Jacob 10 month update

On the eve of Jacob's 1st birthday, I'm trying my darndest to catch up on his monthly posts! 

Oh, the end of summer.  During Jacob's 10th month, we celebrated big sister's 3rd birthday (more on that later), he started saying yay! and clapping and generally interacting more with the world around him, and he started doing big boy things like using his own snack cup!

Jacob also has a couple of besties that he enjoys spending time with.  :)

And, of course, we can't forget about being indoctrinated into the Aggie spirit!

I know he looks so cute in all these pics, but really, my view of him is usually this:

especially when I'm trying to cook dinner or do anything productive in the house!


There are a few more REALLY CUTE pictures in this album too, so be sure to check them out.

2013.09.20 - Jacob Month 10

And Jacob and the Raccoon photos can be found here.

Jacob 9 Month Update

Jacob is 11 months today - and lucky you, you get a flashback 9 month update today!  I'm seriously going to catch up on blog posts this week...for both kids!  (Did you know Rebekah turned 3?  No, you didn't, because I didn't blog about it!)

Ok, enough of my monthly "I'm so behind on blogging" rant.

The month from 7/20 to 8/20 was filled with us wrapping up our summer fun.

Rebekah had 2 weeks of gymnastics classes (2 days a week), and this was the first time Jacob had really been mobile while we were at gymnastics.  He had fun watching her!

We had some fun at the arboretum.

 

 We delivered some Meals on Wheels with Wee Volunteer

And we had our first trip to the beach!

And we had a major milestone this month - our first tooth!

(I guess technically the tooth came in a week before he turned 8 months, but we weren't able to get a good picture of it for awhile.  How cute is this face??)

This kid is trying so hard to keep up with his big sister.  He cries whenever people leave him in a room by himself, but he is starting to figure out how to follow us around the house.  He will follow Rebekah anywhere!

You can enjoy all the picture from this month in the photo album.

2013.08.20 - Jacob Month 9

Plus, pictures from our beach trip!

2013.08 - SPI Vacation

And, of course, racoon photos have been updated as well.

Jacob and the Raccoon

10 month update coming up soon, as well as Rebekah's 3 year photos!

Jacob 8 Month Update

Jacob hit 8 months on July 20.  We are now 2 days away from him being 10 months, and I am just now doing his 8 month update (not to mention his 9 month update, or Rebekah's birthday updates).  Does anyone even read these?  Doesn't matter.  :)  This is my way of doing a baby book since I'm not very good at writing in those.

Since it has been awhile, it is of course hard for me to remember specifics.  I just went back and looked at my little journal I try to keep of major milestones, and here is what I found:

7/9

• Adam found Jacob standing in the crib

 7/12

• Started cruising

 7/13

• 1st tooth! Felt it but can't see it yet...middle bottom his left

Those are some big milestones! And yet I feel like he has been cruising and standing forever.  I guess it has only been a couple of months!



Overall, this month, I feel like he was finally able to begin experiencing some of the fun things that he has only seen from the Beco, the car seat, or the stroller...

...like the shopping cart...

 

...and the Perot museum...

 

...and the Galleria play area...

...and Arturo's Nest at the Dallas Museum of Art...

And we had a few other firsts:

First night with the crib lowered down

(after we came in the room to this!)

 And first Rangers game!

This little boy is such a busy, moving guy - always exploring everything!  We are having lots and lots of fun with him!  You can check out the rest of the photos here:

2013.07.20 - Jacob Month 8

And the updated Racoon pics can be found here.  Enjoy!  And hopefully 9 months update will be coming very soon!

Jacob and the Raccoon

Jacob 7 Month Update

I feel like from 5/20-6/20, everything changed with Jacob.  He started eating solid food, progressed from sitting if he was put down, to scooting, to rocking on all fours, to crawling, to being able to push himself back up to sitting, and even starting to pull himself up on things.  I have become painfully aware of how big he is when I hold him to my chest or in my arms.  It just seems to have happened so quickly!  He is suddenly not an infant anymore, but a baby on his way to toddlerhood.

