The emotional roller coaster

Ok, so here are the links to the videos we made last night. Let me preface by saying that we are usually not the type of parents who find great pleasure in the distress of our child but we just couldn't help ourselves. The first two clips are perfect examples of the downward spiral I mentioned in the last post. We discovered this by accident when Wes was just playing around at the table. Once we saw the reaction it received we had to get it on camera. The last one is to show you that Jay forgave his daddy and all was well just a few moments later. Mimi and Mama Ross, we are very sorry to hurt your baby's feelings but you will have all week to make sure we didn't scar him for life. And, it was ALL Wes' idea. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np8Cmc99800 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8YjhMXzF0k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc4zn0n9zsg

A father and his son

We have been very lazy this week so I have no "fun" pictures to show. I do have some precious ones of Wes and Jay from yesterday. Jay loves it when Wes comes home and is totally entertained to just sit beside him and stare. He is a wild man all day with me and then turns into a sweetheart when his daddy comes home...go figure. Well, he is a sweetheart until about 6:30, at which time the "downward spiral of emotions" begin. Just to give you a glimpse into this daily activity, I will post a few videos from last night. Even so, I love when Wes comes home and I get to watch the two clones play and love on each other. It is an amazing thing...how even as a tiny 8 month old, Jay already idolizes his father....a perfect gift from God.

Not to leave out the other giant sweetheart in the house....

Precious moments....

These next few are just to show you how well Jay is pulling up and standing with support. He immediately looks for something to pull up on every time we put him on the floor.

What a Weekend!!

Jay and I are still recovering from all of the activity the last few days. Jay got a visit from Papa Rich this weekend and had a ball with playing with someone who was willing to stoop to his level. ;) Also, Rachel was in town and added to the fun! The big event of the weekend was going to the fair. Jay was mesmerized by all of the sounds, people, lights, and rides. We were there for several hours and way past his bedtime (and dinner time) but he didn't notice. We laughed at his expressions the whole time, especially when he was glued to the group of women dancing on stage! We made it home around 10pm but Jay was no where ready for bed. He stayed up until 11 playing until I finally forced him to admit he was tired! He took a long nap on Saturday and then stayed up until after 11 again watching football. This morning he slept until 830 (he usually wakes around 630) and I bet will take some more long naps today. He was a good sport though, even with the huge interruption of his schedule he took it all in stride. Here are pictures from the weekend... Cheezin' with Papa Rich after the fun Friday night! The genius banker spent 18 dollars to win a 75 cents inflatable bat for his grandson!

Singing along with Montgomery Gentry....

Bank at BB&T!!! We should get paid for this great advertising.

Some of Jay's favorite people... So serious....

My 3 favorite men....

Lunch fun

We have a new game during lunch now.....Jay thinks it is sooo much fun. :) Again, sorry for the link, blogger is not my friend right now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah5JiNm_w90

Random fun

We are just out and about in these. Jay is becoming an event every time we go out to eat. He yells, hits things, throws things, and climbs over everything. We are now limited only to the zoo, the circus, a dance club would probably work, or any other place that total chaos is completely

normal.....

Enjoying the fall

Here are some pictures of us out the other day. I tried to take advantage of the fall decor and had mini photo shoots everywhere we went. Jay didn't really get it.....still, I thought he was a cutie. :)

Our little bulldog...

Jay was learning how to eat peach puffs the other day. He hated them at first, then he realized they were pretty tasty when he held them in his mouth. It just took a few tries before he understood the idea of chewing.

(Sorry I had to post just the link again, this video thing is very tempermental!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxHeM9gAl9g

Jay meets a lemon...

A few weeks ago we decided to see what would happen when Jay ate a lemon....Baron caught it on his camera.

This was actually the second time he tried one, the first was with Lyz and Fran but we didn't have our cameras then. This was almost as funny though. :)

Look who's crawling!

Look who's crawling!

Jay is officially crawling now and it only took a month of "bootcamp" and the laptop, of course. The room was full of his toys but those were apparently not worth his trouble....the laptop, though, now that was worth it!

Our back yard.

Wes and I have been working in the yard for 3 days and now we can actually walk down to the pond without sliding down a pile of straw! This is just to show off our hard work. :) Jay was a great supervisor, as you can tell.

By the way, my sweetheart is 8 months old today!!! He officially crawled yesterday but stopped after he realized what he was doing. If he's distracted (following after a toy) he can crawl but if he thinks about it too hard he just sits up and gives up. I guess he just has to get the hang of it now.

Quality Control

Dear readers, It has come to my attention that my blogger's outside interests have begun causing concerns in my revenue flow. I take this very seriously and have warned her that she can be replaced if there is no improvement in the volume and quality of the posts. Applications for this position can be mailed here. Applicants must like large dogs and poop. Dr. Ross