10/25/12
Dear Jake,
Happy first birthday my little friend! It is amazing how quickly the year has gone by and how much you have changed. You have changed physically from that little baby in a receiving blanket to the handsome little fellow you are today. The funny thing is that you really haven't changed your personality very much. You have always been so beyond your age and always looking to see what will be happening next. You are a thoughtful, cheery little gentleman with so much love to give you melt our hearts.
So of course being the first child, first grandchild and first great grandchild on both sides of the family your birthday was cause for a major celebration! The party was filled with people who love you so much! I don't think there is a toy that is left for Santa to bring! It was really special that two of your great grandmothers could be there to party with you. As usual you were the life of the party. It was so much fun and that night we raised a toast to your Mom and Dad for the outstanding job they have done giving you the best first year!
When I began writing this blog about our fun Fridays together you were an infant and for your birthday I am going to have the first year of our blog printed into a book. I hope that when you are all grown up you can read it and have happy memories of our Fridays together. They are Fridays that I will always treasure!
Love, Grammy
10/10/12
Dear Jake,
I am combining a couple of weeks together here because it's been really busy! Grammy is in charge of giving flu shots to our town and flu season really keeps me busy! Also, your Mom had to go on a business trip so we all pitched in to help your Dad. Of course your Dad really didn't need much help being the super dad that he is!
So one night Poppa and your Uncle Jack came to hang out with you. It was a beautiful fall night and we stayed outside bike riding and having a great game of hide and seek. You loved hiding behind the trees but you had a hard time not laughing while you hid!
The leaves are turning and the Halloween decorations are everywhere! The countdown to your birthday is winding down!
Love, Grammy
9/28/12
Dear Jake,
This Friday it was cold and rainy outside so we snuggled up inside and had a cozy afternoon. You got another tooth this week which caused a lot of sleepless nights so you were happy to be home. We had fun emptying out your toy box and playing. You have loved all of your toys but I would have to say that your overall favorite has been the Fisher Price Lantern. I love it as well because it gave me a much needed refresher course on many of the nursery rhymes!
It's also easy to see that you are going to love books. You love going through each one and for the most part you are careful with them. Sometimes you just can't resist the urge to rip out the pop-up characters and then you seem to feel really sad about it! Of course that's what tape is for!
This week marked your 11 month birthday and we are all getting very excited to celebrate your first birthday with you!
Love, Grammy
9/21/12
Dear Jake,
You have gone from toothless to having 3 teeth in 1 week! You are not quite sure of the whole situation and you are choosing to keep your teeth top secret for now. You might be worried that they will be taken away since you are in the habit of squirrelling illegal objects in your mouth!
This Friday we got to have a sleepover while your Mom and Dad went to a wedding. Poppa and I took you out to dinner at Stars where you loved sitting backwards in the highchair entertaining the crowd. We had a visit from Uncle Walter and Uncle Don. They had lots of fun stories about their visit to Italy to see the Heintzelman's.
It is always fun to have a sleepover with you because I get some snuggle time with you in the morning before you really wake up. It is also really fun to see how amazed you are each morning as you come downstairs and see that all your toys are still there! It's like Christmas everyday!!
Love, Grammy
6/14/12
Dear Jake,
Fall is here! After a summer filled with fun it's now on to pumpkins, Halloween and of course your first birthday! It is so hard to believe you are turning one! It seems like you were born yesterday but at the same time I don't remember life without you! I have no idea what used to occupy my thoughts!
So this Friday we went to pick out a pumpkin for you. Last year you were only a couple of weeks old and I picked a mini pumpkin for you. This Halloween you are a big boy and you got to pick the one just right for you. You didn't quite understand that it is a decoration and tried to eat it all the way home!
Love, Grammy
9/1/12
Dear Jake,
There is a beautiful bay side beach in Brewster where your Mom spent many summer days with her cousins swimming, making sandcastles and eating samores. Little did she know that your Dad actually spent some of his vacations a bit further down on the same beach! We used to take long walks on the beach and I am sure at one point they probably passed each other but they didn't actually meet until their college days. It was just meant to be!
We all spent the weekend at that same beach for Labor Day. It was low tide when we arrived and you couldn't believe that you could crawl so far without anything stopping you. You tasted a bit of sand and decided it doesn't taste very good. You loved sitting in the small pools of water that gather on the beach and going out into that great salt water. The sounds of the waves made you a bit sleepy. We are considering buying a wave sound machine for nursery!
It was a wonderful weekend filled with memories of fun times in the past along with making new memories for you. I sure hope that when you are my age you still enjoy the salty air and beaches on Cape Cod Bay!
Love, Grammy
So of course being the first child, first grandchild and first great grandchild on both sides of the family your birthday was cause for a major celebration! The party was filled with people who love you so much! I don't think there is a toy that is left for Santa to bring! It was really special that two of your great grandmothers could be there to party with you. As usual you were the life of the party. It was so much fun and that night we raised a toast to your Mom and Dad for the outstanding job they have done giving you the best first year!
