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