Climbing stairs!
Posted by Missy Roberts at 10:10 PM About Jake
Today daddy left for a business trip to Chicago. He will be away from us for 6 days. Jacob and mommy already miss him. Today we spend getting ready for Auntie Vanessa's bridal shower. Jacob didn't let me get much done though because he was stuck to me like glue. The living room was empty so that we could put some tables in there so he had fun walking around the room with his lion. There was nothing to get in his way except for the walls:) I caught him looking at himself in the mirror in the dining room. He stands up on it (and gets fingerprints all over it) and laughs at the baby staring back at him. Today he was kissing himself. It was so cute! He is trying to stand up on his own without holding on to anything. He's gotten as far as putting one knee on the ground and then lifting the other leg up, but he can't quite pull himself up from there yet. He is talking a lot more and grunting a lot more, especially at me when I am tell him not to do something he is wanting to do. Oh yes, he discovered the stairs today. I was sitting on the stairs watching him walk around the living room. He came over to me and pulled himself up on the stair. He made it all the way up to the first landing (about 4 steps I think). Of course I was right behind him the whole time. He thought he made a HUGE accomplishment becasue when he got to the "top" he looked back at me and gave me a big smile and wanted some praise. I was thinking about wheter or not to praise him, because do I really want him going up and down the stairs??? But, of course I clapped for him. Ultimately, he is going to go up and down, but I will always be there and most of the time he won't be in the living room anyway becasue the gate will be up to keep him out! So we had a little fun today:)
Tomorrow we are having Auntie Vanessa's bridal shower at our house. We are excited about this big event. Jacob will be in attendance, probably the only boy again! Daddy is in Chicago, Papa has to work and Uncle RJ...well do we really want him watching Jacob??? First, he's never changed a diaper and second, who knows what he will teach Jacob to do! So he will be hanging out with the girls. I'm sure he'll want to walk around with his lion all day like he does everyday:) So until next time...mommy and daddy love you (and daddy misses you!)