Grandma Janice and Uncle Darrin Visit

We haven't seen Janice and Darrin in a whole year so we were thrilled that they came to visit for a whole week. The boys begged to go the airport to pick them up even though they had to be locked in the car for 1.5 hours.

Here is Janice's first chance to meet Jacob.

Uncle Darrin brought several hats with him. Of course, the boys loved this. They had so much fun dressing up and acting cool.

The biggest event for Alex was when they took him to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. It had been raining for nearly 3 days straight but the clouds let up for his special day. He was in awe and loved every second of it.

Grandma Janice had given the boys their fishing poles so we had to take them over to the local fishing hole. The boys caught many fish and luckily Janice was there to teach me how to get a hook out of the fish if it is swallowed. Double Yuck.

There was plenty of time to swim. I still hadn't been cleared to swim at this point so I missed out, but everyone else had tons of fun.

Here is Darrin's first meeting with Jacob.

Lots of cutes smiles these days.

We also took a drive up to Maine one day. We went to a beautiful lighthouse and walked around. There was also a restaurant with amazing seafood. Of course, Jonathan had a huge fit so I spent lunch in the car but he relaxed enough that I could go pick off other peoples plate near the end.

The boys have figured out how to all fit in my lap.

We had a great time with all our visitors and can't wait to see them in December. I really appreciated all the help you gave me Janice it made everything much easier. (Especially the 2 sleepovers you hosted with the big boys) ( oh and the dishes)

Jacob is 1 Month Old!

The amazing growth of Jacob:

Born at 7 lbs 11 oz

Left Hospital at 7lbs 8oz

Weight at day 5 7lbs 12oz

Weight on day 33: 11lbs 12oz

That is right people; he gained 4 pounds in a month. Really quite unbelievable. The doctor said he has never seen a child go from the 30% to 90% in such a short time.

Alex and Jonathan have adapted amazingly to Jacob. They really love their baby and take every opportunity to play with him. Alex has even talked me into letting him carry Jacob from one room to another. Of course, my hands are under Jacob the whole time. It is very sad to me that Jacob has gotten so big so fast. Both the other boys stayed right on target. At 3 months they moved into the 3 month clothing. I have already gotten out the 3 month clothes for Jacob and will really miss the new baby clothes. Hopefully, he slows down a bit.

First Bottle!

We decided that Jonathan would have the honor of being the first to give Jacob a bottle. With the other 2 boys Adam, of course, was the first. But we thought that it would be really special to him and since he is stuck being a middle child we better give him special events whenever possible. Jacob was amazing...he took the bottle immediately. Alex kind of fidgeted with his first and Jonathan wouldn't take one until 10 months old. So I am very excited that Jacob is accepting it and therefore I will be able to go see a movie or go shopping or go sleep all by myself.

Alex got to help out with the bottle too. They both loved finally getting to participate in taking care of their little bro.

Grandpa Allen and Grandma Carol Visit

On August 15th Allen and Carol came to visit for 4 days. The boys were thrilled since there was yet another guy willing to rough house with them.

I got absolutely no sleep this week. Both the older boys decided that they wanted to get up several times a night so even though Jacob is a wonderful sleeper I did not get to reap the benefits.

The boys showed off their tennis talent. I finally got Jonathan to play long enough to get some pics of him. The boys both love this game. It is a good thing Adam and I love it too.

Glesser men zoning:

We got some of Jacob's first smiles this week. He had already done a few but this time we caught them on camera.

Jonathan is so cute.

We went to Walden pond and walked around a bit. We didn't realize that you could swim so we had no bathing suits with us. It didn't stop the boys though.

Summer Days

Jacob has been here for 3 weeks already. It is really hard to believe. He is such a wonderful boy. His sleeping habits haven't stayed as nice as the first week but he still is great. I have started giving him a few naps in his crib. Most of the time he just naps in his bouncy. I try to keep the noise level of the house constant so he can sleep through anything. So far it has worked, I vacuumed in his room during his nap and he didn't budge. Yes, we had his hearing checked at the hospital and he can hear. I won't tell the boys to quiet down unless they go into his room screaming. Otherwise, they can act normally during nap time. We have always tried to teach the boys to sleep through noise. I happen to be a very light sleeper and it is a huge annoyance.

We got out and had some fun in the last few weeks of summer. Alex hasn't gotten to ride his bike much due to the overwhelming heat and humidity. It hasn't been so bad lately so I took him out while I went for a walk.

We met up with Jonathan and Adam to play at the park for a bit. Jonathan loves plants and bugs and basically anything he can find that is small. He is really quite amazing at finding small pieces of junk and then, of course, bringing it home.

Alex and Adam played some tennis. I got to play a little while, however my racket just up and cracked in the middle of playing. Weird.

Jonathan showing of the spiral fireman's pole.

These boys play hard and they can also zone out hard. The boys love watching Adam play Super Mario Brothers on the Wii.

I think Jonathan likes his baby.

This face has got to be one of the cutest I have ever seen. Jacob really has started to smile at us. It happened so soon and I think that was the best for the boys to get used to him. Of course, now they want to teach him to talk, crawl and walk.

Frog Pond

On Adam's last day of summer school I took all the boys into Boston to play at the frog pond and then meet Adam for dinner. This was Jacob's first trip downtown.

It was surprisingly cool so the boys were a little chilly in the unheated wading pool.

They didn't last long in the water so we headed over to the carousel. This was the first time Jonathan went all by himself.

We had great fun and of course, great pizza. We are already looking forward to our next trip.

Cute pics of the boys