Water Bottles Are Awesome

(From my journal to Jacob)

You turn your head/upper body back and forth over and over again. It's a kind of game. We take turns doing it and laughing. You love water bottles. If we have one, you want a sip and sometimes you like to dribble it down your front. You're pretty content with a sippy cup, though. Cheerios are your absolute favorite.

The Best Night Ever

(From my journal to Jacob)

You slept from 8:45 to 5:45 last night! That's a record! I couldn't believe it. You love Cheerios and fruit puffs more than anything else. You love pushing a toy car around and love rolling a ball around in the kitchen.

Tickling the Old Ivories

(From my journal to Jacob)

You are into chewing on belts and chasing the cats. You tackled Pumpkin today. You can basically stand on your own, but you're afraid. You keep going up to the piano and playing keys. You love it when we help you sit on the bench so you can pound away. You are non-stop whenever you're awake.

Sleep Improvement!

(From my journal to Jacob)

You are so busy! You pull yourself up so well and you crawl so fast. It's hard to keep up with you. You want to climb everything. Today you took your first shower. :) It was fun and you liked it. I think you thought it was relaxing, and it sure beat playing outside of the shower while I'm in there!

You love paper -- you want to crinkle and eat any paper product. You love your veggies way more than fruit. You love cereal puffs best of all. We tried plain yogurt 2 days ago, and it's okay. You are napping a lot because you're so busy. You slept until 9 this morning! That's crazy. You slept from 8:15 to 12:45 a.m. last night, then I fed you. Then until probably 3. I think that's all until 9! That's a first!

You're still gorgeous. Everyone always comments on your eyes. 12-month outfits are sometimes too short! You've been laying your head down on things when you're tired lately. It's so sweet. You'll do it on the floor, but also on people's legs, Brianna's head, etc. It's so cute! You babble like crazy. You might have said "kee kee" a couple of weeks ago to Pumpkin, but maybe not. Occasionally I think you know that "momma" is me, but I'm not positive. You know when we say your name in a low voice that you should stop. When you play, you growl. Or when you eat. It's hilarious. We call it your monster voice. You still love to jump. You still love to be held. You're so sweet when we nap together. You just keep patting me to make sure I'm there. I love you!

Random Photo: Jacob Posing

Crawling is Cool

(From my journal to Jacob)

You are crawling so well! Yesterday you were crawling onto your dad's lap and sitting down. :) How cute. You love to stand. You're sleeping pretty well. You saw "mamama" a lot. :)

Random Photo: Jacob and Uncle Ben