february full of firsts

say that 10 times fast

february has been a busy month for the pié family - mostly because of sicknesses - but also because of our fast-growing boy.

here are some of jacob's firsts that he has acheived these past few weeks:

first valentine's day

first valentine, isabel

first baseball glove, from daddy. it'll be awhile before he's big enough to use it.

first cookie biscuit- this is the 'before' picture. the 'after' picture is too disturbing :)

first latte - thank you mommy!

jesse jr

our computer is half-way there. we have done what we can, clearing off unnecessary files, de-frag, disk clean-up, emptying the recycle bin, removing pictures, deleting cookies...whatever that means...so we are going to hand our computer off to someone who knows more what they are doing. but for now, it is letting me do some things, so here are the promised pictures... grandmas might be the only ones who care...

we think jacob is really starting to look like his daddy. (we -meaning cydney). starting to wonder if we should change his name to jesse jr. naw. jacob fits.

jacob's favorite things to do right now include taking his pants off when it is time for him to be napping, and pulling himself up on everything and anything. he is so proud of himself with his pants off. i hear this is a typical boy "thing".

jacob went shopping this weekend with mommy and candace and isabel. he picked out this super cool baseball cap because he wanted to look like his daddy. (ok, so mommy picked it out) but he really DOES love it!

and he continues to learn new guitar chords from daddy, another one of his favorite things to do.

here's a clip of jesse getting jacob to giggle. i'm telling you - he REALLY likes his hat!

alright already!

we're working on it.... still trying to figure out the problem, and slowly fixing it.

here are a few pics to hold you over...maybe until tomorrow.

2 weeks ago we had visitors: cydney's cousin, caleb, his wife, emily, and their 21 month-old, phineas. we took them to the creation museum and hung out at home. phineas, although hesitant at first, really seemed to like the "woof-woof", aka Jackson. you can see him in the 2nd picture with his arm around jackson- they were both begging Craisins from me. how cute!

we had a great time with the sawyers, just wish we had taken some more pictures, and some with caleb and emily. :)

yea NY giants!! glad you beat those dumb Patriots! a game worth watching.

are they really smarter than us?

i am starting to question whether or not computers are really smarter than humans; maybe they were invented to make our lives easier, or maybe it was to test the patience of anyone whoever uses one. as i write (it takes my computer approximately 60 seconds to register and perform every task i ask it to do) my computer is trying to diagnose it's own problems... yes, we are smarter...we go see other humans to diagnose our problems, instead of consulting our own intelligence. so, if this machine can get it's act together i might have a picture or 2 to post. if not, there might never be another blog post in the history of "kentucky pie". *note: this computer was bought brand new in june 2007. makes me sick!

jacob's newest

we have learned a lot about our son in the last week or so. here's a short list, just to name a few:

1. jacob is allergic to eggs...for now. they say it's ok to feed eggs to your baby after they are six months, but most babies can have an allergic reaction up until age 2. these things would have been good to know before we gave jacob a bite of french toast. let's just say, he won't be eating french toast until he's old enough to drive. he broke out in hives-rash all over his face, had super itchy eyes, and was wheezing for a while afterwards. we have learned from our mistake. it was NOT a fun experience.

2. jacob likes to eat crib paint. well, not sure if that is really what he was going for, but we have been finding beaver-like teeth marks on the top ledge of his crib. turns out that he likes to scrape his 2 little teeth against the crib after he has pulled himself up. too bad he has a black crib- it looks like he got into some dirt.




3. jacob likes to make sure mommy and daddy do not get a full night's rest. he has not been sleeping very well through the night for about 2 months now. i wish i could blame it on teething, and maybe i can, but i am not quite convinced. i wish i knew. and i tell jacob every morning, "good thing you are so cute, or mommy would send you back to where you came from because you are so naughty." no, i wouldnt really do that, but being woken up 2-3 times a night to screaming baby can sure make you crazy. jacob, please give mommy and daddy a good night's sleep!!! please!!

4. jacob has an orange nose- only in pictures. we have been noticing lately that in all of the pictures we take of jacob, his nose is orange-colored. not sure why. maybe too many orange veggies? not sure. any suggestions?

this is not a toy

pretty soon my dear husband will be regretting that he ever

let jacob lay eyes on his precious instrument,

let alone his HANDS.

but i thought this was pretty cute.

here is jacob displaying his future in guitar-playing

and his new favorite thing to do all day long (pulling himself up)

*no, jacob does not hit his head on the guitar after the tape stops rolling*

it's been awhile

let's see....what has happened since the last time i posted?

jacob had his first christmas. isabel and jacob got to visit santa at the mall (much to their daddies' dismay- $20 for 2 5x7 photos- what a waste of money. hmm?)




jacob enjoyed watching his big cousins, Ryan and Lindsey, play, just as much as they enjoyed watching him.




Ryan even was gracious enough to let jacob play with his beloved Cars (the movie) Lightning McQueen collection.




we spent the holidays in pittsburgh where we were able to celebrate Christmas with both mine and jesse's family. here is a picture of my sisters and me with the kids:




jesse had his 28th birthday on december 31st- but due to illnesses in the Nordine family, we celebrated 5 days later. happy birthday lee and jesse! (both turned 28 on the 31st)



we welcomed in the new year without a bang - we both fell asleep in front of the tv by 11:30 pm. i guess we are officially boring people. sad day!



sorry it's been so long....i have no one to blame but myself. :)