So I just realized I packed my thingy that transfers my pictures from my camera to my computer! So no posts until the new house~I will still be taking pictures daily though! Sorry!!!!

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Jake's first mini hair cut. Jake's hair was getting so long that it was starting to fall into his eyes and cover the tops of his ears. It wasn't long enough to take him to the shop to get it cut so mommy asked Auntie Sharron if she could clean it up a bit. Now he looks even more handsome!

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Jake wants water....Jake tries to get the water but cant hold the cup up high enough to get it....so Daddy or I have to do it for him!
I think he would rather us do it....he still has no interest in holding his own bottle either. I really don't mind holding the bottle for him...it's like our snuggle time and it makes me feel close to him.

Oh and yes I dropped the ball again no picture Sunday..maybe somebody from the super bowl party will have one of us!

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Big boy standing up at the coffee table. He is getting so strong! Last night, Friday, Jake started crawling for the first time...I mean really crawling...He crawled to get Daddy who was getting ready for our visit to SD. We video taped it so hopefully I will have time soon to post that on here too!

Papa and Gma came out for a visit and babysat while Chris and I went out for a sushi dinner. Chris and I talked at dinner and realized how much we love having Jake with us. We talked about how much our lives have changed and how we are completely happy going home after dinner to our little boy! I love my husband and I love my son!

I love this picture! He is so cute when he rolls around in his blanket!

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I dropped the ball again and forgot to take a picture Thursday and had to take a picture of Jake sleeping Friday night after our trip to San Diego to visit Mara. Oh well...sometimes life just doesn't have time for even a snap shot!

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Jake giving mommy kisses! He totally understands what it means when you ask him for a kiss! Too cute~Beware though they are often big wet ones! :)
I can't believe how big and smart he is getting...he understands now what you mean when you say things like:
Want to take a bath? He smiles real big and sometimes kicks
Do you want a bottle? He smiles, kicks, and makes noises
Give mommy a kiss. He kisses you
Bye bye and Hello. He waves for both

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Sometimes when Daddy is on the road...Jake gets to sleep with me~ I love it. He is such a snuggler.

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Jake's new treat~ Bittier Biscuits. My mom took a picture of me eating these when I was younger and I love my expression in that picture. I was trying to get a picture of Jake making the same expression and this top picture is pretty close!

Love that he can actually "bit" with his teeth now! Not loving how messy these are but it is so worth it!

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This is how Jake shops with mommy. He is so laid back~I love it! He just kicks his legs up and checks everyone out as we walk through the store. He is such a good baby...I enjoy having him with me when I'm running around.

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I love these pictures! It is so hard to get pictures of Jake and I because I am the one taking most of the pictures. So, this morning as we were about to leave for the day I took these pictures myself...I have no idea why the coloring turned out this way but I kind of like it! It's still dark when Jake and I head out the door so maybe that had something to do with it. Not only is it still dark but every COLD...that is why Jake is wearing his bear suit! To keep him nice and toastie in the car! Oh and Jake is 8 months old today! Crazy how fast time is going!


AWWW....Mommy's boy!

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So this is Jake's new trick for the week! He is getting very close to being able to pull himself to a standing position. Dad had to lower the crib...but I think he might have to lower it even more soon. Jake is getting so strong and is starting to do some furniture cruisin'!

In these pictures I see so much of Chris from when he was a baby!


Especially, this picture!


So BIG and very, very, very handsome!

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Just some cute pics of my cute boys! These two are my whole world~how did I get so lucky!!!!

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Ok, so this was the first time I forgot to take a picture! And then I didn't do very good the next day either and ended up having to take a picture of the dog~not nearly as cute as Jake! :)
P.S. If Chris ever wonders why I think he loves the dog more than me....this is WHY!!!! LOL

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Grandpa John gave Jake a stuffed tiger just because he loves him! The tiger came with a registration card to name a star after Jake...so cool!

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Jake has a new favorite food: COOKIES! Ok, so they are just the Gerber wheels but he loves them! Jake is learning how to eat finger foods and I love watching him learn how to eat with his hands!



Good Stuff



Love his chubby hands!



All done~happy boy!

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Just a few pictures to show how much Jake has out grown his play mat! He completely hangs off the edges and can move all around it. I remember putting him on it for the first time ever and all he did was lay there and watch the flashing lights. Now he can play with all the attached toys! Oh he is getting so big...

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mmmm...look who can stand all by himself...well with the help of the walker!!!



"Yeah mom~I'm really doing it!"



"I know I'm cool!"


"What? Only dogs crawl mom..."

So I can't believe Jake can stand on his own while holding on to something! I was so excited and a little bit sad, he is getting so big so fast! I wonder if he'll just skip the crawling thing altogether! I mean after all who wants to crawl on the floor with all the dog hair! LOL...He is still trying to crawl but man he gets pissed when he can't figure it out in about....mmmm....say 5 seconds! He is so like his mom and dad in this department! We are really enjoying having Jake and can't believe how much fun he is now (not that he wasn't before)!


Another big change for Jake and me this week was we have stopped breastfeeding except for his early morning feeding. Jake was really out growing it. He wanted to stop and look around and play while eating so I figured it was a natural time to let it go...another bitter sweet moment for me! I'm really glad I was able to go 8 months and never in a million years thought I would enjoy it as much as I did! It was just another wonderful thing only a mommy gets to experience!

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Jake all bundled up ready for the rain! We had to go to the grocery store even though it was raining out. Chris and I had so much fun running through the rain together trying to keep Jake dry. We laughed our butts off and Jake thought it was pretty cool too! I love the rain and so does Chris....we hope Jake will love it too and of course we look forward to the day we can all splash in the puddles together!

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Daddy carrying Jake in for his bath! I love this picture! This is also the night we found out that our bid on the house we loved got accepted! We had lots to be thankful for and happy about on this day!!!!

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This is how my baby Jake sleeps through the night now! He is so like his mommy! I love to be all snuggled up with blankets and pillows! I got that from my mom too!

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Daddy's home!!!

After a seven day trip to Dallas for training Daddy is finally HOME!! The first two pictures are of welcome home kisses from Jake and Izzy. Izzy was barking and going crazy which kind of scared Jake so he started to cry a little.
All Daddy wanted to do was watch the Chargers game but his kidos had other plans for him...I mean what do you expect after being gone for 7 days....your family missed you!

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Today I took Jake to church for the very first time! We went with my godparents, which are my aunt Tammy and uncle Richard, to the Saturday evening mass and then went out for tacos after. It was very neat to have my godparents there for Jake's first church experience...I'm working on getting in "good standing" with the church so that I can get Jake baptized. My favorite moment was when we all went up to take communion. I went first and then watched as my uncle, who was holding Jake, took his and then had Jake blessed. It was very sweet! Jake did an awesome job in church too...didn't make a peep...and he loved the singing! There was a lady behind us who was belting it out and Jake loved watching her! We will be going next Saturday too and hopefully every Sat. or Sun after that.

Jake with his great aunt and uncle


Jake with the pretty church in the background

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Jake always wants the real remote or the real phone even though he has a toy one of each so I gave him my old cell phone to play with and of course he loved it!


I love, love, love, this picture! Crazy face...totally diggin' the fact that he has mommy's real cell phone!


yum...yum...it's yummy


If I could just get a piece of it...