Aside from my post announcing beautiful baby Cate's birth, I have not posted since the beginning of April!!! I am taking full advantage of some free time I have this week & making up for lost time :) So, here's what the little man has been up to....
WARNING: It's extremely long & I did not spell check!
DADDY'S BIGGEST FAN!
We were able to catch a couple of Scott's baseball games this season! Jack loved the freedom of just running around and the best part was playing on the field after!
Daddy hard at work
Probably pooping!
Yelling at the Ump!
Bubble Time!
Handsome Dude!
Play Ball!
The face of EXHAUSTION!
DONATE LIFE!
We did the Donate Life walk with our friend Brian this year at Rockland Lake. We walked in memory of Billy Kayser,the younger brother of one of our friends who was killed in a car accident at 16. Despite it being a complete tragedy for the Kayser family, they made the amazing choice to donate his organs and he saved the lives of SIX people! Mrs. Kayser spoke, as well as other people, who actually received organs. It was a great morning, and we were all reminded of precious life is!
Here is the link to the article about Billy...
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2003/04/20/2003-04-20_his_tragic_death_saved_six_l.html
BEAR MOUNTAIN!
Scott & I took Jack to Bear Mountain one Sunday with the hopes of going to the zoo. Of course, we did absolutely no research and never do anything on time, so when we got there, the zoo was closed. We still had a great afternoon at the park though. We even brought a kite to fly, but Scott & I had NO CLUE what we were doing & the kite never made it 6 inches off the floor. Jack watched as Scott & I attempted to fly it. "What the hell are you doing?" was written all over his face! It was hysterical.
This is the look he was giving Scott while he was trying to figure out the kite.
MORE BASEBALL FUN!
OUTDOOR WORLD!
Grandma & Grandpa got us tickets to Outdoor World in Pennsylvania! We were originally supposed to go to Space Farms, unfortunately the weather was terrible. The day was great & Jack experienced his first indoor water park! He is a total water baby & LOVED the lazy river! It was good practice for our trip to Sesame Place in July!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!
We had a very nice, low key celebration because our little man had been sick (see next post). We wanted to stay home and keep Jack in his own surroundings since he was not feeling well so everyone came to us! My day started though, with Jack waking me up with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and lots of kisses! Then we headed out to breakfast, which did not go well at all. Jack had his first public meltdown, so we ended up getting our breakfast to go. It was our fault for taking him out and expecting him to sit in a high chair when he had been sick. Breakfast tasted just as good at home! Later on, Scott & my father cooked the most delicious BBQ and we ate, ate and ate some more! My parents, Nana, two brothers and mother-in-law were there to celebrate & Jack had so much fun with his family :)
SICK ISLAND!
In the middle of all this fun, Jack has been sick on and off. It's actually been more on than off, which has been extremely frustrating for us all. I will try to keep it as short as possible. Basically, Jack is the King of Fevers. He is constantly getting them, and they do not go away for days at a time. However, towards the end of April, Jack got a fever and it just would not go away. We would give him Tylenol, Motrin, luke warm baths, etc. and he just could not kick it. 12 days and 3 trips to the pediatrician later, Scott & I packed up and took Jack to PM Pediatrics to ask for bloodwork. We had been recording every temperature and every morsel of food he had eaten, just in case they needed to know. We went prepared. The same nurse practictioner was working, who had seen him a week later, and I was relieved. She was amazing with him, kept him so calm and did a great job of distracting him from what she was doing. They agreed bloodwork needed to be done, as well as a chest x ray. Jack was such a champ. He cried when they put the needle in, but I think he seemed more terrified at all of the strange faces above him while Scott & I held him down. I of course cried, but did a good job of keeping as much in as possible. I may be more traumatized by that night than he was! The chest x-ray was quick, but still scared him, as they had to turn the lights off. But Scott was able to go in with him & hold his hand. I watched through the window, trying not to cry again. About twenty minutes later, the results were ready and they said everything looked normal! THANK GOD! They did say however, that he had some high levels, indicating a virus and bacteria that he was fighting, which was most likely causing the fevers. I was happy with that answer, not happy that he was sick, but thrilled that it was nothing more serious. Now at least, we had some sort of answer and we went home relieved. It's still frustrating though, because right now, Jack is on day two of another fever. It seems to be every 2-3 weeks, he gets them. The doctor says it is who he is. He is just prone to getting them. Hopefully that stops as he gets older. But if this is the worst we will ever have to deal with, I am NOT complaining!
Here are some pictures I took of our poor peanut when he was sick....
