Bill and Miss (plus two)

Today Jacob turned 6 months old!  We cannot believe how old he is already.  We celebrated this milestone by going to visit the doctor for his check up and shots (ouch).  Over the past month, Jacob grew another inch and a quarter to put him at 27 inches long and weighed in at 14 lbs. 11 ounces.  As usual, he is above average on height and well below average in his weight.  Our doctor was not concerned stating that he is progressing at his own level and he's fine:)  After the check up with the doctor the nurse came in for the 4 shots!  Poor baby, good thing she was fast, but he did scream and turned bright red.  I held him tight when it was over and he was fine after about a minute.

Later in the afternoon Jacob and I drove over to the YMCA to sign him up for parent-tot swim classes.  He will be taking "swim" lessons every Tuesday and Thursdays in the month of July.  I'm sure we'll have a great time and are hoping that daddy can join us for a lesson or two.  When we got home, Jacob was nice and hungry so he nursed and fell asleep while nursing.  He hasn't done that in a long time.  I think he must have been very tired.  When he was done nursing I snuggled him up close to me and he slept on me.  He hasn't done that in a long time and I enjoyed his short nap with me.  He felt so good being so close to me!  When he woke up I thought I would try to give him some sweet potatoes for the first time.  Of course I called daddy to come down and watch (and video) the event.  I really did not think he would eat a whole lot, so I poured a little bit in a bowl and gave him his first bite.  Well he really really enjoyed it because they little mouth was opened wide searching for the next spoonful!  He was so adorable with his orange smile!  He looked like the Joker while he was eating.  He had a smile on his face almost the entire time.  When he was done with the small amount I originally put in the bowl, I poured a little more in and he gobbled it right up, so he ended up finishing the entire container!  WOW! I couldn't believe it.  Daddy was there watching and was surprised too!  What a good boy.  We'll keep him on the sweet potatoes for the next 2 days and then we will try something new...maybe peas????

We played a while the rest of the afternoon and then when daddy was done working he came and played with Jacob.  Daddy took Jacob outside in the front yard to check out the view and then he gave him a bottle and put him to sleep!  Wow, I think that was a first (or maybe a second).  Anyway, good job daddy! 

Jacob has brought so much joy to our lives.  There are so many things I love about him and there are things that I already miss about him.  I read the first few posts the other day and remembered all the cute stuff he used to do.  I miss the way he used to sound like a little puppy sometimes when he slept.  I miss how he would be startled and throw out his arms as if he was saying "praise the Lord."  I miss how he would snuggle up to me with his head on my shoulder and his legs all curled under and fall asleep.  I miss his "touchdown" sleeping position.  I do miss so many things that he no longer does, but there are so many new things to love about him. 

I love to see him to a push up and turn his head to us so that we can say how proud we are of him.  I love to hear him grunt as he struggle to move while on his tummy in search for something he wants.  I love how whenever there is something in front of him, he wants it (no matter what it is) and if he gets it, it instantly goes near his mouth.  I love the way he sings to me as I nurse him on the right side...boy does he sing loud!  I love how he wakes up every morning with a smile on his face.  I love how does a 180 in his crib and we find his head where his feet used to be in the morning.  I love to see him through the monitor waking up, doing a push up and looking around.  I love his smile and how he will smile at people.  I love when he smiles to hard that his little nose scrunhces up.  I love it when we are feeding him and his little mouth is open looking for the next bite.  I love how he takes a deep breath when he gets put in his bath.  I love how he loves to splash the water EVERYWHERE when in his bathtub.  I love how he plays with a washcloth when he is taking a bath.  I love how excited he is when he's a "naked baby."  I even love the sound of his cry...it's still cute (sometimes!).  I love to see him and his daddy sitting in the back yard watching the birdies fly by.  I love to watch him play in his exersaucer and get frustrated when the toy doesn't do what he wants it to do.  I love when he gets excited and does his little scream.  I love to watch him through the rear view mirror in the car and see him playing with his Mickey or catepillar in the car.  I love when he sits at the computer with daddy that he wants to type on the keyboard.  I love how he hates to have his nose cleaned...he will turn his head back and forth so fast to avoid the "picker."  I love that he knows the camera already and will smile for it:)  There is so much more that I love about him and I know there are so many more things I will learn to love about him in the future.  My baby is getting so big already, but I am happy that I am cherishing every moment I have with him.  The time did go by fast, but at the same time, it has gone by so slow.  I am so blessed that Bill and I have been there for all the new things he's done and we can hardly wait to be there to see what is yet to come.  Mommy and Daddy love you buddy!

Before we get to the princess party...

Since Jacob is now drinking from his bottle, mommy and daddy were able to go on a date:)  It was nice to be alone, but the whole time we missed our little boy.  When we got home Jacob was sound asleep and Nani said they had a good time together.  I think Jacob missed us because he ended up waking up at 11pm, he used the excuse that he was hungry, but Bill and I know it was because he wanted to see us before he was truly out for the night.

