Paper Weight Stage

At almost 10 months Jocelyn has NO desire to move... in any direction. She would much rather utilize her vocal cords then her legs. In her crib, she'll flip over onto her stomach, but still can't flip back over onto her back. This leads to much frustration for her, as she yells about being "stuck".

J also gets "stuck" standing up, since she can't quite figure out how to bend those legs and sit back down. The funny part is, while holding our hands she'll bob all around, going from sitting to standing without a thought. But put her on her own, and she's suddenly stranded on a desert island in the standing position (or so her screams indicate!)

Dying..... Stranded..... No one loves her......

) Oh wait, look at this, I can bang on this thing (notice the legs going further and further back behind her.... she has yet to figure out how to move her legs!)

Weekend with Gigi

We had a great weekend out on Long Island and were able to spend Saturday with my grandma (Gigi to the girls). It was a beautiful day and a really enjoyable visit.

Gigi with 2 of her 3 great-grandchildren
Jocelyn practicing guitar

Mima nose kisses

Our little love!

Pop-pop gives Jocelyn an American history lesson

WE ARE.....

Anyone from the state of Pennsylvania (or related to Chris) knows the correct response is

PENN STATE!

Our daughter is learning the chant at a very young age.

Labor Day Pool Party!

We spent our Labor Day weekend up in Stamford Conn. at a home that we did a home exchange with. The house was beautiful with a great pool and Mysh, Billy & Logan were able to come up and join us. We all had a great time, most of which, surrounded around the pool.

Burton was DONE by the end of the weekend. Poor boy couldn't even keep his eyes open. Thats what happens when you have a 2 year old chasing after you all weekend!

Bath time with Daddy and Ducky

Mommy gets a little snuggle time in after a long day of swimming

Our little lady ready to lunch!
Love that smile of Logans!

Daddy showing Logan some swimming tricks

Auntie M holding J while she jumps around a bit
Logan catching Uncle Chris up on her daily adventures
J isn't too sure about some of these new foods...

Mommy showing J the true art of lounging in the pool
Daddy giving J a head start on swimming lessons

but really, all J wanted to do was splash!
Daddy and his little girl!

Longest 5 minutes

Listening to your baby scream as you listen on through a closed door has to be the longest 5 minutes in any parents life. You are silently willing them to realize that they can do whatever it is you are preparing them for, and praying that they realize this quickly.

In our case, it was Jocelyn realizing that she can flip back over onto her back from her stomach while in the crib. I watched her through the monitor struggling and working her arms and legs back and forth, willing her to just toss her weight to one side or the other. My heart ached and willed me to walk through the door and just pick her up, but my brain knew better. These are the struggles that we have to allow our babies to go through, and as long as that 5 minutes seems, it's what they need to either succeed, or decide that maybe sleeping on their stomachs isn't so bad (as J did).

Loud

Our little peanut does not have a peanut sized voice... and everyone within a 10 mile radius is able to hear that! Over the past few weeks, J has gained confidence in her vocal abilities, and enjoys sharing them with all those around her. She even has a special "call" for Burton.. it's the one that breaks glass. These are not unhappy cries, but rather, they are very happy screams, but just on the very high and loud side.

We're all (including our neighbors... on the entire floor) hoping that this lovely stage ends soon, and we can remove the ear plugs.