Cry Baby
Posted by Missy Roberts at 10:29 PM About Jake
Today we spent the afternoon at Nani and Papas house waiting for their new kitchen appliances to be delivered. Jacob was a bit of a cry baby today. I am thinking that he is teething, but I've said that before and still no teeth. He was also pretty sleepy, but wouldn't take more than 30-45 minute naps. When we arrived at their house Jacob started to play with some toys and the minute I left the room to go to the kitchen he started screaming his head off! I don't know what the problem was. I was still in sight of him, just higher up. Anyway, I think it was partly because he was sleepy. When he wasn't crying, he had a good time playing with Harley. He loves to watch him run around. Harley was even brave and approached Jacob. Fortunately for Harley, Jacob did not grab at him and try to pull his hair. He just watched him and laughed when he moved around.
Jacob is really crawling all over the place now. Yesterday morning I was washing some dishes and Jacob was playing in the family room. All of a sudden it was really quiet, so I went to check on him. I found him sitting in front of the fish tank, looking up at all the fish. It was so cute. He was just sitting there admiring the fish. I was able to take one picture before he noticed me watching him. It happened again this morning. I think he likes watching them swim around in their tank. He is getting more mobile now and taking longer journeys as he crawls. Today he made it all the way to the slidind door and wanted to explore the trash can! Gross! Of course I did not let that happen.
He is getting extra difficult when it comes to changing his diaper. Oh my goodness, he turns all over the place and it is difficult to put that diaper on him. When I try to control him he starts crying which makes things even harder. Oh well, I guess that's just what babies do. But of course I always win...He's never gone without a diaper:)
A couple of days ago we were in daddy's office and Jacob discovered the door stop. He was hitting it and loved watching it go back and forth. He must have hit it about 15-20 times before he got bored with it.
Yesterday we went to the Irvine Spectrum and walked around a little bit. Jacob got hungry so we found a shady spot near the water fountain and Jacob watched the kids play in the fountain while he ate his peas. The little boy next to us commented on Jacob's food that it was "yucky" I told him that Jacob loved his vegetables. Jacob loves watching other kids play. I wonder if he is wishing he could be running around with them. Speaking of running around. Jacob's new thing is that he is trying to stand up without pulling up on something. He will straighten out his legs while his hands are still on the ground and then gets frustrated because he can't go beyond that move. He looks he's on a poster for the theory of evolution being something between the monkey and man walking upright. I'm sure in no time he will be standing straight up. It's kind of a scary thought knowing that in a short time he will be walking. It's crazy. I was watching him crawl to his room today and reflected on the time when we had him in his jungle gym and he just layed there on his back unable to do anything else but stare up at those things hanging down at him. He wouldn't even move his arms to try to reach them. Now, anything he can see is a target to be touched and it's usually things he shouldn't be touching. I know people have always said this and it's so true, kids don't play with toys you buy them, they make toys out of everyday objects. It is so true. We can have all his toys layed out on the floor and if there is a magazine in his sight, he goes straight for it or anything else for that matter, even his daddy's stinking socks and shoes. I guess this is going to make keep the house clean. I know I have to keep the floors clean now because he goes everywhere and I don't want him putting yucky stuff in his mouth.
We also purchased his big car seat yesterday. I am going to have to find a place that will make sure we have it properly installed before we put the little guy in it. Maybe I can find somewhere that will install it for us. Not that I don't trust Bill, but it would be nice to have a professional put it in for us.
Alright, I'm going to get some sleep now, so until next time...mommy and daddy love you!