Beach Fun

We are having so much fun this summer. Now that the June gloom has passed and the sweltering heat is here we are living at the beach and the bay. We are having fun playing in the sun, sand and waves. Jack has really taken to the beach except for when the waves make him fall over.
Tomorrow he turns 14 months. I can't even believe the changes he makes each week. Not only is he saying dada before mama, but he says uh oh for everything. He purposely drops things so he can say "uh oh!" His latest is when I open the garage door he mimics the sound. It's really cute and such a boy thing to do.
Here is a picture from our day at the beach on Saturday.

More water fun

Swimming Lessons

So in my last update I was having a proud mom moment and told you how good Jack is doing in his swimming lessons. At our lesson on Wednesday I decided not to go in and took some good pictures. Both Jacks are doing so well. You wouldn't think it's complicated, but it can be, and trust me the teacher points out what you (not the kid)is doing wrong. There are a couple of him floating on his back, which he will do only if you are singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, flirting with the only girl in his class, pulling himself up and out of the pool and a couple other fun ones.

I left work early today and headed to my parents house. Jack was playing in Konas bowl of water which he loves to do any chance he can get. I got some really good pics of him having fun. This is what summer is all about!

Recent Jack Pictures

We had been to the zoo and that is where Jack had his first ice cream. He loved it as you can tell. He kept coming back for more. It was a nice treat for him after a hot day at the Zoo. The one of him passed out is from his b-day party. As soon as we were in the car he was OUT! I thought he looked so cute fast asleep in his car seat. How big does he look in his highchair now? He was eating a jelly sandwich. He wasn't too crazy about it and was soon tossing pieces over for Kona.

It's been so long!

Sorry I have not updated sooner but life has been hectic. It is the end of the school year and that means school performances and parent conferences. Each one on its own consume every minute of your life let alone both at the same time. Our computer was broken and Kona was getting into trouble at home. (I don't recommend a dog eating 10 english muffins)

Jack is hilarious and he thinks so himself. He will laugh at himself or start laughing if you are laughing. He is a comedian like his father already. He knows how to impress the ladies and has picked up on this shy game. The game goes like this, he stares at people, they wave at him and he smiles and buries his head into my shoulder. He'll look up and it starts all over. He'll look at you but don't even think about coming near him, he will come to you if he wants you to touch him.

He loves escalators! We have been to the mall a couple of times recently and he will be content for quite a while standing at the bottom of the escalators watching them move down.

Eating and sleeping are two tough topics in our house right now. Jack will love chicken for a couple of bites and then decide he doesn't like it and spits it out. He has noticed my frustration with this and now laughs when he does it. His likes and dislikes change minute to minute and day to day. Sleeping... someone doesn't want to go to bed at night in their crib. He will fall asleep in our arms, but the second we lay him down in the crib he is wide awake and standing up. If we lay him down in our bed he is out the minute his head is down. We don't get it and we are going crazy over this. He used to be so good about going to bed. Jack is the big softy in the house. If Little Jack is crying for more then 5 minutes he is upstairs picking him up...hmmmm I wonder why we have a problem.

Jack had his 1 year physical and a couple of shots. It was a very traumatic day for him at the Dr. Now that he has to be held down for shots b/c he moves so much you would think he was being tortured with the amount of screaming that comes out of the little guy. Not only do they give you shots at this appt. but you have to have blood drawn. Adults don't like blood drawn let alone a 1 year old. So you can imagine how that went after he had his round of shots. Besides all that Jack is very healthy, drinking too much milk and a little skinny still. I don't know what else to feed the kid especially when he spits out all of his food.

Jack is still in swimming lessons and they are going GREAT! He is the only kid that doesn't cry in our group. He has started to kick when he is supposed to and has no problem going underwater. He takes a little breath right before going under and kicks his little legs to try and get up to the surface. I am so proud of him. Next we need him to start blowing bubbles. He is a little fish at heart!

All in all we are doing great. We are ready for summer and all the fun things we get to do outside with our beautiful San Diego weather. It's beach time. He's not to sure what to think of the sand, which is funny b/c I can't stand sand.

We're off to a Padre game on Thursday so I will take some pictures while we are there and post them this week.

We hope everyone is well and happy summer!

The Raders

Jack is 1!

Yes it is true our little man has turned one. He is no longer a baby and is now considered a toddler. Needless to say he is everywhere and keeping us on our toes. Thank goodness for the invention of baby gates.

We had a great 1st birthday party for Jack on the Bay. The weather ended up cooperating for us for a couple hours, we had sunny and blue skies. Jack was beyond spoiled with a ton of great new toys and clothes. I was busy for a couple of days putting a couple of them together. Now that they have taken over our living room we are having a lot of fun playing and singing with each one.

Some changes since he has turned one... he now has 7 teeth in, or are in the process of coming in. Why we get 2 in three days is more then I can handle or understand. He is drinking milk and not formula, he is drinking out of a sippy cup and not a bottle. Well a bottle in the middle of the night, that war is not worth fighting at 2am. He doesn't want to sleep in his crib, only our bed, which means we are not sleeping. Have you watched a baby sleep? They sleep sideways and with their head at the end of the bed. He loves to read and read and read. He makes up his own story, it's so cute. He copies sounds that you make. My favorite is when we play with his new boat in the bath tub and he makes the noise after me when we push it around.

Here is a good pic of him digging into his cake. I'll post more good ones soon.

Peak-A-BOO

We had a great mother's day spent with all of our family. We were busy with both sides of the family and chasing Jack around. Now that he is walking there is no resting and a lot of taking turns following him. Here is a picture of Jack sticking his head through the dog look out at my aunts house. He is so cute! Only 10 more days and Jack is going to be turning one! Can you believe it? We can't.