So much going on in the life of Baby Jack =)

Well we are back from FL for almost 2 weeks now and there are lots of things going on in Jack's little world. First he has 2 new cousins... 3 1/2 months old and already has 2 cousins younger than him! Much to everyone's amazement the Ladato girls continue to have boys! Everyone said that we are 3 girls therefor we will have girls as well and boy were they wrong! Between the 3 of us we now have 6 boys and Jenna remains the only girl =) Who knows though, maybe Jack will have a little sister one day.

Next up Jack will be 4 months old in just 2 weeks. How can this be? How can my little itty bitty baby be such a bog boy already? Joe & I were using the Wii Fit one day and decided to get on the scale with Jack...well here I was thinking he was probably about 13lbs at this point. Wii Fit doesn't say that though, it says he weighs 15lbs!!! yep, that's right, 1-5! It's no wonder though since he is up to eating 6oz five times a day! We go back to the Dr. on 10/13 and we'll know for sure then if the Wii Fit is right (I think it is).

Last but not least is the saddest news of all...I have to go back to work =( Exactly 2 weeks from today I will be sitting at my desk in the city probably crying and wishing I was home with my boy. I am really lucky to have been able to stay home with him for 4 months (or it will be 4 months anyway) so I am thankful for that but it is going to be so hard to leave him. I knew this was coming and I know everyone (or almost everyone) has to do this at some point but it is going to be so hard. Luckily I will only be going back 4 days a week and Jack will be at home with Grandma and Daddy for the other 4 days but it still stinks. I will be cherishing these last 2 weeks home with my boy and I am praying that they go as slow as possible!

Here are some new pictures of Jack. Be prepared though, he is looking less and less like a baby and more like a little boy every day!

Jack - Month 4...check back often as I update these pretty often =)

xoxo,

Our first family vacation...

and what a great vacation it was=) We left last Friday (9/12) which was jack's 3 month birthday. Can you believe it...3 months??? I know I say it every month but I really can't believe that 3 months have passed already. I have a little less than a month before I go back to work and it makes me so sad to think about leaving him every day! I guess it has to be done right now though =(

So anyway, our trip was great! Jack did so well on the flights going & coming. He slept the whole time on the plane and didn't show signs of take off or landing bothering him at all. What can I say, I guess my boy loves to fly as much as his mommy =) We even got compliments from people telling us that they didn't even know there was a tiny baby like him on the plane.

While we were in FL we decided to take Jack for his first trip to the pool and it looks like we have a little fishy! He loved the pool so much you would have thought he'd been there a million times before. I walked in to the pool holding him and he smiled and giggled the whole time. There were even a few times he was kicking his legs when they were in the water...maybe the next Michael Phelps??? He only got fussy when he was getting tired so we went back to the house and he napped like a champ =)

My mom came to see us on Sunday and it was so nice to have her there. Jack was all dressed in his Giants gear and ready to watch the games (even though we didn't get the Giants down there) and he hung out with Gram on the couch and smiled at her and just was the complete ham he usually is. On Tuesday we drove down to my mom's house and Jack got to meet some of his cousins for the first time and I got to meet one of my nephews for the first time. It was a nice day. And for those of you that know AJ, wait til you see the pictures below and how big he is...it's amazing how he has gone from the baby I would sometimes watch on the weekends and take to work with me to the almost 6yr old that was so happy to see Uncle Joe and steal him to go outside and play with the poppers with him.

Ok, so finally here are some pictures of our trip...enjoy =)

Jack's 1st Florida Trip 9/12 - 9/17


xoxo,

Jack's Baptism

We had Jack's Baptism this past Saturday and it as great! Joe's mom saved his christening outfit and it was in such great shape still that Jack was able to wear it. As long of a day as it was and with all that was going on, Jack was still such a good boy. He slept a little before church and after church and then was able to be happy the rest of the time. Everyone got a little time with him and he just made everyone fall in love with him, he is so good at that!! Luckily the weather held up until we got to the restaurant too. Here are pictures from the day:

Jack's Baptism 9~6~08

Next up we are leaving for FL on Friday and staying til Wednesday. Grandma, Aunt Justine, and cousins AJ & Al will all get to meet Jack for the first time =) Now let's just hope that the hurricanes all go away!

xoxo,

Lions & Tigers & Bears

Such a fun (and exhausting) day! We took Jack to the Bronx Zoo for the first time today and we had such a good time. The weather was beautiful and it was perfect. I don't know how much he actually saw or anything like that but I do know that it was fun for Joe & I to bring him there. My Dad used to bring us there every year when we were little and I remember how much I loved going and how much I looked forward to it. Hopefully we will be able to bring Jack every year now and continue with him what my Dad did with me and hopefully Jack will love it as much as I do. I think it's a great way to start a tradition with Jack and also to bring my dad in to his life =) I will add pictures to my flickr page probably tomorrow. For now it's off to bed for me because I am beat!!!

