December Update- From Mommy

It has been a crazy December. Jakob has been battling an ear infection and bronchitis. We were scared for a few days with his breathing but after 5 days on the inhaler the doctor gave Jakob a clean bill of health just in time for Christmas. Somewhere in between all that, Chris and I managed to get the stomach flu, the same night of course.

Jakob has been keeping us very busy. He started to truly crawl, no longer a scoot, last month and has taken off. He is so fast! He pulls himself up on everything and is beginning to take steps holding on to things. He has quite the personality and makes us laugh all the time. Over Christmas Jakob decided to cut all four of his top teeth! I think the bottom side teeth will come in by Feb. He has more teeth than Chris and I ever did at this age. Jakob's first Christmas was awesome and was more than we could've ever imagined. It's hard to believe my little guy is 10 months in a few days and will be turning 1 year old in less than 2 months! Time flies when your having fun! When we have hard days and sleepless nights, I say to myself this to shall pass. When our days are full of laughter and milestones I think this to shall pass; its those days I want to hold onto a little longer.

My little Jakob, try not to be in such a hurry to grow up. You have such a big world a head of you. Let your mommy hold you a little longer. You are such a blessing to my life, your daddy and others. I pray for you every night as you dream. I love you my little monkey.

Mommy's Little Monkey (Daddy's too)

Well, its official! I'm crawling all over the place getting into trouble,or exploring as I like to call it. I don't like to be in one place for too long. I kept crawling to the sliding glass door and "eating" Mommy's flip flops or I'd try to pull on the Christmas tree. I even "chased" a cat! Mommy and daddy bought me a playpen so I could crawl around and play with my toys and they would know I was safe and confined.Mommy likes to say she no longer has a coffee table in the living room but a cage to contain her little monkey.

Grandude and Me

Grandude and I had lots of fun playing together. One of our favorite things to do,besides watch football, was to play with Wally, the dog. Wally would bring me his ball and I'd pick it up and give it back to him. We even played a game of tug-a-war.

Carosel Ride

I got to ride on a Carosel for the first time over the weekend. I wasn't too sure what was going on but I never cried. Mommy loves these pictures of me. They're some of her favorite.

Thanksgiving

I had a great time in Orange County for my first Thanksgiving. I got to meet some of my family that I hadn't seen before. I of course stole the show with my charm. We passed a turkey hat around the table and everyone had to wear it and say what they were thankful for. Many people said me! I liked wearing the turkey hat and it made me laugh to see other people wear it.

Learning to Crawl

Family Photo Shoot

We had our pictures taken for our Christmas card. I had fun playing in the leaves and sitting up in the tree. Don't worry, daddy was holding me. I turned 8 months this week and I'm becoming more mobile. I've almost got crawling down.I can get on all fours and even do a push up. I can go backwards but I can't seem to move my arms to go forwards. I can slide off the couch and stand holding on. Grandude taught me this and mommy was so thrilled(ha ha). She was actually pretty amazed. I've been saying "da-da" for about a month and today for the first time I said "ma-ma" with a mouth full of oatmeal. My bottom two teeth have come in and now I'm getting the top two. Life is good and adventurous. I love to explore and play with blocks.