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!

Spring!

Just a quick update and some pictures. We're waiting for spring to really take hold. Every time the weather gets nice, mother nature takes it back and makes it cold again. Today was warm and the rain that was supposed to arrive didn't so we decided to sit on the grass awhile. Jacob didn't realize right away that he could crawl on the grass like he could the floor, but once he saw something he wanted, he remembered.

Jacob has been teething. Two pre-molars are coming up on the bottom and they've given him (and us) a really hard time. Lots of random crying and night-waking. One has already cut, but the other is still working its way up. Hopefully, we'll have some relief soon.

Jacob's pappa was in town for a short trip this week. Jacob really enjoys his visits with pappa. It's fun to watch the two of them together.

Pappa & Jacob

Playing on the grass.

"Gimme that camera!"

Pondering his next move.

Favorite Game

Here's a video of one of Jacob's favorite games: knock the blocks down, aka, Demolition Man! We use this game to keep him moving around the family room. (Gotta tire this guy out somehow!) Along with this game, Jacob loves to play hide and seek. It's so fun to see the grin that comes across his face!

The weather here has been pretty disappointing. We're itching to go outside and swing or hike, but it's still cold and rainy. Jacob is still working on two new teeth which is making him a bit cranky. This weekend we have Aidan's birthday party. We're looking forward to it.

Florida Fun

We had a great time in Florida last weekend. The weather was great, except for Monday. Jacob got in lots of swimming between family events. We learned that Jake isn't up for Shabbos services yet, but luckily, Bubby's synagogue has a great playground, complete with infant swings. Jacob would have loved to spend all afternoon swinging! Jacob also had his first potato pancake at TooJay's and he loved it!

Crawling around before synagogue.

L-R Mama, Jacob, Mommy, Uncle Adam, Bubby on our way to synagogue.

Swinging!

Gotta have shades.

Swimming!

I'm crawling, I'm crawling!

We've been waiting for this moment for a long time! The physical therapist said he could skip it, but we really wanted to see him crawl and he's finally obliged us. He's also pulling up to kneel! Here's some video:

We're heading to Florida on Friday for my cousin's Bat Mitzvah. We're looking forward to seeing family and getting some swimming in. Jacob's got some more teeth coming in - pre-molars. This guy's got a mouth full of teeth!