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

Baby Pics: A Comparison

Here are some photos of all the boys on their first day.

Jacob:

Jonathan:

Alex:

Yep, they are brothers all right.

Happy 5th Birthday Alex!

Since Jacob was born the day before Alex's birthday and we were still in the hospital most of his actual birthday we had our family celebration on the 26th. We kind of lied and told him it was the 25th, which totally messed up the dating of his school work all week. He insisted that it was a day earlier then was it really was.

Adam and I got him a soccer ball and shortly after he opened it we went out to play. They both had tons of fun and I do believe Jonathan will be out running Alex soon.

I can't believe that Alex is already 5. Considering Jacob looks exactly like Alex did at birth I feel like I am in a time warp. Holding a brand new baby and wishing my other baby a happy 5th.

Cute Baby pics: the first week

I have been blogging for over an hour so I am just going to post pics here.

First Bath

It took us nearly a week to give Jacob his first bath at home. The boys were so excited and they had so many questions about his belly button. Jacob did very well. He wasn't a big fan of being naked but once he hit the warm water he calmed down.

This is actually the first first-bath that I gave. With the other boys my mom gave the first bath.

Grandpa got the pass off.

Here is Jacob in the crib all set up. We had to wait to finish the nursery until my parents left and we could get the office all cleared out. But the bed is freshly painted and the bedding is homemade. He is all set.

Here he is on the quilt I made him.

Jonathan just seems so huge now. He used to be my little boy and now he is my little man.