Bill and Miss (plus two)

We've had a pretty tough week so far.   We think Jacob is teething because he is waking up throughout the night crying.  We are giving him some teething tablets and they seem to help a little bit.  The other problem we are having is that he somehow got off his normal schedule.  He is no longer drinking his bottle right before he goes to sleep which means he wakes up at around midnight HUNGRY!  A couple of nights ago mommy and daddy pretty much lost it with him.  He was up at least 3 times and just would not calm down.  He ate twice that night, it was the only thing to get him to settle down. So I need to work on getting him back on his schedule.  Today was a pretty good day as far as his feedings, but then at his dinner time feeding he only drank 3 ounces and then only had about 1 ounce (and that's saying a lot) for his evening bottle.  I'm wondering if his teething has something to do with his lack of appetite.  He is still eating his solids well, so I don't know what it is about those afternoon bottles that he doesn't like.  I have been giving him his bottles in his high chair because holding him while he drinks his bottle is like holding a small heater.  Both he and I get really hot.  He likes sitting up to have his bottle anyway. 

Today he tried cheerios for the first time.  Well, actually, let me rephrase that.  I put cheerios on his highchair tray for the first time and he mostly played with them.  He didn't try putting them near his mouth. Yet, when he is crawling on the floor and finds something that small that shouldn't go in his mouth, he puts it in his mouth anyway...go figure...he's a baby.  Anyway by the end of the day there were many cheerios on the floor.  At lunch time I tried giving him some fresh banana.  He did not care for the baby food packages of banana, so I thought maybe he would like a fresh one.  Nope, I think he just doesn't like bananas.  I put a piece in his mouth (because again, he wouldn't put it in his own mouth) and the look on his face was priceless!  He made so many funny faces as he was chewing it around in his mouth.  It was hysterical.  Unfortunately, I was the only one home to enjoy the moment. Maybe we'll try the banana again in a week or so.

Daddy fed him dinner today and then Jacob sat in his high chair eating a wagon wheel as mommy and daddy ate their dinner.  During our dinner, Bill was waving at Jacob saying "hi" and all of a sudden Jacob waved back to him with his left hand.  Well, he opened and closed his hands in the motion of a wave.  He did it a couple more times but would not do it for us when we got the video camera out.  He was so cute.  But we still don't know if he was mimicking daddy or if he was trying to get the sticky food off his hand:)

Well, I guess that's all for tonight.  Here's hoping for a good night's rest for all of us tonight.  But I have a feeling that since he's only had about 4 ounces in the last 8 hours he will be up tonight wanting to EAT!  So much for sleeping through the night.   Despite it all, mommy and daddy love you!

Friday morning when I walked into Jacob's room to get him out of his crib, Jacob was standing in his crib waiting for me!  I couldn't believe it.  He had been trying pull himself up in his crib for a while, but just couldn't quite reach.  Well now he can.  All day Friday Jacob was fussy.  I think it's teething, but I've been saying that for a LONG time now.  Who knows what it was.  All I know is that by the end of the day I was pretty much done with him.  If I walked out of his sight for one second while he was playing, he would start screaming.  Needless to say, I pretty much got nothing done on Friday.  The good thing about Friday was that daddy was due home that night.  Jacob and I went to the airport to pick him up.  We got there a little early because I anticipated traffic, but fortunately there was none.  So instead of driving around the airport hearing Jacob cry in the back of the cry, we parked the car and decided to go in and wait for daddy.  Jacob enjoyed his time there.  He was watching all the people walk by and had fun chatting with another lady waiting there.  When daddy finally came down the escalators, he didn't even see us standing there.  I had to yell his name a couple of times for him to turn around to see us.  He was surprised that we were there waiting for him.  He was so happy to see Jacob there and took him in his arms right away.  The rest of the night Jacob played with daddy until he went to sleep in daddy's arms after daddy gave him a bottle. 

Saturday morning we woke up and played with Jacob then went for a ride to Coffee Bean for breakfast.  Daddy was in Seattle and didn't have one coffee when he was there, can you believe that!  Anyway, Jacob had his breakfast there with us.  Later in the afternoon we joined some family for a car show at Friend's Church in Yorba Linda. A friend's car was on display there and daddy was hoping to take a spin in the Ferrari after the show.  Jacob liked seeing all the cars and people.

This morning Jacob woke up early and played in our bed for about 30 minutes and then decided to go back to sleep.  So we all took a little nap early in the morning and then woke and got ready for church.  Jacob loves to make friends in the mommy room at church.  Today he played with two little boys about his age.  It was so fun to see them interact with eachother.  THey were playing with their toys and wanting to figure out what the other baby was all about.  After church we went to lunch with Chris and Leanne and then came home and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon.

