only!

1. Where is your cell phone? purse.
2. Your significant other? Matt
3. Your hair? flowing
4. Your mother? funny
5. Your father? strong
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your favorite drink? Martini
9. Your dream/goal? wealth
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your fear? heights
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? insensitive
15. Muffins/donuts? donuts
16. One of your wish list items? CD
17. Where you grew up? New Hampshire
18. The last thing you did? Quoted
19. What are you wearing? sweater
20. Your TV? Den
21. Your pet? Maggie
22. Your computer? laptop
23. Your life? interesting
24. Your mood? anxious
25. Missing someone? yes
26. Favorite pastime? needlepoint
27. Something you're not wearing? underwear (just kidding wanted to make sure you're really reading this)
28. Favorite Store? Target
29. Your summer? Fast
30. Your favorite color? Red
31. When is the last time you laughed? Today
32. Last time you cried? Recently
33. Who will/would re-post this? You!
34. Four places I go over: Work, Target, Home, Steph's
35. Four people who e-mail me? Matt, Dad, Aunt Pat, Aunt Delores
36. Four of my favorite foods? Pizza, Pasta, Chowdah, veggie subs
37. Four places I would like to be right now: NC, home, Steph's, Upper Valley
38. Four people I tag? All of you!

Batten Down the Hatches!

Jack and I had a photo shoot Saturday and below is the product of our time together. He LOVED the leaves and we sat for quite a while just crunching them in our hands. I was really shocked, but he didn't eat a single one.

Hmmmmm....what are these Mom?


I dunno, they feel kinda weird in between my fingers.....


I love fall Mommy!

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for.....he's mobile. This is from a few weeks ago, now he moves like the wind. A couple of days ago he actually stood holding onto his toy. Oye Vey! We've got some work to do...... please ignore my cackling at the end.


Love you all, and we hope all is well. Until next time.........

Murray Has A Little Lamb

I discovered this segment on Sesame Street yesterday while hanging out with Jack. I laughed so hard my sides hurt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxDP-KGfVfY

I have some wonderful fall pictures to share and will get them up along with some crawling video ASAP.

4 Years Ago....

Hello to All from Vegas. Things are moving right along and I will be leaving in a little over 24 hours to go home. It's amazing the thoughts that go through your head when you're about to board a very large plane to travel a very long distance once you have a child. Flying out here this time was so much different, but I won't bore you with the nightmarish thoughts that invaded my brain while at the South*west check in desk.

The real reason for my post today is that first of all, it should have been yesterday, but it's 4am here, does that count? 4 years ago yesterday I got married.....4 years ago. One one hand, I feel like I've known Matt forever, a lot longer than the 5 years since we started dating, but on the other hand, I feel like we just met. Every day is an adventure with my husband, I still get excited to see him when I get home from work every day, I still get tingles when he hugs me and I love laughing with him, which we do quite often.

So I just wanted to take a moment to say "Thank You" to my husband, I can't imagine my life without you m'love and can't wait to see what the next 60 years holds for us. You are my best friend, confidante, and protector. I appreciate YOU for all that you are. Happy Anniversary!!!!!

Vegas Baby....or Miss My Baby Sniffle, Sniffle

I leave tomorrow for Vegas and I'm going to miss my little boy so very much, (Matt too, of course). I don't really have much to say except that. If time allows, you may hear from me from Vegas. I leave you with this:

Mooooooooo......

I spoke to my sister this morning and just had to share her latest Jeff story. To preface, I refer to my sister as Mother Earth,(I mean that in a good way) and her 3 kids (1 niece and 2 nephews) have been the source of many funny stories over the years. My brother-in-law is included in that too. So OK, it's the whole family, they're just funny. I wish I had been blogging earlier because they really are a great source of entertainment for the masses.

The scene: A beautiful country farm road in Virginia on a cool, crisp fall day.

Jeff and Renee walk hand in hand up the road with the breeze kissing their cheeks, dancing in their tousled hair when they happen upon a field of cows. Jeff is fascinated by the cows and their ability to poop and eat at the same time. Just going about their business like they don't even know they're putting something in one end and out the other. Jeff wants to stay and watch this phenomenon and they do for a short while, until the flies that are landing on the poop start landing on my sister and Jeff and she's just completely grossed out. (Wouldn't we all be?)

Renee coaxes little Jeff up the country road, hand in hand. A picturesque moment. Jeff breaks the silence:

Jeff: Mom, I want to be a cow.

Renee: Why do you want to be a cow?

Jeff: I want to be a cow so that I can eat and poop in freedom.......

Ah, out of the mouths of babes........ Mooo Jeffey, Moooooo

Vegas, Here I Come!

So I just got word that I will, in fact, be going to Vegas next week. It's not going to be too bad though, it's just for a couple of days as opposed to the usual 7-9 days I'm usually gone. Reasons I'm bummed about going to Vegas:

1. I won't be home for our wedding anniversary for the 3rd year in a row.
2. I'd get arrested if I tried to fit Jack and Matt into my suitcase.
3. 3 HOUR TIME DIFFERENCE, like my sleep pattern isn't already out of whack.
4. The original plan was for Krystal to come with me and then it got cancelled, which I know she was bummed about, now it's back on and she can't come.

On the up-side, my khakis still fit quite comfortably, so crisis averted there.

On to the important stuff, our little Jack. I had a very sweet moment with him this morning. Let me set the scene.

We live in a Cape, so it's open all the way around, living room, stairway, dining room, kitchen, hallway and then back to the living room. Jack and I have our little morning ritual. "Good Morning Sunshine", snuggle, diaper change, then downstairs to start our day. (this morning it was 4am by the way) I put him on the floor with his toys in the living room while I move on to the kitchen to make his bottle and shake the cobwebs out of my head. This morning, I could hear him playing in the living room and his noises kept getting closer and closer.

I looked into the dining room and there were 2 little eyes and a forehead peeking out ever so slightly from the dining room door. I said, "Well, hello there, would you like to come help Mommy make breakfast?" He started to giggle and wiggle and crawled around the corner all the way into the kitchen with a swiftness like I had offered him a big ol' cookie. I really enjoy being a mom, Jack's a VERY easy person to love, but it's moments like these that make being HIS mom REALLY special. Boy do I love that kid.

September - In Pictures

September Update

Oh where to begin.... September was a pretty busy month for us, with Mimi coming for 2 weeks, Jack started to crawl on the 29th, but I haven't been able to capture it on video just yet, I haven't been quick enough and he likes to get around by rolling much better.

Compliments of Mimi, we went to The Picture Place to have pictures taken of Jack, stay tuned...for those. The reason I bring it up is because our little boy is a bit of a celebrity and is featured not only on the wrap desk in the The Picture People Studio, but is also on the Kiosk out in front of the Gap. How cool is that?

Some of Jack's firsts:

Cherrios


2. Jumpy Chair - Thank you Gramma Linda and Grampa Tucker!



Then falling asleep in aforementioned Jumpy Chair.



To end the month, Matt I had had the opportunity to go and see a Red Sox game at Fenway - I've never been and it was SO COOL!



Enjoy the slide show of some of my favorite pics! Happy Fall!

Rapunzel, Rapunzel....

Look at me with 3 postings in one week. I'm a blogging maniac! Anyway.....

For those of you who know me, you know I have a TON of hair. For those of you who don't I'm here to tell you, I have a TON of hair. Really thick, really long, and when it dries on it's own, really wavy but frizzy. I cut my hair into a bob and really liked it, but it was really time consuming to make it look smooth and straight. Obviously, with this guy:



I don't have the time I once did for beauty rituals. But if you know me, I've never been into long getting-ready scenarios anyway. If I can't get ready in a half hour to an hour including shower time, I'm all set with it. I've let myself go a little since having Jack. (OK, a lot) I pull my hair pack every day and I think my hair line is receding. Not only that, but I saw a picture of myself with brown paneling behind me and I looked bald! (Not that there's anything wrong with being bald, Dad.) So this has sparked a "I really need a new hairdo" moment. I go tomorrow to get beautified.



What do you think?

I Have A Headache

I was reading one of my Parenting Magazines today and came across the following ad in the back:

www.thebathtubassistant.com

Now, read it carefully.....in particular the part about how this will "Save energy for a more relaxing or romantic moment." I laughed so hard I almost cried. So when "I have a headache" doesn't work, you can blame in on the bath.

I can hear it now:

"Sorry honey, I'm not in the mood, I bathed the baby and I'm too tired."

HA! Who comes up with these things?

Welcome Fall!!!!!

Jack changes on what feels like a daily basis. Our little love is getting SO big and is such a source of entertainment. He's thisclose to crawling and I fear for Maggie Mae when he finally gets the hang of it. She's going to have to move her 10 year old body rather quickly to escape the grasp of a 7 month old on the move.

Jackster had his first bout of Cherrios the other day and it was quite hilarious, video to follow soon. He's very interested in drinking out of the sippy cup, grabbing the spoon with which to feed himself and is a really good eater. The only thing he's not sure about at this point are green beans, whether they're homemade or store bought. Let me paint a picture: He pushes them to the top of his mouth, opens it and starts coughing and gives a look as if to say, "What IS this?" Peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes and all fruits are just dandy with him though. Although I don't recommend the Country Breakfast. I taste test everything before he does and that stuff was GROSS!

I went out with a friend of mine for drinks last week. She adopted a baby from China 4 months ago. I've never really thought about adoption as a whole, which means I've never really formed an opinion about it. I don't think I know anyone who is adopted either. Don't you think that's weird? Suddenly I have two friends who I haven't been in contact with for 13 years or more who have/are in the process of adopting and I've gone 33 years without meeting anyone who is adopted. These friends have enhanced motherhood for me so very much. Just hearing about what they've been through and the way their lives have unfolded, I've learned how being a Mom comes in many different forms and how lucky we ladies are to be Moms. I felt pretty lucky to have Jack in the first place, it's all such a miraculous thing, but knowing these ladies has just made it so much more interesting. Becoming a mom is like joining this exclusive club you've never been allowed access to. It was so great to catch up with her, hear about how things were going with her daughter and she dispensed some invaluable teething advice. Thanks Jen!

I'm happy to report that I won't be going to the trade show in Las Vegas this year like I have in the past. The reasons I'm happy are as follows:

1. I'll be home for our wedding anniversary for the 1st time in 3 years.
2. I won't have to leave Jack for a week. I'm just not ready and he's kind of a Mommy's Boy and I'm kind of a Jack's Mommy so it just wouldn't work for either of us.
3. I'm OVER Las Vegas, it's just too in-your-face for me. Nice to visit, but if you're not there to par-tay, it can get annoying to have people screaming up and down the halls at ungodly hours when you have to get up and work. I appreciate the tranquility of my home, my husband, our son and our dog. We only run up and down the halls on the weekends so it's on our time, our schedule.
4. I won't have to buy new khaki pants for the show which is always a chore.
5. See #2
6. My hours will be a little different since they will be located 3 hours behind our time zone and I'll be doing my job from here. This will allow me to potentially spend time with Jack and Matt before work.
7. See #5

Mimi Judy is here visiting us for the next couple of weeks from Ohio. She's watching Jack for us today while we're at work and will with Gramma Dot for the rest of week. (When they're not partying and playing Bingo, that is.) Then she flies solo next week. As I mentioned before, Jack is very attached to me these days, so hopefully he won't give either of them a hard time. I think he's teething, so he's just not feeling so hot. Who's better than a Mommy when you're not feeling so hot? A Daddy, sure, but he's a lot hairier than a Mommy.

Happy fall everyone and thanks for checking in to read my ramblings.......

Yip Yips

SO you're probably wondering why I have videos of the Sesame Street Muppet Characters on the side of my blog. Well the answer is simple....I LOVE MUPPETS! The Yip Yip Martians happen to be just 2 of my favorites. I'm so excited to have the chance to share them with Jack, I just hope he likes them as much as I do.I would have included Captain Vegetable too, but I couldn't figure out how without including some weird stuff too. I already started singing the Captain Vegetable song to Jack.

Jack's doctor said absolutely no TV before the age of 2, so I'll have to hang on a little while longer before I can introduce him to the Honkers, Count, Kermit, Scooter, Animal, Beauregard (yes there is a Muppet named Beauregard)and the like. I bet you didn't know this, but there is a website like wikipedia dedicated just to the Muppets.....I can see you're shocked by this, but I am serious....it's http://muppet.wikia.com/

Go ahead, check it out, you know you want to..... :)

I guarantee, you will smile at least once....Muppets always make ME smile....like this!



Although I think as Jack gets older I'll be getting more of this.....



"Uhhhh yeah Mom, whatever you say......."

Happy September!

Well, this is kind of an update from August....

The end of August was pretty exciting. I'm still on my mission of meeting up with old friends who helped shape me into the person I am today. Jack and I went to see my friend Cary, and her kids, Aniciya and Sayvon. Nici is my Goddaughter and I probably haven't seen them in about 5 years. They were camping in Hampton Falls over Labor Day weekend, so we invaded them. I've come to the conclusion that Mr. Jack is going to want to spend family vacations camping. He jabbered and actually pointed at things the whole time we were there. I didn't get any pictures of Cary, but the first pic is of Jack and Nici, she was the only other person besides me that Jack would go to. Nici was always beautiful, I know I'm biased, but she has grown up so much and is such a polite, sweet, wonderful young woman now. But then again, I always knew she would be. And Sayvon....what can i say? He says please and thank you, is so polite and sweet, loves his Mom SO much and the both of them were so receptive to hugs and kisses. I felt SO special.

