The Picarelli Family Grows!

Jacob Turns 7 Months Old

This week was an exciting one for the Picarelli family...Dave returned home from a long two week business trip, Jake turned 7 months old, and he finally sprouted TWO TEETH! He was so good too, no fussy, no fight....one day there was gums, the next, two little teeth cut just above the surface on his lower gums! What a BIGGGGIE boy! They didn't seem to bother him at all, no changes in eating or sleeping, no swollen gums....boy are we blessed! Jacob went for his first all day visit at Grandma Brooks and Pop's house (while Mommy slept after working all night)...he had a blast! He had his first piano "lesson" there, and seems to be taking to music quite well. He also got his first drum/percussion set this week, and took to it right away...though he seems to like chewing on the drum mallet more than actually swinging it, I'm sure he will be pounding away at that drum (and everything else in sight) in no time at all.....

3/27/09- Mmmm, I've got a secret....

..... HAVE TWO TEETH TODAY!!!!!

3/30/09- Me and Pops reading a book...I love this!

3/30/09- Me at Grandma B and Pop's house getting my first piano lesson....

How am I doing?

4/1/09- Me and my first drum....

.... it is almost as tall as me!

4/1/09- Mommy tells me to shake, shake, shake, this thing....

I've got it! This is fun!

Mmmmmm......

Yeah, I'm done.

4/5/09- Me and Daddy playing airplane

4/6/09- Me after eating mixed Veggies...

note the message on my bib....I got more on me than in my mouth!

Jacob's 30th Week

Nanny Picarelli was with us again this week, and Jacob loved every minute of it! He seems to be more accepting of other people around, and he doesn't seem quite as dependent on Mommy throughout the day. We talked to Daddy every night before bedtime, and even bought web cams so we could see each other "live time" each night. We had Grandma Brooks and Pops over for Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, using Mom Picarelli's homemade sauce and meatball recipe. Was mmmm mmmm good! Jacob came down with a rash that ended up requiring steroid cream to resolve...turns out it was eczema (initially thought it may be ringworm!). Was weighed at the doctor's office and now weighs 18lbs 11oz, 28.5inches long. Jacob has started to feed himself finger foods like cherrios and "puffs", though lots of them end up finding their way to the floor.... another new thing this for Jake this week was to turn and look at you with his head tilted to the side....so cute!

3/23/09- I love my Nanny so much!

3/23/09- More "cookies!"

3/24/09-Me making smiley faces at Nanny just before breakfast....

3/26/09- Hmmm, what is this?

Whatever it is, it is darn tasty!

What?

3/26/09- Here I am doing the sideways head-tilt look while Nanny feeds me Lunch...

and a close-up...I think I got more food on my face than I did in my tummy!

Jacob's 29th Week

Dave was out of town this week and the following week, so his mom, Janet "Nanny" Picarelli, came to stay with us for a long visit....What fun we had! Jacob continues to try to make lots of sounds and says new babble "words" each day...the "word" of the week this week was "Hi!" (or something that sounded like that at least!). He is eating solid foods three times a day now, drinks well from the sippy cup....still no teeth, but won't be long!

3/17/09- Here I am in my sun hat and shortalls... it was really warm today!

3/17/09- Here I am playing on my tummy....

And reading my book!

3/18/09- Mommy just got home from the grocery store, and I found my favorite toy!
(don't worry, Mommy and Nanny were supervising this play session verrrryyyyy closely!)