Bill and Miss (plus two)

Today was a very special day for Jacob.  This morning at 2nd service Jacob was dedicated by Pastor Jack Hibbs.  All of our family was there to pray over Jacob with Pastor Jack.  Jacob was a good boy during the prayer. 

This morning he woke up early and was in a good mood.  So we knew he was going to be a good boy up on stage. Mommy put him in a white polo shirt and a pair of jeans (and daddy wore the same thing).  They looked so cute together! We were so blessed to have all of our family at the church with us.  Before we went up on stage we were sitting in the front row right by the drum set.  Jacob seemed to be mesmerized by them.  He was staring at them during the entire worship.  When we handed him over to Pastor Jack he was so mellow.  After Pastor Jack prayed we took a picture and then we were off to the back of the church to take our seats.  Of course, he got hungry so mommy took him to the mother's room to feed him.  After he ate, he was all smiles and giggles in the room.  He was flirting with all the mommies and little girls in there.  Seriously, he is going to be a little charmer.  The moms only had to look at him and he was all smiles.  He has this one smile where he smiles in a shy way...soooo adorable.  It just makes you melt.  this boy is going to be a heartbreaker.  Pastor Jack had a great message too!  What a blessing (as he always is).   After service our family came to our house for lunch.  We definitely had a full house, but it was a blessing!  Unfortunately Uncle Ralph and Auntie Yolie got in an accident in the parking lot at the church!  Can you believe that.  Fortunately they were not too badly hurt although Aunties neck was bothering her the rest of the afternoon, but their car was pretty bad.  The entire passenger's side door was bent in.  That lady must have been driving pretty fast in the parking lot.  Mommy and Daddy ordered El Pollo Loco because there was no way they were going to be able to get food prepared for the entire family (over 30 people!).  It was yummy yummy yummy.  Most of the day mommy and daddy didn't know where Jacob was because he was being passed around from one family member to another.  He was such a good boy about it too!  He is so loved by his entire family.  Fortunately for mommy, she is the only one that can feed him right now, so she was able to spend a little time with him during the day, but as soon as he was done eating, someone else grabbed him.   Everyone had a good time this afternoon.  Cousin Taylor brought the new member to their family, Dainty, a maltepoo (I don't know how to spell that).  so the kids were outside playing with her most of the time.  Someone was learning how to take a golf swing, others were playing ping pong in the garage, of course the women were talking, and someone (I'm not mentioning any names but he is the daddy to the baby who was dedicated today) started wheelchair races in the garage with Grandma Gloria's wheelchair.  I don't think she knew that was happening and hopefully she doesn't find out!  All in all it was a wonderful day.  Jacob received some very beautiful gifts including great books, beautiful frames and other great stuff! 

Jacob has been such a blessing in our lives for the past 5 months, actually for the past year and a few weeks, since we found out we were pregnant with him On May 4, 2006.  He has brought nothing but joy to our lives.  Everyday there is something new for him whether he reaches a milestone by rolling over or just discovers that he has feet.  He is so precious.  We enjoy listening to him talk and laugh.  We love to watch him play with his toys.  We love staring at him and him staring back at us with that beautiful gummy smile.  I don't know what we did without him in our lives.  I can't think of what our lives were like before now that he is here.  He has definitely changed our lives.  All I think about is my little baby and what I can do to make him happy, healthy and safe!  We love being Jacob's parents and pray that God gives us the wisdom to raise him to love the Lord and to grow to be a strong man; we want him to be strong in his faith and strong to stand up for what he believes.  We pray that we raise him to be an honest man, a loving man, a kind man, and a respectful man.  We pray that he is successful, whatever he defines successful to mean for him.  And we pray that he will one day have a family and be a wonderful daddy, just like his daddy.  But most of all we pray that Jacob always knows that he is loved by his mommy and daddy and by his Father in Heaven!

Mommy and Daddy love you Jacob!

This morning Jacob had his first taste of rice cereal and he sat in his high chair for the first time...okay the second, we put him in it after putting it together...but he only sat in it for a couple of seconds so it doesn't really count.  Anyway, we sat him in the high chair, which he seemed to like and with daddy video taping, mommy gave Jacob his first tast of "solid" foods.  We made it quite watery so that it was easier for him to get to the back of his mouth and swallow.  He did fairly well.  A lot of it did land up on his face and bib, but he didn't reject it.  About halfway through the feeding he got really excited and was talking up a storm.  I can't believe my baby is getting so big!  It was fun feeding him, but a little sad too...this just means he's getting bigger and will soon no longer be a baby...but he will ALWAYS be my baby.

The rest of the day he spent between mommy and daddy while they were getting the house ready for family tomorrow.  Daddy worked on the outside while mommy worked (somewhat) on the inside.  Nani came over to drop off something and ended up watching Jacob for a while so mommy and daddy could get some stuff done.  That was a big help.  Jacob was a good boy today. 

Tomorrow he is being dedicated.  I just pray that he's a good boy up there with Pastor Jack:)  He's always a good boy, but you never know.  I'm just nervous about his feeding time.  He usually eats while we are at church so I'm hoping that his dedication falls at just the right time either right before he eats or right after.  We'll see what happens...so until then...Mommy and Daddy love you Jacob:)

Jacob is 5 months old today.  Gosh, I can't believe he's already 5 months...it's gone by so fast!  Wednesday he had a weight check up with the doctor.  He weighed in at 13 lbs. 14 ounces.  The doctor said he's fine...he's just growing weight wise on the 25th percentile...which I guess is fine as long as he stays on that track and doesn't drop again.  After the doctor's appointment we went to Babies R Us to buy Jacob a new toy.  we put him in all the different "excersaucers" and he definitely prefered one over all of them...of course it had to be one of the pricier ones...but that's okay, anything for our little boy!  When we got home, I spent about an hour trying to put the whole thing together...but I was proud of myself putting it all together myself...Bill did help with one small part.

when Jacob sat in it for the first time, the moment was priceless...he was a little overwhelmed at first with so many things to see and touch.  Soon he was grabbing at everything.  At first he was obsessed with the mirror, then his attention turned to the phone.  He then turned to this spinny thing and once he figured out how to make it spin, he went crazy...he was jumping up and down in excitement over his new found toy.  Of course daddy caught it all on video and we enjoyed watching him on video later that night.  It was amazing to see him learn how to make things happen on this thing.  He was really examining the different toys and figuring out what they did. so precious!

On Thursday, Jacob and I went to the botanical gardens in Claremont.  we went to meet up with other babies and mommies.  Unfortunately only one other mommy and son showed up, but we had a good time meeting them and walking around the gardens...my allergies were not happy with me later that day though...oh well!

Friday, Jacob and daddy spent some quality time together while I went to get my hair cut.  It was nice to get away for a couple of hours and I'm sure the boys had a good time at home.  I'm not too sure what exactly went on, but everyone was fine when I got home, so I'm sure it was harmless whatever they did together.  I fear that may not be the case in upcoming years though:)

This Sunday Jacob is being dedicated.  The family will be there to pray with us and then they will come over to our house for some lunch.  So tomorrow will be a busy day for us getting the house picked up and putting all of Jacob's stuff away!  For being so little he sure does have a lot of stuff that goes along with him:0  So until next time...mommy and daddy love you our 5 month old Jacob:)