Sunny Days?

We have been craving some sunny days here in Baltimore. Lots of rain has kept us indoors but Jacob is ready for fun in the sun. Check out this picture of him in his mama's sunglasses. We had a bite to eat at Denny's on Memorial Day.

Passed out after swim class.

Jacob is getting ready to walk any day now. He loves moving himself around on this own two feet. He's cruising around all the furniture. When he's on all fours, it's tough keeping up with him. He's always looking for stairs to climb. That's his best event right now!

In a bit over a week, he'll go back to the doctor for his 15 month check-up (15 months!!!!). I'll let you know his stats then. What I can tell you now is that this guy loves to eat all kinds of things. He's off baby food and on table food. Sometimes we fix him a special meal, but he's happiest when he's eating what we're eating. Some of his favorite foods include spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, scrambled eggs, avocados, pizza, and pasta. He's recently started eating strawberries and clementines. We're happy that he's fond of vegetables. Hopefully he'll keep up the trend.

Another fun development for Jacob is that he's playing with other children more. Before, he played in the same area as other children. Now he wants to interact with them. It's great to watch him grow and develop.

Well, the sun unexpectedly came out today so after his nap and lunch, we're heading for the playground!

Connoisseur of Playgrounds

We were in New York City last weekend for a fun Mother's Day trip and a visit to Pappa. Most of the weekend was spent sampling the many playgrounds the city has to offer. Here's a few pictures from our trip:

Along the East River at Carl Schurz Park.

Tasting his roots, aka, eating a bagel. He loved it.

Crawling around the Met.

Swinging in Central Park. (across the street from the Met.)

Climbing in Carl Schurz Park.

Sliding with Mama. He would try to climb back up the slide every time.

We had a great visit. We spent time with friends and met new friends. I highly recommend Two Little Red Hens. It's a great bakery that Jack recommended. I had the best scone I've ever eaten - an almond cherry scone. Yum! And we indulged in a red velvet cupcake that was also the best I've ever eaten. Totally worth the trip from any part of the city. Luckily we could walk there from our hotel. We met a great local couple who told us about Carl Schurz park, which was our favorite of the trip.

Now that Jacob is crawling, his days of sitting still are over. It's so much fun to watch him explore everything he can get into. He's cruising around and walking while holding the furniture, etc. He'll be walking soon enough! It's a good thing because he's getting big!

Busy, busy, busy!

Sorry for the lapse in posts! We've been really busy getting the house in shape for spring. I'll make up for it with tons of pictures from this past month!

A visit from pappa!

Spring weather allowed more exploring in the grass!

Thank goodness for warm, sunny days.

Wow, this grass is cool!

Playing at our new favorite playground! He loves to swing and could do it all day!

Exploring mulch. He tried to eat it too.

Visiting an old friend from elementary school! Hi Katina!

He now pulls himself up on everything! He's also walking around (with assistance).

A haircut!

Another view of his haircut. He cried and cried, but his hair looks good!

Today, a playdate with Aidan! They had tons of fun!

TTFN! Ta Ta For Now!