I took this picture after our 1st trip to PM Pediatrics. He had a 103.8 fever, I had left work to bring him to the doctor, and as I was unbuckling the straps on the carseat, he threw up EVERYWHERE! I'm talking projectile vommit, all over himself, my car & my scrubs. We both walked into the doctor's office covered and reaking of puke. I was mortified that I had no change of clothes for him! So when we were ready to leave I asked them for anything, anything at all I could cover his seat with for the ride home. They were nice enough to give me a big sterile drape and one of those ridiculously small bed pans should he throw up again. We both gagged the whole way home!
Here is "Sick Island." I would put all the cushions on the floor for him and cover it with blankets & we would snuggle all day while we watched Nick Jr. I would tell him he had his own special island to get better on!
Enjoying a delicious Pedialyte ice pop from MiMa!
This is when we knew he didn't feel well. He would get up from his nap, come downstairs and just lay on his favorite cushion and watch tv.
Brave boy waiting for test results at the doctor's office :(
Picture MiMa sent me at work one day of Jack snuggling on her shoulder while she rocked him.
LUCKY CHARMS!
Jack loves cereal. He loves all cereal, however, his absolute favorite is definitely Lucky Charms. Obviously it's a sugar cereal, so it's more of a special treat, but when he gets it, he goes crazy. One night while putting the groceries away, Jack spotted the magically delicious red box on the counter. He literally stood on his tippy toes, knocked the box onto the floor and carried it over to his little table we have in the kitchen. He then brought the box into the living room, sat up on his favorite couch cushion & went fishing in the box for marshmallows! Of course, that resulted in the entire box spilling all over my couch. And the little monster just said "Uh Oh!" and continued to eat the cereal with a huge smile on his face! I very well could have stopped him before this whole thing happened, but I was having too much fun watching him feel like he had just done all of this without me knowing!
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING!
MiMa has been in North Carolina for over two weeks now, spending quality time with her new grandaughter Cate & big brother Liam! Her trip was originally only for a long weekend with Pop Pop, however, since I am off this week, she asked if I could find babysitting coverage for Jack for the week in between. We are fortunate enough to have such great friends and family, that this was not an issue at all. Nanny took off one day, Daria helped out another & Joe & Kim handled the other three days! I was more nervous than I thought, leaving him with Joe & Kim. Not because I thought they couldn't handle it, but because Jack has become quite a mommy's boy! He knows when I'm leaving for work and he gets a little clingy. So I was expecting him to be aprehensive in new surroundings for such long days. He proved me totally wrong! At Joe's house, he spent the day running around with two crazy dogs, swimming in the pool & even taking good naps in his pack & play, which he never ever uses! When it was time to leave, he did not want to go! At Kim's house, he played with baby Caleigh & took even longer naps there! It was especially cute because Jack slept in the pack & play next to Caleighs crib! He adjusted to the changes in his schedule perfectly & my hourly texts to check up on him gradually turned in to just one or two a day! Pop Pop even took the day off from his crazy schedule to watch him. They picked up Great Nana, rode the merry go round, had smoothies & watched Miracle!
Having to pack everything for him the night before gave me a whole new appreciation for having my mother home to watch him! Normally, I get up, get ready for work, wake Jack up, throw him in the car & drop him off at my moms. She has everything at her house, so I never have to worry about a thing! Afer just one week of packing diaper bags, food and everything else that was needed, we are READY for MiMa to be home! Jack definitely misses his Bob!
Relaxing outside at Joe's watching Shrek! Lazy Boy!
Kisses for Tellie!
Keeping mommy company at work!
Sharing with Munson!
Catch Me If You Can!
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN!
Since I am off this week, I have been researching fun things to do with Jack around the area. The Children's Museum of Manhattan always pops up online, so there was no better time than today to check it out. It took us no time at all to get to and there was a parking garage directly across the street. The museum is four floors of pure fun for kids of any age! We got there around lunch time and it was not too crowded so Jack was able to explore everything without there being a million other kids intimidating him! He jumped right into to everything and had a smile from ear to ear the entire time! He also fell in love with riding the elevator. Each time we went on, it was just the two of us, so he even got to push the buttons himself. As soon as the doors would close, he would grab my hand (which is rare) and smile as we moved up or down. It made my heart melt! I would love to go back with Scott next time so he can share in the fun!
Listening to the giraffe & birds sing a song...
Diego & Dora Exhibit (amazing!)
Firetruck Fun!
SLIDES & SECRET PASSAGES....
GIANT LITE BRIGHT, CHALKBOARDS & FINGERPAINTS!
MUSIC & MODES OF TRANSPORTATION!
HERDING THE SHEEP!
CITY SPLASH - Water exhibit outside!
TOO MUCH FUN!!
The face of EXHAUSTION!
