Promise kept

Here are a few (or a lot) of pictures from a few of our outings. The long weekend (last week) was filled with a trip to the Narraganset Seawall and then the park..Jake had a blast on the swing. While he has been to a park before, this was our first time taking him ourselves..it was really cute.

Jake is still walking with the assist of a walker but getting better and better with it. He pulls himself up on everything and anything and will be walking unassisted in no time. He has taken one or two steps by himself but it's more of a dive to whatever he can grab on to. He LOVES to walk in his walker and chase Zak the fat cat. He is really starting to scream (in a happy way) and has found his voice. It sad, but we encourage him to chase after Zak and scream at him (in delight)..it's just too cute. I'm sure Zak secretly loves it too, it's attention at the very least.


Here you go Mom.. ;)










Jake's new food:


EGGcelent!

His new sleeping position:




Time to put his bumper on!

Jake was scheduled to have the tubes put in his ears on June 2nd but it has been rescheduled for June 9th. We aren't looking forward to the actual procedure, but are hopeful that it will rid him of the liquid in his ears and constant infections.

Looking forward to June - lot's of monkey business ahead! It

Lapse

To the two people who actually read this blog (you know who are) we are slacking! Lots going on with the Gregson's: work, school, work, school, new teeth cutting through for Jake, more walking with the walker (Jake, not us just yet) cruising along furniture..too much. I promise to update with pictures at the end of the weekend!

Happy Weekend!

Long Weekend Ahead!!

It's Wednesday..so where else would we visit but a Dr's office. Jake had a follow up with the ENT (Ear, Nose Throat DR) who confirmed that he will have tubes put in his ears on June 9th. Not only did he have another double ear infection last week but he also had fluid in both ears this visit. Not good. On one hand, I cannot wait for the tubes and for him to be able to hear the way he should and feel better. BUT, the thought of him being under anesthesia scares me. We do have the option of being with him when the administer the gas..but I am not sure I could handle seeing him doze off.

Before we went up to Providence for the Dr visit we headed to URI to celebrate our friend Abby's birthday. Abby's children - Molly, Myles & Hudson made signs for their Mom and surprised her with cupcakes during her work day..it was very sweet! Happy Birthday Ab!

We are gearing up for a great long weekend..Alex & I will be going to Boston on Saturday with many RI/MA friends for the 9th Annual Birthday Pub Crawl. We are very excited to celebrate our friend Abbie's (we have lots of Abb ie/y's born in May!) birthday and also the many MA friends whom celebrate each May with a Pub Crawl. Jake will be spending a night at Grammy's - he is looking forward to it! So are we! ;) If anyone is in the Boston area on Saturday, give us a ring and we can meet up for a drink at one of the 8 bars!

We wish Auntie Courtney, Uncle Tim and Auntie Shelley a fun and safe trip to St Louis this weekend... Uncle Timmy..PLEASE NO CARDINAL GEAR FOR ME! Thanks..XOXO Jake. ;)

Have a great long weekend everyone!

Hi YaYa!

Walk the Walker

Here it is....



He is soooo proud of himself..and we are very proud of our little walking man!

Just getting used to the whole video thing..sorry it's sideways!!

Have a great weekend!!

Happy Days!

Happy Mother's Day (a day late) to all the wonderful women out there. Whether you are a mother, soon to be mommy, aunt, grandmother, sister or just a fabulous woman - we hope you had a great day!

Jake woke up with a fever on Friday morning..causing a sick day for me and a day spent cuddling with him. Although the 103.7 fever wasn't so great, a day home with my little man cuddling on the couch was lovely. Who doesn't love an unexpected long weekend? He has since recovered from the fever but is still sporting a nasty cough. When will cold season end?

We enjoyed our Sunday at my soccer game in the morning and then spent some time with Grammy & family in the afternoon. In all, it was a wonderful day. It's great being Jake's mom - the best present in the whole world! I am truly blessed not only to be is mom, but to be surrounded by a fabulous group of women in my life.

We celebrated all week, as Jake and I headed to see Great Gramma and YaYa on Wednesday and had a good visit. Hopefully we get to see Auntie Courtney and Mia soon (hint, hint) to give Auntie her special mother's day gift. Lobstah?


Here are a few pictures of our Mother's Day celebrations and a visit from Uncle Jimmy who traveled from Boise, ID for a visit and made it an extra special Mother's Day week.



Soccer Moms




Happy Birthday to Auntie Shelley, who turns 3# today!! XOXOXO

Action Packed Weekend

We started our weekend celebrating Grammy Deb's birthday with a great meal cooked by Auntie Kaylin. Jake enjoyed the company so much that he just refused to go to bed at his normal 7:00 pm bedtime. Instead, he stayed up until almost 10pm! We figured he would sleep in on Saturday, so we really didn't mind much. He made his parents very happy by sleeping until 8:30am on Saturday morning..Daddy went in to go get him as he usually does on the weekends and couldn't believe his eyes. Jake was sitting up in his crib with his legs dangling out the side..holding onto the bars as if he were in prison. We think he may have been stuck as he was crying a bit and not too happy. Anyhow, it was very cute to see him sitting up, as he is normally just rolling around in the crib when we go in to get him. The camera was in the car..so unfortunatly, we have no shots of it.

Saturday we traveled to Massachusetts and celebrated another of Jake's granparents birthdays - Papa Kevin's. We have been celebrating a lot lately - as three of his grandparents were born within a four day span! Jake got to hang out with cousins Mia & Jasmine and got passed around all day, loving the attention. He showed them his army crawl technique and listened to Mia play "Happy Birthday" on an organ, sheet music and all. It was quite cute!

Wonder who he got his BLUE eyes from?



We then traveled over to see Chad & Deb's new little one - Sophia is as cute as a button as is her big brother Alex. It was very nice to be in Mommy's old stomping grounds as we got to visit Great Gramma Bettie and see YaYa Connie too. Gramma Bettie hasn't been feeling well lately but had a great time seeing Jake & Mia..they really brightened her day.

Jake was a great traveler and pretty much slept to and fro..and also slept in for us again this morning. I could hear him moving around in his crib but he was in the corner where you can't see him on the video monitor. I heard sounds like "uggh, aggggh", like he was working very hard to do something. Alex and I both darted to his door and walked in - to this:



So proud of himself!


He has learned to pull himself up and stand on his own! He was really proud and laughing as we walked in. Thankfully, we had the camera on hand and he was every so happy to smile for the camera. Daddy hung out with Jake for most of the day while I was gone and he created a little play area for him..but all Jake wanted to do was:




Stand on his own two feet!!

In all, it was a very exciting weekend..getting to spend quality time with a lot of our family and also watching Jake hit another milestone. He is very proud of himself standing and will most likely be walking in no time. Watch out!

Papa

Happy Birthday Papa! What a great day celebrating with you!



Pics to come... :)

Grammy

Happy Birthday Grammy!!!!! Jake can't wait to give you a BIG birthday hug & kiss