We had some firsts this month:

1st solid food.  (He really did not like food for the 1st couple of weeks.  It was quite a struggle, but we eased into it!) 

 

 

 1st time in the jogging stroller without the carseat.

1st time to volunteer (at Community Partners of Dallas with the NDECPTA).

 

1st time in a highchair at the restaurant.

1st time at the pool.

 

(Yes, he went to the pool in his pjs.  He had just gotten up from a nap, and I just didn't see the point in putting on clothes then changing again into swimsuit!  And, yes, those are Christmas pjs.  That's what happens when all your pjs are hand-me-downs - you get Christmas in the summer!)

And we had lots of fun times with sister!

But mainly, I'm amazed at how mobile he has become, almost overnight.  And most other people are too.  But when I go back and look at his sister's 7 month update, I'm reminded that we just have early movers in this house.  Lucky me.

This sweet boy is growing up before our eyes. Enjoy the album.  There are a few additional videos to enjoy as well.

2013.06.20 - Jacob Month 7

And the Raccoon photos have been updated as well:

Jacob and the Raccoon

Jacob Month 6

Well, once again, I'm almost a month behind on blog posting.  Oh well, that's just life around here I guess.

This little boy really started changing between 5 and 6 months.  He began to be able to sit up without much support, and definitely improved his mobility by flip-flopping and rolling all over the floor.  He started to be able to grab and play with toys and his paci.  We made it to 6 months on only breastmilk - yay!!  It was such a rough start for the first 10 (!) weeks, but we did it.  And as much as we try, he still wants nothing to do with a bottle.

We've had some fun times this month.  Now that I am officially home with both kids full-time, we spend lots of time just hanging out with sister.

Sometimes in the laundry basket.

(I went back and looked at Rebekah's 6 month update and I had a picture of her in the laundry basket too!)

Sometimes we play with friends.

We had a wonderful Mother's Day.

And we even had cupcakes to celebrate the half birthday (well, Adam, Rebekah, and I had cupcakes!).

One of my favorite shots from this month was from our monthly lunch visit with my Mammaw (the kids' Great-Mammaw)

Here's the album.

2013.05.20 - Jacob 6 month

And of course the Raccoon photos have been updated as well!

Jacob Month 5

It has been well over a month since Jacob turned 5 months (4/20 to be exact).  Things were super busy that day because we were trying to re-sod our entire backyard.  Digging up all the old grass and laying down 5 pallets of new sod.  But more on that project in another post coming soon....

I'll be honest, Jacob spends a lot of time doing things his sister wants to do...and just kind of tagging along.  Like going to see Sid the Science Kid at the Perot Museum, or watching her get her face painted at the Arboretum, or going to a Laurie Berkner Band concert, or dyeing Easter eggs, or just hanging out in the backyard.

It's a good thing he is a pretty laid back kid, and easy to take along everywhere we go.

He's really not on any kind of nap schedule, and sometimes that leads to him napping wherever he falls asleep.

We did have a few big events this month:
Easter...

Some requisite bluebonnet photos by my wonderful friend and neighbor, Ashli

And we had some big milestones:
1st time to sit with us at the table in the highchair

1st night in his own bed (a bittersweet experience for me this time around...)

1st time in a hotel room

And 1st baseball game (with Juice the Moose!  - Rebekah wanted nothing to do with this guy)

Blankets and playmats have become basically obsolete as he just rolls anywhere he wants to go.

And bottles have disappeared as well.  I spent 10 weeks working so hard to nurse this boy and wishing each day that he didn't have to take a bottle.  And now, he just won't do it.  It started right at the end of March when I was still working, and it just keeps getting worse.  So, he also tried a straw cup for the first time this month.  (That didn't work either...)

Mama, what is this???

Jacob is really starting to play with toys more and more and loves his toes.

My sister gave me all these toys!

And he has a smile that just takes up his entire face!!

We love this boy so incredibly much!  Hopefully I can get the 6 month update finished tomorrow!

Here is his little album for this month.

2013.04 - Jacob Month 5

And the Raccoon photos have been updated as well.

Jacob and the Raccoon