Jacob Likes Yogurt

As many of you already know, we have had our difficulties trying to feed Jacob solid food. It has been an uphill battle all the way. So recently we have been trying to be more flexible, maybe try some different approaches to feeding, just to see what works and what he likes.

Well, he likes yogurt, if we let him eat it his way. It's quite messy and entertaining and a lot easier than spoon-feeding. This was a fun experiment and might be worth trying with some other foods as well.

Videos from around the house

We've captured some fun Jacob moments on film for all to enjoy. First, here is a video of our typical bathtime experience nowadays. He does this every time we put him into the tub—he's really enjoying his new game.



Although now, we have to close the shower curtain because he splashes so hard!

Next, here he is with one of his toys—it's a block with a piece you can pull. It looks like a frog leg. When you pull it back, it retracts and makes the block vibrate. Now, we've enticed him with this before by showing him how it works, but we didn't expect he'd find a way to operate it on his own. (It helps to have teeth. His current count: four!) Well, he sure proved us wrong:



He's pretty darn clever! It never ceases to amaze us.

Jacob Has Surgery

Jacob had surgery, again, yesterday at 7:00 am. Jacob developed another lump on his bottom, in a different spot from before. They did the exact same procedure as done previously. Unfortunately, we don't know what causes it, how to prevent it, or whether or not he will get any more. The procedure was in some ways much easier this time, as we knew what to expect, and it was done so early in the morning (Jacob only complained about not getting his breakfast for about 20 minutes before the surgery). Also, because it was taken care of so quickly, the infection was much smaller this time, and should heal faster. He fell asleep in the car on the way home yesterday morning, and then slept for almost 3 hours! Other than that, he has been his happy busy self. Now, we just hope he doesn't get any more of these darn things.

To demonstrate how well Jacob is doing, I included pictures of him at dinner last night.

Jacob's sippy cup

Pioneer Day

We just got back from Paso Robles, where Jacob (and Daddy) got to experience their first Pioneer Day. Some of the festivities included the anual Pioneer Day parade full of tractors, and a trip to the Pumpkin Patch.

Pioneer Day

While we were there, Jacob got lots of practice attempting to crawl. Nana and Papa's dog was a huge motivator for Jacob. Unfortunately, we forgot the video camera, so we recorded some of his attempts at home. We also included his "swimming," which is rapidly disappearing as he improves with crawling.

Crawling, Almost

At long last, Jacob has figured out a crude form of locomotion. He digs his toes into the floor and then flexes his knees to scooch along the floor. It's slow going, and doesn't work so well on bare carpet (rugburn!), but he's certainly pleased with himself. Mommy and Daddy are quite proud too.

Our new favorite game is to build a little tower out of plastic stacking cups and set it about a foot out of his reach. Then we just sit back and thirty seconds later, he'll invariably have crawled over to it and knocked it down. He loves knocking down towers.

We'll be leaving town for Nana and Papa's tomorrow morning but maybe we will bring along the video camera to try to record Jacob in action. It's pretty fun to watch. Not exactly action-packed, but still highly entertaining.

(Sorry, no new photos this time.)