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Dang he's cute.. I just needed an excuse to post more pics of him.. hehe!

Today a little girl tried to kiss him and apparently Joey told her to 'back off', which I believe cause that is so his personality!  Girls are always after him so he just has this 'too cool for school' attitude with them - which makes them want him more.  Of course I asked him a bunch of questions just to make sure that he wasn't the one trying anything funny.  You can never be too sure.   I pulled all the stops but it was just a "NO".  He said he didn't want to cause he already likes a girl.. ah, how cute of him to be faithful!  lol

Once I knew he was mellow, I told him that the next time a girl tries to kiss him he shouldn't hurt her feeling by saying things like, "back off!"  He should just say politely, "I don't want to because I think we are too young to be kissing."  

Joey just rolled his eyes and goes, "chh, you are so akward, Mom."

haha.... I couldn't help but laugh!  He just cracks me up.

Get your preschooler or kindergartner to read!

I wanted to post this a long time ago so just decided to do so now...  I would want to know!  

I had Joey reading at 4, not bad but I wanted him to be reading at 3.  So, how do you get your kid to read early?  

Read!

Read!

and read some more to them.   You should be reading every night to them since infancy.  Get them involved in and excited about the story!  Get engaged as you read - do the voices, emphasize, the whole pinata!

Joey still loves me to read to him, no matter how big he thinks he is! hehe  This is the single most important thing you can do for your child's early education. 

When you have that down and are ready to begin teaching, HANDS DOWN get the Bob Books!!!  I absolutely swear by these... they are the best beginner books I could find.  I think there are 5 sets (of 12 mini books).  I think Joey only needed to go through 3 sets and he was on to Dr. Seuss books and on from there.  The books are short so they feel a sense of accomplishment rather than frustration rather quickly.  They progress perfectly... not too quick.  Joey got through the first book without being able to read a word before that the first night!

I'm telling you, as long as you think your kid is ready and they know the alphabet, they can begin to read.  Without all the lessons!  I didn't even go through one lesson with Joey - he just knew the sounds of the letters, and boom.  It's that easy with these books!

P90X!

Wow... this program works!  I only just started on Monday morning but wow, I can really feel the difference!  Check it out...  If you ever watch TV late at night you might have seen the infomercial.. I know, infomercial!  But this works!  

http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do?code=GOOGLE_SEM_P90X&gclid=CI60neuQkJgCFRFWagod7hudnQ

Since Monday morning to this (Wednesday) morning, I have lost nearly 4 pounds from diet and this exercise and can feel it working everywhere on my body!!!

If you ask for before and after pics, you don't know me...  I took the pics with my work out partner but hell will freeze over before anyone sees the 'before' pics!  You can see the after pics either during the three months or at the end.   hehe

Jed is 3 Months!

okay, so my pics are out of whack and I'm too tired to take the time to make it pretty.. so just figure it out.. thanks.

Well.. he turned three months on the 7th.  He is getting so big!  He is now 25 inches long (90th percentile) and 13.4 lbs. (50th percentile).

He is a very happy and content baby.  So loving and sweet and smiles all the time!  Seeing him smile at me fills me with so much joy I really cannot express.  He wakes up happy, even if he's woken up too early and he's happy really anytime during the day.   For some reason, he smiles every time I change his diaper.. and I mean every time!  He looks at me and gives me this bashful smile and starts to giggle.. He's been doing this as soon as he could smile.  He has never ever cried during a diaper change.. even as a newborn.

This is hard to believe but he never cries.. he's such a good baby I feel so blessed and lucky to be his Mom!!  He has cried since he was born literally a handful of times and only because he was hungry in the back seat and I couldn't get to him in time.  He didn't even cry during his circumcision!  The doctor couldn't believe it.

His favorite things are to get his diaper changed, smile, giggle and play with his brother...  He loves his big brother, Joey!! read books, stand and sit up as much as he can on his own and for as long as he can - He's so proud and feels like he's such a big boy, you can see on his face- he has ideas!  He's gonna do something!  haha.  He is so strong and stands up so well... He holds his head up like a pro and has been for a long time.  When he was two days old he tried so hard to hold up his head, and kept trying and trying until he became more and more steady.  So determined.  He loves to smile at strangers and loves to talk!  Boy, he is a talker.. he can just talk for hours... about this and about that.. such a good conversationalist.  As long as you're talking to him, he'll talk!  So cute.

He is already teething!  crazy....  he just gnaws on everything, especially his fist.  Sometimes I think he's hungry, but no, he just wants to suck.  Drools and drool caughs all the time.. but it's so cute.

Some things he's beginning to do is laugh - he's trying real hard to laugh.  He's more at a giggle but really close.  I can't wait to hear that full blown laugh!  Also, he is getting real good focusing on something and reaching for it and grabbing it.  He tries real hard and is now getting it.  What is kinda funny is that he's not too good at holding onto a rattle and shaking it for very long, which is what is normal for his age - but he is reaching for something and is able to grab it, which is actually quite advanced (they usually make sweeping motions at the objects trying to get them at this point).  

I love my little guy.. I feel like the luckiest mom in the world :))

New Years 2008

This New Years we spent at the Marriott Waiohai, also Joe's work.  They had a nice prime rib buffet.  We had Jed in his new little Skate or Cry outfit from a skate shop.  So cute!

I don't know what Joey was doing in this picture.

Jed loves his Daddy!

After dinner, we walked down to the beach (still on the property) and enjoyed the fireworks.  Jed absolutely loved them and couldn't take his eyes off them.  His little body would get all excited and shake at the noise and lights.

Joe was able to hold real still and take these photos.  Amazing!  The fireworks were right in front of us.

So this is what New Year's in Hawaii looks like?!  It was a gorgeous scene.

Joey was quick to find some kids with sparklers on the beach afterwards and snag a few!  Had a blast.

And Jed liked watching his big brother too!

Cool photo Joe took.
When we came home, we watched the countdown with Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Pickler (I really hate our culture sometimes!) on our TV and I broke out the Martinelli's.  We're gettin' crazy!

Literally, Joey passed out on the couch in the LAST three seconds of the countdown!!  Haha.

What an awesome year this has been and a neat first New Year's Eve with our little Jed~!