Recently, your great grandma and grandpa came for a visit. We didn't get many good pictures of you out on the boat with Papa, but we did get some good pictures of you entertaining them.
I love the last picture because it looks like you are sneaking up on Great Papa. He caught you though! OOO, you just woke up so Mom has to run. Love you buddy!
This week you took Peek-a-Boo to a whole new level. I can still remember when we would put a diaper on your head and you would pull it off to play peek-a-boo. Now you play around walls, by lifting up curtains to see who is outside, and you do it every chance you get.
Today was a very busy day for you. We are in Wilmington visiting Grandma and Papa and your great grandparents are in town as well. Today we went out on the boat, went to the beach for your first view of the ocean, and you went to the park to swing and go down the slide. The only thing we got a picture of was your first time on the beach.
We will post some of you and your great grandparents when we get home. Your great grandpa keeps trying to get you to say "Papa". You have done it once and made him a very happy man. Hopefully you will do it again soon. Love you buddy!
You had two big baby milestones this week! You got your two top teeth (BOTH in 4 days!) and you started walking using your walker with wheels.
Even though you are teething, you are such a sweet baby. You wake up for about an hour at night because you are uncomfortable, but all you are looking for is a snuggle. The second Mom or Dad picks you up, you snuggle into our shoulders and go back to sleep. When you hurt, you get sweet. The other night, I brought you in our bed with us because you were extra pitiful and turned my back to you so you would go to sleep. You kept patting my shoulder as if to say "Mom, turn over and face me." When I got on my back, you crawled up, kissed my face, and then put your head on my shoulder and went directly to sleep. It was the sweetest moment. I wish I had a camera to take a picture of your sweet face next to mine. My arm went to sleep, so I was awake from 3am to 6am just savoring the moment. It was perfect.
As for our walking with the cart, that means you are getting really close to taking your first unassisted steps. Mom is having mixed feelings about that. It is hard enough to keep up with you all day. I managed to get a video of it. It isn't the best because it is hard to capture moments on camera while getting you set up. I think you get the idea from the video though.
I am sure very soon I will be posting about you walking, and then posting about how hard it is to keep up with you. Please take your time buddy. Crawling is enough for mom right now.
We had such a fun trip to Rhode Island and New Jersey last week. Your great aunts, uncles and great great aunts and uncles think you're pretty special! You also finally got to meet your (partial) namesake - your great uncle John!
You also really loved playing with your cousins - Haley, Allison and Julia. They were so good at entertaining you, I am pretty sure they enjoyed having a little guy around.
We also got to check out a really neat old fire engine. You got to sit in the drivers' seat! Your Dad thought that was pretty cool, he got pretty jealous.
Next, we went to New Jersey. You really loved meeting your Great Grandpa and Grandma. They sure do love you -- and spoil you! Your Aunt Debbie was also there. She was your first relative you met - she and your cousin Sierra met you when you were just a little over a week old when they went on a college visit to Portland!
We are really happy you could finally meet all of your nice relatives and we definitely want you to grow up knowing them all well. You have a big family that loves you very much.
It has been a very busy couple of weeks! We went to your Aunt Amanda's wedding, your cousin Brian's graduation, met your great grandparents and your whole Italian family. We don't have the pictures uploaded from the wedding or the trip yet, but I will post them soon!
Until then, here is a great video of Papa making you laugh. Papa and Grandma always know what to do to get you giggling!
