Saturday, December 25, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Santa pictures
We went to the Severna Park free Santa photos (they also had free sleigh rides, but we skipped that this year.) Jared was doing okay waiting in line for his picture, but we took his toy away from him before his picture, so he already wasn't in a good mood when he sat on Santa's lap. Then he was just pushed over the edge. This was close to his bedtime too, so that didn't help. I think Santa is a good sport for smiling while Jared is screaming, and I think Mrs. Claus is giving Jared candy cane bunny ears. :) While I like that we got a good picture of all of us, I think the Jared and Santa picture is just classic.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Halloween and Thanksgiving
hi there...
I realized that I have a lot to catch up on (I know I always say that), so here it goes...
Jared did really well trick or treating, even though he didn't really understand it. He likes moving items from one container to the other, so he was very good at moving the shiny candy wrappers into his treat bag. He also liked walking around the neighborhood at night - this way, he could see the planes overhead a lot easier, since they were all lighted up! We went around with a big group of kids (about a dozen) and their parents. It's nice that it is pretty accepted in this neighborhood that both parents can go out with the little kids, and just leave a bowl of candy by the front door. Steve was at home for most of the time, and we had about 15 kids. Our street is very dark and not as convenient as other streets, so I'm afraid we will never have very many kids come to our house. It's really a shame - the neighborhood is full of kids!
Fast forward a month...
We had a really nice Thanksgiving in Philly with all 4 Grandparents. They all love to be with Jared, and Steve and I appreciate a break. We got some pictures taken of all 7 of us at Sears, so we'll those will be nice to have.
Jared understands so much! If you give him a task, he usually understands what you are asking him to do. He still isn't really speaking yet (other than "Down!", which can mean down, up, or anything really), but he is very good at communicating.
He is very good at stacking rings on the stick, and he sticks his tongue out when he does this, since he is concentrating very hard. :)
He knows his nose, toes, tongue, hair, and ears.
He has about 6 or so teeth coming in, but most days, he's okay.
He loves Clementines!
He just woke up...bye for now...
I realized that I have a lot to catch up on (I know I always say that), so here it goes...
Jared did really well trick or treating, even though he didn't really understand it. He likes moving items from one container to the other, so he was very good at moving the shiny candy wrappers into his treat bag. He also liked walking around the neighborhood at night - this way, he could see the planes overhead a lot easier, since they were all lighted up! We went around with a big group of kids (about a dozen) and their parents. It's nice that it is pretty accepted in this neighborhood that both parents can go out with the little kids, and just leave a bowl of candy by the front door. Steve was at home for most of the time, and we had about 15 kids. Our street is very dark and not as convenient as other streets, so I'm afraid we will never have very many kids come to our house. It's really a shame - the neighborhood is full of kids!
Fast forward a month...
We had a really nice Thanksgiving in Philly with all 4 Grandparents. They all love to be with Jared, and Steve and I appreciate a break. We got some pictures taken of all 7 of us at Sears, so we'll those will be nice to have.
Jared understands so much! If you give him a task, he usually understands what you are asking him to do. He still isn't really speaking yet (other than "Down!", which can mean down, up, or anything really), but he is very good at communicating.
He is very good at stacking rings on the stick, and he sticks his tongue out when he does this, since he is concentrating very hard. :)
He knows his nose, toes, tongue, hair, and ears.
He has about 6 or so teeth coming in, but most days, he's okay.
He loves Clementines!
He just woke up...bye for now...
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
What a joy!
I know I say this all of the time, but Jared is at such a wonderful age right now! He is very mobile and communicates somewhat. He understands a lot more than you would imagine. He makes me laugh every day, and I am so happy that I get to spend all day with him.
Now I have to hurry up and type as much as I can before he wakes up from his nap...
So much has happened that I'm going to summarize:
~Jared gallops around. It cracks me and Steve up every time. I have no idea where he got this from, but it is so cute!
