The Story of My Boys

Monday, May 4, 2009

All About the Baby!

Benjamin is happily taking a few steps here and there. He is such a happy baby! He is constantly making us laugh, with his squawks, screams, squeals, and bubbly laughter.

Our front bedroom currently serves as our toy room/guest room. We have a gate up to keep Benjamin away from all of the toys with small parts (Jacob's trains, cars, puzzles, etc.). Benjamin likes to stand at the gate and yell at Jacob. He is determined to get in, and I don't think it will be very long before he succeeds. Jacob keeps a stool on either side of the gate so he can get in and out. Benjamin has now taken to standing on the stool (he still can't quite get over the gate) and leaning. One day soon...

When Benjamin wants to be held, he often pats the back of the person holding him. It is so sweet! He loves to grab my hand and pull it so it cradles his face. He'll hold it there until he falls asleep in the car (when Greg is driving).

Benjamin loves his pacifiers. One in his mouth and one in each hand. I think we might be able to move away from them soon, though, because he's really starting to love his blanket. He uses it as a pillow.

Jacob was a very tidy eater at this age. When he finished eating, there was no food on the floor. There was no food on the side of the high chair, on his shirt, or even on his fingers, usually. Benjamin is the type to stick his fingers in his mouth, grab some food, and then smear it in his hair, the sides of the high chair, and in his ears.

He usually wakes up at 11:30 p.m. and again around 2:30 or 3. Maybe you had children who were sleeping through the night at this age, but compared to Jacob's sleep patterns at this age, we are very happy.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

#7

I spotted tooth #7 yesterday! It's on the top on his left side, right next to the front two teeth. So, I would assume #8 will appear shortly. This could explain all of the drool and snot! (Pretty picture, huh?)

Friday, May 1, 2009

Happy Baby

It's just a cheap plastic basket with wheels. Jacob LOVED it as a baby. Greg used to wheel him around the room, sometimes attaching a belt so it could sort of whip around. Jacob (and his cousin, Brianna) used to laugh and laugh.

Benjamin had his first turn in the basket the other night, and he's a fan.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Jacobisms - God, Pirates, Bad Guys, and Girls

Jacob: If something is real, then we can see it. Right?

Greg: Right.

Jacob: So if we can't see it, then it's not real.

Greg: Sure.

Jacob: God and Jesus are real, and we can't see them.

Do you like how Jacob set him up for that?

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Jacob must have heard something about the recent pirate events and asked Greg about the pirates and the captain. Greg told him that pirates held the captain of the ship hostage and that the Navy had to come in and rescue him. (At this point, I was saying, "Did you tell him they KILLED them?!?!?") He did. Jacob paused and thought about it for a while. Then he said, "Well, did they ask them to be nice first?" Greg said they did, but the pirates wouldn't be nice. Jacob said, "Oh, okay." It's nice when everything is black and white when you're a child...

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Jacob: If a bad guy came into the house, then I would show him how strong I am.

Me: Um, no. You would be hiding. I would take care of the bad guy.

Jacob: Why?

Me: Well, that's my job. Your job would be to hide.

Jacob: But if he didn't go away, then I would show him how strong I am.

Me: No, you would hide and be very, very quiet.

Jacob: What about Benjamin?

Me: He would be with you. You would both hide and be very quiet.

Jacob: What about Dad? (no pause) I think he would be hiding with us.

Yep, that's me. I'm the brave one in the family! I'll conquer the bad guys all by myself. I'm glad to know my son thinks I'm strong/brave enough to do it! :)

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Last weekend, Jacob told me that girls say, "Oh no" in a high voice, and demonstrated. I laughed and said, "That's how girls sound?" He said, "Yep." I said, "How do boys sound?" He said "Oh no" in a low voice. (Hee hee!) I asked again, "Boys sound like that?" Jacob said, "Yes, unless they're scared. Then they say, 'Oh no!' like girls."

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Teeth, Steps, and Bedtime

Benjamin has his fifth tooth! On Thursday night, I spotted the first tooth next to his bottom middle two teeth (on his right side). I'm sure there's a far less complicated way to write that (like looking up the name of the tooth and position), but I don't feel like doing that.

Greg said yesterday Benjamin took a couple of steps, but he was sort of falling as he did it and reaching for Greg. Today (in the bathtub, the crazy kid) he took a step toward me, and it was definitely a step! We can't get him to knowingly stand on his own, but he can. He does it if he's distracted and doesn't realize he's standing on his own.

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An email from Greg on Friday:

Sounds good. I agree that we need to get to bed earlier tonight. Jacob also mentioned to me that he would like to go to bed earlier. That's funny. He asked if he would be allowed to go to bed early. I told him he can go to bed whenever he wants before bedtime. He makes me laugh sometimes.