6 months old! (already)
Posted by Missy Roberts at 8:22 PM About Jake
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!