4-month update

Jacob is now 4 months old! I can't believe how big he is getting. He now weights 16 lbs and 3 oz and is 27 inches tall! He is going to outgrow his infant seat carrier before I know it. Actually, he still has 3 inches to go, but I can hardly believe how much he fills it out compared to when we first brought him home from the hospital. He is still drinking only breastmilk; I haven't quite decided when to start with the rice cereal... He doesn't roll over yet because he still can't stand to be on his stomach (I'm a bad mommy for not making him do it more often!) but he does roll to the side a lot more. He has also recently found his feet and plays with them. Naps are still very short and not very often, but he still sleeps great at night--7 to 8 hours straight isn't unusual.

Here is a picture of Jacob in a bumbo. Go Boise State!

Christmases 2009

Jacob got to celebrate Christmas twice this year. First, we celebrated with my family on Dec. 23 at my sister's house in Ripon. The de Jongs were all there, so we had quite a big bunch--19 people! It was so nice to see everyone, especially Deb's kids because we don't get to see them so much. They hadn't met Jacob yet either, so that was really nice!








On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we went to Larry's parents' house. On Christmas Eve, we had a wonderful ham dinner and then played Rook. On Christmas Day we came back there after church and opened presents! We had a really great time! We even played bean bag toss inside the house! Overall, Jacob did pretty well, although now it's 10:15 the next morning, and he's still in his crib! I guess he was pretty tired from all the excitement!

McDonald's with the Van Duyn men

I thought is was time for Jacob to meet my Van Duyn cousins and Uncle Harold. Also, he needed to see his Great-Grandpa who is almost 98 years old! Every Saturday whoever wants to meets at the McDonald's in Ripon. It's usually all men, but I've gone a few times because it's a good chance to see all of them, especially my grandpa. Here is Jacob and one of his five great-grandparents.

Thanksgiving

We had two Thanksgivings this year--Thanksgiving day with my family at my sister Cindy's house and a Friday Thanksgiving dinner at Larry's parents' house. Jacob was kind of crabby at both of them because he wouldn't fall asleep. However, he was able to take this cute picture with his cousin Matijs. This was seconds before Tijs hit Jacob in the face and he started bawling. It is a cute picture, though. No, Jacob is not already sitting up--I am kneeling behind him holding him.