Here's the link to my Flickr page:

Flickr page

xoxo,

A MEME?! ok Kelly...

ok, never knew what this was but Kelly tagged me and now I have to do it so since Jack is sleeping here it goes:

Eight Things:A Meme



8 things I am passionate about:
-My marriage
-My baby
-My friends
-My family
-shopping =)
-not going back to work...although I have to =(
-being the best wife/mother/daughter/friend I can be
-being true to myself

8 books I’ve read and enjoyed:
-The DaVinci Code
-Keeping Faith
-The Plain Truth
-My Sisters Keeper
-Sams letters to Jennifer
-Second Glance
-Something Borrowed
-Something Blue

8 words/phrases that I say often:-
-Oh Lord!
-Can you say mama?
-huh?
-mama loves you!
-We're gonna go get daddy (repeated as a song)
-how you like them apples
-what are you being a jerk for?
-I love you!

8 things I want to do before I die:-
-own a house
-have another baby
-see Jack get married
-go to an exotic island (or any island, I won' tbe too picky)
-win the lotto
-see Joe get his dream job
-move to a warmer climate
-finish college!!

8 things I’ve learned in my life:-
-only the good die young =(
-you only live once
-hearing your baby cry for the first time is one of the best feelings in the world!!
-when it all comes down to it, your family is all you have
-don't let your mouth get your ass in trouble (thanks dad!!)
-because my parents were so strict at times I am the person that I am and that's a good thing!
-meeting Joe is definitely one of the best things to ever happen in my life!
-what happens in this house, stays in this house (another one from Dad!)

8 places I want to see:-
-Jamaica (it was my Dad's favorite place!)
-Bora Bora
-Spain
-Italy
-Greece
-Bahamas
-Missouri (to visit my sis)
-Alaska, even though I hate the cold!

8 things I currently want/need:-
-sleep!!!!
-more $$$
-to lose the rest of this baby weight!
-a glass of milk (just too lazy to get it)
-Jack to sleep through the night
-to go to TX to visit Kelly =)
-time to stand still for just a little while so I can enjoy Jack even more
-to hit the lottoe so I can be a stay at home mom, buy a home and have another baby!

Like Kelly - I dont know how to TAG witha clickable link---but Im listing my 8 names anyway...

Mom

Justine

Nikole

Summer

Nicole

Fallon

Jenny

Vanessa

make sure you do them girls...I want to see everyone's answers!!

xoxo,

2 month appt...not fun!

Jack had his 2 month doctor's appointment yesterday and it involved shots =( He took them like a champ though. The first was an oral shot so he sat on my lap while the doctor put a little in his mouth and he swallowed it right away and then took the rest. The doctor was so surprised at how well he took it, she said usually it takes her about 5 minutes to give that to babies and they try to spit it out. Not Jack, he took it and devoured it all right up. He must have thought she was feeding him and since he never misses a meal he drank it all right up. Next were the actual shots and he was not a happy camper. He had 3 shots to get, 2 in one leg and one in the other. He screamed when she gave them to him but as soon as she was done I gave him his bottle and he was all better =)

Later that night was another story, he cried and it was awful. I held him in my bed and rocked him and cried right along with him. I felt so bad because he was hurting and there really wasn't too much I could do to make it stop. I eventually gave him tylenol and we went to bed and he slept with me all night =)

Ok, now to the better news...our little boy isn't so little anymore! He now weighs 11lbs 5oz and is 22 3/4 inches long! It's ridiculous how big he is getting and how fast! I am so happy he is growing well and everything is good but I would love it if time could stand still for just a little while. If anyone knows how to do this, please share the secret!

xoxo,

This might hurt me more than it will hurt him!

2 months old already...where has the time gone? I feel like I blinked when he was born and time just fast forwarded to now. Jack is getting so big and so fast, I wish I knew the recipe to make time stand still for a little while. He is becoming his own person and really letting his personality show through these days. He has started coo'ing and it's the best thing in the world, next to his smile that is. He lays on his playmat and "talks" to all the things around him on it. His lack of patience when it comes to eating hasn't gotten any better yet, but then again I don't expect it to seeing who his daddy is (and mommy I guess) =)

Today is his 2 month appointment and he is getting shots today. The Dr. said it would be 1 oral shot and 3 shots in his leg. I am dreading this so much and have been apologizing to him all week so far. I know he's a baby and it will possibly hurt for a second and then he'll forget about it but I don't think I'm going to have an easy time with it at all. I can only remember when I went with my sister Nikole to my niece's shots and it was awful. I remember my sister having to hold her still on the table while the nurse gave the shots. Jenna cried, Nik cried & I cried and she wasn't even mine! I will have Joe there with us today so hopefully that will help a lot, but I know I will cry anyway and he'll just make fun of me, lol.

Ok, that's all for now I guess, I will update later with his height & weight from today. For now here is a link to pictures from through out his second month =)

Jack - Month 2


xoxo,