Total Randomness...

A couple of weeks ago (9-26), Jacob got sick and threw up on the way to church all over himself and his carseat...I also found some in his crib! So, I called my sister Cindy (the nurse), and she said to give him popsicles. He had tasted them before, but he had never eaten one of the stick before. Here he is:

At first he thought it was very cold and wasn't quite sure what to do!

He also got a little confused as to which end to suck on!


He was very happy when it was all gone! I think it really made him feel better, and it made me feel better to know he had something to help him not get dehydrated!


Jacob is also trying out several Halloween ideas:


Surfer Boy....


Toilet Bowl Boy...


and Veggie Boy, who encourages children to eat their veggies!
(He'll only do this one if his parents go as Larry the Cucumber and Barb the Tomato!)



However, I think we'll just settle for him being Jacob, Daddy's Boy!

The best thing since sliced bread...

is actually still sliced bread!

Yesterday, Jacob went into the fridge, pulled out the loaf of bread, opened it up, and took out several pieces of bread. I quickly went to clean it up, but he held onto one piece--the butt end! I decided to see what he'd do with it. Here are several pictures of a little boy's journey holding a piece of bread (and eating it!).



First he walked down the hall toward the family room..


and started eating the bread.


Then he took the bread into the garage to follow his dad.


Then he went back into the house and decided to climb onto his lion toy and sit backwards to eat his new grainy friend.


Finally, the bread was left behind on the couch and several crumbs on the floor! It was a pretty funny ten minutes or so for me. What can I say? I don't get out much...

More bathtime fun!

I know I did a bathtime blog a few months ago, but I just have too many pictures of Jake in the tub. His new thing (besides splashing and yelling) is to try to drink the water. It's also a daily lesson in discipline because he likes to stand in the tub, and I don't let him.

Bathtime is almost every night, although he doesn't stay in there very long...sometimes he leaves the tub sobbing after about three spankings!

Although sometimes he leaves the bathroom sobbing, sometimes I leave it sopping wet. Here's why:

One-Year Update

If you are wondering why this update is so late, it's because Jacob finally went to the doctor for his one-year check-up today. They rescheduled on me, making it actually half a month late. Oh well.

So, here are his one-year stats: (actually 12 1/2 months)
height: 33 inches
weight: 28 lbs, 1 and 1/2 ounce

For both of these he is off the charts! I think I've got a future linebacker on my hands...

Other interesting things:

Loves: juice, yelling "dada" (I think he picked it up from me yelling up the stairs to get Larry's attention), toothbrushes, being outside, church nursery, smiling at anyone who looks at him, cheese, yogurt melts, fruit (he can eat a whole banana), giving hugs, and music. He loves the theme songs to most cartoons, but the only one he'll watch for a while is Barney...

Hates: sitting still, being told "no," shut doors he can't open, having his face wiped, getting his nails cut, when somebody else is crying (he'll cry too; we are trying not to mess with him too much on this one, but it's so cute that he'll cry when we pretend to cry).

Skills: He walks a little bit between furniture, people, etc., but he hasn't gained the courage to try it more. He's been doing this for a few weeks now and hasn't really progressed. I think he'll walk about 10 steps--he does a lot better with a ton of encouragement. I guess he likes to show off. He likes to pick big things up off the floor (think like a weightlifter). He's getting good at throwing things, but he doesn't know the difference between what can and can't be thrown. He says "mama" and "dada," but that's it. He babbles all the time, though.

Sleeping: He sleeps about 9 to 9 1/2 hours a night (usually from 8:45 to 6:15) and takes two naps a day of about 1 1/2 hours long. I think I might be able to get him to drop the first nap--he's done it a few times without major issues and slept more at night, but I really like my two periods of the day where I can get things done (or to be honest, when I can relax by myself, take a shower, shave my legs, or read a book).

Teeth: I'm not sure whether to write 8 or 10--He has all front 8, and his molars on the bottom are peaking through.

Well, I think that's about it. This picture shows another one of Jacob's likes--fridge! Every time we open it, he tries to get in there and play.

Jacob's First Birthday Party!

Although his birthday was on Sunday, the 22nd, we decided to have his party on the 21st at my parents' house in Manteca. We had just moved the weekend before and having it in Manteca just seemed to make so much sense. August in the valley is usually incredibly hot, but the 21st we woke up to cool temperatures, so we even got to have the party outside in the backyard. (I'm sure it's a lot easier to be able to hose down a first birthday party mess than to have to scrub the tile floors...luckily, I really didn't do much clean up.)

Jacob did very well despite only sleeping about 45 minutes that morning. The party started at noon and we had hamburgers, watermelon, and grapes. Then we opened presents. Jacob didn't really get into the presents, but he did like the little soft Tonka cars from Uncle Mike and Auntie Karena. Tijs also liked playing with Jacob's toys.


Here Tijs is actually playing with the gift that he gave Jacob. I guess that's an advantage of being 8 months older...


Anyway, then we had cupcakes. I made them different colors so they might look like balloons.



Jacob was not sure what to do with the cupcake at first. I don't think he realized he could eat it. Once I broke it up and fed him some of the cake part, he got right into it.


Jacob's Uncle Mike Z thought it was funny to add frosting to Jacob's face so he'd have more colors. Jacob seemed to like the frosting a lot!

After a quick bath and a diaper change, the party was over, and I think it went very well!

Moving!

About a week ago we rented out our house in Patterson and are now going to rent a townhouse in Los Banos. The main reason we are doing this is because Larry will be teaching in Hollister now (70 miles from Patterson), and Los Banos will be closer. (He'll still have to drive 45 minutes to school every day). At least we'll be only an hour from Manteca and Modesto. I'm pretty excited about the move mostly because I really enjoy packing and unpacking; I don't, however, enjoy all the cleaning so our house looks good for the renters!

Here is Jacob playing his grandma-great's piano for the last time. My dad came and picked it up to take back to his house. We are really going to miss it.

Jacob has also deciding to help me pack. He just climbed right in when I was packing all our games.

All this packing has really started to agitate Jacob. Sometimes we all just need a few sips of wine!

Cause and Effect

Jacob has begun to climb EVERYTHING, especially the couch and his stroller. The other day he learned a valuable lesson. He was playing in his stroller...

I WAS watching him, and it didn't look like he was going to fall forward...However, when I was out of the rooom, I heard a crash, followed by crying. I think he tried to reach for the keys in the cup holder and the whole stroller tipped backwards. I think he would have been okay except I'm pretty sure he somehow cut his forehead with the keys. Here was the result: