Teeth, crawling and more

We're back! I know I have neglected to post the latest with our family but I have a little extra time and thought we would share with you what has been happening the last month since our post. Well Jacob has two bottom teeth that have poked through. June 11th was the first I had seen and felt the teeth, he did so well with cutting these first teeth that we had no idea. I was giving him his bath and wiping his gums as usual and had felt that they were coming though so no more toothless grin for him.

He can now crawl, if you want to call it that, he gets on all fours and throws his whole body forward and gets from place to place this way. He also just started on June 26th (about 8.5 months old) being able to go from laying down to a sitting up position all by himself. So he is getting quite strong. We have now found Jacob in the morning and at nap time able to sit up and turn on and hold onto the animals that hang from his mobile so we have since moved his mattress to a lower setting so the mobile can stay for a little longer. This was discovered when on the monitor when we heard a constant clicking noise (due to him holding on and not letting the mobile spin) and discovered him with a big grin and a handful of mobile animals in his closed fist.

He sure has a lot to say...Da-da, Ba-ba and Va-va sounds no Ma-ma yet but I keep trying. He gravitates towards anything that has a wire/cord and anything in which we don't want him to play with. He still very much enjoys bath time and splashing around. We took him to the beach for the 2nd time time past weekend and I put his feet in the ocean but he wasn't all that thrilled with the idea of that, not yet at least.

His legs are definitely getting stronger by the day. He will stand for a short period of time against the seat of the couch with little or no assistance. Most recently, last night in fact, I put him in the glider rocker his bedroom and he proceeded to move his upper body back and forth and found that he can rock when this happens. He is really figuring out cause and effect and this happens to be another one of his findings. He giggles everytime.

I am using this blog as a virtual scrapbook, since I don't have time for a real scrapbook this is the next best thing that is why I have put actual dates for my own knowledge. Oh, and the best part of all is we leave for MI in 2 Days, I am beyond excited so most of you will see everything I am typing for yourselves next week!!!!

First official illness

Well to say the least.... we have had quite the week. Jacob officially has had his first illness and it has had many stages. It started off Monday morning that Jacob woke up with a fever, I gave him continuous doses of Tylenol which only seemed to calm the fever momentarily. Tuesday morning his fever was still raging around 102 and about a hour after he had his breakfast it all came right back up, all over the floor and on Don. We took him into the doctor that morning, as soon as they opened and the MD diagnosed him with a "stomach bug" and said it was probably going to last 3-4 days, not what I wanted to hear at all. Wednesday morning same deal, he woke up with a fever and instead of vomiting we had diarrhea, not fun for Mommy or baby. I thought for sure this thing had run its course by now....but no, it gets worse. Thursday morning he still is running a fever and now his face is covered in a rash, this rash appears to be getting worse by the hour. By 9 am it was covering most of his face and working its way toward his chest, wonderful right? I was wondering what else could possibly be happening to this poor child. I took him back to the doctor to find out what in the world was going on now. Well he has something called "viral exanthem". This is a rash that develops from a viral infection. I have posted a few photos of Jacob and his rash, he seems to feel a little better today, he has been a little perkier today than in the days prior. I am hoping the rash disappears soon for him, the doctor did say it could take up to a week to go away.

7 months old

Time is flying by...Jacob is another month older! He is doing well as usual. He loves all fruits and veggies that we have introduced to him. His favorite thing right now is to play peak-a-boo with anything he can over his eyes with...a burp cloth, stuffed animal, blanket you name it. He is so cute. He will cover his eyes and if you say "where's Jacob" he will giggle and then pull it off of his eyes and laugh when you say "there he is". Mother's Day was wonderful, we took a day trip to Savannah, GA, it's roughly 2 hours from us and enjoyed shopping and walking along the river and throughout the downtown area. It is a really beautiful city. It was the perfect weather conditions, 75 degrees and sunny with very little if any humidity. Now the weather here has started to really heat up and the humidity has gotten bad. The summer months are those that Don and myself dread because of the heat but we deal with it the best we can. We plan to make the LONG trip up to Michigan in July for a well needed vacation and so that most of Jacob's relatives can finally meet him, we can't wait!!! Jacob received some adorable gifts (handmade hats and a sweater that he can wear in another year or so). The white hat his Nana made and the blue knit hat was made by my Grandma Joanie and Grandpa Buddys' friend both are just beautiful, thank you to both :)

Updates at 6 months

<

Jacob is doing really well as usual, he turned 6 months old on the 15th of the month and has started a few new things. He has begun to say Dada as of the 22nd. It is adorable. We are so happy that he is thriving and doing so well. He also can sit up, he tends to sit up for awhile then will fall back or to the side.

He is eating his baby food like a pro. He is not very fond of sweet potatoes, yet, but he loves carrots, winter squash (which he may have an allergy to), and peas, green beans are the next that we will try. He is drinking water from a sippy cup and LOVES his cup and water. He does great tipping the cup back and drinking the water out.

Nana made a visit out to see us about 2 weeks ago and we all had a wonderful time. Jacob was able to spend a few days with her, just the 2 of them. Me and my Mom took a trip to the Columbia Zoo with Jacob and he really enjoyed the fish and other various marine life. We had a great time celebrating my birthday, relaxing and catching up. My mom took a trip to Hilton Head to see my Aunt Julie and had a wonderful time chatting, shopping and walking the beach.

Cereal

Jacob has officially started eating solids (rice cereal). At times he was a little more interested in grabbing the spoon but he did really well with eating the cereal and seems to really like it. Just this past week he has started waving (bye-bye) it is really adorable. I have tried to capture this on camera but it is near impossible. He is so mesmerized by the camera and he doesn't wave all the time but hopefully soon we can get it on video. He also has figured out how to roll from his back to his tummy. He still doesn't have any teeth which I am fine with, he loves to take walks, being outside, reading and LOVES bath time. We are looking forward to a visit from Nana in a little over a week!

More Updates

Jacob is now a little over 5 months old. He is doing really well. I keep trying to get photos of him smiling (which he does a lot) but he becomes really interested in the camera every time we try to snap a photo. I took these photos yesterday. He is such a happy and easy going baby. He doesn't have any teeth yet but everything seems to make its way to his mouth these days.

Updates

What has happened over the last month since our last post??? A lot. Jessica and Nora came for a weekend (in mid-Feb) and Jacob was able to meet his Auntie for the first time as well as his cousin. We all had a nice time together, talking, catching up, visiting the aquarium and walking the streets of downtown Charleston. We crossed our fingers the night before that they would still be able to make the trip since we ended up receiving 5 inches of snow, it NEVER snows in SC, funny how things come up when you would least expect them to. Thanks to the warm sunny 50 degree day that follow it, it looked as if it had never snowed at all so everything went as planned. (We had lost power in the middle of the night on Friday and it ended up going down to 59 degrees in the house but luckily the power came back on after about 9 hours).

Jacob is thriving, he is sleeping great, 10 hours at night! He is rolling from his tummy to his back both ways now. He is laughing, smiling, talking, and learning so much, oh and did I mention growing..he is 19 pounds. He is one heavy boy. But he is every bit of healthy and we are so thankful for that.

As for Don and myself, we are doing well. I just battled some kind of bug, a fever for 3 days and no energy whatsoever, but now I am feeling great and staying busy with work and motherhood. Don has been really busy with work, business seems to be picking up (which is always good) and he is also working on studying to become certified in a few different areas within his line of work.

Another Milestone Reached

Today Jacob really surprised us. He rolled over today for the first time!! I placed him on his tummy for some tummy time and went to get the camera, I turned back around to see that he was rolling onto his back. Don was outside and said that he could hear my excitement from the driveway. I got the camera out and captured the second time that Jacob rolled onto his back. Enjoy!

Updates

Just thought we would post a few new photos that we took. We are all doing well and staying busy. Don and I seem to think that Jacob may be teething. He is showing many of the symptoms of teething. If he is, he does not seem bothered by it. I have included photos of one of his new toys that Nana and Grandpa sent and he is really having a blast playing with all of his toys.

3 months old

A lot has been going on since we last updated the blog. I have started back at work which has been quite an adjustment. We have been really busy at work as well, which helps the day pass by. I am able to see Jacob during my lunch hour, which is a real treat. He has adjusted well to the change and we really like the woman we chose to watch him. She runs a daycare out of her home and watches two other little girls, ages 9 months and 13 months. Jacob is now sleeping extremely well. He goes to bed at 10:30 pm and I have to wake him up at 7 am. He just turned 3 months old Friday and is such a happy boy. He is now grabbing things, giggling, smiling and jabbering all day long, holding his head up and he is trying to roll over onto his back, it won’t be long before he does. He is 16 pounds and 25.5 inches long.

Happy New Year

We enjoyed our new year with our new addition. Things are going really well with all of us. As I think back to what we were doing a year ago it is much different than what our life is like now. I'm not complaining, in fact, it's a wonderful responsibility to have. We are busy watching our son grow and learn new things. Here are some photos of our little man looking quite big and enjoying some reading time with mommy before bedtime.

Jacob's 1st Christmas

Hope everyone had as wonderful a Christmas as we did. Nana and Grandpa drove 13 long hours to join us for Jacob's first Christmas. We all had a really nice time together relaxing, eating great food, and spending time as a family. We captured a photo of Jacob in an outfit my sister sent that is truly adorable (a little big that is why he appears to be quite large in the photo, he is a big boy but not that big). The shirt says "All I want for Christmas is my Auntie". The other photo shows how much fun he is having with the play mat Auntie Jessica and Uncle John have so graciously given us amongst numerous other items and clothing (we are so thankful for everything they continuously let us use).

Jacob is keeping us entertained day in and day out since he is staying awake longer throughout the day and becoming more talkative and chatty as well as laughing; he is really a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone for the all generous Christmas gifts you have given to our family, we are so thankful.

First Shot

Today Jacob received his first shot and he amazed me as usual. He did not mind getting poked one bit. I took him into my work for the shot so it was nice to see all my co-workers and they were so excited to see Jacob and are just as impressed as to how quickly he has grown over these 9 weeks since birth. On Tuesday, we had his 2 month check up and the little man tipped the scale at 13 pounds 13 ounces and is now 24.5 inches. This puts him at the 95th percentile for both his height and his weight. Let me tell you...I can feel all 13 lbs 13 ounces of him especially lugging him around in his carseat.

Jacob is now 8 weeks old and doing really well. He is cooing and smiling more and more everyday and laughing, which you can see in the photos. He is discovering his hands and trying at times to suck his fingers. He has his 2-month-old check-up on Tuesday and we will find out his weight then; he is pushing 13.5 lbs according to our scale so he has no problem with gaining weight. His length is probably around 23.5 inches or so. He can fit into some 6 month old clothing currently. He is working on tummy time everyday and his head and neck control is getting better everyday. When Don and I talk to him he smiles so he recognizes our voices and loves to be sung to. We are having so much fun with him and cannot believe how quickly he has grown but we are loving every minute of being parents

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We enjoyed our first Thanksgiving with Jacob at Hilton Head. We drove down to Hilton Head, SC to visit with family (Aunt Julie, Uncle Jim, Aunt Chery, Andy and Alison). We did not take any photos but enjoyed a really good meal. It was about a 2 hour drive and that had been the longest car ride Jacob has taken thus far and he did great, he slept the entire time. We are enjoying every moment of being parents, time has flown by, and Jacob is such a joy. He is growing so fast as you all can see by the photos we are posting. We feel really lucky since he is sleeping for 6 hours straight throughout the night so we get some really good rest. He takes long naps throughout the day as well so I am able to catch up on housework and laundry.
Don and I have started back up with playing tennis, we played several times a week before our pregnacy but had to stop once we found out I was pregnant. It felt really great to get back out there and Jacob enjoyed the fresh air (he slept the entire time) as well. I took some pictures of the nursery we are still adding things here and there to liven it up but so far this is how we have it decorated. The bedding was had made by Nana and we just love it.