~Understands "upstairs," "downstairs," "food," "done," "Jared's room" and much more
~Thinks it's funny to feed his half-eaten Kix cereal to whoever is feeding him
~Is eating a lot of adult foods. No candy for Halloween, but I did give him a doughnut hole.
~Loves closing the dishwasher, doors, and the gates at the top and bottom of the stairs. Sometimes he closes it before you make it through the gate!
~Knows where his hair, tongue, and nose are (he usually sticks his finger(s) up his nose when you ask him)
~He brushes his own hair and teeth now. Sometimes even with the correct brushes! :)
~Loves imitating: he pretended to remove hair from his brush and throw it away after I did it one time
~Loves dancing to music! He usually gallops around, swings his arm around, or spins around. He also likes it when Steve and I pick him up and make him dance with us.
~Loves watching people. There was a fairly big construction project at the end of our driveway (they had to correct the hump at the end of our driveway to direct the water flow), and Jared and Steve stayed outside for 2 hours just watching. They should be hired to work for PennDot! ;) It was very exciting - there was a dump truck, a steam roller, and a front loader!
~Will stop whatever he is doing to watch traffic or point to a plane in the sky. He even follows the plane sound as they travel over our house.
~Has gotten super crazy about putting toys away. This baffles me and Steve. All of the toys in the dining room are put emphatically into his play pen. If you remove something, it gets tossed right back in. Everything in the living room that isn't nailed down (blankets, pillows on the sofa, shoes, nursing pillows, toys, etc.) ends up on the other side of the fence that we keep around the TV. Steve gets nervous (rightfully so) that Jared will throw something damaging into our new TV. Jared also throws his Lovey on the other side of the fence, then gets mad when he can't retrieve it. He also throws everything in his room into his crib. We'll see how long this cleaning streak lasts...
I'm being beckoned...
Now I have to hurry up and type as much as I can before he wakes up from his nap...
So much has happened that I'm going to summarize:
~Jared gallops around. It cracks me and Steve up every time. I have no idea where he got this from, but it is so cute!
~Understands "upstairs," "downstairs," "food," "done," "Jared's room" and much more
~Thinks it's funny to feed his half-eaten Kix cereal to whoever is feeding him
~Is eating a lot of adult foods. No candy for Halloween, but I did give him a doughnut hole.
~Loves closing the dishwasher, doors, and the gates at the top and bottom of the stairs. Sometimes he closes it before you make it through the gate!
~Knows where his hair, tongue, and nose are (he usually sticks his finger(s) up his nose when you ask him)
~He brushes his own hair and teeth now. Sometimes even with the correct brushes! :)
~Loves imitating: he pretended to remove hair from his brush and throw it away after I did it one time
~Loves dancing to music! He usually gallops around, swings his arm around, or spins around. He also likes it when Steve and I pick him up and make him dance with us.
~Loves watching people. There was a fairly big construction project at the end of our driveway (they had to correct the hump at the end of our driveway to direct the water flow), and Jared and Steve stayed outside for 2 hours just watching. They should be hired to work for PennDot! ;) It was very exciting - there was a dump truck, a steam roller, and a front loader!
~Will stop whatever he is doing to watch traffic or point to a plane in the sky. He even follows the plane sound as they travel over our house.
~Has gotten super crazy about putting toys away. This baffles me and Steve. All of the toys in the dining room are put emphatically into his play pen. If you remove something, it gets tossed right back in. Everything in the living room that isn't nailed down (blankets, pillows on the sofa, shoes, nursing pillows, toys, etc.) ends up on the other side of the fence that we keep around the TV. Steve gets nervous (rightfully so) that Jared will throw something damaging into our new TV. Jared also throws his Lovey on the other side of the fence, then gets mad when he can't retrieve it. He also throws everything in his room into his crib. We'll see how long this cleaning streak lasts...
I'm being beckoned...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
New pictures are in the 15-18 month folder
Halloween pictures posted. I will try to get a real posting up soon.
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