Jacob is really pulling up to stand on everything now.  He can finally pull himself up on the couch and he starting to take some steps while standing holding on to the couch.  It makes us a little nervous because he tries to be brave and let go, which is great, but I don't want him falling and hitting his head on the hard wood floors.  So I just watch him closely as he is holding on to the couch.  It is so much fun to watch him explore everything from his new vantage point.  He would much rather be standing now then sitting or crawling, but he still does a lot of that too.  At bath time he is splashing in the water a lot more.  He loves bath time and really needs them now since he is pretty much cleaning our floors everyday.  It's kind of embarrassing to see how dirty the floors are when we see the tops of his feet at the end of the day.  It seems like no matter how much we clean them they are always dirty.  I guess I need to do a better job at cleaning the floors! (I think daddy would agree!). 

I did buy some teething tablets this afternoon to give to Jacob when he wakes up screaming in the middle of the night.  I think some teeth are trying to break through and hopefully these tablets will ease the discomfort he is feeling.  I hope it works, so that maybe we can get a restful night's sleep:)  so we'll see how that goes.  So until next time... mommy and daddy love you!

Yesterday, Jacob and Mommy went to Disneyland with one of Jacob's friends from swim, Christian and his mommy, Christina.  Jacob and Christian had a great time together.  They were so fun to watch.  When we first arrived we were greeted by Goofy, Pluto and Chip and Dale, so of course we had to get some pictures with them.  We got on three rides and Jacob loved them all.  First we went on Casey Jr. Train.  We were in the monkey cages...quite appropriate I thought, with my little monkey, Jake.  Then we went on It's a Small World.  Jacob LOVED it.  His eyes were glued to all the little dolls and his mouth was open the entire time.  I was trying to talk to him, but he was so not listening to me...he was way too interested in the characters.  Then we waited in line for Storybook.  Jake liked it, but it was a little hot and there want much shade during the ride so I think he was a little uncomfortable.  AFter the rides we made a "pit" stop in the restrooms for some quick diaper changes.  The boys were in their strollers waiting and they were reaching over to eachother trying to play with one another...it was so adorable.  The mommy's got hungry and decided to get some lunch where we could sit inside to cool off.  The boys were great in their high chairs.  Jacob had a blast with the menu the waitress gave him.  He was moving it all over the place.  Good thing it was make out of paper and they didn't ask for it back because it was thrashed by the time he was done with it.  A couple of the watiresses stopped by our table to say hi to the boys.  Of course Jacob was all smiles and flirting with the girls.  This kid is going to be a ladies man.  After lunch we decided to go home, we had already been there for a lot longer than we expected to be, but the boys had a good time and that's all that mattered!  While at Disney, I tried putting Jacob in our front carrier and he was crying and crying.  I couldn't figure out what was wrong with him because he usually likes being in it and it had been a while so I thought maybe he wasn't used to it.  Then Christina pointed out to me that his legs were red in the area where the material was touching him.  He was too big for the leg openings.  Fortunately there was a way to adjust it to make it bigger, so I did that and then he was fine.  My baby is getting so big and starting to grow out of things:(  What a big boy!

Today, Auntie Annette watched Jacob for a couple of hours while mommy went to a doctor's appointment.  I think they had a great time together.  Then we went and had Jacob's picture taken in his swim trunks and shirt.  The picutres came out ADORABLE.  He was in a great mood for the pictures and the photographer was great.  She got some really great shots of him on a surf board...way too cute.  We can hardly wait to show daddy the pictures.  Speaking of which, daddy comes home tomorrow.  We are both really excited about that.  I think daddy and Jacob are going to spend all of Saturday together. 

About 2 days ago, Jacob learned how to stick his tongue out and make "raspberries."  This has now become one of his favorite things to do, especially when he's eating, which makes for especially messy meal times.  it is really cute when he does it though.  He seems proud of himself because he can do this now.  Yesterday while at Disneyland he was eating some green beans and I think more green beans got on his arms and legs and on my arm than did in his mouth.  I think he was also doing it more because Christina and I were laughing at him everytime he did it.  He is definitely a ham.  Today, Nani was feeding him dinner and he started doing it to her too, but she was smart and stopped feeding him when he started that!  I guess that's what experience gets you..clean clothes:)

Alright...time to hit the hay.  SO until next time...mommy and daddy love you.