We've been working on getting Jacob to do kisses, and every now and then he'll do it in front of the mirror, but it isn't a common thing yet...at all.
We have realized though that if you make a kissy face he'll move his face toward you. Tonight was the extreme of it. For about 30 minutes if Michael or I made the face he would climb up to get his lips to our lips, even if he was across the room.
It is the absolute sweetest thing.
The funniest though is at one point I made the face and he rushed over, pushed his face towards mine - mouth open, and tilted his head as if he was going for a serious kiss.
Love the new trick!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
First Birthday Party
Not Jacob's first birthday, but his first time going to a first birthday party.
We had a great time and stayed an hour past Jacob's bed time, which didn't seem to bother him at all. He would have stayed playing as long as possible.
They had a great tent set up with a water/sand table, inflatable pool filled with balls, and some other kid toys. The pool with balls was definitely the favorite and perfect because he was able to play and yet was contained to an area so I didn't have to chase after him continuously.
We had a great time and stayed an hour past Jacob's bed time, which didn't seem to bother him at all. He would have stayed playing as long as possible.
They had a great tent set up with a water/sand table, inflatable pool filled with balls, and some other kid toys. The pool with balls was definitely the favorite and perfect because he was able to play and yet was contained to an area so I didn't have to chase after him continuously.
Pure Joy
On Friday night we went to dinner with Mamoo, Papoo, Great Grandma Mimi and a couple friends. Jacob was devouring his quesadillas when one of our friends asked me if he had been crying. I immediately said no because he hadn't frowned or made a sad sound the entire time.
Then I took at his face and saw one lone tear falling down his cheek. The only explanation I could think of is that my child loves to eat so much that he cries for joy when he has a good meal.
Then I took at his face and saw one lone tear falling down his cheek. The only explanation I could think of is that my child loves to eat so much that he cries for joy when he has a good meal.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Sleeping In
We've been working on getting Jacob to sleep in later - mainly because sleeping past 6:30 on the weekend was starting to feel like a dream.
We started by making him sleep in as late as possible on week days when we had to take him to day care. Instead of getting him up early and letting him play while we got ready, we kept him in his crib until about 10 minutes before we left. He quickly got used to this and had no problem sleeping in a little later.
Then on weekends and days I was home we let him stay in his crib until he woke up just chatting. If he woke up to cry for a second or two we'd let him put himself back to sleep. This made a great change in both his morning attitude and need for naps.
Anyway...all of that leads to the fact that this morning I had work extremely hard to wake Mr. Man up for breakfast at 8:00 AM, and it was amazing!
We started by making him sleep in as late as possible on week days when we had to take him to day care. Instead of getting him up early and letting him play while we got ready, we kept him in his crib until about 10 minutes before we left. He quickly got used to this and had no problem sleeping in a little later.
Then on weekends and days I was home we let him stay in his crib until he woke up just chatting. If he woke up to cry for a second or two we'd let him put himself back to sleep. This made a great change in both his morning attitude and need for naps.
Anyway...all of that leads to the fact that this morning I had work extremely hard to wake Mr. Man up for breakfast at 8:00 AM, and it was amazing!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Catching Up
Jacob has been keeping us extremely busy these past few weeks; his personality is coming out more and more each day and his mobility is getting faster and faster at the same time. Now that my excuse for not updating for a while is out there, on to the new stuff!
We are now just a couple weeks away from Jacob's first birthday. I say that a lot, mainly because I still can't believe that our little baby will be a year old soon. When people ask his age we'll no longer be answering in half month increments, instead it will be just over a year for a few months.
The party is planned, invitations went out this morning and Michael and I are both getting excited about the party. Mostly because it's Jacob's party, but also because it is the first party we've thrown in over a year.
Jacob is so close to walking, but he doesn't seem to have much care about it. We try to show him how, but he forces himself to a sitting position before we get very far. All of a sudden about two days ago he started trying to take one step away from whatever he's holding on to every once in a while, but no success yet. It will come.
We also went to his first parade this past weekend for St. Patrick's Day. We had to get there early for a spot, so by the time the parade started he was exhausted and angry at the parade for causing such a ruckus. This attitude lasted until an ambulance float went by throwing out green stress balls, which is apparently the best thing on Earth. He wouldn't let go of the silly balls, even when he finally did fall asleep.
Below are some pictures from the parade and all of his new silliness.
We are now just a couple weeks away from Jacob's first birthday. I say that a lot, mainly because I still can't believe that our little baby will be a year old soon. When people ask his age we'll no longer be answering in half month increments, instead it will be just over a year for a few months.
The party is planned, invitations went out this morning and Michael and I are both getting excited about the party. Mostly because it's Jacob's party, but also because it is the first party we've thrown in over a year.
Jacob is so close to walking, but he doesn't seem to have much care about it. We try to show him how, but he forces himself to a sitting position before we get very far. All of a sudden about two days ago he started trying to take one step away from whatever he's holding on to every once in a while, but no success yet. It will come.
We also went to his first parade this past weekend for St. Patrick's Day. We had to get there early for a spot, so by the time the parade started he was exhausted and angry at the parade for causing such a ruckus. This attitude lasted until an ambulance float went by throwing out green stress balls, which is apparently the best thing on Earth. He wouldn't let go of the silly balls, even when he finally did fall asleep.
Below are some pictures from the parade and all of his new silliness.
Driving his fire truck around the living room
Bubbles in the back yard
Filling up for the parade...or just because he loves food
Not sure what the whole fuss about the parade is about
Now there's some fun to it
Peek-a-Boo