Grandma Judy is coming in a couple of weeks and we are VERY excited. Gramma Dot is going to show her the ropes for a week and then she gets Jack all to herself for the week after. Gramma Dot was watching Jack and watched him get into the predicament below with the pillow case. She did not do this to him, it was all his own doing. He's quite the mischevieous little baby, I tell ya. He's always getting stuck under things, weird things, like the Boppy Chair and the Swing.

We have introduced biter biscuits to Jack's diet, much to Maggie's delight, as you can see. She's been really good though, she doesn't crowd him, just sits back like a good girl and tries to telepathically remove the cookie from his hands. That's my girl. Jack has started touching Maggie a lot and she is taking it like a champ, just gives him the "Why are you touching me? I'm only letting you touch me because Mom likes it when I do." look.

Matt and I are doing well, anxiously awaiting fall, it's our favorite season. We're a hot blooded little family, so the cooler weather is a welcomed thing.

We hope all is well with all of you and send our love!



Nici & Jack


"Jack, can I have some? I'll let ya touch me!"


Ewwwwwwwwwwww! (I swear they put glue in these things)


The Pillowcase Caper

Cookin' With Jack

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Foolish, foolish Mommy

So just when I thought I was safe; "That flu won't get me, I say!" I was DOWN for the count. The kind of flu where your hair hurts. Matt put his hand on my forehead and all I could think was, "Why did he put a cinder block on my forehead and why won't he remove it?" Oh what a rough road and I'll type it but I won't say it out loud....I think we're out of the woods. Thanks again Mom for taking such good care of all of us. I don't get it, my mom is NEVER sick. Even when we were kids, she was never sick, or she's just a really good faker. Oh not me, I was laid out, in bed, incommudicado with the outside world. Wimp.

Aaaaaannnyyyyway, today was a very exciting day for us, all around. We visited a new daycare for Jack and he seemed very excited about it. He was making eyes at all the teachers and sat for almost an hour and giggled and played while we met with the head teacher of his room. You may be thinking, "What was wrong with the daycare he's in?" Loooonnnggg story, I won't bore you with it, but it's not a good fit for Mr. Jack, but we are optimistic about the new one and should find out soon when he can start.

Then, right after, we went to the doctor for Jack's 6 month check up. Here are his stats:

He weighs 19 lbs. 14 oz.
His head is 45.7cm and he's
27 inches long (he grew 2 inches since his last appointment!)

He's in excellent health, his screaming/screeching is no way shape or form a problem, it's what 6 month old babies do and he took his shots like a champ! That's our boy....

I attached a video this time, I had no idea our camera took video with sound and I thought about how may of you haven't seen our little sweetie in action, enjoy! The doctor said we can give him Cheerios now, so I'll tape that too, that should be interesting....

We hope all is well with everyone and we send our love!

Company Picnic-Sickness Abound

So my first embarassing parental moment has happened. And we all know I don't get embarrassed too easily. Let me set the stage.

My company had their annual picnic yesterday and it was the first time a lot of my co-workers haven't seen me since this time last year, so it was great to see everyone and to introduce Jack, who wasn't himself at all. Grumpy, wouldn't let us put him down, wouldn't nap, just wiggly and uncomfortable. So yes folks, I had THAT KID, at the picnic.

Matt and I got home at around 3ish, and decided that he just needed to cool off, get into a quiet place, nurse and have a little nap. So there we are, resting comfortably and I realize my little boy is burning up. We took his temperature and there it was....102.2!!!!! Thank God we have the pediatrician we do, because they have people on call who will meet you at the office any time of the day or night.

So we put the poor little guy into the car seat and off we went. Dr. Soares examined him and he's fine, they think it's just a viral infection, but boy was I red when I had to come in and tell my co-workers that all that toy sharing may result in getting their kids sick too. There were 4 babies total there and everyone was putting everything into their mouths. I'll be waiting to hear in the next couple of days how all the other little ones are doing.

He's such a good little patient, he takes his Motrin like a champ and just wants to be held, which I don't mind in the least. Here are some pics of the event, including Jack's future wife, Lily Rudman.






Sean & Lily Rossiter, I mean Rudman

So the sickness goes on, work just sent Matt home. My Mom is there to take care of Jack and Matt, she's such a trooper! Thanks Mom!

SPUB and JAB - Reunited

Thanks to modern technology, Facebook to be exact, I was able to track down my "Bestest Friend in the Whole Wide World" from elementary and junior high school, Jen (Brown) King. We quickly made plans for a reunion so we could see each other again after about 13 years. Life, marriage, babies and who knows what else happening made us lose touch. Matt and I had the privilege of meeting her husband of 7 years, Steve, and their 10 month old daughter, Grace.

I was a little nervous to see her...would be have anything to talk about? Would we still have anything in common? We loved each other as kids, would we like each other as women?

It was like we never left each other, cried when we saw each other ran into a each others' arms for a huge hug and didn't stop talking the whole time we were there. I'm sure we drove our loving husbands nuts. I'm not so sure they got a word in edgewise. I can't wait to do it again. Love you, Jen.....

July Update

Hi All -

Oh where does the time go? Our little bundle is not so little anymore and is going to be 6 months old on Friday! He's such a little ham, laughs aloud A LOT and has decided he likes the sounds of his voice screaming. While this has been a challenge at daycare once or twice, it's quite amuzing, unless we're in public or a place with really interesting acoustics.

What a busy July we've had. Tabitha and Ed Butler and their boys, Christoper and Dylan, my Godsons, visited us from NC and came over for a cookout and to meet Jack. We could have talked and laughed all night long and it was so very wonderful to see them, it's been way too long. I think Matt gained some insight to what I was like in high school, thanks to Ed.

Jack went for a dip in Crystal Lake and seemed to like it (thanks Nana!), LOVED his first boat ride. I realize I'm a lot sexier in my head than I am in pictures so please excuse the post baby body, just focus on the child. :)

Jack met his boy cousins, Jeff and Josh and his Uncle Matt for the first time a few weekends ago when the Stallings clan came to visit. We went to the beach for he and Matt's first time. Jack loved laying on the blanket under an umbrella and took a special liking to his cousin, Jessica. Lots of giggles and rolling around for all. We miss them every day, so it was nice to see them before back to school.

Jack started eating cereal and some veggies and we're just at the beginning of fruit. I'm trying my hand at making my own baby food and so far, so good. I'll have weights and measures for the August update, we go for our 6 month checkup on August 28th.

We've been very busy which equals lots of photo ops and stories. We love you all and hope you're having a safe and happy summer. Enjoy!

Dipping my toes in the Crystal Lake

On Kennebunk Beach with Daddy

Auntie Tab, Chris & Dylan jumping right in to feed Jack!

Kennebunk Beach Mud Fight - 2008

June Update

Hi All and a Happy 4th of July!

Just our latest update on how our little Jack Attack is doing. As we approach the 5 month mark this Tuesday, his personality is really starting to show and we're having so much fun!

If it stays as hot as it has been, we're hoping our first dip in Crystal Lake will be soon, we have our gear ready for the event, including our Red Sox swimtrunks.

Jack is rolling all over the place and is trying hard to sit up if in a laying down position, apparently he's ready to see the world from a different view. :) He also tried cereal for the 1st time a couple of weeks ago and BOY does he love it. We haven't tried anything else yet, but will wait for the doctor's go-ahead before we do.

Grammie Dot and Jack have been getting along famously over the last couple of weeks. He will start daycare for 2 days a week this Thursday and Friday. While I'm is sad about it, I know it's the best thing for him to make some friends and experience being with other little ones.

The Rossiter's would also like to say WELCOME to little William Sean Dannecker, we can't wait to meet you!

Love to you all and enjoy the summer!



Nothing like a good set of pushups to start the day!


Oh Mom, why do you do such things to me?


Mmmmmm, Fudgesicle!


Play ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May Update

Summer is here and boy are we excited! We spent last weekend on Crystal Lake with Jack, Granpa Tucker and Gramma Linda and had so much fun. The air up there makes our boy sleep very soundly, which he did anyway, but he sleeps just a little longer at Grammie and Papa Beauregard's house. (They went to see The Stallings Family in VA, which is why you don't see them in these pictures.) No, we did not break in. :)

Jack is smiling A LOT now with purpose and has started to laugh when we make funny faces and noises at him. We are rolling back to belly and belly to back but are working on a complete rotation, all the way around.
He's been sleeping through the night now for over a month, thank goodness. We are truely blessed to have such a good little boy.

Matt has about 3 more weeks until he goes back to work and Grammie Dot will take over Monday through Wednesday. We found a WONDERFUL daycare for the other 2 days. We think Jack will really thrive there and make some new friends so he will be comfortable with strangers and meeting new people, but still have his one on one cuddle time with Grammie.

We love you all, enjoy the pictures!







Sorry Tucker, but Matt and I LOVE this picture, it's a riot!