This afternoon we went to a Princess birthday party for Alyssa who turned 3 today.   Mommy and Daddy can't believe what a big girl Alyssa is now.  We still remember seeing her in the hospital room the day she was born.  Anyway, she's a little princess now and we were invited to her birthday party.  She had a big princess jumper and all the little kids were jumping in it (with their dads).  Daddy was in there (without Jacob of course) and used the excuse that he was video taping.  I think the dads liked the jumper more than the kids.  Before we knew it all the kids were out and the dads were still in there.  I think the kids thought it was a little too rough with all the "big" boys in it.  Jacob had a good time at his friend's birthday.  He was fascinated with the balloons they had in their house.  The minute we walked in the house Auntie Melinda grabbed Jacob and mommy and daddy watched him get passed around from person to person.  But he had a good time:)

Later this evening we met Nani, Papa, Grandnina, Corty and Taylor at El Pollo Loco for a quick (late) dinner.  Jacob was so tired, he fell asleep in the car (a 5 minute car ride, if that) and was OUT when we got home.  He didn't even wake up as I took him out of the car seat.  Before I layed him in his crib I was holding him like I used to hold him when he was weeks old to go to sleep.  His head was on my shoulder.  When he was about 2 months old and younger he would fall asleep in that position.  Now he likes to be held "like a baby" to fall asleep.  Anyway, as I was holding him before I put him down, I remembered how little he was when I held him like that.  Now his legs dangle down to my legs, whereas before they would be crunched into his body and not even touch my waist.  I will admit a few tears came out of my eyes as I realized my little baby is growing up.  Monday he will be 6 months old already!  I can't believe it.  I love that he is growing bigger and learning new things, but at the same time sometimes I wish he was still a little tiny newborn.  Daddy walked into Jacobs room as I was holding him swaying back and forth with a tear running down my face.  I think he thought I was being a little silly for crying, but it does make me a little sad knowing our baby is getting so big, but that's a good thing that he's growing up.  I can't wait for his doctor's appointment on Monday to find out how long he is and how much he weighs...I really hope he has gained more weight.  I think he looks bigger and he is definitely longer! 

Tomorrow we are going to see Jacob's friend Aiden and his mommy, daddy and brother.  Aiden and Jacob are only 6 days apart so it will be fun to put the two of them together to see how well they "play" together!  So until we write again...mommy and daddy love you!

This afternoon Jacob went to Disneyland for the first time.  The first thing we did was to take a family picture in front of the Mickey flowers as you walk in the main entrance.  As we walked into the park we saw 4 characters, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto!  Of course we got in line to take a picture with Mickey Mouse first...(can you believe you now have to stand in line to take pictures with the characters?  Remember the old days when you just had to be an aggressive kid to get in there to give Mickey a hug).  While standing in line daddy went to buy Jacob his first set of Mickey ears....SOOO CUTE!  Jacob was wearing his Angels hat to help keep the sun out of his eyes and since his Mickey ears are still on the big side, we put the ears on over his hat.  He looked adorable.  We got our family picture with Mickey and went on to Donald.  After a shot with Dad, Jacob and Donald, we rushed over to see Pluto and Goofy.  Mom and Jacob got a picture with Pluto, but by the time we did that Goofy was on a break!  Oh well, maybe next time.  All the picture taking can make a kid hungry, so we found a cool spot in the shade and daddy gave Jacob his bottle.  Once Jacob had a full belly we were on our way to Mommy's favorite spot...yep, Snow White's Wishing Well.  We made sure to tell Jacob that that was the place daddy asked mommy to marry him.  We took a few pictures there and then some in front of the castle.  We worked our way into strollerville, I mean Fantasyland (the place mommy always tried to avoid while working at Disneyland).  It was definitely crowded in there but we eventually made it out and headed to Toon Town in hopes of catching a few more pictures with characters.  Unfortunately there were no characters there:(  So as we headed out, Jacob fell asleep.  Daddy was strolling him on the cobblestone and Jacob loves the bumps and knocked right out!  We decided that was our cue to leave.  Daddy wanted to check out the new submarine "Finding Nemo" ride, but as we walked by the wait was 2 HOURS!!!  No way were we going to wait in that line with a 6 month old.  Oh well, maybe next time, or when the new-ness of the ride wears out.  We walked a little more through all the different lands and then headed out.  On our way out we ran into Princess Jasmine.  So we stopped to take a picture.  Jacob was very excited to see the Princess.  When we walked up to her he held his hand out to her and had a BIG smile on his face.  He didn't smile like that for any of the other character!  The little flirt.  Princess Jasmine was very impressed with Jacob, but I told her he was too young for her:)  besides isn't she married???  hehe  With that we ended our trip to Disneyland.  We were only there about 3 hours, but it seemed much longer.  Mommy and Daddy were wiped out!  Jacob must have been too because he slept the whole way home (after a little bit of fussing).  You can view the rest of the pictures HERE.

We were so happy to share this place with Jacob and we know one day he will be running around the whole place.  We can't wait to take him when he can get on the rides and have lots of fun. 

This evening when we were giving Jacob his bath, he decided he wanted to steal the washcloth from mommy, so mommy gave him his own washcloth to play with while she bathed him.  Daddy tried taking it away from him and he cried until he gave it back!  Oh my gosh, that was the first time he's ever cried for anything.  We couldn't believe it.  Of course daddy had to make sure that was what he was crying for so he took it away from him again and again Jacob cried.  Oh no, it's starting!

We also opened up Jacob's college fund.  We decided that Jacob needs to go to a public college because there is no way we can afford a private school 18 years from now.  Wow, would that be expensive!  The price of a public school will be bad enough.  So we had a talk with Jacob while we were opening the account to tell him how important getting a college education is, but I doubt he had any idea what we were talking about.  I guess we will have to continue to remind him as he gets older:) 

Well, we are all pooped from a long day.  Jacob woke up at 5:30 this morning and really hasn't taken a good nap.  I'm surprised he is still awake right now!  I'm hoping he falls asleep soon, because I will fall asleep right after he does:)  So until we write again, mommy and daddy love you!!! (and Mickey does too:) )