Bill and Miss (plus two)

Today we went to Sea World.  This was Jacob's first visit.  We got to go because Papa's work had a "play day" there, so Mommy, Daddy, Nani, Papa, Uncle RJ, Auntie Sonnia, her mama and Uncle Eddie all went.  The first show were saw was "Pets Rule"  There were doggies, kitties and birdies (and one piggy) in there show.  I think Jacob like the birds the best.  He really didn't get excited until the end of the show when the animals came out to take a bow...that's when he started waving at them.  Then we headed over to see the dolphins.  Those dolphins are AMAZING.  Jacob just stared the whole time while sitting on Nani's lap.  The best part about that show was when the dolphins got the crowd wet.  We were sitting high enough that we didn't get wet, but those dolphins really hit one of the sections HARD.  They kept splashing and splashing.  Those poor people were DRENCHED!  But I guess they loved it otherwise they wouldn't have sat there.  After that show we rushed over to see the sea otter show.  They were kind of boring and Jacob was getting a little anzy.  He just wanted to get up and walk around.  After the otters we saw the main show...Shamu!  Before the show Jacob was able to walk around a little to stretch out his legs.  I think he like the show.  He was pointing to Shamu at certin points.   Later in the afternoon we went to see the sharks, penguins and polar bears.  Jacob LOVED the sharks and kept pointing to them as they swam near us.  I think that was his favorite part of the day.  Of course Nani bought him a shamu stuffed animal.  You can't go to sea world and not get a shamu stuffy!

The weather was great for the most part.  It was cool and cloudy and then just as we were about ready to leave it started to drizzle.  The big boys had to play some carnival games and while they played the rain came down pretty hard.  Luckily, mommy brought the rain gear for the stroller so Jacob didn't get wet at all.  We walked VERY fast to the car and drove home.  We had a great time and Jacob saw animals he had never seen before. Thank you to Papa for getting us tickets!  I'm sure we will be back again, and we know Jacob will be wanting to sit in the Soak Zone to get wet by the dolphins and Shamu.  So until next time...mommy and daddy love you!

It seems like in the past few weeks Jacob has been turning into a big boy.  He is starting to feed himself with a spoon.  The other morning he got the spoon and fed himself some oatmeal.  Tonight at dinner he was eating mashed potatoes with his spoon.  Of course they were all over the place, but he is trying.  He is also starting to run around everywhere, most he is running away from me when it's time for a diaper change.  Sometimes his body isn't fast enough for his brain and he trips over himself.  He is really trying to talk too.  Yesterday he said "YES" but not for any particular reason...he just kept saying "yes"  I don't know if it's a sound he's making or actually a word.

Yesterday he was playing with his crayons made for toddlers and he ended up pulling the crayon out of the holder and putting it in his mouth.  I wish they would make those things so that kids can't pull the crayons out.  Today at stroller strides he tried to escape from the tennis courts through a small gap in the fence.  Of course no other child noticed the gap except for Jacob.  He was halfway out by the time I got to him and he had a HUGE smile on his face like he was almost able to get away with something.

He is FINALLY holding the bottle on his own.  I completely spoiled him and kept holding the bottle for him.  The other day he grabbed it when we sat down in the chair and fed himself.  He is also getting a lot better with a sippy cup.  I think in the next couple of weeks we will be completely off the bottle.  He is also going down the slide by himself now.  I think he was a little fearful of the slide, but now he loves it.  He is also trying to reach up to the door handle.  He's almost there and when he is finally able to reach he will know what to do.  I did the mistake of allowing him to open the door when I go to change his diaper so he knows how the handle works.  Uh Oh...I don't think they make safety covers for our type of doors...we'll have to look into that one.

He still LOVES to dance.  Every night we put the music on and he gets down...really, he is moving his head swaying his arms and bouncing up and down.  He's even got a bit of a twist going on.  He is HYSTERICAL to watch.  He prefers some songs over others because with some songs he simply bounces up and down but with others, he is a dancing machine.

ON Monday we went to have lunch at Rainforest Cafe with some of Bill's employees.  I was showing Jacob the gorilla (while it wasn't moving) and then all of a sudden it made a movement and a large gorilla sound.  It startled Jacob so bad that he started crying and clinched onto me so tight.  I felt so bad for him. During lunch everytime ne heard the gorilla he grabbed on to me and we were sitting far from that silly gorilla.

I'm sure he will be doing more things in the near future and I will have to remember to write them all down.  So until then...mommy and daddy love you!

On Thursday, Daddy had surgery on his finger.  They had to re-attach his tendon!  Jacob spent most of the day with Nani at the office and then Papa picked him up and took him to the park and they played there for a long time.  Jacob didn't come home until it was almost his bed time.  It was great that Jacob was with his Nani and Papa because he would not have done well at the outpatient center, but I sure did miss him!  Daddy is doing much better now.  He is on some pain medication but he can still play with Jacob, just a little less than normal.

Friday we stayed home to help out daddy.  Jacob was so tired the whole day.  He didn't sleep well Thursday night and then he took two naps during the day on Friday but both got interrupted by phone calls, so he was a grumpy little dude ALL DAY!!!!  He went to bed early and woke up in a much better mood this morning. 

So this morning we woke up and went to Stroller Strides.  Nani was able to join us too...it was pretty fun.  After mommy's workout Jacob played at the park with Nani and his friends.  He must have really played hard because when he got home he took a 3 hour nap!!!  So mommy and daddy snuck in a nap too!  AFter he woke up and had some lunch (late) we went to check out the Open House at "My Gym."  Jacob had fun running around in there.  He loved jumping on the small trampoline and climbing up and down these stairs they had there.  Daddy was cracking up at him on the trampoline.  A few times he really got some air!  I was surprised at how much he jumped on it.  Of course we won't sign up for classes, they are VERY expensive...but we will try to go back tomorrow for another free time.  Hey, we'll take anything we can get for free!!!

At dinner tonight, Jacob drank his milk from his sippy cup.  He did pretty well with it.  He had a little bit left, so I put it in a plastic cup to see how he would do with that.  He really likes drinking out of a cup.  I was holding it for him for a while, but then I let him go for it and hold it himself.  He did REALLY well with it.  He only spilled a little bit of the milk and only once did he drink too much to make himself cough.  I think he really liked drinking from the cup because after each drink he had a big smile on his face and he was making this really cute face where he blinked his eyes really hard and had a grin from ear to ear.  He is so adorable!!!

During his bath we put out a new toy.  It's a small basketball hoop.  He played with it the ENTIRE bath.  I guess I can say that he loves it.  He didn't play with any of the other toys in the tub and he didn't even touch his cup which is what he always ends up playing with after he's done with the other toys.  This was a great birthday present from his friend Aidan (and Auntie Erin, Uncle Will and Randy!).

Alright, time for mommy to hit the hay...my head is hurting pretty bad right now,so I'm going to bed early...so until next time...mommy and daddy love you!